Comparison

NotiVR vs Karui Notifications

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

Head to head
About

NotiVR

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NotiVR allows you to wirelessly connect your iPhone to your SteamVR compatible headset. NOTE: NotiVR requires a desktop client to work (available on Steam). Setup is simple - just download the NotiVR iOS app and pair with your PC over Bluetooth. Your phone will automatically send any notifications to SteamVR. Plus you can check your notification history at any time without taking your headset off using the custom SteamVR dashboard overlay. Features: - Seamless notification mirroring from your iPhone - Quick and easy Bluetooth pairing - Desktop control panel with notification history and pairing controls - See your notification history in SteamVR

About

Karui Notifications

This app provides a unified notification history for all your applications, allowing you to view deleted messages and filter out spam. It offers VIP contact prioritization, emergency alarms, and auto-replies for specific situations. The app processes notifications privately on your device, ensuring your data remains secure.

Highlights
  • View unsent messages
  • Unified notification history
  • VIP contact prioritization
  • Emergency alarm feature
  • Spam and promotion filtering
  • Auto-reply functionality
  • Notification translation
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Karui sorts every notification the moment it arrives. Spam stays silent; friends and one-time codes get through. You can even read unsent messages. And emergencies wake you up, even on silent. Already keep notifications off? You might be missing a friend changing plans or an important delivery. Turn them back on: Karui lets those through and keeps promos from the same apps silent. Already using Focus modes? Karui builds on top of Focus. It judges each message, not just the app it came from, lets your VIPs through from any app, not just Apple’s, and adds what Focus can’t do: • Wake Me: people you choose can ring an alarm in an emergency, even when your iPhone is silenced. It depends on the Karui Shortcut running, so don’t rely on it alone. • Auto Reply tells your VIPs you’re driving, in a meeting, or asleep, and that you’ll reply later. • Deadline reminders: when a message asks for something by a certain day, Karui reminds you the day before. • Several quick messages from one person arrive as one notification. • Notifications translated into your language. • Every app’s notifications in one searchable history. On your Mac too Karui for Mac, free at karui.jp/mac, improves filtering, clears alerts on your iPhone that you’ve already dealt with on your Mac, and keeps your iPhone quiet while you’re using your Mac. Setup Add the Karui Shortcut from a link. It takes about a minute and is all you need to read unsent messages. To filter spam, you also choose a Focus that keeps your other apps quiet. Karui guides you through both. Spam filtering and deadline reminders need Apple Intelligence; unsent messages work without it. Privacy Karui runs on your iPhone with Apple’s on-device model, so your notifications stay on your device. Second Opinion, which setup offers, sends a notification’s text to Apple’s Private Cloud Compute when the on-device model can’t sort it. No server, no account, zero analytics.

Screenshots

NotiVR3 screens
Karui Notifications3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: NotiVR at 17.0 against Karui Notifications's 27.0. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
NotiVR versus Karui Notifications: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotiVRKarui Notifications
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatterworks InteractiveJustin Henry Garcia

In-app purchases

None

NotiVR

No in-app purchases

None

Karui Notifications

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NotiVR free?
NotiVR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Karui Notifications free?
Karui Notifications is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NotiVR or Karui Notifications have ads?
Neither NotiVR nor Karui Notifications shows ads.

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