Comparison

Pingify vs BeaconPad

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

Head to head
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Pingify

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Is your website down right now? Would you even know? Every minute of downtime costs you users, revenue, and trust. Pingify watches your websites, servers, APIs, and endpoints 24/7 โ€” so the moment something goes wrong, you're the first to know. Set up in under 2 minutes. Get alerted in under 60 seconds. โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” WHAT YOU CAN MONITOR โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” Website (HTTP/HTTPS) โ€” instant uptime checks SSL Certificates โ€” get warned before they expire DNS Records โ€” detect hijacking or misconfigurations Cron Jobs & Heartbeats โ€” verify scheduled tasks run on time Keywords โ€” confirm critical content is live on your pages Servers & APIs โ€” monitor any endpoint or IP โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” INSTANT ALERTS, YOUR WAY โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” Never miss a critical event. Pingify notifies you through: Email Slack Telegram Push Notifications Pushover Webhooks SMS Configure once. Stay informed always. โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” POWERFUL FEATURES โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” 60-second monitoring intervals โ€” the fastest available Uptime history & response time charts Public status pages โ€” keep your users informed Clean, intuitive dashboard โ€” everything at a glance Multi-channel notifications with unlimited seats Built and hosted in the EU โ€” your data stays in Europe โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” WHO IS PINGIFY FOR? โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” Whether you're a solo developer, a startup founder, a site owner, or an IT professional โ€” Pingify gives you enterprise-grade monitoring without the enterprise price tag. "Pingify provides reliable, real-time updates and peace of mind knowing my site is always up." โ€” Patrick, founder "The checking interval is as low as 1 minute, and the interface is clean and super easy to use." โ€” Csaba Kissi, developer Monitor everything. Miss nothing. Download Pingify today. Terms of Use: https://pingify.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://pingify.com/privacy

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BeaconPad

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BeaconPad keeps your APIs and servers in check โ€” right from your iPhone or iPad. Built for indie developers and freelancers who manage their own endpoints but don't need enterprise-grade complexity. Add any HTTP or HTTPS endpoint, tap Check Now, and instantly see if it's up, down, or degraded. BeaconPad measures response times, validates status codes, and tracks your uptime history โ€” all on-device with zero accounts or cloud services. FREE FEATURES โ€ข Monitor up to 3 endpoints โ€ข HTTP/HTTPS health checks with response time measurement โ€ข Status dashboard with at-a-glance health indicators โ€ข Up, Down, Degraded, and Unknown states โ€ข 30-day check history per monitor โ€ข Manual Check Now for instant verification โ€ข Custom HTTP methods, headers, and expected status codes โ€ข Configurable timeout and degraded thresholds โ€ข Push notifications when a service goes down or recovers โ€ข Network reachability detection PRO โ€” ONE-TIME PURCHASE ($6.99) Unlock everything, forever. No subscription. โ€ข Unlimited monitors โ€ข Background health checks (best-effort iOS scheduling) โ€ข 1-minute, 5-minute and 15-minute check intervals (best-effort iOS scheduling) โ€ข Response time charts (1 hour, 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days) โ€ข SSL certificate expiry alerts (30, 14, 7, and 1 day warnings) โ€ข Monitor groups for organizing endpoints โ€ข Export monitor data as CSV or JSON PRIVACY FIRST BeaconPad collects no data. No analytics, no telemetry, no accounts. All monitor data stays on your device. The only network requests the app makes are to the endpoints you configure. BUILT WITH SwiftUI, SwiftData, Swift Charts, and BackgroundTasks. Native performance, native feel.

Screenshots

Pingify4 screens
BeaconPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pingify and BeaconPad are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Pingify sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and BeaconPad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pingify versus BeaconPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPingifyBeaconPad
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS26.226.2
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNerkom technology s.r.o.Olof Petterson

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pingify

Subscriptions2
  • Pro (7โ€‘day free)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited (7โ€‘day free)7 Days trial$5.991 Month
1 purchases

BeaconPad

One-time1
  • BeaconPad PRO$6.99

Questions

Is Pingify free?
Pingify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BeaconPad free?
BeaconPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pingify or BeaconPad have ads?
Neither Pingify nor BeaconPad shows ads.

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