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Show HN: MyNotifier – Simple Notifications

43 points by therealzenzei 4y ago

ghgr 4y ago
Does it require Google Services for push notifications on Android? (like e.g. Pushover)
- therealzenzei 4y ago
  No. Just sign up and connect your phone through the app and you're good to go!
  - foodstances 4y ago
    Meaning your app has its own background service that has to be running with a constant connection to receive notifications from your own servers? How are you doing that on iOS?
    - jaywalk 4y ago
      It would have to integrate with APNS for iOS notifications. But unlike Android, that's something that's guaranteed to work on every iOS device.
systemz 4y ago
Personally for me it's missing key feature - selectable, custom sounds (already working in Pushover) This allows to mentally prepare for situations like production down is much more important than home automation done and I want to instantly distinguish between them, not have heart attack every 1h. Desktop app would be really nice, even in Pushover there is a lack of ability to get notification on my desktop and dismiss them both on desktop and mobile. Only strange web version with separate notification stream. Price of myNotifier also seems pretty high vs Pushover, considering it doesn't have more features.
- therealzenzei 4y ago
  Thank you so much for the feedback! I'm constantly looking to improve myNotifier and will gladly add features that users are requesting. Custom sounds is a great idea and a desktop is in the backlog! Thank you!
nik736 4y ago
Using Pushover for this and fairly happy. What sets this apart?
- therealzenzei 4y ago
  Not much at the moment. I'm constantly improving myNotifier and are listening to users feedback on how to improve and add requested features.
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- jmann99999 4y ago
  We've used Pushover for a long time, and it works great for our SAAS. It's rock solid. However, what sets this apart in my mind is: * The web interface. Maybe Pushover has this, but I haven't seen it. * The MyNotifier web app seems clean and simple. * MyNotifier would solve a different problem than pushover for me. Pushover wakes me up in the middle of the night when UptimeRobot tells me the site is down. MyNotifier could be a softer/gentler way of collecting important but not critical messages. For $6/month I'll likely give it a try.
pjerem 4y ago
At a first glance, it’s really nice and I like the idea but I can get the same service with a mail inbox that will work on virtually every device. Not saying this have no value because push notifications have other advantages but it costs more than my email provider (Fastmail). It looks like you are targeting individuals more than businesses so I think your pricing is too high. But hey, N=1 and maybe you already managed to sell it to enough people :)
jackbeck 4y ago
What’s the difference between this and LogSnag?
- imsh4yy 4y ago
  Hey! LogSnag [0] founder here, more than happy to answer any questions regarding our service and offerings. xD [0] https://logsnag.com https://logsnag.com
  - sergiomattei 4y ago
    LogSnag is impressive. Love reading updates on it every day —- so clean and keeps getting better. Great work!
    - imsh4yy 4y ago
      Thank you Sergio :)
martopix 4y ago
ntfy.sh is a very simple tool for this kind of thing for private use: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12370702 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12370702
- binwiederhier 4y ago
  Hi! ntfy [0] maintainer here. Happy to answer questions about it :-D Also: You linked the wrong HN thread. Here's the correct one [1]. [0] https://ntfy.sh https://ntfy.sh / https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29715464 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29715464
- jhot 4y ago
  I self-host and use ntfy for several use cases on top of just notifications (which it does really well and without fail). I built a clipboard sync tool that uses ntfy as the backend, and use it to control Tasker on my phone from Node Red (things like going into "night mode" when there's no motion in the living areas of my house after a certain time). Used Gotify for this for a while but ntfy's topics makes separting functionality easier and ntfy supports UnifiedPush without any additional proxy rules.
rvz 4y ago
Not sure about this one. We were promised flying cars, Level 5 Full Self Driving (FSD) and Robotaxis but instead we have yet another SaSS on something as simple as notifications. So we are going down the route of making anything we see turned into a SaSS and continuing the subscription griftopia and renting everything; even if it is not solving a problem and when it can be done with existing tools for free; in this case, Telegram, PushBullet or even this: [0]. [0] https://github.com/dschep/ntfy https://github.com/dschep/ntfy
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untech 4y ago
Few nitpicks: - Code example is not monospace, which looks unusual - A really old iPhone model used for the screenshot Browser: mobile Safari
- outime 4y ago
  Also the second screenshot shows "Invalid Date" in the notification popup.
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e-clinton 4y ago
I like the idea but for me it needs to be an impulse purchase once a year. $39/year or something.
polivier 4y ago
I personally use ntfy.sh. How does this tool compare?
dotty- 4y ago
I'm a fan of the open source project Gotify. I self host it on a small cloud server. https://gotify.net/ https://gotify.net/ Hard to say this closed source app is better than the multiple open source competitors with their own mobile apps
panchicore3 4y ago
Nice api. I've used PushBullet to get notified not only on my phone but in various registered devices, also friend's devices as well.
kamban 4y ago
Looks neat. I wonder what backend you use to do that since it needs to be able to scale well.
resoluteteeth 4y ago
Pushover is a one time purchase and works perfectly. I'm sure you can add more features that make it worthwhile but at this point I don't see why I would use this instead of pushover.
- h4waii 4y ago
  Boy, I really don't know how he feels about the one-time purchases after all this time, but I've been a user of Pushover for almost 9 of the 10 years it's been available, and I absolutely love it. It's multi-platform, it's dead simple to use in scripts, and I've just about never had any issues, downtime, or need to contact support. It's one of those services that just continues to work and it's an absolute steal at the price. I hate to talk about it on someone else's Show HN thread, but it's the competition to beat.
joshstrange 4y ago
I paid for Pushover eons ago and it's still working just fine and recently I've been playing with Discord for my notifications. A bunch of self hosted software supports it and it's stupid-easy to use their "webhooks".
keithalewis 4y ago
Or just use Twitter.

