Pingify vs BeaconPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
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. โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ WHAT YOU CAN MONITOR โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ 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 โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ INSTANT ALERTS, YOUR WAY โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ Never miss a critical event. Pingify notifies you through: Email Slack Telegram Push Notifications Pushover Webhooks SMS Configure once. Stay informed always. โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ POWERFUL FEATURES โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ 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 โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ WHO IS PINGIFY FOR? โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ 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
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 โข Monitor up to 3 endpoints โข HTTP/HTTPS health checks with response time measurement โข Status dashboard with at-a-glance health indicators โข Up, Down, Degraded, and Unknown states โข 30-day check history per monitor โข Manual Check Now for instant verification โข Custom HTTP methods, headers, and expected status codes โข Configurable timeout and degraded thresholds โข Push notifications when a service goes down or recovers โข Network reachability detection PRO โ ONE-TIME PURCHASE ($6.99) Unlock everything, forever. No subscription. โข Unlimited monitors โข Background health checks (best-effort iOS scheduling) โข 1-minute, 5-minute and 15-minute check intervals (best-effort iOS scheduling) โข Response time charts (1 hour, 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days) โข SSL certificate expiry alerts (30, 14, 7, and 1 day warnings) โข Monitor groups for organizing endpoints โข 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.
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Verdict
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
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.
| Parameter | Pingify | BeaconPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad โ better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 26.2 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nerkom technology s.r.o. | Olof Petterson |
In-app purchases
Pingify
- Pro (7โday free)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Unlimited (7โday free)7 Days trial$5.991 Month
BeaconPad
- BeaconPad PRO$6.99









