Pushfire Articles

How push notifications work on iPhone for both the people receiving them and the teams sending them, covering APNs, the permission model, and the settings that control what shows up.

How to set up push notifications in a FlutterFlow app with Firebase and FCM, the iOS APNs step that stops most teams, and how Pushfire's FlutterFlow library speeds it up.

How PWA push notifications work on iOS and Android, what changed with iOS 16.4, and how to set them up with the Web Push API or a shorter FCM-based path.

A build guide for sending push notifications from a Supabase backend using Edge Functions, FCM, and APNs, with the SQL, the function code, and a look at where a managed tool saves you the wiring.

OneSignal and Twilio get compared as if they are the same kind of tool, but one is a push-first engagement platform and the other is SMS and voice infrastructure. This guide lays out how they differ on channels, pricing model, and setup overhead, and where a push-first tool like Pushfire fits for teams that do not need Twilio-scale messaging.

Pusher does two different jobs, realtime messaging through Channels and push notifications through Beams, and the right replacement depends on which one you actually use. This guide sorts the best alternatives by job, from Ably and Soketi to FCM, OneSignal, and Pushfire, with pricing models and fit.

OneSignal is easy to start with and easy to outgrow once its subscriber-based pricing and marketing features stack up. This guide walks through seven alternatives built with developers in mind, from raw delivery layers to visual workflow tools, and shows how each one prices and where it fits.

FCM works for MVPs, but scaling campaigns, workflows, and delivery visibility turns your backend into an internal CRM. Learn when to migrate and how PushFire reframes the architecture.

Metrics can be confusing but they don't have to be. In this article we talk about activation, conversion, retention, and churn.

PushFire is a visual push notification and email service builder built on Firebase Push Notifications.

We built PushFire for ourselves, our clients, and every application developer that wants to visually develop push notifications for their mobile application.

This guide will teach you how to define user inactivity, the goals of a successful win-back campaign, and a proven, multi-touch strategy to win back users.

Push notifications are critical for any application's success. Here's how to use PushFire to create an effective onboarding push notification workflow.