Comparison

Pushover Notifications vs Onesignal Push Notification

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Onesignal Push Notification

This utility app allows users to send push notifications via the OneSignal API. It offers a straightforward interface for developers and businesses to manage their notification campaigns. The app is free to download and use, with optional in-app purchases for premium features and ad removal.

Highlights
  • Send push notifications
  • Utilize OneSignal API
  • Manage notification campaigns
  • Free to download
  • Optional in-app purchases
Features
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You can send notifications using the Onesignal API through this application. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pushover Notifications4 screens
Onesignal Push Notification4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Pushover Notifications at 3.6K against Onesignal Push Notification's 1. Onesignal Push Notification's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pushover Notifications sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Onesignal Push Notification sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Onesignal Push Notification holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pushover Notifications has 3.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pushover Notifications versus Onesignal Push Notification: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPushover NotificationsOnesignal Push Notification
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.6K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.6K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB78 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPushover, LLCOkkes Aksoy

Customer experience

Pushover Notifications

All ratings3,641 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews427 reviews
Positive91.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative7.0%

Onesignal Push Notification

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Onesignal Push Notification

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pushover Notifications

One-time3
  • Pushover License$4.99
  • Tip$4.99
  • Tip$9.99
8 purchases

Onesignal Push Notification

Subscriptions8
  • 1 Months Remove Ads$0.991 Month
  • 1 Month Premium$1.991 Month
  • 3 Months Remove Ads$3.993 Months
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  • 3 Months Premium$4.993 Months
  • 6 Months Remove Ads$6.996 Months
  • 6 Months Premium$9.996 Months
  • 1 Years Remove Ads$12.991 Year
  • 1 Years Premium$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Pushover Notifications free?
Pushover Notifications is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Onesignal Push Notification free?
Onesignal Push Notification is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pushover Notifications or Onesignal Push Notification?
Onesignal Push Notification is rated higher. Pushover Notifications averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.6K ratings, while Onesignal Push Notification averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pushover Notifications or Onesignal Push Notification have ads?
Neither Pushover Notifications nor Onesignal Push Notification shows ads.

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