Comparison

Bark vs pushplus

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

pushplus

Features
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pushplus(推送加)是一个集成了微信、短信、语音、邮件、浏览器插件、桌面应用程序、App等多种渠道的实时消息推送平台。只需要调用简单的API,即可帮您迅速完成消息的推送,使用简单方便。

Screenshots

Bark3 screens
pushplus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: pushplus at every 9 days against Bark's every 3 weeks. pushplus also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and pushplus sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bark ships an update every 3 weeks, pushplus every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bark versus pushplus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarkpushplus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (109 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews98.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings109 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB41 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer丰 黄苏州破壳网络科技有限公司

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bark

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

pushplus

One-time5
  • 100积分$0.99
  • 1,000积分$0.99
  • 3,000积分$3.99
Show 2 more
  • 12,000积分$17.99
  • 24,000积分$34.99

Questions

Is Bark free?
Bark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is pushplus free?
pushplus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bark or pushplus have ads?
Neither Bark nor pushplus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bark or pushplus?
Bark ships an update every 3 weeks, and pushplus every 9 days. Most recently, Bark was updated on October 9, 2026 and pushplus on October 5, 2026.

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