Shaders vs ntfy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shaders
Create, view, and share custom graphics programs that run on the GPU. Learn how to integrate these visual effects into your own applications.
- Create custom shaders
- View shaders
- Share shaders with users
- Learn shader integration
- GPU graphics programming
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Shaders - Shader editor is an app which let you view, create and share shaders with other users. Shaders are little graphics programs which run on the GPU. These effects can also be used in your own apps. You can see in the app how to accomplish this.
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 79% against Shaders's 23%. ntfy also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 21 months). Shaders's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 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 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ntfy has 469 ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Shaders's written reviews are positive against 79% of ntfy's.
Shaders ships an update every 21 months, ntfy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shaders | ntfy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (48 ratings) | 4.8 (469 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.1% of reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 | 469 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Proof of Concept | Philipp Heckel |
Customer experience
Shaders
ntfy
Bugs and requests
Shaders
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
Shaders
No in-app purchases
ntfy
No in-app purchases
