Ding is a call bell for iPhone and iPad: tap the big bell and it rings, loudly and instantly. Hold it to keep ringing. Swipe the strip at the bottom (on iPad in landscape, scroll the column on the right) to choose between eighteen bells.
The bell rings even when my phone is on silent. Is that a bug? No — it’s the point. A call bell that can be accidentally muted fails at its one job, so Ding plays through the silent switch by default, like an alarm app. If you’d rather it respect the switch, turn off Settings → Ring on silent switch inside the app.
It’s not loud enough. Turn the hardware volume all the way up (the app shows a banner with a volume bar until you do) and check Settings → Volume boost is on. The iPhone’s speaker is loudest with the phone lying on a hard surface, speaker edge facing you.
Sound comes out of my Bluetooth speaker / AirPods. By default Ding forces the built-in speaker. If you want it on a connected speaker, enable Settings → Play through connected speaker.
Does it keep ringing if the screen locks? A ring you started (including press-and-hold) finishes even if the screen locks mid-ring. The app never makes sound on its own.
What’s free, and what’s Ding Pro? The Front Desk and Counter bells, haptics, volume boost and every setting are free. Ding Pro is a one-time purchase — no subscription, no ads — that unlocks the other sixteen bells (ten classics plus the Game Show and Party packs), custom bells and every future sound pack. Locked items show a small lock; tapping one plays its full sound as a preview, as often as you like, before showing what Pro includes.
I bought Ding Pro but it’s locked. Open the Ding Pro screen (gear icon → Ding Pro) and tap Restore Purchases, signed in with the Apple Account you bought it with. Pro then works offline too.
Can my family use Ding Pro? Yes. Ding Pro supports Family Sharing: if your family organiser has purchase sharing turned on, everyone in the group gets Pro.
What does the tip do? Nothing but say thank you. It’s a single optional $0.99 tip and unlocks nothing.
How do I get a refund? Purchases are handled by Apple; request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com.
Can I make my own bells? Yes, with Ding Pro — scroll the bells to My Bells and tap +. Pick any look and colour, then choose a sound: tweak a built-in bell (pitch, decay, brightness, strike), record up to 5 seconds with the microphone, or import an audio file. Recordings and imports are trimmed, normalised and get the same per-tap variation as the built-in bells. You can keep up to 20.
Why does Ding ask for microphone access? Only because you tapped Record for a custom bell. The recording is processed and stored on your device and is never uploaded — Ding makes no network requests at all. Decline the permission and everything else still works.
Which devices are supported? iPhone and iPad running iOS 17 or later. No Ding account needed; the only (optional) permission is the microphone, for recording custom bells.
Ding collects nothing. The full (short) policy is on the privacy policy page.
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