Pushover Notifications vs SMS Scheduler
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pushover Notifications
This service sends custom push notifications from various web apps, scripts, and devices directly to your iPhone, iPad, or desktop. It offers a free trial with a one-time purchase for unlimited usage, and includes an Apple Watch app for on-the-go alerts.
- Custom push notifications
- Web app integration
- Script and IoT device support
- Apple Watch app and complications
- API for custom app development
- Free 30-day trial
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Pushover is a simple push notification service that integrates easily into web apps like IFTTT, network monitoring systems, security cameras, shell scripts, IoT devices, webhooks, and anything else that needs to send alerts to your iPhone, iPad, Desktop, and other robot-like mobile devices. App has a free 30-day trial and unlimited usage beyond the trial requires a one-time in-app purchase. Pushover includes an Apple Watch app and complications so you can push custom data straight to your watch face with our Glances API. Visit https://pushover.net to find apps, plugins, and services that already natively support Pushover, or get a free API key for your own apps.
SMS Scheduler
Never forget to send important text messages again. Schedule SMS messages to be sent automatically on specific dates and times. Receive reminders to send or edit messages before they go out.
- Schedule SMS messages
- Receive reminders to send
- Edit or cancel scheduled messages
- Use own network provider
- No third-party involvement
- Absolute control over messages
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SMS Scheduler – Keeps You Updated All the times You want to text your friend s or family, but you always forget to send the test at the last moment? Well, if you are in such a situation, then it’s time to download and install a SMS scheduler onto your smartphone. Or, you often forget to wish your beloveds birthday, anniversary or any other important event, just schedule the SMS for that day and forget. Your wished will be sent as a SMS to them on the scheduled date. We has designed a terrific text schedule, which reminds the user to send txt. The SMS timer app works well with iPhone allows you to schedule SMS and it will remind you about the time when you decided to send that sms. SMS Scheduler App Features •With reminder: This SMS scheduler can send the SMS “With Reminder” so a notification is sent to the iPhone on the schedule date. It allows you to edit the scheduler SMS or cancel the message. •Freedom to review, delete and edit your scheduled SMS •Use your own network provider •No third party involvement •Absolute control over your scheduled message How to Use Using this text timer is extremely easy. Download SMS scheduler on to your iPhone, type messages, add recipient, mention date and time and tap on ‘DONE’. That’s it. OS Compatibility SMS scheduler app is compatible with all iOS. Download SMS timer and stay connected with your beloved forever. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pushover Notifications at 92% against SMS Scheduler's 13%. Pushover Notifications also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, 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. Pushover Notifications sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and SMS Scheduler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pushover Notifications holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.9K and 1.6K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Pushover Notifications's written reviews are positive against 13% of SMS Scheduler's.
Pushover Notifications ships an update every 4 weeks, SMS Scheduler every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Pushover Notifications | SMS Scheduler |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.9K ratings) — better | 3.3 (1.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.0% of reviews — better | 13.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | 1.6K |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pushover, LLC | An Banh |
Customer experience
Pushover Notifications
SMS Scheduler
User reviews
Pushover Notifications
From 3.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fantastic service
- 👍 Couldn't be easier
- 👍 Best App on my phone for awareness of energy efficient house
- 👍 Really good app
- 👍 Truly excellent
Room to improve
- 🐛 Stopped working after I paid for it
- 🐛 Hasn't worked yet
- 🐛 Charged twice for liscense
- 🐛 Needs volume for other things besides critical
- 🐛 Encrypted message
SMS Scheduler
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Straightforward app
- 🙅♀️ Doesn't require much interaction
- 🕰️ Useful for scheduling reminders
- 💻 Works on multiple platforms
Room to improve
- 🐛 Doesn't actually send messages automatically
- 🔍 Difficult to add contacts
- 🔄 Can't edit or delete scheduled messages
- 📢 Annoying notifications
- 🤖 Doesn't integrate with messaging apps
Bugs and requests
Pushover Notifications
Reported bugs
3 issues- Notifications not working after update
- Syncing issues causing crashes
- Notifications re-appearing after being deleted
Requested features
5 requests- Add a delete all notifications option
- Add support for custom notification sounds
- Add 24-hour time format option
- Improve Apple Watch notifications
- Add custom actions to notifications
SMS Scheduler
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to add contacts
- Scheduled messages not being sent
- Inconsistent behavior across platforms
Requested features
5 requests- Automatic message sending
- Ability to edit/delete scheduled messages
- Recurring scheduling options
- Contact integration
- Customizable notification settings
In-app purchases
Pushover Notifications
- Pushover License$4.99
- Tip$4.99
- Tip$9.99
SMS Scheduler
- Remove Ads$1.99
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