Comparison

Notifya vs PVE

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

Head to head
About

Notifya

Features
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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.

About

PVE

Features
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PVE-Backup-Server is the native iOS client for Proxmox Backup Server. Monitor datastores, snapshots, and jobs directly from your iPhone or iPad β€” whether at home on your LAN or remotely via VPN. DASHBOARD All key metrics at a glance: CPU usage, memory, uptime, and PBS version. Always know how your backup server is performing. DATASTORES Overview of all datastores with current usage, used and available storage. Namespace support for structured backup organization. SNAPSHOTS & BACKUP GROUPS All backups with hostname, type, and date at a glance. Groups with readable names, verify individual snapshots or delete them selectively. JOBS Backup jobs and prune jobs at a glance. Status of the last run, next scheduled execution, and direct execution from within the app. TASK LOGS Full logs of running and completed tasks in real time. Spot errors immediately without SSH or the web interface. DISKS & SMART Overview of all disks with model, type, size, health status (PASSED/FAILED), wearout, and temperature. React to failures early. AI ASSISTANT Built-in AI assistant with support for Claude (Anthropic), ChatGPT (OpenAI), and local LLMs (OpenAI-compatible). Ask questions about your PBS environment, trigger jobs or verify datastores β€” all by voice or text. Critical actions (start backup, verify, garbage collection) are always protected by a confirmation prompt. PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Get notified about failed backup jobs and completed tasks β€” always up to date without opening the app. HOME SCREEN WIDGET Shows the fill level of your datastores directly on the Home Screen β€” as a small or medium widget. SECURE & PRIVATE API tokens and credentials are stored encrypted in the iOS Keychain. No data is shared with third parties. Supports self-signed certificates and custom ports. COMPATIBILITY - Proxmox Backup Server 2.x and 3.x - Token authentication (API Token) - Username/password authentication - Self-signed certificates (fingerprint pinning)

Screenshots

Notifya3 screens
PVE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PVE at none against Notifya's 2. Notifya's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Notifya sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. PVE asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Notifya versus PVE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotifyaPVE
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size13 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSUPERSENSEJan Hendrik Ellermann

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Notifya

One-time2
  • Notifya Premium$0.99
  • Testing unlock$7.99
None

PVE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notifya free?
Notifya is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PVE free?
PVE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Notifya or PVE have ads?
Neither Notifya nor PVE shows ads.

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