ntfy vs Umami
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
Umami
Access your website's traffic and insights on the go with this clean and fast mobile client. View real-time visitor activity, sessions, referrers, and more, all from a native iPhone and iPad interface. Manage multiple accounts and instances seamlessly.
- Realtime visitor activity
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- Daily/weekly reports via Shortcuts
- On-device summaries
- Multiple Umami accounts/instances
- Website and team management
- Secure credential storage
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Your analytics deserve better than a tiny browser tab. Umami: Website Analytics is a clean, fast iPhone and iPad client for the Umami analytics platform. Connect Umami Cloud or a self-hosted Umami instance, then check the numbers that matter without opening a desktop dashboard. Built for developers, founders, site owners, and small teams, Umami brings your traffic, sessions, events, referrers, devices, countries, and realtime activity into a mobile interface designed for repeat use. FEATURES - Realtime visitor activity - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Daily or weekly reports through Shortcuts automations - On-device summaries with Apple Intelligence on supported devices - Sessions, events, referrers, countries, browsers, devices, and pages - Multiple Umami accounts and instances - Umami Cloud and self-hosted Umami support - Website and team management from the app - Secure credential storage using the system keychain - Native iPhone and iPad experience Your Umami analytics data connects directly to your configured Umami instance. The app is a mobile client for your existing Umami setup. The app requires a one-time purchase or a monthly/yearly subscription to use. The yearly subscription includes a trial. Privacy Policy: https://umamiapp.djdev.me/privacy Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ntfy at none against Umami's 3. ntfy also leads on ratings volume (452 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Umami's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Umami sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.89 per month. ntfy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Umami 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ntfy ships an update fortnightly, Umami every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ntfy | Umami |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (452 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 452 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philipp Heckel | Diljit Singh |
Customer experience
ntfy
Umami
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
Umami
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ntfy
No in-app purchases
Umami
- Umami Monthly$0.891 Month
- Umami Mobile Yearly7 Days trial$8.991 Year
- Umami Lifetime$17.99









