Comparison

Echobell vs Squab

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

Head to head
About

Echobell

This app ensures you never miss critical alerts by transforming webhooks, emails, and API calls into immediate notifications, including automated phone calls. It offers flexible triggers and advanced alert types for urgent updates.

Highlights
  • Automated phone call alerts
  • Webhook, API, and email triggers
  • iOS Time-Sensitive alerts
  • Customizable notification channels
  • Conditional logic for alerts
  • Team subscriptions for alerts
Features
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Echobell turns a webhook, an API call, or an email into a notification you can't miss — including a real phone call that rings through Silent Mode and Focus. HOW IT WORKS Create a channel, point any service at its trigger URL or email address, and pick how urgent it is: a normal push, a Time-Sensitive alert, or a phone call. FEATURES - Phone call alerts. An automated voice call reads the message aloud. It rings on your iPhone and natively on your Apple Watch, even when the app is closed. - Trigger from anywhere. Webhook, API, or a unique email address — Grafana, TradingView, IFTTT, Zapier, Home Assistant, or your own script. - Templates. Build the title and body from the payload your service sends. - Conditions. Notify only when it matters, like status == "error" or price > 50000. - Channels and subscriptions. Share a channel with your team; everyone picks their own urgency. - Direct keys. Fire a one-off alert without setting up a channel. WHO IT'S FOR On-call developers watching servers, deploys, and CI. Traders following price and strategy alerts. Anyone who needs a specific email or smart-home event to actually reach them. Premium unlocks phone call notifications, unlimited channels, and unlimited direct keys. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://echobell.one/privacy

About

Squab

This utility app allows you to send yourself custom push notifications and schedule reminders directly to your lock screen. It features a built-in timer with Live Activities support and unique retro-themed widgets for your home screen. Designed for simplicity and privacy, it operates entirely offline.

Highlights
  • Send custom push notifications
  • Schedule lock screen reminders
  • Live Activities timer
  • Retro 3D home screen widgets
  • Offline notification testing
  • Privacy-focused, on-device operation
Features
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Take control of your lock screen with Squab, the simple utility designed to help you remember what matters. Whether you need a focus timer or a quick way to send yourself notification reminders, Squab puts you in control. Why Squab? Most reminder apps are too complicated. Squab acts as a direct push notification sender, allowing you to write your own alerts and schedule them to arrive exactly when you need them. It is perfect for setting reminders, building habits, or simply testing how notifications look on your device. Key Features: Send Yourself Notifications: Write a custom title and body, pick a time, and schedule it. It works just like a real push alert, but entirely offline and controlled by you. Timer & Live Activities: Stay on track with a built-in timer that lives right on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Retro Aesthetics: Customize your Home Screen with unique, low-poly 3D widgets that give your phone a nostalgic-era vibe. Developer Friendly: Use Squab as a local push notification sender to test alert layouts and timing without setting up a server. Perfect For: Scheduling quick reminders for tasks or meds. Sending yourself affirmations or motivational quotes. Getting out of awkward situations by scheduling a "fake" notification. Developers needing a quick notification tester. Privacy First: Squab operates entirely on your device. We do not track your data, and your notifications never leave your phone. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://vusal.me/squab/privacy

Screenshots

Echobell4 screens
Squab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Squab at none against Echobell's 2. Squab also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Echobell's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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. Echobell sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Squab asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Squab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Echobell versus Squab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEchobellSquab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDippod LLCIqbal Imranli

Customer experience

Echobell

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Squab

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Echobell

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium Annual14 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Squab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Echobell free?
Echobell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Squab free?
Squab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Echobell or Squab?
Squab is rated higher. Echobell averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Squab averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Echobell or Squab have ads?
Neither Echobell nor Squab shows ads.

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