Comparison

HookBell vs LocHook

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

Head to head
About

HookBell

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HookBell turns webhooks into push notifications on your phone. No code, no Slack bots. Just paste a URL and get real-time alerts when something important happens in your app. WHAT IT DOES Every time a customer signs up, makes a payment, books a meeting, or churns, HookBell sends a push notification to your phone with the details, in plain English. Instead of raw JSON: {"type": "invoice.paid", "data": {"amount": 2900}} You get: "Invoice paid: $29.00 from customer@example.com" HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a connection in HookBell 2. Copy the webhook URL 3. Paste it into your service's webhook settings 4. Done. Notifications start arriving instantly Setup takes less than a minute per service. No SDK, no config files, no polling. SUPPORTED SERVICES โ€ข Stripe: payments, subscriptions, failed charges โ€ข Clerk: signups, user updates, new sessions โ€ข Lemon Squeezy: orders, subscriptions, renewals โ€ข Supabase: database inserts, updates, deletes โ€ข Cal.com: bookings, cancellations, reschedules โ€ข Resend: email sent, delivered, bounced โ€ข Polar: orders, sponsorships, subscriptions โ€ข Dodo Payments: subscriptions, payments Each service has a built-in parser that understands the payload and formats notifications so they read naturally. WHY HOOKBELL โ€ข Real-time push alerts, not email, not Slack, your phone โ€ข Human-readable, no raw JSON, just the details that matter โ€ข Zero code, paste a webhook URL and you're done โ€ข Signature verification, optional security for every service โ€ข Event filtering, choose exactly which events trigger notifications PRICING Free plan: 1 connection, 100 events/month. Enough to try it out. Pro ($11.99/mo): 10 connections, 50K events, 30-day history. Teams ($39.99/mo): Unlimited connections, 500K events, 90-day history. Built for indie hackers, solo founders, and small dev teams who want to stay connected to their product without watching dashboards all day. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hookbell.com/privacy

About

LocHook

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LocHook is a background location utility that automatically sends your device's location to a REST endpoint of your choice whenever a significant location change is detected. Configure your endpoint URL, enable tracking, and LocHook handles the rest โ€” capturing coordinates, altitude, speed, accuracy, and reverse-geocoded city, region, and country data, then POSTing it all as a structured JSON payload. Key features: - Background location tracking triggered by significant location changes - Sends location to any HTTP or HTTPS endpoint you configure - Payload includes timestamp, latitude, longitude, altitude, speed, accuracy, city, state/province, and country - Add unlimited custom static key/value fields to every payload - Automatic retry queue โ€” failed transmissions are stored and retried until successful - Manual "Send Now" button to force an immediate location capture and transmission - Survives device reboots โ€” tracking resumes automatically if it was enabled Built for developers, home automation enthusiasts, and anyone who needs reliable location webhooks without a proprietary platform. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/"

Screenshots

HookBell4 screens
LocHook3 screens

Verdict

The call

HookBell and LocHook are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. HookBell sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month and LocHook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
HookBell versus LocHook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHookBellLocHook
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size36 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAKN Technologies FZ-LLCPhilip Barr

In-app purchases

2 purchases

HookBell

Subscriptions2
  • Pro$11.991 Month
  • Teams$39.991 Month
2 purchases

LocHook

Subscriptions2
  • LocHook Pro Monthly1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • LocHook Pro Annual1 Month trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is HookBell free?
HookBell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LocHook free?
LocHook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HookBell or LocHook have ads?
Neither HookBell nor LocHook shows ads.

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