# Bark vs 鱼鱼小助手

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 鱼鱼小助手 at none against Bark's 2. Bark's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (110 vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Bark sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.69 per year. 鱼鱼小助手 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 鱼鱼小助手. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bark has 110 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Bark ships an update every 3 weeks, 鱼鱼小助手 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Bark | 鱼鱼小助手 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.9 (110 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bark-custom-notifications/id1403753865/reviews) | **[5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6772126489/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **110** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 98.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 32 MB | 162 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **14.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [丰 黄](https://appshunter.io/developer/1090589311) | [廷召 张](https://appshunter.io/developer/1895575673) |

## 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 |


### 鱼鱼小助手

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6772126489)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Bark free?

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

### Is 鱼鱼小助手 free?

鱼鱼小助手 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Bark or 鱼鱼小助手?

鱼鱼小助手 is rated higher. Bark averages 4.9 out of 5 from 110 ratings, while 鱼鱼小助手 averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.

### Do Bark or 鱼鱼小助手 have ads?

鱼鱼小助手 shows ads; Bark does not.

### Which is updated more often, Bark or 鱼鱼小助手?

Bark ships an update every 3 weeks, and 鱼鱼小助手 fortnightly. Most recently, Bark was updated on October 25, 2026 and 鱼鱼小助手 on October 24, 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.*