Comparison

PING vs Promptly

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

Head to head
About

PING

Features
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PING turns important events, monitors, scripts, and automations into rich notifications on your devices. It supports actionable alerts, links, replies, images, callback actions, and Live Activities so ongoing updates can stay visible on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. SEND NOTIFICATIONS - Personal notification endpoint for your devices - Rich push notifications with titles, subtitles, images, and actions, including callbacks and text replies - Urgent alerts break through Focus modes with Time Sensitive notifications LIVE ACTIVITIES - Keep track of long-running processes right from your Lock Screen - Display progress and status updates in your Dynamic Island QUICK & EASY - No login, no dashboard, just one endpoint for all your notifications - Fully documented API with sample payloads PRIVACY PING takes your privacy seriously. Your notifications are saved only on your device, and nowhere else.

About

Promptly

Features
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Record better videos. Every time. Promptly is a clean, distraction-free script reader built for creators who film for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and beyond. Write your script, hit play, and read without losing your place β€” no clutter, no subscriptions, no fuss. WRITE AND ORGANISE YOUR SCRIPTS Create as many scripts as you need. Share a note or a text selection into Promptly, search, sort by recently updated or alphabetical order, and jump straight into recording whenever inspiration strikes. Undo and redo as you write. Deleted scripts stay in the Bin for 30 days. SMOOTH, NATURAL SCROLLING Words flow at a pace you control so your delivery sounds natural, not rushed. Scroll line by line or continuously, and adjust speed and text size on the fly mid-take without stopping. IT FOLLOWS YOUR VOICE Voice Follow listens on this device and moves the script as you speak β€” then waits when you pause. It detects each script’s language automatically, so you can keep English, German, French, Spanish, and many more scripts side by side. CONTROL IT FROM OFF-CAMERA Pair a game controller, keyboard, Bluetooth remote, clicker, or media remote and drive the script from your rig. Play, pause, restart, and change speed without reaching for the phone β€” including with the volume buttons. BUILT FOR THE RECORDING ENVIRONMENT The dark cinematic interface keeps your face lit by your key light, not a blinding white screen. Large touch targets mean you can tap controls without breaking eye contact with the lens. Set a countdown, highlight the word you’re on, and dim what you’ve already said. Mirror the text for a beam-splitter glass, or flip it for an inverted mount. PORTRAIT AND LANDSCAPE, YOUR CHOICE Film vertically for Reels and Shorts or flip to landscape for YouTube and talking-head videos β€” Promptly adapts instantly. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your scripts stay available offline and sync through your private iCloud database when you’re signed in. Promptly has no separate account. Speech stays on this device. Settings, audio, and transcripts are not synced.

Screenshots

PING3 screens
Promptly3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PING at Free against Promptly's $0.99. PING also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

PING is free to download; Promptly costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PING ships an update every 2 days, Promptly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
PING versus Promptly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPINGPromptly
PriceFree β€” better$0.99
Update frequencyEvery 2 days β€” betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoy TayMarius Fanu

In-app purchases

None

PING

No in-app purchases

None

Promptly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PING free?
PING is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Promptly free?
Promptly costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do PING or Promptly have ads?
Neither PING nor Promptly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PING or Promptly?
PING ships an update every 2 days, and Promptly every 9 days. Most recently, PING was updated on October 19, 2026 and Promptly on October 24, 2026.

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