Comparison

notifi vs ntfy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Receive push notifications
  • HTTP(s) request integration
  • Multi-platform support
  • Embeddable into services
  • Custom notification systems
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Send notifications via REST API
  • Subscribe to topics
  • Publish messages via HTTP
  • Integrates with Bash/PowerShell
  • Free and open source client
Features
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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

Screenshots

notifi2 screens
ntfy2 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

notifi ships an update every 2 weeks, ntfy fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
notifi versus ntfy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameternotifintfy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (9 ratings)4.8 (474 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better78.9% of reviews
Number of ratings9474 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMax MitchellPhilipp Heckel

Customer experience

notifi

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

ntfy

All ratings469 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral1.7%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative15.4%

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

None

notifi

No in-app purchases

None

ntfy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is notifi free?
notifi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ntfy free?
ntfy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, notifi or ntfy?
ntfy is rated higher. notifi averages 4.3 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while ntfy averages 4.8 from 474 ratings.
Do notifi or ntfy have ads?
Neither notifi nor ntfy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, notifi or ntfy?
notifi ships an update every 2 weeks, and ntfy fortnightly. Most recently, notifi was updated on October 25, 2026 and ntfy on October 25, 2026.

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