Comparison

Pingboard vs Parallels Client

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

Head to head

Pingboard

Free

💼 Business

★ 4.7177 ratingsView app →

Parallels Client

Free

💼 Business

★ 2.558 ratingsView app →

About

Pingboard

Access a comprehensive employee directory to find colleagues by various criteria, view organizational charts, and stay updated on team statuses. Recognize peers for their contributions and celebrate employee milestones like birthdays and anniversaries.

Highlights

Employee directory search
Rich employee profiles
Team status updates
Peer recognition (Applause!)
Organizational charts
Employee milestone tracking

Features

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With Pingboard, you have access wherever you are to: + A Powerful Employee Directory Search the directory for answers to everyday questions. Find coworkers by name, office location, skills, interests, and more. Learn more about the people you work with through rich profiles that go beyond the basics. + Who’s Who Put a face to a name and discover fun facts about people on your team. + The Away Message, Reimagined Status tells you who’s in and who’s out. Update your status with just a few taps to keep everyone informed. + Genuine Peer Recognition Recognize each other for going above and beyond with Applause! + An Always-Relevant Org Chart See who reports to who, and how departments and teams fit together. + Employee Milestones See who’s celebrating a birthday, first day, or work anniversary today—and in the future. If you have feedback or encounter an issue, drop us a note at support@pingboard.com. We love to hear from you!

About

Parallels Client

Access business applications, virtual desktops, and data securely from your device. This tool offers intuitive, fast, and reliable virtualized application and desktop experiences, enabling work from anywhere. It supports seamless integration with corporate Windows applications and Azure Virtual Desktop environments.

Highlights

Secure access to business apps and data
Work from any device, anywhere
Access corporate Windows applications
Optimize published applications
Seamless Windows app access
Connect to Azure Virtual Desktop
Universal Printing

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Parallels Client, when connected to Parallels RAS (Remote Application Server), provides secure access to business applications, virtual desktops, and data from your device. Using virtualized applications and desktops in Parallels Client is intuitive, fast, and reliable. Parallels Remote Application Server and Parallels Client allow you to: • Work on any device from anywhere • Access any corporate Windows applications • Resize and optimize published applications for a native look and feel FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS • Seamless access to Windows applications on your device • Higher level of security when connecting over SSL • Access to Azure Virtual Desktop environments • Ability to work with virtual desktops, terminal servers/RD Session Hosts, and Windows PC hosts • Universal Printing allows you to print from your device to any printer • Graphic acceleration using RemoteFX • Remote applications and desktops extended to multiple monitors • Remote sound, local drive, and two-way clipboard redirection for a truly intergrated experience If you have questions about Parallels Client, please visit our support page. For more information about Parallels RAS, visit www.parallels.com/products/RAS/. Parallels Remote Application Server is an industry-leading solution for virtual applications and desktop delivery.

Screenshots

Pingboard4 screens

Parallels Client4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pingboard at 4.7 against Parallels Client's 2.5. Pingboard also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (177 vs 58). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pingboard holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 177 and 58 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Pingboard's written reviews are positive against 21% of Parallels Client's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pingboard ships an update every 4 weeks, Parallels Client every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level

Pingboard versus Parallels Client: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Pingboard	Parallels Client
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.7 (177 ratings) — better	2.5 (58 ratings)
Positive reviews	27.9% of reviews — better	21.1% of reviews
Number of ratings	177 — better	58
Update frequency	Every 4 weeks — better	Every 3 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	13.4 — better	18.0
Further details — not scored
Size	26 MB	43 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Pingboard, Inc	Parallels International GmbH

Customer experience

Pingboard

All ratings163 ratings

Positive93.3%

Neutral3.7%

Negative3.1%

Written reviews43 reviews

Positive27.9%

Neutral11.6%

Negative60.5%

Parallels Client

All ratings58 ratings

Positive32.8%

Neutral8.6%

Negative58.6%

Written reviews57 reviews

Positive21.1%

Neutral10.5%

Negative68.4%

User reviews

Pingboard

From 177 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Great for company culture
👍 Useful employee directory
👍 Puts a face to a name
👍 Convenient contact info access
👍 Makes corporate life easy

Room to improve

🐛 Frequent app crashes
🐛 App freezes regularly
🐛 Login issues with SSO/ADP
🐛 Unclickable homepage
🐛 Glitches when loading

