Comparison

Bark vs 全球网测

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

全球网测

Features
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"全球网测"是由中国信通院产业与规划研究所自主研发的一款拥有宽带测速、上网体验和网络诊断等功能的综合测速软件。APP突出六大亮点优势:5G/千兆接入测速、宽带速率评价反馈、用户上网感知测评、一站式自动测试、国际访问体验测试、常用网络诊断。APP测试基于中国信通院规划所覆盖全国的千余台自有测量服务器,既能达到专业技术人员的测试要求,也能满足普通宽带用户的测速需求。

Screenshots

Bark3 screens
全球网测3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bark at 4.9 against 全球网测's 4.2. Bark also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (98% vs 83%). 全球网测's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. 全球网测 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bark holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bark has 105 ratings behind it against 20, 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 83% of 全球网测's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bark ships an update every 3 weeks, 全球网测 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bark versus 全球网测: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBark全球网测
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (105 ratings) — better4.2 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews98.3% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings105 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer丰 黄China Academy of Telecommunication Research of MIIT

Customer experience

Bark

All ratings105 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive98.3%
Neutral1.7%
Negative0.0%

全球网测

All ratings20 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative13.9%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bark

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

全球网测

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bark free?
Bark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 全球网测 free?
全球网测 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bark or 全球网测?
Bark is rated higher. Bark averages 4.9 out of 5 from 105 ratings, while 全球网测 averages 4.2 from 20 ratings.
Do Bark or 全球网测 have ads?
Neither Bark nor 全球网测 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bark or 全球网测?
Bark ships an update every 3 weeks, and 全球网测 every 5 months. Most recently, Bark was updated on September 21, 2026 and 全球网测 on September 22, 2026.

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