43 points by therealzenzei 4y ago

ghgr 4y ago

Does it require Google Services for push notifications on Android? (like e.g. Pushover)

therealzenzei 4y ago
No. Just sign up and connect your phone through the app and you're good to go!
- foodstances 4y ago
  Meaning your app has its own background service that has to be running with a constant connection to receive notifications from your own servers? How are you doing that on iOS?
  - jaywalk 4y ago
    It would have to integrate with APNS for iOS notifications. But unlike Android, that's something that's guaranteed to work on every iOS device.

systemz 4y ago

Personally for me it's missing key feature - selectable, custom sounds (already working in Pushover) This allows to mentally prepare for situations like production down is much more important than home automation done and I want to instantly distinguish between them, not have heart attack every 1h. Desktop app would be really nice, even in Pushover there is a lack of ability to get notification on my desktop and dismiss them both on desktop and mobile. Only strange web version with separate notification stream. Price of myNotifier also seems pretty high vs Pushover, considering it doesn't have more features.

therealzenzei 4y ago
Thank you so much for the feedback! I'm constantly looking to improve myNotifier and will gladly add features that users are requesting. Custom sounds is a great idea and a desktop is in the backlog! Thank you!

nik736 4y ago

Using Pushover for this and fairly happy. What sets this apart?

therealzenzei 4y ago
Not much at the moment. I'm constantly improving myNotifier and are listening to users feedback on how to improve and add requested features.
deleted 4y ago
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jmann99999 4y ago
We've used Pushover for a long time, and it works great for our SAAS. It's rock solid. However, what sets this apart in my mind is: * The web interface. Maybe Pushover has this, but I haven't seen it. * The MyNotifier web app seems clean and simple. * MyNotifier would solve a different problem than pushover for me. Pushover wakes me up in the middle of the night when UptimeRobot tells me the site is down. MyNotifier could be a softer/gentler way of collecting important but not critical messages. For $6/month I'll likely give it a try.

pjerem 4y ago

At a first glance, it’s really nice and I like the idea but I can get the same service with a mail inbox that will work on virtually every device. Not saying this have no value because push notifications have other advantages but it costs more than my email provider (Fastmail). It looks like you are targeting individuals more than businesses so I think your pricing is too high. But hey, N=1 and maybe you already managed to sell it to enough people :)

jackbeck 4y ago

What’s the difference between this and LogSnag?

imsh4yy 4y ago
Hey! LogSnag [0] founder here, more than happy to answer any questions regarding our service and offerings. xD [0] https://logsnag.com https://logsnag.com
- sergiomattei 4y ago
  LogSnag is impressive. Love reading updates on it every day —- so clean and keeps getting better. Great work!
  - imsh4yy 4y ago
    Thank you Sergio :)

martopix 4y ago

ntfy.sh is a very simple tool for this kind of thing for private use: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12370702 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12370702

binwiederhier 4y ago
Hi! ntfy [0] maintainer here. Happy to answer questions about it :-D Also: You linked the wrong HN thread. Here's the correct one [1]. [0] https://ntfy.sh https://ntfy.sh / https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29715464 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29715464
jhot 4y ago
I self-host and use ntfy for several use cases on top of just notifications (which it does really well and without fail). I built a clipboard sync tool that uses ntfy as the backend, and use it to control Tasker on my phone from Node Red (things like going into "night mode" when there's no motion in the living areas of my house after a certain time). Used Gotify for this for a while but ntfy's topics makes separting functionality easier and ntfy supports UnifiedPush without any additional proxy rules.

rvz 4y ago

Not sure about this one. We were promised flying cars, Level 5 Full Self Driving (FSD) and Robotaxis but instead we have yet another SaSS on something as simple as notifications. So we are going down the route of making anything we see turned into a SaSS and continuing the subscription griftopia and renting everything; even if it is not solving a problem and when it can be done with existing tools for free; in this case, Telegram, PushBullet or even this: [0]. [0] https://github.com/dschep/ntfy https://github.com/dschep/ntfy

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untech 4y ago

Few nitpicks: - Code example is not monospace, which looks unusual - A really old iPhone model used for the screenshot Browser: mobile Safari

outime 4y ago
Also the second screenshot shows "Invalid Date" in the notification popup.

deleted 4y ago

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e-clinton 4y ago

I like the idea but for me it needs to be an impulse purchase once a year. $39/year or something.

polivier 4y ago

I personally use ntfy.sh. How does this tool compare?

dotty- 4y ago

I'm a fan of the open source project Gotify. I self host it on a small cloud server. https://gotify.net/ https://gotify.net/ Hard to say this closed source app is better than the multiple open source competitors with their own mobile apps

panchicore3 4y ago

Nice api. I've used PushBullet to get notified not only on my phone but in various registered devices, also friend's devices as well.

kamban 4y ago

Looks neat. I wonder what backend you use to do that since it needs to be able to scale well.

resoluteteeth 4y ago

Pushover is a one time purchase and works perfectly. I'm sure you can add more features that make it worthwhile but at this point I don't see why I would use this instead of pushover.

h4waii 4y ago
Boy, I really don't know how he feels about the one-time purchases after all this time, but I've been a user of Pushover for almost 9 of the 10 years it's been available, and I absolutely love it. It's multi-platform, it's dead simple to use in scripts, and I've just about never had any issues, downtime, or need to contact support. It's one of those services that just continues to work and it's an absolute steal at the price. I hate to talk about it on someone else's Show HN thread, but it's the competition to beat.

joshstrange 4y ago

I paid for Pushover eons ago and it's still working just fine and recently I've been playing with Discord for my notifications. A bunch of self hosted software supports it and it's stupid-easy to use their "webhooks".

keithalewis 4y ago

Or just use Twitter.