Comparison

TimeTo vs PingRoom

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TimeTo

Features
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TimeTo keeps your whole group on the same clock. Create a room, share a link or QR code, and run one shared alarm or timer that fires at the exact same second for everyone — wherever they are. WHY TIMETO • Shared alarms & timers — one countdown or alarm that goes off for every member at once • Perfectly in sync — a synchronized server clock keeps everyone aligned to the second • Invite in seconds — share a short link or scan a QR code to join • Host controls — start, pause, and stop for the whole room GREAT FOR • Teams & meetings — keep everyone to time • Study & focus — pomodoro-style sessions together • Workouts & interval training — shared countdowns for the group • Families & friends — a shared wake-up alarm or reminder • Events & games — a synchronized start signal Create or join a room and keep everyone perfectly in sync with TimeTo. — Subscriptions — TimeTo offers optional auto-renewing subscriptions: • Advanced — CA$13.99/month. Host up to 5 rooms with up to 100 members each. Includes a 1-week free trial. • Enterprise — CA$69.99/month. Host up to 10 rooms with up to 2,000 members each. Prices shown are in Canadian dollars and vary by region; the exact price appears in the app before you confirm. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://seem.social/timeto/privacy-policy/

About

PingRoom

Instantly notify groups with a single tap. Create custom rooms for family, friends, or teams, and communicate urgent updates or quick questions without endless group chats. Automate pings based on location or schedule for seamless coordination.

Highlights
  • One-tap instant alerts
  • Customizable rooms and pings
  • Lock Screen quick replies
  • Automated pings (location, schedule, webhooks)
  • Room organization with folders
  • Personal Room for direct contact
Features
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One tap. Everyone knows. PingRoom turns moments that matter into Pings people can see, hear, and act on immediately. Create a room, invite your people by code, link, or QR, then tap once to notify everyone at the same time. No noisy thread. No unread pileup. No wondering whether the important part got buried. Chat is for talking. PingRoom is for knowing. SEND A PING IN SECONDS • Set up reusable Quick Pings for the moments you repeat. • Customize text, emoji, sound, color, and links. • Add a photo, file, or place when the Ping needs context. • Use Private, Public, and Personal rooms for family, friends, roommates, teams, communities, and events. • Organize rooms with folders. • Join with a code, link, or QR. Explore without signing in. • Create rooms and Quick Pings from ready-made templates. KNOW. ACT. DONE. Ask a Question with two to four options. Members can answer from the Lock Screen or the room; the first response decides and the result updates for everyone. Use an Urgent Ping when delivery is time-sensitive. Use a Confirmation Ping when you need to know someone acted. Choose either one, or combine them. Create a live update for a status, steps, progress, metrics, countdown, decision, or matchup. Update it as the event unfolds and keep the latest state visible in the room, on the Lock Screen, and in the Dynamic Island. LET THE ROOM PING ITSELF With PingRoom Pro, rooms can Ping from a place, a schedule, or another app. PingRoom saves the place and radius so the automation can sync. Your phone evaluates arrivals and departures, then sends the trigger event so PingRoom can tell it entered or exited that area. It does not send a live GPS sample or travel path. A place is shared only when you attach it to a Ping. Schedule a Ping for a date or repeat it on the days you choose. Connect webhooks so apps, services, and automations can Ping a room when something happens. BUILT FOR APPLE DEVICES • Send and receive Pings on iPhone and Apple Watch. • Answer Questions and confirm Pings from Apple Watch. • Use the interactive Smart Stack widget for Quick Pings. • Add Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets and a Control Center control. • Use Siri and Shortcuts. • Trigger Pings with NFC tags and personal automations. YOUR PERSONAL ROOM Share your Personal Room link or QR so people can reach you without sharing your phone number or starting another chat. Choose who can Ping you, add private notes to connections, and use Pro insights and custom QR designs. CONNECT APPS AND AI Pair apps and AI agents with scoped access to the rooms you choose. They can Ping you, ask a Question, or request a one-tap decision, then continue when you answer. Pings created by PingRoom AI are labeled AI-generated. Before the first transfer, you choose which model provider may receive agent data. Report unsafe output in the app. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Location boundaries are evaluated on your device; the saved area and trigger event sync with PingRoom. • Rooms can be password protected. • Agent and integration access can be scoped and revoked. • We collect only the data needed to provide the service. FREE TO START Create up to five rooms, join up to 20 rooms, and keep your latest 100 Pings for free. No credit card required. PingRoom Pro adds unlimited rooms and joins, location and scheduled triggers, incoming and outgoing webhooks, photo and file attachments, password-protected rooms, external-channel forwarding, unlimited history, Personal Room insights, and custom QR designs. Make a room. Tap once. Everyone knows. PingRoom Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms: https://pingroom.io/terms Privacy: https://pingroom.io/privacy

Screenshots

TimeTo3 screens
PingRoom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TimeTo at 15.0 against PingRoom's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TimeTo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and PingRoom sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeTo ships an update weekly, PingRoom every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TimeTo versus PingRoom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeToPingRoom
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB215 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSEEM SOCIAL INC.Mindzone Technologies L.L.C

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TimeTo

Subscriptions2
  • Advanced Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Enterprise Plan$49.991 Month
2 purchases

PingRoom

Subscriptions2
  • PingRoom Pro — Monthly$6.991 Month
  • PingRoom Pro — Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is TimeTo free?
TimeTo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PingRoom free?
PingRoom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TimeTo or PingRoom have ads?
Neither TimeTo nor PingRoom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeTo or PingRoom?
TimeTo ships an update weekly, and PingRoom every 9 days. Most recently, TimeTo was updated on September 24, 2026 and PingRoom on September 17, 2026.

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