notifi vs ntfy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
notifi
This utility app allows users to receive push notifications via simple HTTP(s) requests. It's designed for embedding into various platforms and services, enabling custom notification systems.
- Receive push notifications
- HTTP(s) request integration
- Multi-platform support
- Embeddable into services
- Custom notification systems
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Push notifications from anything that can make an HTTP request. Send notifi.it a title, and optionally a body, image or link, and it appears on your iPhone, iPad or Mac immediately. https://notifi.it/send?title=hello+world Encrypted. Your device holds the only private key. Notifications are encrypted with your public key, so we cannot read them, and deleted from the server once your device has them. No accounts. The app makes a send key on first launch. Keys can be renamed and revoked per source. Urgent alerts. Mark a key as urgent and its notifications break through Focus.
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 rating: ntfy at 4.8 against notifi's 4.3. ntfy also leads on ratings volume (474 vs 9) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ntfy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ntfy has 474 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of notifi's written reviews are positive against 79% of ntfy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
notifi ships an update every 2 weeks, ntfy fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | notifi | ntfy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (9 ratings) | 4.8 (474 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 78.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 474 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Max Mitchell | Philipp Heckel |
Customer experience
notifi
ntfy
Bugs and requests
notifi
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
notifi
No in-app purchases
ntfy
No in-app purchases









