Comparison

Bark vs MeowPush

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

MeowPush

Features
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MeowPush is a lightweight, cross-platform tool for custom push notifications. ◆ Stay notified about what matters Connect your scripts, webhook services, and automated tasks to MeowPush. Get build results, service updates, task progress, and anything you care about delivered to your devices. ◆ Easy to connect Copy a ready-made prompt to let your AI agent handle setup. Or use the HTTP API to add notifications to your existing scripts, projects, and workflows. ◆ Send where you want Send notifications to one device, all your devices, or custom device groups. Organize by work, life, or platform so each message reaches the right devices. ◆ Notification history Browse notifications saved on your device. Revisit message details, open related links, and explore attached custom data. ◆ Push by Purpose Create separate push keys for each app for different purposes, such as automation tasks, service monitoring, and third-party platforms. You can change the receiving devices or device groups at any time and view the usage for each app.

Screenshots

Bark3 screens
MeowPush4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MeowPush at none against Bark's 2. MeowPush also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Bark's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. MeowPush asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bark ships an update every 3 weeks, MeowPush weekly. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bark versus MeowPush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarkMeowPush
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (109 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews98.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings109 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer丰 黄Mucyan Technology (zibo) Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bark

Subscriptions1
  • Continuous support$2.691 Year
One-time1
  • One-time donation$2.69
None

MeowPush

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bark free?
Bark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MeowPush free?
MeowPush is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bark or MeowPush have ads?
Neither Bark nor MeowPush shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bark or MeowPush?
Bark ships an update every 3 weeks, and MeowPush weekly. Most recently, Bark was updated on October 14, 2026 and MeowPush on October 14, 2026.

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