Comparison

Notify.app vs Backend Pulse

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

Head to head

Notify.app

Notification Center App

Server availability monitoring

Free

🔧 Utilities

No ratingsView app →

About

Notify.app

Features

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Notify is not a reminder app. It is not an automation platform. It is the simplest way to get notified when anything you care about happens — whether that is a Bitcoin price drop, a medication time, a server going down, or a deadline approaching.

About

Backend Pulse

Features

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Heartbeat Hero is a server and API availability monitoring tool built for developers and DevOps teams. It sends periodic heartbeats to keep you informed of service health in real time, triggers automatic alerts when anomalies occur, and delivers notifications across multiple platforms. Key features: - Monitor any server or API; freely set check intervals and thresholds - Instant anomaly alerts for rapid incident response - Historical metrics and trend analysis for complete visibility into service health - Clean, intuitive UI that gets you started in minutes - Data security guaranteed with a transparent privacy policy Whether you’re an indie developer or an enterprise ops team, Heartbeat Hero keeps your services protected. Download now and experience intelligent monitoring made simple.

Screenshots

Notify.app4 screens

Backend Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notify.app at none against Backend Pulse's 1. Backend Pulse's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Backend Pulse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Notify.app asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notify.app ships an update every 14 months, Backend Pulse fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level

Notify.app versus Backend Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Notify.app	Backend Pulse
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 14 months	Fortnightly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	15.1	13.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	19 MB	26 MB
Age rating	4+	12+
Developer	Robert Adrian Cimpoesu	Hangzhou Lushi Yuye Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Notify.app

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Backend Pulse

One-time1

One-Month VIP$0.99

Questions

Is Notify.app free?

Notify.app is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Backend Pulse free?

Backend Pulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do Notify.app or Backend Pulse have ads?

Neither Notify.app nor Backend Pulse shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Notify.app or Backend Pulse?

Notify.app ships an update every 14 months, and Backend Pulse fortnightly. Most recently, Notify.app was updated on October 8, 2026 and Backend Pulse on September 30, 2026.