ntfy vs TailChat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Send notifications via REST API
- Subscribe to topics
- Publish messages via HTTP
- Integrates with Bash/PowerShell
- Free and open source client
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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
TailChat
A secure, server-less instant messaging application that uses mesh networking for direct peer-to-peer communication. It offers end-to-end encryption for private conversations without the need for a central server.
- Server-less architecture
- Direct peer-to-peer messaging
- End-to-end encryption
- WireGuard security
- Mesh network integration
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A server-less secure instant messaging chat app based on the Tailscale or Cylonix mesh network. No server to sign into and all messages are sent directly to the peer. End to end encryption with WireGuard.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: ntfy at 499 against TailChat's 1. TailChat's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TailChat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ntfy has 499 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | ntfy | TailChat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (499 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 499 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philipp Heckel | EZBLOCK INC |
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
TailChat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ntfy
No in-app purchases
TailChat
No in-app purchases
