Comparison

Pushover Notifications vs Wrist Wiggle

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

Wrist Wiggle

Features
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Wrist Wiggle turns your Apple Watch into a simple, playful distraction for supervised parent-worn moments with little ones. Tap the screen, drag the character, spin the Digital Crown, and watch the buddy bounce, wiggle, run away, and respond with gentle haptics. The experience is intentionally simple: no accounts, no ads, no tracking, no microphone, no camera, and no setup. Wrist Wiggle includes an in-app parent guard with a visible Hold Exit control, so accidental taps stay focused on the play surface. It does not disable Apple Watch system buttons, system gestures, notifications, or emergency features. Designed for short, supervised parent-worn moments. Wrist Wiggle is not a teether or safety product.

Screenshots

Pushover Notifications4 screens
Wrist Wiggle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pushover Notifications at Free against Wrist Wiggle's $0.99. Pushover Notifications also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). Wrist Wiggle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On update cadence and ads 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

Pushover Notifications is free to download; Wrist Wiggle costs $0.99 up front. Pushover Notifications sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Wrist Wiggle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pushover Notifications ships an update every 4 weeks, Wrist Wiggle every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pushover Notifications versus Wrist Wiggle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPushover NotificationsWrist Wiggle
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (3.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPushover, LLCJoe Thomas

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

Wrist Wiggle

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
None

Wrist Wiggle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pushover Notifications free?
Pushover Notifications is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wrist Wiggle free?
Wrist Wiggle costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pushover Notifications or Wrist Wiggle have ads?
Neither Pushover Notifications nor Wrist Wiggle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pushover Notifications or Wrist Wiggle?
Pushover Notifications ships an update every 4 weeks, and Wrist Wiggle every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pushover Notifications was updated on October 26, 2026 and Wrist Wiggle on October 15, 2026.

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