Bark vs IKOS SMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
IKOS SMS
Efficiently manage multiple SIM cards from devices like W3700 for centralized SMS sending/receiving, history lookup, and missed call alerts. Consolidate all your numbers into one device for enhanced communication convenience and work efficiency.
- Multi-SIM card management
- Centralized SMS sending and receiving
- SMS history lookup
- Missed call reminders
- Device compatibility (W3700)
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IKOS SMS 能够高效管理 W3700 等设备中的多张 SIM 卡,实现短信的集中收发、历史查询以及未接来电的实时提醒。用户无需再携带多部手 机,一机即可轻松管理所有号码,极大提升了通信的便捷性与工作效率。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bark at 98% against IKOS SMS's 0%. Bark also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (111 vs 1). IKOS SMS'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
Both are free to download. Bark sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.69 per year. IKOS SMS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bark holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bark has 111 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 IKOS SMS's.
Bark ships an update every 3 weeks, IKOS SMS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bark | IKOS SMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (111 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 98.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 111 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 丰 黄 | Ming Da Tong Da Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
Bark
IKOS SMS
In-app purchases
Bark
- Continuous support$2.691 Year
- One-time donation$2.69
IKOS SMS
No in-app purchases









