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Ping Ping!

Ping--iphone-74084

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Ping! - iPhone-to-iPhone messaging made easy
Also works with iPod Touch.

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Tell your friends to Ping! you. Also works with iPod Touch.

From the creator of Smart Dial, Apple's once featured app, Memory Sweep(Free!), PushGmail, and 7 more, comes the iPHONE MESSENGER app we've been waiting for --- Ping!

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App Details

Category:
Social Networking
Release Date:
Oct 13, 2009
Homepage:
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Publisher:
Gary Fung
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Free Text Messaging on iPhone and iPod T...
Calendar16 Mon, 24 May 2010 08:23:08 UTC +00:00
...Text Messaging on iPhone and iPod Touch. DL from http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ping/id303612602?mt=8... Read More
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Ping! for iPad now available
Calendar16 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:56:53 UTC +00:00
One of the most popular social networking apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch has now made it over to the iPad.  Ping! had previously been sitting atop the charts in its own respective app category for over 6 months in over 40 countries. With Ping! you no longer have to pay SMS charges just to send messages back and forth between your family and friends. As long as both parties have the app, messaging is unlimited and Free. Here’s what developer Gary Fung have passed on to us: A tremendous amount of effort and time has been spent on our iPad version to deliver the best possible experience.  In order to engage in an immersive experience, we have built a beautiful, polished user interface mirroring the paper note metaphor.  Users will exchange messages like passing notes, creating a fun and vivid experience where messages come to life in your lap! Read More
The 11 Best iPhone Apps of 2009
Calendar16 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:52:17 UTC +00:00
Bolstered by arrival of the 3GS, launch of in-app purchasing and push notifications, the iPhone apps of 2009 have become richer and more robust experiences. Across 11 categories, we’ve selected the best apps of the year. In every category, each winner is an essential addition to your iPhone. This is the ultimate roundup of essential apps for your iPhone from 2009. The sequel to 2008′s Rolando expands on the tilt ‘n’ swipe platforming action of the original. This time round, we’re brought an entire troupe of colorful Rolando characters to protect, alongside a tropical island inhabited by new baddies and a lost Rolando tribe. The artwork is gorgeous, the gameplay is excellent and, thanks to NGMoco’s Plus+ awards system, it’s got bags of replay value too. Having formed his own development studio after working at the Cupertino campus, Loren Brichter has established himself as one of the premier App Store developers. Read More
The 11 Best iPhone Apps of 2009
Calendar16 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:00:44 UTC +00:00
Bolstered by arrival of the 3GS, launch of in-app purchasing and push notifications, the iPhone apps of 2009 have become richer and more robust experiences. Across 11 categories, we’ve selected the best apps of the year. In every category, each winner is an essential addition to your iPhone. This is the ultimate roundup of essential apps for your iPhone from 2009. The sequel to 2008′s Rolando expands on the tilt ‘n’ swipe platforming action of the original. This time round, we’re brought an entire troupe of colorful Rolando characters to protect, alongside a tropical island inhabited by new baddies and a lost Rolando tribe. The artwork is gorgeous, the gameplay is excellent and, thanks to NGMoco’s Plus+ awards system, it’s got bags of replay value too. Having formed his own development studio after working at the Cupertino campus, Loren Brichter has established himself as one of the premier App Store developers. Read More
