Alternatives to Prowl
An iOS app that receives push notifications sent from computers, apps and services through its API. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Prowl
An iOS app that receives push notifications sent from computers, apps and services through its API.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Prowl.
Pushover
A notification service that delivers push messages from scripts, services and apps to phones and desktops.
Pushover delivers script and server alerts to Android, iOS, watches and desktop browsers with no subscription for individuals, but it is paid per platform after the trial.
Pushsafer
A push notification service that delivers alerts to phones, Windows PCs, browsers and Telegram.
Pushsafer delivers alerts to Android, iOS, Windows and browsers and can forward to Telegram, sent by email, URL or API, but it is not free.
Pushcut
An iOS app that shows actionable notifications and widgets triggered by webhooks, Shortcuts and HomeKit.
Pushcut stays on Apple devices but adds actionable notifications that run Shortcuts, HomeKit triggers and widgets, with a freemium model instead of Prowl's paid app.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Pushbullet
A service that links phones and computers for sending pushes, sharing files and mirroring SMS.
Apprise API
A self-hosted REST API that wraps the Apprise library to send notifications to many services.
Notify
A Go command-line tool that sends the output of other tools or files to messaging platforms.
Join
An app for sending links, files and notifications between an Android phone and other devices.
