Comparison

Splunk Mobile vs ntfy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Splunk Mobile

Access and manage your business data insights from anywhere. Receive alerts, view dashboards, and take action on critical information directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Receive and respond to notifications
  • View multiple Splunk instances
  • Search and filter dashboards
  • Manage alerts
  • Run playbooks in Phantom Mobile
  • Filter and view events
Features
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Splunk, the industry leader in turning data into business insights, offers mobile apps that extend Splunk capabilities beyond the desktop. Get notifications, view dashboards, and take action with your data on the go with Splunk Mobile. Using Splunk Mobile with your Splunk deployment, you can: - Receive and respond to notifications triggered by your Splunk Enterprise, and Splunk Cloud instances. - Get insights from multiple Splunk instances. - View, filter, and search for dashboards and alerts from your Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud instance. To get data from your Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud instance, use Splunk Secure Gateway to transmit data from your on-premise deployment or cloud deployment to registered mobile devices. Splunk Secure Gateway is included in Splunk Cloud version 8.1.2103 and Splunk Enterprise version 8.1.0 and higher. Splunk Mobile is not available for GovCloud or FedRAMP Environments. For any questions and feedback about Splunk Mobile, email mobile-support@splunk.com.

About

ntfy

This app allows you to send push notifications to your phone from scripts or other applications using simple HTTP requests. It acts as a client for a free, open-source pub-sub service, enabling you to receive alerts and updates directly on your device.

Highlights
  • Send notifications via REST API
  • Subscribe to topics
  • Publish messages via HTTP
  • Integrates with Bash/PowerShell
  • Free and open source client
Features
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Send push notifications to your phone from any Bash or PowerShell script, or from your own app using PUT/POST requests, e.g. via curl on Linux or Invoke-WebRequest. ntfy is a client for https://ntfy.sh, a free and open source HTTP-based pub-sub service. You can subscribe to topics in this app, and then publish messages via a simple HTTP API. Uses: * Notify yourself when a long-running process is done * Ping your phone when a backup has failed * Alerts when someone logs into your server Example: $ curl -d "Your backup is done" ntfy.sh/mytopic Find more examples and usage instructions here: https://ntfy.sh/docs

Screenshots

Splunk Mobile4 screens
ntfy2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ntfy at 79% against Splunk Mobile's 42%. ntfy also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ntfy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ntfy has 425 ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Splunk Mobile's written reviews are positive against 79% of ntfy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Splunk Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, ntfy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Splunk Mobile versus ntfy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplunk Mobilentfy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (39 ratings)4.8 (425 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews78.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39425 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size262 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSplunk Inc.Philipp Heckel

Customer experience

Splunk Mobile

All ratings39 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral25.0%
Negative33.3%

ntfy

All ratings425 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews142 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative16.2%

Bugs and requests

Splunk Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ntfy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Notifications not working on iOS
  • Broken click URLs in notifications
  • Compatibility issues with iOS notification summarizing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to change notification sounds
  • Support for Apple Watch
  • Customizable topic names/aliases
  • Improved iOS notification handling
  • All topics view and read/unread indicators

In-app purchases

None

Splunk Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

ntfy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Splunk Mobile free?
Splunk Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ntfy free?
ntfy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Splunk Mobile or ntfy?
ntfy is rated higher. Splunk Mobile averages 4.3 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while ntfy averages 4.8 from 425 ratings.
Do Splunk Mobile or ntfy have ads?
Neither Splunk Mobile nor ntfy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Splunk Mobile or ntfy?
Splunk Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, and ntfy fortnightly. Most recently, Splunk Mobile was updated on September 16, 2026 and ntfy on September 24, 2026.

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