Comparison

Bark vs LAOS

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

LAOS

This app offers shared electric bike services for short urban trips. It aims to improve city travel experiences through innovative internet solutions and affordable costs.

Highlights
  • Shared electric bike service
  • Short-distance urban travel solutions
  • Innovative internet thinking
  • Economical travel costs
  • Improved urban travel experience
Features
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LAOS-GO is committed to providing shared electric bike riding services to solve the short-distance travel problems within 5 kilometers faced by urbanites. It uses innovative Internet thinking and economical travel costs to improve urban people's travel experience.

Screenshots

Bark3 screens
LAOS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bark at 98% against LAOS's 0%. Bark also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (109 vs 3). LAOS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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. LAOS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bark holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bark has 109 ratings behind it against 3, 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 0% of LAOS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bark versus LAOS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarkLAOS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (109 ratings) — better3.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews98.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings109 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB162 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer丰 黄Wuhan Huakexunce Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Bark

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

LAOS

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bark

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

LAOS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bark free?
Bark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LAOS free?
LAOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bark or LAOS?
Bark is rated higher. Bark averages 4.9 out of 5 from 109 ratings, while LAOS averages 3.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Bark or LAOS have ads?
Neither Bark nor LAOS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bark or LAOS?
Bark ships an update every 3 weeks, and LAOS every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bark was updated on September 26, 2026 and LAOS on September 10, 2026.

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