# Bark

Bark is an iOS App which allows you to push custom notifications to your iPhone

Repository: https://github.com/Finb/Bark
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bark
Homepage: https://bark.day.app
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ios, ios-app, ios-swift, mvvm, mvvm-architecture, rxswift, rxcocoa, rxdatasources, push-notifications
Last push: 2026-08-18T02:21:13+00:00
Link (homepage): https://bark.day.app

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3101, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8947, forks 692 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:26.388865+00:00)

## What it is
Bark is a free, open-source iOS app that lets you push custom notifications to your iPhone via simple GET/POST HTTP requests, using APNs without draining battery. It includes a companion self-hosted server (bark-server) and supports encrypted pushes, custom sounds, icons, grouping, time-sensitive and critical alerts.

## Use cases
- send push notifications to my iphone from a script
- get notified when a long-running job finishes on my server
- self-host a push notification server for privacy
- send encrypted push notifications to ios
- trigger iphone alerts from home automation or webhooks
- push critical alerts that bypass do not disturb
- notify my phone from a cron job

## When to choose
- you want simple HTTP-based push notifications to an iPhone
- you need self-hosting or end-to-end encrypted pushes
- you want advanced iOS notification features like critical alerts and custom sounds

## When to avoid
- you need to notify Android or desktop devices
- you need rich interactive notifications with buttons and replies
- you want a managed multi-device notification service without running your own server

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, webhook, self-hosted, security
- domain: mobile-development, developer-tools, self-hosted, privacy
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: push-notifications, apns, notification-tool, swift, ios-app, encrypted-push, server-component, automation, ios, docker

## Member repositories
- Finb/Bark (main) score 76
- Finb/bark-server (backend) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:26.388865+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:24:29.148089+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Finb/Bark (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:26.388865+00:00, sha 4f7139d15d56)
  - homepage: https://bark.day.app (fetched 2026-08-29T08:24:37.811460+00:00, sha 1a5de461ef7d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.