Comparison

Blipr Notifications vs DockCat

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

Head to head
About

Blipr Notifications

Features
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Blipr turns any topic into an instant push notification. Create a topic in the app and get alerted the moment a message is published to it - from your servers, scripts, CI, cron jobs, or a one-line curl. Priority 5 alerts are Time-Sensitive: they break through Focus and Do Not Disturb, so the one that matters always reaches you. - Instant delivery over a live connection - watch messages arrive in real time - One Feed for every topic - search, filter by topic, unread or priority, and reply from the list - Priority levels 1-5, with Time-Sensitive delivery at the top level - Publish from anywhere: curl -d "hello" https://blipr.dev/blip/your-topic - Reply from a notification - tap Yes/No or Acknowledge without opening the app - Self-hostable: use blipr.dev or point Blipr at your own server - Share a topic with a QR code or link - Sign in with Apple to create topics, and keep them in sync across your devices - Light & dark, Dynamic Type, built for iOS Blipr is a client for an ntfy-style notify service. Creating a topic takes a free account; publishing to one and subscribing to it do not. Topics are public by name - use a long, unguessable name for anything sensitive.

About

DockCat

This mobile app allows operators to manage containers and self-hosted infrastructure by connecting to a Dockhand server. View dashboard health, inspect containers, stream logs, and monitor recent activity directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Connect to Dockhand server
  • Switch between environments
  • View dashboard health
  • Inspect containers
  • Stream logs
  • Monitor recent activity
Features
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DockCat is a mobile companion for Dockhand, built for operators who manage containers and self-hosted infrastructure. Connect to your Dockhand server, switch between environments, view dashboard health, inspect containers, stream logs, and keep an eye on recent activity from iPhone. DockCat keeps server credentials on your device using secure storage and connects directly to the Dockhand server you choose.

Screenshots

Blipr Notifications4 screens
DockCat3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Blipr Notifications at none against DockCat's shown. DockCat's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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

Blipr Notifications ships an update every 9 days, DockCat every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Blipr Notifications versus DockCat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlipr NotificationsDockCat
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB27 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperApplogico LLCChiang Kao

In-app purchases

None

Blipr Notifications

No in-app purchases

None

DockCat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blipr Notifications free?
Blipr Notifications is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DockCat free?
DockCat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blipr Notifications or DockCat have ads?
DockCat shows ads; Blipr Notifications does not.
Which is updated more often, Blipr Notifications or DockCat?
Blipr Notifications ships an update every 9 days, and DockCat every 2 weeks. Most recently, Blipr Notifications was updated on October 24, 2026 and DockCat on October 31, 2026.

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