14 Dec 2009 alle 19:50 Produttore: Gary Fung | Download Via: AppStore | Prezzo: Gratis Nuovo sconto per Ping! il piccolo ed ottimo client di messaggistica immadiata che permette di recapitare dei messaggi ad altre persone tramite una notifica push. Passa da 0,79€ a Gratis, ma solo per un periodo di tempo limitato. Le sue funzioni sono da sempre paragonabili a quelle degli SMS ma grazie all’in-app purchase si possono aggiungere delle funzioni che sostituiscono anche gli MMS! Vi abbiamo più volte parlato di quest’applicazione e per una recensione completa vi invitiamo a leggere questo articolo. Read More
If you somehow missed out on downloading Gary Fung’s iPhone-to-iPhone messenger, Ping!, the last time it was available for free, now is your chance to redeem yourself. Ping! is a simple and effective app that allows you to send an unlimited number of text messages to your iPhone and iPod touch toting friends as long as they have the app installed as well, which shouldn’t be too hard since it is now available for free. Just download Ping! for free (normally $.99), create a unique Ping! ID, and then share that ID with your friends and family.  After you have completed those simple tasks you will be able to send instant and unlimited text messages at no charge to anyone around the world.  Ping! is also push-enabled, so you won’t even have to have the app open at all times to receive a message. Ping! does have the ability to send Read More
12 Dec 2009 alle 15:38 iSpazio App Updates è il nostro servizio nel quale raccoglieremo periodicamente tutti gli aggiornamenti minori delle applicazioni AppStore all’interno di un solo articolo. E’ un modo più pratico per informarvi della risoluzione dei problemi e per mostrarvi i vari changelog in italiano. Durante il corso della giornata, questo elenco potrebbe arricchirsi di altre applicazioni e di conseguenza aggiorneremo il titolo dell’articolo indicando il numero di applicazioni che trovate all’interno. Vi consigliamo quindi di consultarlo più volte oppure seguire l’evoluzione tramite Feed RSS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grazie a tutti per le numerosissime segnalazioni! Read More
iPhone toting tweeps, Ping! is free toda...
Calendar16 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:44:21 UTC +00:00
...toting tweeps, Ping! is free today. It's a nice messaging app. App store link > http://bit.ly/28I5FT... Read More
Some of the iPhone apps which now Free: ...
Calendar16 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:34:53 UTC +00:00
...of the iPhone apps which now Free: Ping! http://bit.ly/5mqu6G Squeezer http://bit.ly/65w1BZ 1Password Pro http://bit.ly/8CNJp5 Enjoy... Read More
iPhone apps which now Free: Ping! http:/...
Calendar16 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:33:37 UTC +00:00
...apps which now Free: Ping! http://bit.ly/5mqu6G Squeezer http://bit.ly/65w1BZ 1Password Pro http://bit.ly/8CNJp5 Enjoy (via @AlOmran)... Read More
Ping! para iPhone agora tem In-App purch...
Calendar16 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:21:03 UTC +00:00
...para iPhone agora tem In-App purchase de upgrade pra enviar fotos! Cool! http://bit.ly/6uekmZ... Read More
iTunes UK Top Paid iPhone Apps: #10 Ping...
Calendar16 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:29:04 UTC +00:00
...UK Top Paid iPhone Apps: #10 Ping! (£0.59) #Social - iTunes: http://sli.ms/W1 - http://appsaurus.com... Read More
iTunes UK Top Paid iPhone Apps: #9 Ping!...
