Notifya vs NetForge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notifya
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DETECT - ALERT - PROTECT Notifya is the is the world’s first app that has the ability to reliably detect the opening of a door by using your device’s sensor to monitor the pressure wave that opening a door causes, and can do so even with background noise such as music or TV. Want to know exactly when or how many times your door is opened? Need to know when a customer has came in? Want make sure children aren’t opening doors? Well Notifya can keep a 24 hour ear out for you and alert you each time a door is opened or shut. No more sleepless nights. No more missing a delivery! Not with Notifya. You don’t need any special setup or positioning. Your device can be hidden out of sight, allowing you to monitor your entrance without risking the device being interfered with. FEATURES: - Reliably detect doors opening, even throughout a whole house! - Works on most smartphone models - Alerts are logged with time, date and signal strength - Notifya Pro users can sync multiple devices and receive alerts on remote devices - Simple and easy to use PRIVACY: No audio is permanently recorded or stored anywhere. Period. Notifya analyses audio in real time and no personal information is ever gathered. UPGRADE: If you’d like to remove ads, add other devices, and unlock more features, you can upgrade to Notifya Pro within the app with a simple, one-off purchase.
NetForge
This app provides over 60 industry-standard network diagnostic tools for engineers. It offers a one-time purchase for lifetime access to all features, including connectivity tests, email server analysis, and vendor command references.
- 60+ industry-standard network diagnostics
- DNS, Ping, WHOIS, TLS inspection
- Subnet calculator
- Traceroute and TCP port scanning
- Email server and VoIP testing
- Offline vendor command references
- One-tap diagnostic workflows (Recipes)
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NetForge is the network engineer's pocket toolkit — 60+ industry-standard diagnostics in a single iOS app, with no subscription, no ads, and no recurring fees. Pay once, use forever. WHAT'S FREE • DNS Lookup — A, AAAA, MX, TXT, CNAME, NS, SOA records • Ping — ICMP echo with packet loss + latency stats • Public IP / ASN — your external address and provider in one tap • Subnet Calculator — IPv4 + IPv6 CIDR math, wildcard masks, host counts, binary view • TLS Certificate Inspector — certificate chain, expiry, SAN, signature algorithm, grade • WHOIS Lookup — IANA referral chain for any domain or IP WHAT NETFORGE PRO UNLOCKS ($19.99 one-time) Connectivity & Performance • Traceroute (ICMP + UDP) • TCP port scan with banner grab • Speed test (download / upload / latency) • Cloud region pinger (AWS / GCP / Azure latency comparison) • HTTP latency benchmark with full timing breakdown Email Server Suite • SMTP probe with STARTTLS detection • IMAP / POP3 reachability • SPF, DMARC, DKIM analyzer • Email header parser • RBL / blacklist checker Microsoft 365 & Active Directory • Autodiscover (V2 + DNS lookup paths) • ActiveSync probe • Exchange Web Services probe • Office 365 service endpoints • AD port suite (Kerberos, LDAP, GC, RPC, SMB) • LDAP probe with anonymous bind • OpenID Connect discovery • RADIUS + TACACS+ authentication probes VoIP & Conferencing • SIP OPTIONS ping • STUN binding test (NAT type detection) • MOS / R-Factor calculator • Microsoft Teams network test • Zoom network test • Cisco Unified Communications port reference Vendor Command References Quick offline references for the syntax engineers actually need: • Cisco IOS / NX-OS • Juniper Junos • Palo Alto PAN-OS • Fortinet FortiOS • MikroTik RouterOS • Aruba ArubaOS / AOS-CX • Ubiquiti UniFi / EdgeOS Security & Web • HTTP request inspector (full headers + body) • Security headers grader (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame, more) • CDN detection • Cisco Type 7 password decoder Reference Tools • MAC OUI lookup (offline IEEE database) • IANA port reference • RFC quick-find • Linux networking cheatsheet • STP topology calculator • Database connectivity probe (MySQL, Postgres, Redis, Mongo, MSSQL, Oracle, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, CouchDB) • Bonjour / mDNS browser • Wake-on-LAN Recipes Chain multiple tools into one-tap diagnostic workflows: • Domain Health Check (DNS + TLS + headers + CDN) • Email Security Audit (SPF + DMARC + MX) • Mail Server Reachability • Office 365 Connectivity • VoIP Readiness • Domain Controller Sweep • Web Performance Audit Pro features include unlimited workspaces, saved targets, full run history, and every tool added in future updates. WHY ONE-TIME PRICING Network engineers don't want a subscription tax for a tool they use a few times a week. Pay $19.99 once. Use it forever. Future tools and updates included. PRIVACY NetForge runs every diagnostic on your device. Your queries don't go to a NetForge backend — they go directly from your iPhone to the host you're testing. We don't collect telemetry, we don't sell data, and we don't have ads. Privacy Policy: https://andyarevalo.com/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://andyarevalo.com/terms.html Support: https://andyarevalo.com/support.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NetForge at weekly against Notifya's every 30 months. Notifya's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Notifya sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and NetForge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Notifya ships an update every 30 months, NetForge weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notifya | NetForge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SUPERSENSE | Andy Arevalo |
In-app purchases
Notifya
- Notifya Premium$0.99
- Testing unlock$7.99
NetForge
- NetForge Pro$19.99









