Comparison

Playbook vs Pocket Notifier

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

Head to head
About

Playbook

Access and manage your creative files seamlessly across all your devices. Share your work, get feedback on the go, and post directly to social media from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Seamless cross-device file access
  • Share work and receive feedback
  • Post directly to social media
  • On-the-go creative file management
  • Beautifully view and find files
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You asked and we answered: it’s finally here! The Playbook Mobile App is now available on iOS so you can see everything and find anything, beautifully, anywhere. Share your work and receive feedback while you’re on the go, seamlessly access your creative files across devices, and even post to social media - all from your Playbook. Happy Playbookin’! Psst… tag us on social media at @playbook_hq to let people know that it’s time to make the switch to Playbook! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://www.playbook.com/privacy

About

Pocket Notifier

Features
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Pocket Notifier turns just about anything — a server, a script, a cron job, a home-automation rule, a CI pipeline, a webhook — into a push notification on your iPhone and iPad. No code needed on the receiving end. How it works: 1. Create a notification group and get a unique API key. 2. Have any system send an HTTP POST to /api/notify with your key. 3. The notification arrives instantly on your devices. Features: • Unlimited notification groups, each with its own API key • Full notification history, with a home-screen widget for the latest • Mute individual groups per device when you want quiet • Teams (Premium): share a group so notifications reach every member Free plan: 100 notifications per month, 3 devices, 3 notification groups. Premium: a one-time purchase that unlocks unlimited notifications, devices, and groups, plus Teams.

Screenshots

Playbook4 screens
Pocket Notifier4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Playbook at 15.1 against Pocket Notifier's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Playbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $18.00 per month and Pocket Notifier sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Playbook ships an update weekly, Pocket Notifier every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Playbook versus Pocket Notifier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaybookPocket Notifier
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (117 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings117 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlaybook.comVanmo IT AB

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Playbook

Subscriptions2
  • Playbook Pro$18.001 Month
  • Playbook Team$250.001 Month
1 purchases

Pocket Notifier

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Playbook free?
Playbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Notifier free?
Pocket Notifier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Playbook or Pocket Notifier have ads?
Neither Playbook nor Pocket Notifier shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Playbook or Pocket Notifier?
Playbook ships an update weekly, and Pocket Notifier every 5 days. Most recently, Playbook was updated on October 20, 2026 and Pocket Notifier on October 7, 2026.

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