Calendar16 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:28:00 UTC +00:00
...UK Top Paid iPhone Apps: #9 Ping! (£0.59) #Social - iTunes: http://sli.ms/W1 - http://appsaurus.com... Read More
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Calendar16 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:04:31 UTC +00:00
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Imagine that you're at home one night and want to send a message to your partner or roommate or someone else, but you really don't want to get out of your chair, and you don't want to yell loudly enough for them to hear you. So pick up your iPhone, but you don't want to send an SMS or call them. Surely there's an app for that... Actually, there are several; some better than others. Take Texter for example. For 99¢ you can send messages back and forth with other people on the same Wi-Fi network. Sounds promising, right? After all, SMS costs are ridiculously expensive, so why not pay a $1 fee to buy an app to send messages back and forth. The idea isn't bad, but the implementation is. First of all, Texter only works over Wi-Fi. And not just any Wi-Fi. Both users must be on the same Read More
...10 iPhone App: Ping! - Gary Fung http://bit.ly/2DFe1g... Read More
13 Oct 2009 alle 12:01 Produttore: Gary Fung | Download Via: AppStore | Prezzo: 0,79€ Ping! è una bella applicazione per iPhone che basandosi sulle notifiche push, permette di inviare e ricevere messaggi gratuiti da altri utenti che utilizzano la stessa applicazione, proprio come se fossero degli SMS. Da un’oretta è disponibile un nuovo aggiornamento che porta l’applicazione alla versione 1.01 Si va quindi a risolvere un bug minore che però risultava abbastanza fastidioso. Ricorderete infatti che a causa di un problema, la localizzazione italiana non veniva correttamente caricata e quindi venivano visualizzati direttamente i messaggi dalle stringhe di codice. Tale problema adesso è perfettamente risolto per cui l’applicazione è finalmente in tialiano. Trovate tanti altri dettagli sul funzionamento in questo nostro articolo precedente. Nota: Adesso l’applicazione costa 0,79€ ma naturalmente chi l’ha presa gratis potrà aggiornarla gratuitamente. Grazie a tutti per le numerose segnalazioni Read More
...need to download the new PING! app. (http://bit.ly/2tDtO4) - It's free... Read More
Weekly App Store Picks: October 3, 2009
Calendar16 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:00:02 UTC +00:00
Fueled by a burning desire to bring you the latest iPhone app recommendations, I’ve kept a keen eye on the new App Store releases this week. As ever, I’ve hand-picked four apps for you to check out. This week I’ve given my picks a social twist, whether it’s tweeting, traveling or just talking. My top pick for this week is Ping!, plus I’ve also been looking at TwitMusic, Papaya Farm and Nearest Places. In just over a year I’ve purchased two iPhones — a 3G and a 3GS — totaling just over €1,000. Alongside the two iPhones, I’ve also paid €15 per month for my 3G connection, €2 per month for my carrier contract and countless euros per day on apps. I’m not actually going to tally all of that up. My brain refuses to let me. Let’s all agree that it’s a lot of money and I’d be forgiven for Read More
29 Sep 2009 alle 22:11 Produttore: Gary Fung | Download Via: AppStore | Prezzo: Gratis Ping! è un’applicazione per iPhone che resterà gratuita soltanto per un periodo di tempo limitato. Lo scopo dello sviluppatore è quello di creare una nuova community, tramite la quale potremo messaggiare con gli altri iscritti in maniera gratuita ed immediata, attraverso le notifiche push. Appena avviamo l’applicazione per la prima volta, dovremo scegliere il nostro IDentificativo che dovremo poi condividere con gli amici. La schermata principale dell’applicazione è molto semplice. In alto a destra troviamo un tasto verde tramite il quale potremo comporre nuovi messaggi. Nel campo “STRING_TO” andremo ad inserire l’identificativo di qualche nostro amico e nella parte inferiore potremo scrivere il messaggio. Il mio ID ad esempio è iSpazio e potete usare quest’applicazione per le comunicazioni urgenti. Se volete, potete scambiarvi i vostri ID nei commenti. Nota: l’applicazione ha un bug di localizzazione per Read More
This Ping app by the guy who made PushGmail is a mix between text messaging and instant messaging. What you need to know is that it's free and it's fast. Ping is designed to look like the SMS app, and behaves much the same way. The messages you send arrive at the recipient's screen instantly—similar to IMs—but also pop up with a Push Notification if you're not actively using the phone. It's basically free SMS for you to everyone who has an iPhone or iPod Touch (over Wi-Fi) as long as you can convince them to sign up for Ping. Even if you can't, the ones you do switch over might be enough for you to downgrade your SMS plan one notch to save some money. In the end, this may either be a really useful SMS alternative for iPhones, or a service that's not different enough from SMS or IM Read More
...te downloaden in de Appstore: Ping! Is gratis sms'en voor iPhone en iPod Touch bezitters. http://bit.ly/2tDtO4... Read More
...iPhone APP: http://tinyurl.com/yacgete (Ping!) iPhone專屬的免費互傳簡訊軟體,限時免費。 http://plurk.com/p/22vzrj... Read More
...kostenlose SMS zw. Iphones. App Ist auch kostenlos. Meine Ping! ID = raseko http://j.mp/2nlSvr #Ping!... Read More

Reviews

Only needs one thing...
rizzle pizzle 4.0 stars Version: 1.0
This is great for text, but it would be nice if it let you know when people have recieved then read a message like BBM.
