Comparison

ntfy vs Drawing Studio

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

Drawing Studio

This app combines freehand sketching, structured diagrams, and professional visuals into a unified workspace for knowledge management. Organize notes with folders, revisit past versions, and sync across Apple devices via iCloud. Export your creations in PNG or SVG formats.

Highlights
  • Unified workspace for sketching and diagrams
  • Supports Excalidraw, Mermaid, and draw.io
  • Folder organization
  • Auto version history
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Export to PNG/SVG
Features
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Draw, organize, and create with AI. Drawing Studio brings draw.io, Excalidraw, and Mermaid editing together with AI diagram generation and editing. Sketch by hand, build structured diagrams, or write diagrams as code. Use a prompt to create a diagram or a conversation to update an existing one. Keep your documents organized with folders, version history, and iCloud sync. THREE EDITORS, ONE DOCUMENT WORKSPACE • Excalidraw: hand-drawn-style sketches, whiteboards, and visual notes with shapes, text, and arrows. • draw.io: structured diagrams for systems, processes, UML, and technical documentation. • Mermaid: diagrams as code, including flowcharts, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, and Gantt charts. Drawing and editing do not require AI setup. Work directly in the editor, create with AI, or combine both approaches in the same document. FROM A PROMPT TO AN EDITABLE DIAGRAM Ask for a first draft instead of starting from a blank canvas: • "Create a flowchart for an order, from payment to delivery." • "Draw a sequence diagram for a user signing in." • "Make a mind map for planning a product launch." Keep working on the same drawing. Ask AI to add an exception path, rename steps, or reorganize a section. The assistant can read and update the current document, so the result is an editable diagram, not just an image or a reply to copy elsewhere. KEEP YOUR WORK ORGANIZED • Group drawings into folders by project or topic. • Revisit earlier versions with document history. • Keep AI conversations associated with each drawing. • Sync your work across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud. • Export diagrams as PNG or SVG to share with others. BUILT FOR IDEAS THAT NEED EXPLAINING Map a business process, explain a software architecture, plan a project, or turn study notes into a visual outline. Move from a rough draft to a diagram you can refine and reuse. CHOOSE YOUR AI MODEL AI use requires a configured, compatible model; availability and results depend on the model and provider. Third-party services may require an account and charge for usage separately. YOUR DOCUMENTS AND AI REQUESTS Documents are stored locally and can sync through iCloud. When you use a cloud AI provider, your prompts and document content needed for the task are sent to that provider for processing. Its terms and privacy policy apply. Review generated diagrams before relying on or sharing them.

Screenshots

ntfy2 screens
Drawing Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ntfy at 4.7 against Drawing Studio's 3.5. ntfy also leads on ratings volume (491 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Drawing Studio's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 79%). 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

ntfy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ntfy has 491 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of ntfy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Drawing Studio's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ntfy ships an update fortnightly, Drawing Studio every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ntfy versus Drawing Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterntfyDrawing Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (491 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings491 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilipp Heckel兴驰 马

Customer experience

ntfy

All ratings469 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral1.7%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative15.4%

Drawing Studio

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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

Drawing Studio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ntfy

No in-app purchases

None

Drawing Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ntfy free?
ntfy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drawing Studio free?
Drawing Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ntfy or Drawing Studio?
ntfy is rated higher. ntfy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 491 ratings, while Drawing Studio averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do ntfy or Drawing Studio have ads?
Neither ntfy nor Drawing Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ntfy or Drawing Studio?
ntfy ships an update fortnightly, and Drawing Studio every 9 days. Most recently, ntfy was updated on November 7, 2026 and Drawing Studio on October 30, 2026.

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