# Push Notification vs Anotato

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Anotato at none against Push Notification's 1. Anotato also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (75% vs 67%). Push Notification's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (58 vs 3). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Push Notification sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Anotato asks for nothing beyond the download.

Push Notification holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Push Notification has 58 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Push Notification's written reviews are positive against 75% of Anotato's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Push Notification ships an update fortnightly, Anotato every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Push Notification | Anotato |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.1 (58 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/push-notification-client/id1516378834/reviews)** | [3.7 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anotato/id1599661299/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **58** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | **75.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Fortnightly** | Every 2 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 49 MB | 2 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | **15.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Alok Singh](https://appshunter.io/developer/1508795536) | [June Kim](https://appshunter.io/developer/887123521) |

## What reviewers say

### Push Notification

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/push-notification-client/id1516378834)

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:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $4.99 | one-time |


### Anotato

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anotato/id1599661299)

Record your screen with voice narration and visual highlights to annotate any video. Save your annotated recordings for easy sharing.

**Highlights:** Screen recording, Voice recording, Screen highlighting, Video annotation, Save recordings, Share videos

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

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Push Notification free?

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

### Is Anotato free?

Anotato is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Push Notification or Anotato?

Push Notification is rated higher. Push Notification averages 4.1 out of 5 from 58 ratings, while Anotato averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.

### Do Push Notification or Anotato have ads?

Push Notification shows ads; Anotato does not.

### Which is updated more often, Push Notification or Anotato?

Push Notification ships an update fortnightly, and Anotato every 2 weeks. Most recently, Push Notification was updated on October 15, 2026 and Anotato on September 29, 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.*