NativeScript Preview vs ntfy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NativeScript Preview
Instantly preview your NativeScript projects directly on your mobile device. See your native UI elements, from buttons to complex 2D/3D canvas renderings, come to life as you develop.
- Live preview on device
- Native UI element rendering
- 2D canvas rendering
- 3D canvas rendering
- Cross-platform development tool
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Preview NativeScript projects on your device – from basic native user interface elements like buttons, switches and sliders, to 2d/3d canvas renderings.
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
NativeScript Preview and ntfy both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 79% of ntfy's written reviews are positive against 19% of NativeScript Preview's. ntfy also leads on ratings volume (425 vs 5). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for NativeScript Preview against 4.8 for ntfy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ntfy has 425 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 19% of NativeScript Preview's written reviews are positive against 79% of ntfy's.
NativeScript Preview ships an update every 3 weeks, ntfy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NativeScript Preview | ntfy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) | 4.8 (425 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 19.4% of reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 425 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | nStudio LLC | Philipp Heckel |
Customer experience
NativeScript Preview
ntfy
Bugs and requests
NativeScript Preview
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
NativeScript Preview
No in-app purchases
ntfy
No in-app purchases
