Comparison

Bark vs 单词小组件

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

单词小组件

This app helps you memorize and learn vocabulary through desktop widgets. It supports displaying and reading words directly on your home screen, with options to mark words as mastered. Access a wide range of specialized vocabulary lists with a membership.

Highlights
  • Desktop widget display
  • Widget word pronunciation
  • Mastered word marking
  • Multiple widget types
  • Switch words on desktop
  • Access to extensive word lists
Features
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单词小组件是一款简洁而高效的单词学习应用。 1、支持桌面 widget 显示单词功能 2、支持桌面 widget 单词朗读功能 3、支持已掌握标记功能 通过多种类型的桌面小组件(并且在桌面即可切换单词),帮助大家在日常生活中潜移默化地记忆和学习所需的单词。不论是日常交流词汇还是备考的专业词汇,单词小组件都能助你一臂之力。 如果它还能帮你通过专业考试,那将是我的荣幸。 # 单词小组件 会员服务 开通会员即可解锁以下所有词库: 四级英语词汇、、四级真题核心词库、六级英语词汇、六级真题核心库、考研必考词库、雅思词汇、TOEFL 词汇、GRE 词汇、SAT 词汇、GMAT 词汇、中考必备词汇、高考必备词汇、初中英语词汇、商务英语词汇 订阅周期:12个月 订阅价格:12元/年 付款:确认购买并付款后将计入您的iTunes账户。 取消续订:如果您想要取消续订服务,请在当前订阅到期的前24小时内,手动在iTunes/Apple ID设置管理中关闭自动续订功能。 续订:若您选择继续订阅,您的苹果iTunes账号会在到期前24小时内扣款,扣款成功后您将再次享受订阅周期为12个月的服务。 使用条款::https://lfb-cd.github.io/STEP.GitHub.io/wordUser 隐私政策:https://lfb-cd.github.io/STEP.GitHub.io/wordPrivacy

Screenshots

Bark3 screens
单词小组件4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Bark at 15.0 against 单词小组件's 17.0. On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bark sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.69 per year and 单词小组件 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bark ships an update every 3 weeks, 单词小组件 monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Bark versus 单词小组件: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBark单词小组件
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (109 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews98.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings109 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB6 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer丰 黄富冰 李

Customer experience

Bark

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

单词小组件

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bark

Subscriptions1
  • Continuous support$2.691 Year
One-time1
  • One-time donation$2.69
2 purchases

单词小组件

Subscriptions1
  • 年度会员$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • 终身会员$9.99

Questions

Is Bark free?
Bark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 单词小组件 free?
单词小组件 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bark or 单词小组件 have ads?
Neither Bark nor 单词小组件 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bark or 单词小组件?
Bark ships an update every 3 weeks, and 单词小组件 monthly. Most recently, Bark was updated on September 26, 2026 and 单词小组件 on September 15, 2026.

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