Push Notification vs QR Debug
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
QR Debug
This app allows you to quickly view the data encoded in various scannable codes without being redirected. It captures and displays the scanned image along with the encoded data, offering options to copy or share both.
- Scan codes with device camera
- View encoded data
- See captured image
- Copy/Share data and image
- Supports multiple code types
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Do you work with QR codes or other types of scannable codes as much as I do? Do you need to see the data encoded in your codes for quick testing without your device or other fancy apps trying to take you to a website or somewhere else? Then this is the app for you! I needed an app like this, so I wrote one, and you get to benefit from my need. Features: * Scan a code with your device's camera and see the data encoded in that code * See the image your device's camera captured when it scanned the code * Copy or Share the data or the image with the new Share Sheet (iOS 16 only) Supported Codes: * QR * UPC-E * Code 128 * Code 39 * Code 93 * PDF417 * Code 39 mod 43 * DataMatrix * EAN-13 * EAN-8 * Interleaved 2 of 5 * ITF14 * Basically most of the codes defined by AVMetadataObject.ObjectType Directions: 1. Open the app 2. Tap the scan button in the lower right corner of the app to open the scanner 3. Aim your camera at the code you wish to scan 4. Attempt to contain your excitement as the data appears on the screen
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: QR Debug at 5.0 against Push Notification's 4.1. QR Debug also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Push Notification's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (58 vs 5). On price 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
Both are free to download. Push Notification sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. QR Debug asks for nothing beyond the download.
QR Debug holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Push Notification has 58 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Push Notification's written reviews are positive against 100% of QR Debug's.
Push Notification ships an update fortnightly, QR Debug every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Push Notification | QR Debug |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (58 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alok Singh | Managed Custom Solutions, Inc. |
Customer experience
Push Notification
QR Debug
In-app purchases
Push Notification
- Remove Ads$4.99
QR Debug
No in-app purchases
