Comparison

Bark vs DG

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bark

Send custom push notifications to your iPhone via an HTTP API. Supports advanced features like custom icons, grouping, and critical alerts. Offers privacy-protected, end-to-end encrypted pushes with self-deployable server options.

Highlights
  • HTTP API for push notifications
  • Custom icons and grouping
  • Continuous and critical alerts
  • End-to-end push encryption
  • Self-deployable server options
  • Privacy-protected notifications
Features
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You can send push notifications to your iPhone by simply calling an HTTP API. Bark supports many advanced iOS push features, such as custom icons, notification grouping, custom ringtones, continuous alerts, critical alerts, and encrypted pushes. Bark does not consume device battery, as its core functionality relies on system push services and push extensions, and the app itself does not need to be running. Bark ensures your privacy and security with high reliability. Bark supports self-deploying the server, which can be deployed via Docker, Serverless, or Cloudflare Worker. The bark-server supports most operating systems, and you can also run it manually. The app is compiled and uploaded through Github Action, ensuring that the version you’re using is compiled from open-source code, without any modifications by anyone (including the author). Bark supports end-to-end push encryption with a custom key, ensuring that the push content is not accessed or leaked by the Bark server or Apple’s APNs server during transmission. The notification message history saved locally by Bark is also very secure. Using the NotificationServiceExtension, the push message is only stored on the device when the push is received. Feedback email: to@day.app Privacy Policy: https://api.day.app/privacy User Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DG

This professional-level software offers advanced control over erotic stimulation devices. It features an adaptive pulse algorithm designed to enhance sensation and stability, with customizable settings for waveforms, intensity, and timing across two independent channels. Advanced users can fine-tune parameters for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Adaptive pulse algorithm
  • Customizable waveform, intensity, frequency, speed, timing, cycle
  • Independent dual-channel control
  • Physiological data-based stimulation
  • G-spot edge locking
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Professional-level erotic shocker supporting software. Based on a large amount of physiological data, DG-LAB's original adaptive pulse algorithm can stimulate the fullness and stability, and lock the thrill firmly at the G edge. Waveform, intensity, frequency, speed, timing, cycle can be set separately in the application, and the two channels can run independently Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life

Screenshots

Bark3 screens
DG4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bark at 98% against DG's 56%. Bark also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). DG's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bark sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.69 per year. DG asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bark holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bark has 109 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 98% of Bark's written reviews are positive against 56% of DG's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bark ships an update every 3 weeks, DG every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Bark versus DG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarkDG
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (109 ratings) — better3.6 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews98.4% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings109 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB53 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer丰 黄BeiJing SuMeng Technology Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

Bark

All ratings109 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive98.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative0.0%

DG

All ratings14 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bark

Subscriptions1
  • Continuous support$2.691 Year
One-time1
  • One-time donation$2.69
None

DG

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bark free?
Bark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DG free?
DG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bark or DG?
Bark is rated higher. Bark averages 4.9 out of 5 from 109 ratings, while DG averages 3.6 from 14 ratings.
Do Bark or DG have ads?
Neither Bark nor DG shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bark or DG?
Bark ships an update every 3 weeks, and DG every 4 months. Most recently, Bark was updated on October 14, 2026 and DG on October 10, 2026.

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