PushDeer vs Xlist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PushDeer
This app allows users to register devices and generate push keys for sending messages. It integrates with Apple accounts for easy login and provides an API for programmatic message delivery.
- Apple account login
- Device registration
- Push key generation
- API for message pushing
- Cross-device support
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使用apple账户登入，在设备页面注册设备，再进入key页面生成pushkey。之后就可以通过 https://api2.pushdeer.com/message/push?pushkey=pushkey&text=想要推送的文字 来推送消息
Xlist
Manage and preview files from multiple Alist servers. Supports online viewing of various document and video formats, along with essential file operations like downloading and renaming.
- Manage multiple Alist servers
- Online file previewing
- Video and document format support
- File download, rename, move, copy
- Background download function
- Subtitle plugin support
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Xlist is an Alist client where you can configure multiple Alist servers for file management and previewing, supporting online previewing of multiple video formats and document formats. - Support downloading, renaming, moving and copying of files. - Supports online preview of files in doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, pdf formats. - Supports online preview of most videos such as mp4, mkv, avi, flv, etc. Also supports srt and vtt subtitle plugins. - Support jpg, png, gif and other formats of pictures online preview. - Background download function, you can open the preview file with other apps after the download is completed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PushDeer at 4.8 against Xlist's 4.2. PushDeer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (90% vs 71%). Xlist's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Xlist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PushDeer asks for nothing beyond the download.
PushDeer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 42 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of PushDeer's written reviews are positive against 71% of Xlist's.
PushDeer ships an update every 3 weeks, Xlist every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PushDeer | Xlist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (43 ratings) — better | 4.2 (42 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.7% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 42 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fangtangjun (Chongqing) Technology Co., Ltd. | BeiJing Ziyu Technology Company Ltd. |
Customer experience
PushDeer
Xlist
In-app purchases
PushDeer
No in-app purchases
Xlist
- Xlist Premium$4.99
