Pingboard vs Material Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Employee directory search
- Rich employee profiles
- Team status updates
- Peer recognition (Applause!)
- Organizational charts
- Employee milestone tracking
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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!
Material Pro
Access real-time operational data and a powerful search engine to track performance and make informed decisions. Manage customer interactions and projects from start to finish within a single platform.
- Real-time operational data access
- Powerful search engine
- Performance measurement
- Timely decision making
- Customer interaction tracking
- Sales pipeline management
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Imagine what you can accomplish with real-time data about your operations in the palm of your hand. Tap into a powerful search engine that sees the past, present, and future. Intuitive navigation takes you to the most impactful information you need to measure your performance and make timely decisions. Track your customer interactions and projects through the entire sales pipeline, from quote to cash, all in one place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pingboard at 4.7 against Material Pro's 3.8. Pingboard also leads on review sentiment (28% vs 0%) and ratings volume (174 vs 13). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pingboard holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pingboard has 174 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Pingboard's written reviews are positive against 0% of Material Pro's.
Pingboard ships an update every 4 weeks, Material Pro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pingboard | Material Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (174 ratings) — better | 3.8 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 174 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pingboard, Inc | BCMI Corporation |
Customer experience
Pingboard
Material Pro
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
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- 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
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- Add button to create status
- Improve customer interaction
Material Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pingboard
No in-app purchases
Material Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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