PING ME!!!
xwhiteboy777x 5.0 stars Version: 1.0
Very cool app! It'd be cool to be able to ping folks on facebook/twitter or other phones. I'm not at all sure how that type of integration would work. Oh well...it's fun. Ping Me——> xwhiteboy777x
So far so good
Fonz06 5.0 stars Version: 1.0
Let's me talk to my friends outside the country for free
Nice app. Love it
Ratt91 4.0 stars Version: 1.0
Good to send messages to my brother in Mexico. Fun and simple Get it. Esta de pelos!
Nice start with this app
Camarobh 5.0 stars Version: 1.0
This is a great app for people without unlimited texting plans. Very nice. I look forward to future updates.
Great!!!!
Level dad 5.0 stars Version: 1.0
Beats out all other SMS apps, ping learned from the others and got it right. I hope ping can build on this, and add picture text and other features
Awesome!
J830 5.0 stars Version: 1.0
Very cool app. Has potential :D
best there is
pidr0 5.0 stars Version: 1.0
try it yourself for you to find out!
Sweet
Dirty kurty 5.0 stars Version: 1.0
I'm lovin this appi can finnaly txt my buddys with iPods.
Needs search
runxc1 3.0 stars Version: 1.0
Well hmmm. I don't know what to say because I don't know anyone else with a ping id. There is no search and it doesn't work with IM. Ping me runxc1 if this ever supports IM
Excellent app!!!!
Francofle 5.0 stars Version: 1.0
An app like this was overdue. Works great!!! Push works great!!! Looking forward to some updates (ex. Mms, Group msging, etc). Great job!!!! Once again, EXCELLENT APP!!!!!!!
Cool app
Djbobbys 5.0 stars Version: 1.0
Awesome idea! I hope it catches like fire for my friends
Awesome app!
GameGuru2 5.0 stars Version: 1.0
It's fast and has a nice UI, but it needs a few improvements: friends list, sending pictures/video, and maybe just a few different skins. Other than that it's a great app.
Excellent!
Selvas 5.0 stars Version: 1.0
Great app
Good app
Adason Jhang 5.0 stars Version: 1.0
It can even accept Chinese encoding. And the sending and receiving is really fast. Awesome.
nice but
thephantom35 3.0 stars Version: 1.0
Nice but we have some problems about it one of them is my friend can't connect to the server I used it it works but a bit slow I hope you'll prepare a update to fix these problems.Nice work ;)
Ping Me!
XplicitlyShy 3.0 stars Version: 1.0
my ID is annie :] haha nice and simple right?
Love it!
lovinIdol 5.0 stars Version: 1.0
I love it. But, I created a ID not reading that you can't change it and I want to change my ID:(
Awesom
qshmil 5.0 stars Version: 1.0
This is awesome ! If Apple put it on tv ad with that famous "there's an app for that!" At&T would be crazy mad.... Lol...
Great app yes sir!
aman028 5.0 stars Version: 1.0
Thanks for all the pings keep them coming pingers lol. I hope in time more Iphone users get this app. I need to add some users but don't know alot of Iphone users. Easy to make the ping ID. So far a good app have to get more users to add me. My ping ID is aman028 ping me . Features needed in the future: Search tool to find other ping users. It has a little box for photos but how do I add them?! Change the timestamp for 24 hours to 12 hour time. Other then that I love it. Only one person has told me it crashed on them but so far it worked great for me. Keep pinging me pingers.
