Comparison

Push Notification vs Chatium

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

Head to head
About

Push Notification

This app allows developers to test their server-side Apple Push Notification service (APNS) implementations. It provides device tokens, bundle identifiers, and certificates for testing, along with code examples in various languages to aid backend development.

Highlights
  • Send push notifications for testing
  • Provides device token, bundle ID, and certificate
  • Code examples for Java, Go, Python, Ruby, Erlang, Node.js
  • Test APNS backend implementation
  • Essential guidelines for APNS development
Features
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Test your server-side APNS implementation by sending push notifications to this testing app. Simply use the device token, bundle identifier, and certificate provided through the app. This app also provides essential guidelines with code examples for developing APNS backend support in the following languages: 1: Java 2: Go 3: Python 4: Ruby 5: Erlang 6: Node.js Perfect for backend and server-side developers worldwide who are working on APNS implementation and want to test their code by sending push notifications.

About

Chatium

Manage your existing Chatium account or create a new one. This application allows for seamless account management and offers subscriptions through in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Manage existing Chatium accounts
  • Create new Chatium accounts
  • Subscribe to Chatium accounts
  • In-app purchase subscriptions
Features
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Chatium is the messaging app for your Chatium account: talk to your team, run public channels, answer client requests and ask the built-in AI assistant that knows your account. ACCOUNT Folders and channels every teammate can see: company news, departments, projects. Admins decide who can post and who only reads. TEAM One-to-one chats with colleagues and working groups. You can see who is online and who is typing. CLIENTS Requests from inbound channels, answered by the whole team — the conversation stays intact when it is handed over. ACCOUNT CHAT A built-in AI assistant. It searches the web for fresh facts, opens pages and runs your account tools without leaving the conversation. IN EVERY CHAT • Replies, forwarding and quotes • Emoji reactions and pinned messages • Photos, files and voice messages • Search inside a chat and across the list • Notifications for new messages MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS Connect as many Chatium accounts as you need and switch between them in one tap — each with its own profile and chat list. Connect your Chatium account through secure browser sign-in. TERMS OF USE The app offers auto-renewable subscriptions. By subscribing you agree to the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Push Notification4 screens
Chatium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chatium at 4.7 against Push Notification's 4.1. Chatium also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). Push Notification's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 52%). On price, ratings volume, 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. Push Notification sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chatium sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chatium holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 58 and 39 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Push Notification's written reviews are positive against 52% of Chatium's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Push Notification ships an update fortnightly, Chatium daily. Both last shipped on September 29, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Push Notification versus Chatium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPush NotificationChatium
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (58 ratings)4.7 (39 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better52.0% of reviews
Number of ratings58 — better39
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlok SinghChatium

Customer experience

Push Notification

All ratings58 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Chatium

All ratings39 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive52.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative44.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Push Notification

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
1 purchases

Chatium

Subscriptions1
  • Chatium platform access$39.991 Month

Questions

Is Push Notification free?
Push Notification is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chatium free?
Chatium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Push Notification or Chatium?
Chatium is rated higher. Push Notification averages 4.1 out of 5 from 58 ratings, while Chatium averages 4.7 from 39 ratings.
Do Push Notification or Chatium have ads?
Push Notification shows ads; Chatium does not.
Which is updated more often, Push Notification or Chatium?
Push Notification ships an update fortnightly, and Chatium daily. Most recently, Push Notification was updated on September 29, 2026 and Chatium on September 29, 2026.

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