Pushover
Hacker ApprovedRanked 2 of 4 push notification services by recommenders
People use it to send alerts from scripts, cron jobs and curl to their phone, with no subscription. Some find it frustrating and want more.
People use it to send alerts from scripts, cron jobs and curl to their phone, with no subscription. Some find it frustrating and want more.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 13
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 13 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Easy to trigger from scripts
“sends me an alert via Pushover when the usages are above the defined thresholds”
Comment from 18 Dec 2025 in “I got hacked: My Hetzner server started mining Monero” “Never had an issue and using that in all my scripts or cron jobs.”
Comment from 14 Aug 2026 in “Ntfy – open-source Push to Mobile” “Pushover can just be triggered by curl in any scripts I use”
Comment from 14 Aug 2026 in “Ntfy – open-source Push to Mobile” Low maintenance, no subscription
“Never had an issue and using that in all my scripts or cron jobs.”
Comment from 14 Aug 2026 in “Ntfy – open-source Push to Mobile” “it doesn’t have a subscription and using the proper APIs”
Comment from 14 Aug 2026 in “Ntfy – open-source Push to Mobile” “those are at least set once - reuse indefinitely”
Comment from 23 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Tosynch – reconnect with your friends and meet often” Works well on phone
“I just setup pushover to send a message to my phone for this exact reason!”
Comment from 16 Jan 2026 in “Pocket TTS: A high quality TTS that gives your CPU a voice” “that works great on my phone”
Comment from 14 Aug 2026 in “Ntfy – open-source Push to Mobile”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Frustrating at times
“I rely on a hook+Pushover to alert me when my attention is needed which works but has not been without frustration.”
Comment from 8 Jul 2026 in “Herdr: One terminal to rule them all” Wanted more than it offers
“After using pushover & ntfy.sh for agent progress tracking. I felt the need for more.”
Comment from 10 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)”
Other push notification services people recommend
The three most recommended other push notification services, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ntfy | 41 | 11 | 79% | 10 | — | Approved |
| PushoverThis page | 13 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Firebase Cloud Messaging | 8 | 8 | 50% | 5 | — | — |
| Apprise | 5 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
11 of the 14 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“those are at least set once - reuse indefinitely”
“that works great on my phone”
“Pushover can just be triggered by curl in any scripts I use”
“I also moved to pushover.”
“Never had an issue and using that in all my scripts or cron jobs.”
“it doesn’t have a subscription and using the proper APIs”
“After using pushover & ntfy.sh for agent progress tracking. I felt the need for more.”
“I rely on a hook+Pushover to alert me when my attention is needed which works but has not been without frustration.”
“that's what I use for all my indie web apps events”
“I just setup pushover to send a message to my phone for this exact reason!”
“sends me an alert via Pushover when the usages are above the defined thresholds”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.