Parallels Client

From 58 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Works well for RDP connection
👍 Modern and improved interface
👍 Great RDP product
👍 Amazing after recent updates
👍 Does the job

Room to improve

🐛 Connection problems
🐛 Slow and frustrating
🐛 Impossible to use on iPhone
🐛 Auto-logouts too quickly
🐛 Cannot connect to virtual devices

Bugs and requests

Pingboard

Reported bugs

12 issues

App crashes on launch
App freezes after login
Login fails with ADP/SSO
Homepage is unclickable
Employee details not loading

Show 7 more

Calendar status changes difficult
Birthday dates are incorrect
App crashes when opening org chart
App crashes during game aspect
Status update feature removed
Automatic renewal despite cancellation attempts
Contact sync not to main folder

Requested features

7 requests

Fix unclickable homepage
Restore contact sync option
Add option to sync contacts to a separate folder
Fix SSO/ADP login crashes
Fix birthday bug

Show 2 more

Add button to create status
Improve customer interaction

Parallels Client

Reported bugs

40 issues

Cannot get past login screen
Impossible to use on iPhone
Auto-logout too soon
Cannot connect directly to host only
Too slow and many times doesn't work

Show 35 more

Keyboard shortcuts hijacked by iOS
Mouse double click has weird ripple effect
Single key shortcuts don't work
Alphabetical letters and numbers don't work in RDP session
Cannot navigate screen on iPad, doesn't respond to touch
Start, end, page up and down keys don't work
External mouse double click issue
Direct crash on iOS 17
App crashes when hitting enter on magic keyboard
Won't connect
Graphics don't extend to full screen on iPhone 13 Pro Max
Display becomes rough after update
Letters are a bit blurry after last update
New version is terrible and useless
Keyboard will no longer pop up
On-screen keyboard not popping up
Charts are gone on Samsung phone
PDA locked, screen goes black on iPhone
Stylus triggers right mouse button
Cannot open anything with double click
Extremely laggy
Mouse cursor not visible
Cannot input Japanese
Connection drops after running in background with screen closed
Scroll wheel and right-click not working
On-screen keyboard takes up half the screen
Click and drag does not work in pointer mode
App crashed on importing legacy settings
Special keyboard keys do not work
Two-factor authentication is broken
Cannot copy files from iPhone
Question mark key on iPhone keyboard is backslash
Click and drag does not work in pointer mode
Imported servers have no server name
Keyboard issues with Shift/CapsLock

Requested features

31 requests

Allow installation on virtual devices
Customizable auto-logout duration
Support for physical keyboard shortcuts
Improve mouse double-click visual effect
Fix keyboard shortcuts hijacked by iOS

Show 26 more

Fix non-working physical keys (start, end, page up/down)
Update for iPhone 13 Pro Max screen
Restore previous version of TC2000
Fix keyboard not popping up on iPad
Fix charts disappearing on Samsung phone
Provide in-person expert support
Fix right mouse button trigger with stylus
Fix laggy performance
Fix mouse cursor not visible
Fix Japanese input issues
Fix connection drops in background
Fix mouse wheel scroll and right-click
Support for Apple keyboard on iPad
Always-on keyboard option
Hide on-screen keyboard with Bluetooth keyboard
Support for custom gestures from legacy version
Add folders to Connections screen
Fix import of legacy servers
Fix special keyboard keys
Fix two-factor authentication
Allow file copying from iPhone
Fix missing question mark key on iPhone keyboard
Fix click and drag in pointer mode
Improve troubleshooting support
Fix on-screen keyboard blocking half the screen
Improve selection tab for RDP pictures

In-app purchases

None

Pingboard

No in-app purchases

None

Parallels Client

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pingboard free?

Pingboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Parallels Client free?

Parallels Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Which has better reviews, Pingboard or Parallels Client?

Pingboard is rated higher. Pingboard averages 4.7 out of 5 from 177 ratings, while Parallels Client averages 2.5 from 58 ratings.

Do Pingboard or Parallels Client have ads?

Neither Pingboard nor Parallels Client shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Pingboard or Parallels Client?

Pingboard ships an update every 4 weeks, and Parallels Client every 3 months. Most recently, Pingboard was updated on November 1, 2026 and Parallels Client on November 2, 2026.