# Bark vs 聚域

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 聚域 at none against Bark's 2. Bark's advantage is ratings volume (110 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Bark against 5.0 for 聚域. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bark has 110 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Bark ships an update every 3 weeks, 聚域 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Bark | 聚域 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.9 (110 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bark-custom-notifications/id1403753865/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6740848730/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **110** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 98.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 32 MB | 117 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 15.5 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [丰 黄](https://appshunter.io/developer/1090589311) | [2025 AppWave Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/1800406630) |

## 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 |


### 聚域

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6740848730)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Bark free?

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

### Is 聚域 free?

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

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

聚域 is rated higher. Bark averages 4.9 out of 5 from 110 ratings, while 聚域 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Bark or 聚域 have ads?

Neither Bark nor 聚域 shows ads.

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

Bark ships an update every 3 weeks, and 聚域 fortnightly. Most recently, Bark was updated on October 25, 2026 and 聚域 on October 28, 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.*