TOP 9 IOS PUSH NOTIFICATIONS

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by Dejaswarooba dot icon Updated: Feb 27, 2023

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Top libraries for integrating and working with IOS push notifications down here. You can reuse them modularly in your apps and websites to include push notification services.  


A message on an Apple device like an iPhone is an iOS push notification. iOS device users must expressly consent to receive push notifications from an app. Publishers of mobile apps can send push notifications to consumers' mobile devices if they opt in. Additionally, receiving them does not need iOS users to be in the app or using their smartphones at the time. The app can generate notifications locally or remotely by a server you govern. Local notifications use events, such as a time or place, to generate notice content and start the notification delivery. Your company's server generates push notifications for remote notifications, and Apple Push Notification Service (APNs) manages the delivery.   


The most rated IOS push notification libraries are listed below to ease the process of push notification integration for the developers. 

gorush- 

  • Micro-server using GIN framework written in Golang (Go) language. 
  • Supports command-line and Web API to send push notifications. 
  • If the server answer fails, the notification can be resent. 

gorushby appleboy

Go doticonstar image 7086 doticonVersion:v1.16.3doticon
License: Permissive (MIT)

A push notification server written in Go (Golang).

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            gorushby appleboy

            Go doticon star image 7086 doticonVersion:v1.16.3doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

            A push notification server written in Go (Golang).
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                      react-native-push-notification- 

                      • Local and Remote notifications using React-Native and Java. 
                      • Custom sounds can be added to our notifications. 
                      • Can check if a channel exists and delete channels if needed.
                      Java doticonstar image 6608 doticonVersion:8.1.1doticon
                      License: Permissive (MIT)

                      React Native Local and Remote Notifications

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                                react-native-push-notificationby zo0r

                                Java doticon star image 6608 doticonVersion:8.1.1doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                React Native Local and Remote Notifications
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                                          PushSharp- 

                                          • A library aiming the server-side functionalities. 
                                          • Can send push notifications to both IOS and OSX. 
                                          • Can also send customizable notifications to Android, windows, etc. 

                                          PushSharpby Redth

                                          C# doticonstar image 4352 doticonVersion:4.0.10doticon
                                          License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                          A server-side library for sending Push Notifications to iOS (iPhone/iPad APNS), Android (C2DM and GCM - Google Cloud Message), Windows Phone, Windows 8, Amazon, Blackberry, and (soon) FirefoxOS devices!

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                                                    PushSharpby Redth

                                                    C# doticon star image 4352 doticonVersion:4.0.10doticon License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                                    A server-side library for sending Push Notifications to iOS (iPhone/iPad APNS), Android (C2DM and GCM - Google Cloud Message), Windows Phone, Windows 8, Amazon, Blackberry, and (soon) FirefoxOS devices!
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                                                              apns2- 

                                                              • Supports new Apple Token-Based Authentication (JWT). 
                                                              • Simple, flexible, and can push mutable notifications. 
                                                              • Is a Go package using the new HTTP/2 Push provider API.

                                                              apns2by sideshow

                                                              Go doticonstar image 2810 doticonVersion:v0.23.0doticon
                                                              License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                              ⚡ HTTP/2 Apple Push Notification Service (APNs) push provider for Go — Send push notifications to iOS, tvOS, Safari and OSX apps, using the APNs HTTP/2 protocol.

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                                                                        apns2by sideshow

                                                                        Go doticon star image 2810 doticonVersion:v0.23.0doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                        ⚡ HTTP/2 Apple Push Notification Service (APNs) push provider for Go — Send push notifications to iOS, tvOS, Safari and OSX apps, using the APNs HTTP/2 protocol.
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                                                                                  PushNotifications- 

                                                                                  • An app used for testing push notifications on iOS and Android. 
                                                                                  • Support using certificate and token for authentication with APNS. 
                                                                                  • It has auto-save settings. 

                                                                                  PushNotificationsby onmyway133

                                                                                  JavaScript doticonstar image 2120 doticonVersion:1.7.10doticon
                                                                                  License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                                                                  🐉 A macOS, Linux, Windows app to test push notifications on iOS and Android

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                                                                                            PushNotificationsby onmyway133

                                                                                            JavaScript doticon star image 2120 doticonVersion:1.7.10doticon License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                                                                            🐉 A macOS, Linux, Windows app to test push notifications on iOS and Android
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                                                                                                      pushy- 

                                                                                                      • A java library to send APNs to push notifications. 
                                                                                                      • Is asynchronous and supports industrial-scale applications. 
                                                                                                      • Efficient in maintaining multiple parallel connections for sending many notifications simultaneously. 

                                                                                                      pushyby jchambers

                                                                                                      Java doticonstar image 1640 doticonVersion:pushy-0.15.2doticon
                                                                                                      License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                      A Java library for sending APNs (iOS/macOS/Safari) push notifications

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                                                                                                                pushyby jchambers

                                                                                                                Java doticon star image 1640 doticonVersion:pushy-0.15.2doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                                A Java library for sending APNs (iOS/macOS/Safari) push notifications
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                                                                                                                          react-native-onesignal- 

                                                                                                                          • A free email, sms, push notification, and in-app message service for mobile apps. 
                                                                                                                          • Specifically for pushing One-signal notifications in IOS. 
                                                                                                                          • Developed using React-Native (Typescript). 
                                                                                                                          TypeScript doticonstar image 1506 doticonVersion:5.0.0-beta.1doticon
                                                                                                                          License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                                                                                                          React Native Library for OneSignal Push Notifications Service

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                                                                                                                                    react-native-onesignalby OneSignal

                                                                                                                                    TypeScript doticon star image 1506 doticonVersion:5.0.0-beta.1doticon License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                                                                                                                    React Native Library for OneSignal Push Notifications Service
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                                                                                                                                              grocer- 

                                                                                                                                              • The most extensible interface with the Apple Push Notifications. 
                                                                                                                                              • Is built completely using Ruby. 
                                                                                                                                              • Is advisable to reuse the same connection to send multiple notifications.

                                                                                                                                              grocerby grocer

                                                                                                                                              Ruby doticonstar image 1010 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
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                                                                                                                                              Pushing your Apple notifications since 2012.

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                                                                                                                                                        grocerby grocer

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                                                                                                                                                        Pushing your Apple notifications since 2012.
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                                                                                                                                                                  fcm-django- 

                                                                                                                                                                  • Django app for Firebase Cloud Messaging.  
                                                                                                                                                                  • Used as a unified platform for sending push notifications to mobile devices & browsers. 
                                                                                                                                                                  • Admin actions for testing single and bulk notification sending.

                                                                                                                                                                  fcm-djangoby xtrinch

                                                                                                                                                                  Python doticonstar image 679 doticonVersion:2.0.0doticon
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                                                                                                                                                                  FCM Django: Send push notifications via django to websites, iOS & android mobile devices through FCM (Firebase Cloud Messaging)

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                                                                                                                                                                            Python doticon star image 679 doticonVersion:2.0.0doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                                                                                            FCM Django: Send push notifications via django to websites, iOS & android mobile devices through FCM (Firebase Cloud Messaging)
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