Comparison

ntfy vs Skip Showcase

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

Head to head
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

About

Skip Showcase

Explore a comprehensive catalog of UI components built with a cross-platform development tool. See how Swift and SwiftUI code translates to native experiences on different mobile platforms. Ideal for comparing component behavior and implementation across devices.

Highlights
  • Interactive UI component catalog
  • Cross-platform Swift/SwiftUI development showcase
  • Native component comparison
  • Wide range of SwiftUI features covered
  • Open-source code available
  • Demonstrates UI translation to native controls
Features
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Skip Showcase is a comprehensive, interactive catalog of user interface components built with Skip, the cross-platform development tool that lets you write one app in Swift and SwiftUI and run it natively on all mobile platforms. This app is written entirely in Swift and SwiftUI. On iOS, it runs as a standard native SwiftUI app. On other platforms, the same Swift code is compiled natively using the official Swift SDK for other platforms, and Skip's SkipUI framework translates SwiftUI views into Jetpack Compose, producing a genuinely native experience. Skip Showcase is the ideal way to compare how SwiftUI components look and behave across both platforms. Install the app on both devices to see exactly how Skip maps SwiftUI to native controls elsewhere, using the same Swift source code on both platforms. The app covers a wide range of SwiftUI features, including: - UI Controls: Button, Toggle, Slider, Stepper, Picker, DatePicker, TextField, SecureField, TextEditor, Menu, and more - Layout: Stacks, Grid, Form, List, ScrollView, GeometryReader, ViewThatFits, SafeArea, and Frame - Navigation: NavigationStack, TabView, Sheet, ConfirmationDialog, Alert, Toolbar, and Link - Graphics: Shape, Gradient, Shadow, Blur, BlendMode, Mask, Animation, Transition, and Color effects - State Management: @State, @Observable, @Environment, Preference keys, FocusState, and Timer - Text and Media: Text styling, SF Symbols, Image, VideoPlayer, Lottie animations, and Localization - Platform Integration: Haptic feedback, Pasteboard, ShareLink, Searchable, WebView, Map, SQL, and Keychain Skip Showcase is open source. Browse the source code at https://github.com/skiptools/skipapp-showcase-fuse to see how each component is implemented. Learn more about Skip at https://skip.dev

Screenshots

ntfy2 screens
Skip Showcase4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: ntfy at 452 against Skip Showcase's 2. ntfy also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Skip Showcase's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Skip Showcase holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ntfy has 452 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ntfy ships an update fortnightly, Skip Showcase weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ntfy versus Skip Showcase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterntfySkip Showcase
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (452 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings452 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilipp HeckelThe App Fair Project Inc

Customer experience

ntfy

All ratings452 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral1.5%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews171 reviews
Positive78.4%
Neutral5.8%
Negative15.8%

Skip Showcase

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

Skip Showcase

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ntfy

No in-app purchases

None

Skip Showcase

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ntfy free?
ntfy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skip Showcase free?
Skip Showcase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ntfy or Skip Showcase?
Skip Showcase is rated higher. ntfy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 452 ratings, while Skip Showcase averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ntfy or Skip Showcase have ads?
Neither ntfy nor Skip Showcase shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ntfy or Skip Showcase?
ntfy ships an update fortnightly, and Skip Showcase weekly. Most recently, ntfy was updated on October 15, 2026 and Skip Showcase on October 10, 2026.

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