Use the PageCrawl app for iPhone, iPad, and Android for phone alerts, and browser notifications for alerts on your computer. Turn on notifications on each device where you want them. Alerts are available on every plan and arrive when a scheduled check detects a change that matches your notification rules.
What do the alerts look like?
An alert names the page that changed and can include a summary when AI summaries are enabled for that monitor. Tap it to review the change in PageCrawl. The monitor's check schedule determines when a change can be detected; your device's notification settings determine how the alert is displayed and whether it makes a sound.
How do I turn on alerts on my iPhone or Android phone?
Install the native PageCrawl app, sign in with your existing account, and turn on alerts in Settings > Alerts. Allow notifications when the phone asks, then tap Send a test notification. This is the recommended phone setup and also works on iPad; there is no Home Screen installation step in Safari.
- Get PageCrawl from the App Store or Google Play.
- Open the app and sign in to the workspace you want to use.
- Open Settings, find Alerts, and tap Turn on alerts.
- Allow notifications when your device asks.
- Tap Send a test notification to confirm delivery.
If notification permission is already granted, use Alerts on this phone to enable the device. On a tablet, the label is Alerts on this tablet. If notifications are blocked, tap Open system settings, allow notifications for PageCrawl, then return to the app.
How do I turn on alerts on my computer?
In the web app, open Settings > Notifications, find Phone and desktop alerts, and click Turn on alerts on this computer. Choose Allow in the browser's permission prompt. The computer appears under Your devices, where you can manage it. Use Send a test alert to check delivery before relying on notifications.
- Open Settings > Notifications.
- In Phone and desktop alerts, click Turn on alerts on this computer.
- Choose Allow when the browser asks whether pagecrawl.io may show notifications.
- Click Send a test alert.
Desktop browser alerts work in supported Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari versions. PageCrawl does not need to stay open in a tab, but delivery depends on the browser and operating system allowing notifications and background activity.
Can I choose which changes reach my phone?
Yes. In the native app's Settings > Alerts, use Pages to choose monitors for that device and Minimum score to filter scored changes by importance. Quiet hours lets alerts arrive silently during the hours you select. Summary reports controls whether the workspace's summary reports reach this device.
Changes without a score are still sent. Other notification rules also apply: a page covered by a scheduled report usually delivers its changes in that report, with separate early alerts controlled by the report's escalation settings. Per-page notification conditions can limit alerts to a price decrease or a matching keyword.
In the web device list, Min Priority is the corresponding threshold control for a device when AI summaries are enabled. Changing one device's threshold does not change the monitor's check frequency.
What if I already use mobile browser notifications?
The native PageCrawl app is the recommended phone experience. Install it, sign in, and turn on app alerts separately. Your monitors stay in the same workspace. Browser notification permission does not automatically enable the native app. Once app alerts are enabled, PageCrawl uses the app for phone alerts in that workspace.
Desktop browser alerts continue separately. Send a test notification from the native app to check delivery, then remove an old Home Screen shortcut if you no longer use it. The older phone browser setup remains an optional fallback when app alerts are not enabled.
Optional iPhone and iPad browser fallback
For browser-based alerts on iPhone or iPad, the website must be added to the Home Screen on a supported iOS or iPadOS version. In Safari, open PageCrawl, tap Share > Add to Home Screen, and leave Open as Web App on if that switch appears. Open PageCrawl from the new icon, then turn on alerts in web notification settings and allow permission. A normal Safari tab cannot register this kind of website alert.
This is the older web app route, separate from the App Store app. If an old Home Screen icon opens a Safari tab, add it again with Open as Web App on, or switch to the native PageCrawl app.
Optional Android browser fallback
In a supported Android browser, sign in to PageCrawl, open Settings > Notifications, and use the browser alert setup shown in Phone and desktop alerts. Allow the browser's notification request. Delivery depends on the browser's notification permission and your phone's background settings. You do not need this setup when using alerts in the native app.
Why did my phone alerts stop?
First send a test notification from Settings > Alerts in the native app. Check that Alerts on this phone is on and that the operating system allows notifications for PageCrawl. If the test arrives but monitor alerts do not, review device page selection, the minimum score, notification conditions, and any scheduled report covering the page.
- Notifications are blocked. Tap Open system settings if shown, or open your phone's notification settings for PageCrawl and allow notifications.
- Alerts are off for this device. Turn on Alerts on this phone or Alerts on this tablet in the app.
- The alert arrives silently. Check Quiet hours, the phone's focus or do-not-disturb settings, and its notification sound settings.
- Only some pages are missing. Review Pages, Minimum score, and the affected monitor's notification rules. A report may be collecting those changes instead of sending separate alerts.
- You are checking an older browser device. When the web settings say that phone browser is covered by the app, test delivery from the native app instead. Desktop browser alerts remain separate.
If a desktop browser alert stops, check site notification permission for pagecrawl.io, reopen PageCrawl in that browser, and use Send a test alert. If that computer is missing from Your devices, enable it again there.
Can I combine phone alerts with other channels?
Yes. Use app alerts for changes you want to see on your phone and keep email or connected channels for other parts of your workflow. Delivery follows the monitor's schedule and alert rules. Choose channels based on where you want to act, rather than expecting a different channel to detect the change sooner.
| Channel | Setup | Useful for |
|---|---|---|
| PageCrawl app | Install, sign in, and allow notifications | Personal watchlists and changes you want to review on your phone |
| Desktop browser alerts | Allow notifications in the browser | Changes you want to see while working at your computer |
| Choose email delivery | A searchable record of changes | |
| Slack, Discord, or Teams | Connect the workspace channel | Changes a group needs to discuss |
| Telegram | Connect a chat | Alerts in an existing chat workflow |
See email notifications, Telegram, Slack, Discord, and Microsoft Teams.