PingParrot: On-Call Paging
Repeating Alerts & Escalation
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Critical alerts that repeat until someone answers. Breaks through Silent Mode and Do Not Disturb. Free for up to 3 pagers, no credit card required.
PingParrot is on-call paging built for teams that can't afford to miss an alert. When something breaks at 2 AM, PingParrot keeps notifying until someone confirms they're on it.
Critical Alerts Entitlement — Apple approved
PingParrot holds Apple's granted Critical Alerts Entitlement. Critical and high priority pages play at full volume even when your phone is silenced or Do Not Disturb is on. Normal and low priority pages use Time-Sensitive delivery, breaking through Focus modes while respecting your volume settings. No configuration needed.
Repeating notifications
Every page repeats on your configured interval — every 30 seconds, every minute — until a team member acknowledges it. The moment someone taps Acknowledge, the repeating stops across all devices instantly.
On-Call Schedules
Build rotations on any interval — weekly, bi-weekly, or custom. Pages sent to a schedule automatically reach whoever is currently on duty. Need to cover a shift? Tap Cover Now directly from the app — no browser required.
Escalation Policies
Define multi-step chains that fire automatically when a page goes unacknowledged. Page the on-call engineer first, then their backup, then the whole team — each step on its own timer.
Multi-channel delivery
Every page sends a push notification and an email simultaneously. Team plan users can add SMS for recipients who need a text as a final fallback.
Acknowledge from anywhere
Tap Acknowledge directly from the lock screen notification — no need to open the app. A one-tap acknowledge link is also included in every email.
Full audit trail
Every delivery attempt, repeat, and acknowledgement is logged with timestamps so you know exactly who was notified and when they responded.
REST API & Webhooks
Trigger pages from Grafana, Prometheus, or any monitoring tool. Fire outgoing webhooks on page events to connect PingParrot to Slack or custom dashboards.
Maintenance Windows
Schedule suppression windows for planned downtime so your team isn't flooded during deployments.
PingParrot is free to start with up to 3 pagers — no credit card required.
What users say
“She Pings me and the Parrot won't shut up until I answer her.” — Trisha Shearer
Ratings & Reviews
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Bug fixes and improvements to make sure every page gets answered.
The developer, Joshua Crann, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Joshua Crann
- Size
- 24 MB
- Category
- Business
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 PingParrot