Comparison

Bark vs 通用遥控

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

通用遥控

Features
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通用遥控APP是一款为通用遥控器适配不同品牌电视机和不同运营商机顶盒提供键码下载功能的工具。 三大核心入口: 1)红外向导版入口:向导式流程,选择电视机品牌并进行相应设置,根据提示将通用遥控器与手机建立蓝牙连接,完成键码下载,通过测试后即可实现对电视机的红外遥控。 2)星闪向导版入口:向导式流程,专为配备星闪适配器的通用遥控器设计,选择电视机品牌并进行相应设置,根据提示将通用遥控器与手机建立蓝牙连接,完成键码下载,通过测试后即可畅享更稳定的星闪遥控体验。 3)专业版入口:根据提示将通用遥控器与手机建立蓝牙连接,实现电视机和机顶盒遥控信息下载、遥控器控制模式设置和电视机直播信源按键设置功能,适合专业人士使用。 立即下载,解锁通用遥控器“所见即所控”的创新操控体验!

Screenshots

Bark3 screens
通用遥控3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bark at 98% against 通用遥控's 0%. Bark also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (110 vs 1). 通用遥控'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. 通用遥控 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bark holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. 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. Written reviews point the same way: 98% of Bark's written reviews are positive against 0% of 通用遥控's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bark ships an update every 3 weeks, 通用遥控 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bark versus 通用遥控: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBark通用遥控
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (110 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews98.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings110 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer丰 黄国家广播电视总局广播电视规划院

Customer experience

Bark

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

通用遥控

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
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

通用遥控

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bark free?
Bark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 通用遥控 free?
通用遥控 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bark or 通用遥控?
Bark is rated higher. Bark averages 4.9 out of 5 from 110 ratings, while 通用遥控 averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bark or 通用遥控 have ads?
Neither Bark nor 通用遥控 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bark or 通用遥控?
Bark ships an update every 3 weeks, and 通用遥控 every 2 months. Most recently, Bark was updated on October 29, 2026 and 通用遥控 on October 21, 2026.

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