Good start
zacharye 3.0 stars Version: 1.0
It's a good start but it needs a fair amount of development before it's useful. First and foremost there's no buddy list, which is kind of crazy. To message someone you have to create a new message and type their Ping! ID manually, or dig up an old conversation and pick up where you left off. Also, without contact status, read status or any functionality beyond text-only messaging, it really shouldn't be compared to BBM. Looking forward to seeing the functionality flushed out.
Great app
Jahazielg 5.0 stars Version: 1.0
It does what it advertises could use a couple of fixes but overall great
why
bfa2008 1.0 stars Version: 1.0
can't connect to the server
Better than BBM!
Mikegudz 5.0 stars Version: 1.0
This app is so cool. I'm starting to get all my friends into it. Many of whom come from blackberrys and are now on the iPhone and the one thing they all said was the hardest was that they lose bbm. Now they have ping and they love it. This is gunna spread. pole needs to make a commercial: switched from a blackberry to an iPhone and u miss bbm? Well there's an app for that! RIM would be so mad! Haha but some improvements are needed: 1) ability to save and sort friends 2) being able to send pictures/video 3)ability to search for friends by first/last name 4)adding a picture to ur profile Other than that this is a really cool app and hopefully we will concert the blackberry users over to the iPhone and start Ping!ing away
这个可以
jy0786 5.0 stars Version: 1.0
ping me jy0786
Not Working
Vlad786 1.0 stars Version: 1.0
It says "Connecting. Please Wait." and doesn't connect. I've waited almost 10 minutes but nothing happens...
Great app!
okinawa 5.0 stars Version: 1.0
It does what it says it does. It has quick load time; I love the push MSG aswell. It. A few little bugs but I'm sure it will be fixed in an update. It's worth a download
Has potential but needs work
hp256 3.0 stars Version: 1.0
It's great that finally a developer came with an idea to bring a Blackberry Messenger-type to the iphone. It's really one of the few things that the iphone lacks. However, it is not even close to the BB nor Beejive or other IM apps on the app store. Blackberry messenger has some features that make it unique, like the ability to check whether or not the message was delivered or read. In addition to send and receive voice notes, pictures and for the iphone 3GS should be video there also. I have been testing this app for a couple of days and the text messages work great, instantly. Also, it is great to be always reachable, which is a problem on most IM apps that log you for a limited time. Hope to see the developer make this app the killer messaging app for iphone and why not beat the BB messenger app with video, contact and location sharing.
So far so good but could be better
Melodicious 3.0 stars Version: 1.0
Here are some suggestions for the next update: 1) make the interface cleaner so it doesnt look like it's an app from the late 90's 2) make it so that we can send multiple messages at the same time. We shouldnt have to wait for one to send to send the next one. The best thing about bbm is you can send a looooot of messeges one after another as if you're really IMing Those are my two major problems so far.
Ping is the Bomb!
CADaholic 5.0 stars Version: 1.0
Get it and use it cause it rocks! Now I can delete the sluggishly slow textfree and I block text messages anyway so this app is great! Why pay AT&T for twxt messaging and the incredibly lane mms when you can get apps like this and avoid promoting AT&T and there criminal ways! Feature requests: -group messaging! (please) -Send pictures (not a huge deal) Other than that keep it simple and fast like it is!!
Does not work on my iPhone 2G
BatraD 1.0 stars Version: 1.0
Keeps trying to connect .. won't connect
Great, but bugs
wafflepwn 5.0 stars Version: 1.0
Occasionally, messges come up twice. Otherwise, it's awesome
Ping
Frankfurtersauce 4.0 stars Version: 1.0
Would be nice to be able to have more settings. To disable the ping message itself with the push notification would be ideal.
Great app, needs more options
RazrD 4.0 stars Version: 1.0
The app is great, but we need more options for customizing the push notification content (similar to the way AOL AIM handles it).
