# Bark vs 飞牛

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 飞牛 at none against Bark's 2. Bark's advantage is review sentiment (98% vs 71%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Bark against 4.8 for 飞牛. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 109 and 115 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Bark's written reviews are positive against 71% of 飞牛's.

Bark ships an update every 3 weeks, 飞牛 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Bark | 飞牛 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.9 (109 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bark-custom-notifications/id1403753865/reviews)** | [4.8 (115 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6450000643/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 109 | **115** |
| Positive reviews | **98.4% of reviews** | 71.2% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Every 2 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 32 MB | 171 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **14.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [丰 黄](https://appshunter.io/developer/1090589311) | [广州铁刃智造技术有限公司](https://appshunter.io/developer/1691489100) |

## What reviewers say

### Bark

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bark-custom-notifications/id1403753865)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Continuous support | $2.69 | per year |
| One-time donation | $2.69 | one-time |


### 飞牛

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6450000643)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Bark free?

Bark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is 飞牛 free?

飞牛 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Bark or 飞牛?

Bark is rated higher. Bark averages 4.9 out of 5 from 109 ratings, while 飞牛 averages 4.8 from 115 ratings.

### Do Bark or 飞牛 have ads?

Neither Bark nor 飞牛 shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Bark or 飞牛?

Bark ships an update every 3 weeks, and 飞牛 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bark was updated on September 26, 2026 and 飞牛 on September 25, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*