BlueNotify vs Bluesky Toolbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlueNotify
Receive instant push notifications whenever individuals you follow on Bluesky publish new content. This service operates without requiring your password, ensuring a secure and convenient way to stay updated.
- Push notifications for new posts
- Follower-specific alerts
- No password required
- Real-time updates
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Get push notifications when the people you follow on Bluesky post something. No password required.
Bluesky Toolbox
This app provides in-depth analytics for your social media presence, helping you track follower growth, engagement, and content performance. Optimize your strategy with detailed charts, unfollow monitoring, and an engagement leaderboard. Manage multiple accounts and customize widgets for quick insights.
- Track follower growth
- Monitor unfollows
- Analyze post performance
- Engagement Leaderboard
- Contribution heatmap
- Manage multiple accounts
- Customizable widgets
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SkyDeck is the premier tool for Bluesky users to analyze their social presence, track follower growth, and optimize their content strategy. Whether you’re a casual poster or a power networker, SkyDeck provides unparalleled insights into your Bluesky performance. Monitor unfollows, explore engagement trends, and make data-driven decisions to boost your reach. — SkyDeck Features — · Track follower growth with interactive charts and historical timelines. · Monitor daily follower changes with detailed 7- and 30-day breakdowns. · View and manage new followers in a dedicated list with profile insights. · Track unfollows: see the current number of unfollows on your dashboard and browse a detailed list of who unfollowed you. · Analyze post performance, including likes, reposts, replies, and quotes. · Explore your most engaging posts of the week, month, or custom timeframe. · Discover which users interact most with your content via the Engagement Leaderboard. · Contribution heatmap: visualize your posting activity over time. · View public Bluesky profiles, including verification status and basic stats. · Follow, unfollow, or block users directly within the app. · Manage multiple Bluesky accounts from one intuitive interface. · Sign in with Bluesky via OAuth – secure, modern login, no app password needed. · Sign in with any custom Personal Data Server (PDS), not just bsky.social. · Create and customize widgets for at-a-glance insights on your home screen. · Sync status indicators and manual refresh controls ensure full data transparency. — Pro Features — · Access extended historical data beyond 30 days. · Multi-account support: add and manage multiple Bluesky accounts. · Engagement metrics weighted by recency for more accurate insights. · Additional premium features in development. — LEGAL — · View our terms of service here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ · View our privacy policy here: https://getskydeck.app/Privacy/ Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. Manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BlueNotify at 86% against Bluesky Toolbox's 0%. BlueNotify also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Bluesky Toolbox's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). 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
Both are free to download. Bluesky Toolbox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. BlueNotify asks for nothing beyond the download.
BlueNotify holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BlueNotify has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of BlueNotify's written reviews are positive against 0% of Bluesky Toolbox's.
BlueNotify ships an update fortnightly, Bluesky Toolbox every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | BlueNotify | Bluesky Toolbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (29 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Austin Joseph Witherspoon | Michael Freiwald |
Customer experience
BlueNotify
Bluesky Toolbox
In-app purchases
BlueNotify
No in-app purchases
Bluesky Toolbox
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Annual$24.991 Year
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