Comparison

ntfy vs VS Code Agent Dashboard

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

VS Code Agent Dashboard

Features
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Monitor, chat with, and control your AI coding agents from anywhere -- including from your phone. Send prompts to GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and other agents running in VS Code, view their responses in real time, and track every session, tool call, and token across all your machines.

Screenshots

ntfy2 screens
VS Code Agent Dashboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ntfy at 15.0 against VS Code Agent Dashboard's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ntfy versus VS Code Agent Dashboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterntfyVS Code Agent Dashboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (452 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings452 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilipp HeckelAmichai Schreiber

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

VS Code Agent Dashboard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ntfy

No in-app purchases

None

VS Code Agent Dashboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ntfy free?
ntfy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VS Code Agent Dashboard free?
VS Code Agent Dashboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ntfy or VS Code Agent Dashboard have ads?
Neither ntfy nor VS Code Agent Dashboard shows ads.

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