Comparison

Push Notification vs NanoBeacon BLE Scanner

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

NanoBeacon BLE Scanner

This app helps you discover and analyze Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices and beacons. It presents advertising data in a user-friendly format, especially when paired with a specific development kit. Advanced filtering and notification features are available.

Highlights
  • Discover BLE devices
  • Display RSSI and advertising interval
  • Parse advertising data
  • Advanced filtering
  • Sort by RSSI
  • Parse Eddystone, iBeacon, custom data
  • Import IN100 configuration via QR code
  • Notifications for triggered advertisements
Features
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The NanoBeacon BLE Scanner is an advanced Bluetooth LE scanner app. Unlike offerings from other vendors and developers, our main focus is on presenting the advertising/broadcast data transmitted by surrounding BLE peripherals and beacons in the most user-friendly manner. By combining it with the NanoBeacon IN100 Bluetooth beacon development kit, you unlock a whole new level of advanced functionality not possible in any other platform! The NanoBeacon IN100 is our ultra low power, ultra low cost, BLE beacon platform that you can configure from a connected PC app with no programming or writing a single line of code. After you’ve configured the device, you can then import that same configuration into the app with a simple QR code scan. Now the app will not only find your device, but also fully parse the advertising data and display it in a human readable format that actually makes sense! Main features: - Discover advertising BLE devices around you - Display the RSSI and advertising interval - Display the details of the advertising data - Advanced filters for filtering or unwanted devices - Sort by RSSI - Supports parsing and labeling of Eddystone, iBeacon, and custom data beacons - Import the IN100 configuration file from the companion PC app via a simple scan of an autogenerated QR code - Parse and display the advertising data off devices that match the imported configuration in a human readable format - Receive app notifications for “triggered” advertisements. Triggered advertisements are advertisements that get transmitted only when a set of conditions, defined by the user, have been met.

Screenshots

Push Notification4 screens
NanoBeacon BLE Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NanoBeacon BLE Scanner at none against Push Notification's 1. NanoBeacon BLE Scanner also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Push Notification's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 50%) and ratings volume (58 vs 5). On price, rating 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. Push Notification sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NanoBeacon BLE Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Push Notification against 4.2 for NanoBeacon BLE Scanner. 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 are what separate them: 67% of Push Notification's written reviews are positive against 50% of NanoBeacon BLE Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Push Notification ships an update fortnightly, NanoBeacon BLE Scanner weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Push Notification versus NanoBeacon BLE Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPush NotificationNanoBeacon BLE Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (58 ratings)4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings58 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlok SinghonceLabs LLC

Customer experience

Push Notification

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

NanoBeacon BLE Scanner

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Push Notification

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
None

NanoBeacon BLE Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Push Notification free?
Push Notification is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NanoBeacon BLE Scanner free?
NanoBeacon BLE Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Push Notification or NanoBeacon BLE Scanner?
NanoBeacon BLE Scanner is rated higher. Push Notification averages 4.1 out of 5 from 58 ratings, while NanoBeacon BLE Scanner averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Push Notification or NanoBeacon BLE Scanner have ads?
Push Notification shows ads; NanoBeacon BLE Scanner does not.
Which is updated more often, Push Notification or NanoBeacon BLE Scanner?
Push Notification ships an update fortnightly, and NanoBeacon BLE Scanner weekly. Most recently, Push Notification was updated on September 10, 2026 and NanoBeacon BLE Scanner on September 24, 2026.

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