ntfy vs Titanium Passkey
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
Titanium Passkey
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Titanium Passkey is an offline FIDO2 / WebAuthn credential provider for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Every private key lives inside the Secure Enclave and never leaves it. Every sign-in is gated by Face ID or Touch ID, enforced in hardware. WHY TITANIUM PASSKEY? • Passkeys bound to silicon — never replicated to a vendor cloud you don't control • No account, no sign-up, no subscription — install and use • Works with every passkey-capable site: GitHub, Google, your bank, self-hosted apps • A stolen phone signs nothing — biometric enrollment gates the private key at the hardware level • Zero telemetry, zero analytics, zero tracking SDKs in the binary • Sign in on any desktop — Windows, Mac, Linux, Chromebook. On the browser's passkey prompt, choose "Use a Device Nearby" / "Other Options" and scan the QR code with your iPhone. Your phone stays the authenticator; the desktop never sees your key. HOW IT WORKS Enable Titanium Passkey under Settings → Passwords → Use Passwords and Passkeys from. When a site requests a passkey, iOS routes the challenge to the extension. The extension wakes, Face ID or Touch ID unlocks the key inside the Secure Enclave, the assertion is signed on-chip, and handed back. You're signed in. WEBAUTHN SUPPORT • ES256 (COSE -7) over WebAuthn — the baseline every passkey-capable site supports • PRF extension (hmac-secret) for encrypted data binding • Conditional mediation — silently offer passkey sign-in without interrupting the user • Fast authentication — skip the picker when only one passkey matches STORAGE & KEYS • EC P-256 keys created with kSecAttrTokenIDSecureEnclave — not extractable by the app, iOS, or Apple • Gated by biometryCurrentSet + privateKeyUsage — re-enrolling Face ID invalidates keys • Keychain marked AfterFirstUnlockThisDeviceOnly — excluded from iCloud, iTunes, and Finder backups • Optional multi-device tier for iCloud Keychain sync, off by default, trade-offs explained in-app PRIVACY • The Credential Provider extension has no network entitlement — it cannot reach the internet • No account, no email, no cloud • No telemetry, no analytics, no ad identifiers • Attestation uses the 'none' format — we don't uniquely identify your device to relying parties • Anonymous crash reports only if you've opted in via iOS Settings No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. Just passkeys, bound to silicon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ntfy at Free against Titanium Passkey's $4.99. ntfy also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On 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
ntfy is free to download; Titanium Passkey costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ntfy ships an update fortnightly, Titanium Passkey every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ntfy | Titanium Passkey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (425 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 425 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philipp Heckel | Pavel Kanzelsberger |
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
Titanium Passkey
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ntfy
No in-app purchases
Titanium Passkey
No in-app purchases









