Android Crash alert systems?

Question

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Currently we use a 3rd part tool (HockeyApp) for monitoring crash reports on an android app. They have an API that i can use to query for crash reports. I want to be able to have an automated crash report system where if certain conditions are met, i get an email (or maybe a phone call). For example, say i get 9001 crashes within an hour, i would like to receive an alert.

1. Is there a tool for doing this already? (crash monitoring for android, using hockeyapp is highly preferred)

2. I looked into rolling out my own Ruby on Rails app for doing this, using ActionMailer apis. has anyone had any experience with this and recommend it? Or what would be a better approach? (If i have to roll out my own tool, dev time is of the essence)

3. What kind of tools do your/other companies use for this kind of situation (crash alerting/pager duty)?

Answer 1

You can continue to use HockeyApp and set a webhook when a new crash was created. This webhook can point to your own backend or to a service like Zapier, which can then trigger a PagerDuty, email or all kinds of notifications.

Answer 2

You can look at crashlytics. They notify by email and send daily stats on email. For detailed stats you can visit your account. But this service is only for crashreporting.