Comparison

brrr vs DowntimeTruth

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

Head to head
About

brrr

Trigger notifications on your devices via HTTP requests from scripts, automations, or servers. This app offers a simple webhook for instant alerts, image attachments, and on-device history, integrating with Focus filters for context-aware delivery.

Highlights
  • Trigger notifications via HTTP requests
  • Send alerts to all or single devices
  • Open links directly from notifications
  • Attach images to notifications
  • On-device notification history
  • Focus filter integration
Features
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Trigger notifications from anything that can send an HTTP request: agents, scripts, automations, CI jobs, servers, smart home setups, or personal tools. No dashboard. No account setup. No unnecessary complexity. Just a small webhook that works. With brrr, you can: • Send notifications to all your devices or a single device • Trigger notifications from agents, scripts, and automations • Break through mute and Focus mode with critical notifications • Open links directly from notifications • Attach images to notifications • Keep an on-device notification history • Decide when notifications appear using Focus filters GREAT FOR AGENTS brrr is useful for agents and automations. Have an agent notify you when it is waiting for input, when a task finishes, when a run fails, when a deploy completes, or when something needs your attention immediately. FOCUS FRIENDLY brrr integrates with Focus filters so you can decide which notifications are allowed in different contexts. For example, allow work notifications during Work Focus while muting everything else. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Webhook secrets are generated on-device, and data stays tied to your iCloud account. brrr stores only what is required to verify webhook requests and deliver notifications through Apple Push Notification Service. Notification contents are not stored on the backend, and on-device history stays on your device. WHO IT’S FOR If you want a big dashboard packed with options and complexity, this probably is not for you. If you want a clean, fast way to make your devices go brrr, you will feel at home. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DowntimeTruth

Receive instant alerts when your website experiences downtime and when it becomes accessible again. This tool allows you to continuously monitor the uptime of any website directly from your mobile device. Schedule checks to ensure constant vigilance over your online presence.

Highlights
  • Instant downtime notifications
  • Recovery alerts
  • Track any website's uptime
  • Scheduled checks
  • Continuous monitoring
  • iOS compatible
Features
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Get notified the instant your website goes down and when it comes back online. Track any website's downtime! No excuses! Track the uptime of any of your websites using IOS! Schedule checks for continuous monitoring ! For Terms of Use: https://schma052.github.io/PrivacyPolicy/

Screenshots

brrr4 screens
DowntimeTruth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DowntimeTruth at 5.0 against brrr's 4.5. DowntimeTruth also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). brrr's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and chart position (#87 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. brrr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and DowntimeTruth sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DowntimeTruth holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: brrr has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

brrr ships an update every 2 weeks, DowntimeTruth every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
brrr versus DowntimeTruth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbrrrDowntimeTruth
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (15 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#87 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon B. StøvringMatthew Schorr

Customer experience

brrr

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%

DowntimeTruth

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

brrr

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
1 purchases

DowntimeTruth

Subscriptions1
  • DowntimeTruth Pro$3.991 Month

Questions

Is brrr free?
brrr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DowntimeTruth free?
DowntimeTruth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, brrr or DowntimeTruth?
DowntimeTruth is rated higher. brrr averages 4.5 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while DowntimeTruth averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do brrr or DowntimeTruth have ads?
Neither brrr nor DowntimeTruth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, brrr or DowntimeTruth?
brrr ships an update every 2 weeks, and DowntimeTruth every 3 days. Most recently, brrr was updated on October 25, 2026 and DowntimeTruth on October 22, 2026.

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