Comparison

PushBird vs chegou

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

Head to head
About

PushBird

Send push notifications to your iPhone or iPad instantly with a single HTTP request. Configure title, subtitle, message, and even an image or link. No account or sign-up required, making it ideal for developers needing quick alerts.

Highlights
  • Send push notifications via HTTP request
  • Unique webhook URL for each user
  • Supports JSON and plain text payloads
  • Customizable title, subtitle, message, image, and link
  • No account or sign-up needed
  • Messages not stored on servers
Features
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Send push notifications to your iPhone with a single HTTP request. PushBird gives you a unique webhook URL. Hit it from curl, a CI pipeline, a cron job, a Python script - anything that can make an HTTP request. Your phone gets a push notification instantly. How it works: - Install the app and get your webhook URL - Send a POST or GET request to that URL - Your device receives a push notification Supports JSON and plain text payloads. You can set title, subtitle, message, image, and link that opens on tap. No account needed. No email. No sign up. Just install and go. Your messages are not stored on our servers. The webhook secret lives only on your device. You can rotate it anytime. Built for developers who want alerts without the overhead of Slack, email, or heavy monitoring dashboards.

About

chegou

Features
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chegou (Portuguese for "it arrived") is the simplest way to get push notifications on your phone. No account. No dashboard. No configuration portal. Just a webhook URL. Install the app, copy your unique URL, and paste it into your scripts, CI/CD pipelines, cron jobs, monitoring tools — anything that can make an HTTP request. When it fires, your phone buzzes. That's it. • One URL, infinite use cases — deploy alerts, server monitoring, CI results, reminders, whatever • Channels — group notifications by purpose (deploys, monitoring, ci, personal) • Scheduled delivery — send now, deliver later (up to 24 hours) • Custom sounds — 13 built-in sounds from meow to microwave • Action buttons — add tappable buttons that open URLs • Image support — attach images to your notifications • On-device history — all notifications stored locally, nothing on our servers • Multi-device — pair multiple devices with a QR code Free forever. Or at least until the server bill gets weird. No analytics. No tracking. No ads. We don't even know your name. Built by a developer, for developers. chegou.dev

Screenshots

PushBird4 screens
chegou4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: chegou at every 4 days against PushBird's every 2 months. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PushBird ships an update every 2 months, chegou every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
PushBird versus chegou: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPushBirdchegou
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnatolii SukhonosovPedro Borges

In-app purchases

None

PushBird

No in-app purchases

None

chegou

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PushBird free?
PushBird is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is chegou free?
chegou is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PushBird or chegou have ads?
Neither PushBird nor chegou shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PushBird or chegou?
PushBird ships an update every 2 months, and chegou every 4 days. Most recently, PushBird was updated on October 2, 2026 and chegou on October 5, 2026.

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