Idåsen Controller vs ntfy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idåsen Controller
Effortlessly manage your standing desk height. Manually adjust or set custom presets for automatic movement. Integrate with Siri for voice commands and create shortcuts for quick access to favorite positions.
- Manual desk height control
- Automatic movement to saved positions
- Siri command integration
- Favorite preset shortcuts
- Easy desk management
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Control your Idåsen desk easily! Manually control your desk height or move automatically to one of your saved positions. Now you can add commends to Siri, and create shortcuts for your favorite presets!
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.
- Send notifications via REST API
- Subscribe to topics
- Publish messages via HTTP
- Integrates with Bash/PowerShell
- Free and open source client
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ntfy at none against Idåsen Controller's 3. ntfy also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (425 vs 21). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Idåsen Controller sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. ntfy asks for nothing beyond the download.
ntfy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ntfy has 425 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Idåsen Controller's written reviews are positive against 79% of ntfy's.
Idåsen Controller ships an update every 3 weeks, ntfy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on July 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idåsen Controller | ntfy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (21 ratings) | 4.8 (425 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.5% of reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 425 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tiago Alves | Philipp Heckel |
Customer experience
Idåsen Controller
ntfy
Bugs and requests
Idåsen Controller
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
Idåsen Controller
- Donation of $0.99$0.99
- Donation of $2.99$2.99
- Donation of $4.99$4.99
ntfy
No in-app purchases