Works great from first launch!
mephl 4.0 stars Version: 1.0
It has some bugs but that is to be expected for a v1.0. It has great potential and finally my friends with BB can be quiet about the bb messenger working better than anything on the iphone for messaging. I don't love the interface but I hope it can be made better in the future.
Awesome
btitusjr 3.0 stars Version: 1.0
This is a awesome app. Great to talk to other iPhones! Does have a lot of bugs. Text shakes like crazy when typing. And when when changing to landscape and back sometimes you can't see you message. Have to in and out. And sometimes the text box to text is not there. To name a few
Nice
bp9x 5.0 stars Version: 1.0
Everything about it is great. It should stay free though!
Cool Concept!
jtjdt 5.0 stars Version: 1.0
Definitely a cool concept. There are a few small bugs but I'd imagine that the developer is cleaning those up. I'd like to know a little bit more about the security too.
Only needs to Ping! Blackberries
Mastranto 4.0 stars Version: 1.01
Excellent app to communicate between iPhones and Touches, and only needs to Ping! Blackberries too.
Excellent application
RCKP6u3d 5.0 stars Version: 1.01
Excellent application but need few more features theme,change nick name
Very good app gets improvements in 1.1
MikeF315 5.0 stars Version: 1.01
I've never had a need for texting, but now I do like communicating with a few people w/iPhones using Ping! - A nice interface that works well, faster than SMS with push notifications. The 1.1 updates include unregistering ID, fixed landscape, fixed duplicates, fixed notification settings icon, In-app inviation email, local languages added. The author is demonstrating a high energy in maintaining and improving the quality of the app.
Saves me $10 per month
wallclimber21 4.0 stars Version: 1.01
Pretty much all my friends and colleagues have a iPhone (yay, Silicon Valley), and we use SMS a lot. Or better: used. We've all switched to Ping for day to day messaging. Instead of $15 for the 1500 msg per month plan, I can now switch back to $5 for the 200 plan. Not a bad deal! Some small bugs initially but they seem to be gone in the updated version. Will be 5 stars if it can do everything of the real SMS app (contact management, forwarding, multiple receivers).
Good one but can be better
Undress 5.0 stars Version: 1.01
I really like this app, i'd like though to have a contacts list and a search page to find other users
Awesome App!!!
Durt9390 5.0 stars Version: 1.01
This is awesome! The new update fixed most the major bugs! It would be way cool to see a buddy list if some sort in the future though. Great improvment!! Highly recommend! Ping me: riotinme
Ping!
ricardogaq 5.0 stars Version: 1.01
i have a friend that his app crashes every time, but i have 7 that doesn´t, its the feeling of the native sms app, amazing app, purchase its worth it
Best
J Desai 5.0 stars Version: 1.01
Thox app is the best, I want to see few features including picture & video message and TEXT message to mobile numbers.
Functional enough.. For now
I can't think of a COOL nickname 4.0 stars Version: 1.01
UPDATE 10/13/09: GREAT UPDATE! Still got some more expectations to fulfill to mirror/exceed BBM functionality but with updates like these, PING! is heading in the right direction! Keep it up! Does what it says. MAKE SURE PUSH NOTIFICATIONS ARE ON!!! I agree with mentioned reccomendations to truly mimic/exceed BBM functionality: 1. Buddy list 2. Message status update 3. Bug-free landscape mode 4. MMS 5. Etc... Update soon!!! Good 1.0!!!
Great App!
LadiGrimey 5.0 stars Version: 1.01
the update is awesome! love it! ping! me.. lol.. ID: itsMel.Betch
Great app, but...
dunnjp 4.0 stars Version: 1.01
This is a great app but it needs to have a native address book so you don't have to remember your friends usernames or keep the conversations open
sramey001 5.0 stars Version: 1.01
Works Great
Woot update!
Unlock the iPod  +  =  4.0 stars Version: 1.01
A update to fix most bugs is out. But no new addons yet.

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