iDiff View vs ntfy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iDiff View
Compare two text files side-by-side to see changes. It highlights character, word, and line differences, supporting various cloud document providers for easy file access.
- Side-by-side file comparison
- Highlights character, word, and line changes
- Supports iCloud Drive, Google Drive, OneDrive
- Combined view on iPhone
- Identifies additions and deletions
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iDiff View highlights the difference between two versions of a text file. The left pane shows the older file and the right pane shows the more recent version. On the iPhone the differences are shown in a combined view. Files are chosen from document providers, such as iCloud Drive, Google Drive, OneDrive etc. iDiff shows which characters/words and lines have changed, highlighting additions and deletions.
ntfy
This app allows you to send push notifications to your phone from scripts or other applications using simple HTTP requests. It acts as a client for a free, open-source pub-sub service, enabling you to receive alerts and updates directly on your device.
- Send notifications via REST API
- Subscribe to topics
- Publish messages via HTTP
- Integrates with Bash/PowerShell
- Free and open source client
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Send push notifications to your phone from any Bash or PowerShell script, or from your own app using PUT/POST requests, e.g. via curl on Linux or Invoke-WebRequest. ntfy is a client for https://ntfy.sh, a free and open source HTTP-based pub-sub service. You can subscribe to topics in this app, and then publish messages via a simple HTTP API. Uses: * Notify yourself when a long-running process is done * Ping your phone when a backup has failed * Alerts when someone logs into your server Example: $ curl -d "Your backup is done" ntfy.sh/mytopic Find more examples and usage instructions here: https://ntfy.sh/docs
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ntfy at 78% against iDiff View's 33%. ntfy also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 17 months). iDiff View's advantage is iOS requirement (9.2 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ntfy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ntfy has 452 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of iDiff View's written reviews are positive against 78% of ntfy's.
iDiff View ships an update every 17 months, ntfy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iDiff View | ntfy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 4.8 (452 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 78.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 452 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ROCKETBOX LTD | Philipp Heckel |
Customer experience
iDiff View
ntfy
Bugs and requests
iDiff View
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ntfy
Reported bugs
3 issues- Notifications not working on iOS
- Broken click URLs in notifications
- Compatibility issues with iOS notification summarizing
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to change notification sounds
- Support for Apple Watch
- Customizable topic names/aliases
- Improved iOS notification handling
- All topics view and read/unread indicators
In-app purchases
iDiff View
No in-app purchases
ntfy
No in-app purchases
