Lancelot vs iGotify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lancelot
Control VPN clients on your ASUS router running Merlin firmware. Manage connections via the app, home screen widget, or Siri. Automate VPN toggling with shortcuts.
- Toggle VPN clients remotely
- Home screen widget control
- Siri integration
- Shortcuts app automation
- Check router compatibility
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Lancelot allows you to turn on or off VPN clients on your ASUS router that are running Merlin firmware. As well as controlling your VPN clients from the app, you can also control them from a widget on your Home Screen or use Siri. You can also create shortcuts and turn on or off your VPN clients with automations or shortcuts in the Shortcuts app. You can check if your ASUS router is supported here: https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net
iGotify
Receive and manage push notifications from a Gotify server on your iOS device. Enhance security with biometric locks, customize notification sounds, and view Markdown-formatted messages. Supports multiple users, Docker integration, and various languages.
- Receive push notifications from Gotify server
- Biometric security (Face ID/Touch ID)
- Custom notification sounds
- Markdown support for notifications
- Message decryption via public key
- Multi-user and multi-server support
- Docker integration
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1. Receive Push Notifications: iGotify lets users receive notifications directly from a Gotify server on their iPhone or iPad. These notifications can be used for various applications and integrations like Proxmox and Uptime Kuma. 2. Biometric Security Feature: The app adds an extra layer of security by allowing access to be locked with biometric features like Face ID or Touch ID. This protects sensitive notifications from unauthorized access. 3. Custom Sounds: iGotify allows configuring custom sounds for different notification priority levels. This offers a clear distinction between important and less urgent notifications. 4. Markdown Support: Notifications formatted in Markdown are fully supported. This allows sending and displaying structured and visually appealing notifications. 5. Message Decryption: iGotify decrypts received messages using a public key generated on the iOS device. This ensures the security and confidentiality of the notifications. 6. Multi-User Support: The app supports multiple users, which is particularly useful in environments where several individuals need to receive notifications from one or more Gotify servers. 7. Docker Integration: The app seamlessly works with Docker instances and facilitates the setup of local and remote Gotify servers powered by Docker containers. Users can manage multiple servers and instances through the app. 8. Multi-Language Support: iGotify supports multiple languages, including English, German, Spanish, Italian, and Dutch, making it accessible to an international user base. Find the plugin guide for receiving messages at https://github.com/androidseb25/iGotify-Notification-Assistent
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iGotify at 67% against Lancelot's 20%. iGotify also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (4.4 vs 1.0). Lancelot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
iGotify is free to download; Lancelot costs $4.99 up front. iGotify sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lancelot asks for nothing beyond the download.
iGotify holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iGotify has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Lancelot's written reviews are positive against 67% of iGotify's.
Lancelot ships an update every 14 months, iGotify monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lancelot | iGotify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.4 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neil Faulkner | Sebastian Rank |
Customer experience
Lancelot
iGotify
Bugs and requests
Lancelot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
iGotify
Reported bugs
18 issues- Click delete and confirm on every message individually is a pain
- No push notifications
- After a while, no more notifications, need to log out and in again
- Double notifications bug since iOS 26
- Notifications aren’t showing up in banners or on the lock screen - only inside the app
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- Cannot get push notify for my iPhone
- Time stamps don't match
- Sometimes glitches when switching from http to https
- App keeps checking “Update app” and keeps prompting please update
- Set up the details as requested (https connections fail unless you specify port 443 for some reason). Get to the screen showing “environment” and gets stuck with the loading animation on the top right.
- No notifications actually get delivered unless you open the app or having it running in the foreground.
- Put in URL. Click continue and nothing happens
- Cellphone doesn’t send a notification to tell me the event. I should open the app to see.
- All notification times and dates are time of app opening
- Error fetching registration token: Token: empty
- Asks me to update, but both backend and ios app are up to date.
- Not working anymore
- App is still broken, keeps prompting it needs an update (despite being on the latest version)
Requested features
6 requests- Option to select and delete multiple messages
- Ability to delete the currently viewed message
- Swipe to delete message
- Low priority notifications set to mute
- More options to customize views
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- English description on App Store
In-app purchases
Lancelot
No in-app purchases
iGotify
- Kauf mir ein kühles Getränk$1.99
