Comparison

ntfy vs Titanium Passkey

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

Titanium Passkey

Features
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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.

Screenshots

ntfy2 screens
Titanium Passkey4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ntfy ships an update fortnightly, Titanium Passkey every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ntfy versus Titanium Passkey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterntfyTitanium Passkey
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (425 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings425 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilipp HeckelPavel 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

None

ntfy

No in-app purchases

None

Titanium Passkey

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ntfy free?
ntfy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Titanium Passkey free?
Titanium Passkey costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ntfy or Titanium Passkey have ads?
Neither ntfy nor Titanium Passkey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ntfy or Titanium Passkey?
ntfy ships an update fortnightly, and Titanium Passkey every 3 months. Most recently, ntfy was updated on September 24, 2026 and Titanium Passkey on September 13, 2026.

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