DINGING
Whats up?
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
An east way to stay close. Send DINGs, share what you're up to, and play a quick game with the people who matter — without the chat-noise of regular messengers.
DING is a low-pressure messenger for the people who matter most.
No infinite scroll. No read-receipt anxiety. No social feed. Just small, gentle pings between you and your contacts — a "thinking of you," a quick check-in, a mood, a one-tap response.
WHAT MAKES DING DIFFERENT
• DINGs are tiny by design. Tap a contact, pick a feeling or a quick prompt, send. Done.
• PINGs ask a question and wait for a one-tap reply — a yes / no / location / mood — without making the other person write a paragraph.
• Status & mood are shared only with the contacts you choose. No public feed, no followers.
• Friend codes instead of address-book scraping. You decide who finds you.
• Notes, Tasks, and a personal Log live in your private space — synced across your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.
PLAY TOGETHER
A small built-in lounge of two-player games — Tic-Tac-Toe, with more on the way — so you can keep a slow back-and-forth game going with your favorite person.
APPLE WATCH
Glance at your status, send a one-tap DING, react to a PING, or update your mood right from your wrist.
PRIVACY FIRST
DING was designed around the idea that less is more. We don't run ads. We don't sell data. We don't track you across other apps. Voice replies stay on your device. Location is shared only when you tap "Share my location" on a PING — never in the background.
Read our full privacy policy at https://itsjustlife.cloud/DING/privacy.html
WHO IS DING FOR
• Long-distance partners, parents, and grandparents
• Friends who want a "hey, thinking of you" without the WhatsApp guilt-trip
• Anyone tired of group-chat fatigue
• People who like quiet apps
DING is free, ad-free, and made by one person.
Ratings & Reviews
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The developer, Derek Bair, 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:
- Location
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Derek Bair
- Size
- 23.9 MB
- Category
- Social Networking
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 11.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
16+
- 16+
- Frequent
Medical Treatment information
Infrequent
Profanity or Crude Humor
Horror/Fear Themes
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Contests
Contains
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
Health or Wellness Topics
- Copyright
- © 2026 itsjustlife
