I need to implement the push notifications for one of my projects. Some of the possibilities I evaluated are:
- building my own APN sending script on the server
- using Urban Airship
Which one would you guys recommend and why?
NB. I know Urban Airship costs a bit, but assume that the 1 mil free notifications are enough for me.
you’ve kinda answered your own question really haven’t you?
the positives of doing it yourself are that you get unlimited for free and probably have more control (although a push notification is a push notification is a push notification… how much control do you really need).
the positives of urban airship are that you save time/effort/resources. You don’t have to maintain anything or fix any bugs.
I’m assuming if you send over a million push notifications you can probably monetise your app and thus pay for the service anyway. Remember a million is a huge amount. You can send 100 people 10,000 push notifications.