PushWard

PushWard turns plain HTTP requests into iOS Live Activities. Bridge your backend services to the Dynamic Island and Lock Screen — one API call starts an activity, another updates it.

HOW IT WORKS

1. Create an activity with a template and slug via the API

2. Update state and content with a simple PATCH request

3. The update lands on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island instantly

No APNs certificates to manage. No device tokens to track.

8 BUILT-IN TEMPLATES

• Generic — Track any progress with a customizable bar, state label, and countdown timer

• Countdown — Auto-managed timer with server-side warning and completion pushes

• Steps — CI/CD step indicator with matrix job support and stage tracking

• Alert — Severity-based alerts with deep links to dashboards and alert rules

• Gauge — Monitor values within a range with auto-calculated progress and min/max labels

• Timeline — Real-time sparkline chart with multi-series support, thresholds, and auto-scaling

• Board — A grid of up to four status tiles, each with a value, unit, icon, color, and trend arrow

• Log — A live, scrolling feed of events with timestamps and severity, newest first

20 READY-MADE INTEGRATIONS

Webhook relay (zero code, no server needed):

Grafana • ArgoCD • Radarr • Sonarr • Bazarr • Jellyfin • Paperless-ngx • Uptime Kuma • Gatus • Overseerr • Proxmox • Changedetection • Unmanic • Backrest

Self-hosted Docker bridges:

GitHub Actions • SABnzbd • Bambu Lab 3D Printer • Unraid NAS • Grafana (advanced)

Smart home:

Home Assistant via HACS — track any entity as a Live Activity

KEY FEATURES

• Apple Watch app — view your Live Activities and notification history on your wrist, with watch-face complications and Smart Stack support for all templates

• Made for iPad — a universal app with an adaptive two-pane layout and full landscape support

• Live Activity designer — build and push a Live Activity right from the app, no code required

• Siri & Shortcuts — send a notification or open your unread inbox hands-free

• Control Center controls — fire a widget webhook or open your inbox from Control Center

• Powerful search — search your entire notification and email history on device, and find any notification from Spotlight

• Critical Alerts — let your most urgent notifications break through silent mode and Focus

• Sign in with Apple — no passwords or email required

• Up to 5 concurrent Live Activities with priority-based smart eviction

• Activity sharing via share codes and universal links

• Push-to-Start — the server starts Live Activities on your device remotely

• Scoped integration keys with slug restrictions and rotation

• Custom accent, background, and text colors (named or hex)

• In-app notification inbox with per-source preferences

• Email delivery — send emails to your verified recipients and browse your sent history

• iCloud sync — your settings stay in sync across all your devices

• Interactive demo — try all templates without any setup

• Full account deletion — instantly, no hoops

PRIVACY BY DESIGN

• No analytics, ad networks, or tracking

• Sign in with Apple only — we never see your email

• API tokens stored as SHA-256 hashes

• Activities auto-clean via configurable TTLs

• All communication over HTTPS/TLS and encrypted APNs

PRICING

PushWard has a generous free tier — no credit card required:

• 500 push notifications and 250 Live Activity updates per month

• 3 registered devices and up to 5 concurrent Live Activities

• All templates and full REST API access

Upgrade any time for unlimited notifications and updates, Activity Sharing via share codes, and up to 10 registered devices:

• PushWard Plan — billed annually, with a 14-day free trial

• Family — billed annually, shared with up to 5 family members

• Founding — a one-time Lifetime purchase that never renews

Pricing is shown on the in-app paywall.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Privacy Policy: https://pushward.app/privacy