Push (EPNS)
Push (EPNS) is a Web3-native messaging and notification app for iOS that allows wallet-to-wallet communication and dapp alerts.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app removes the need for traditional identity, allowing users to monitor blockchain activity and communicate directly through their wallet addresses.
For Web3 users and dapp participants who require decentralized communication and wallet-based notification management.
What does it look like?
Key features
Instant messaging between any two web3 wallet addresses without requiring personal information.
Subscription-based alerts for specific dapps with user-defined notification preferences.
Message and notification filtering via dedicated Request/Inbox and Spam boxes.
How much does it cost?
The app operates as a free utility to drive adoption of the underlying Push protocol.
Velocity
Dormant developmentsocial featuresUX improvementsShow more...
Development has ceased, with no new feature builds or updates released in over 20 months. The latest release, which introduced chat and channel notification features, remains the final recorded update. Given the lack of activity since early 2025, the app is classified as a zombie project.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Fresh user feedback skews mixed. Users appreciate the open source nature of the project builds trust among users who value ethereum mainstream usability and the notification system provides utility for blockchain builders looking to integrate custom alerts into their workflows.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- The open source nature of the project builds trust among users who value Ethereum mainstream usability
- The notification system provides utility for blockchain builders looking to integrate custom alerts into their workflows
- Technical instability causes the application to freeze within the settings menu, requiring a manual force close
3 of 3 recent reviews analyzed · limited sample
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Competitive landscape for Push (EPNS)
How's the Productivity market?
Push (EPNS) maintains a niche position as a protocol-utility app on iOS, holding a 3.95 rating across 22 total reviews. The lack of updates for over 600 days signals that the app is currently in maintenance mode, limiting its ability to compete with active communication platforms.
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Key takeaways for Push (EPNS)
Where is it heading?
The Web3 communication market is consolidating around platforms that offer seamless mobile-first experiences, leaving Push (EPNS) exposed due to its reliance on desktop-based encryption flows. Without a return to an active release cadence, the app will likely lose its remaining user base to more stable, actively maintained alternatives.
- The 600-day update gap signals that development has stalled, leaving the app vulnerable to more active communication protocols.
- Technical instability in the settings menu forces manual restarts, which compounds the frustration of users already struggling with the complex onboarding process.
The SWOT
- Open-source transparency builds trust among Ethereum-native users
- Localized encryption key management could reduce onboarding friction
Next best moves
Audit settings menu navigation because freezes are the #1 reported technical complaint → reduce churn
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's lack of updates is not a failure of the protocol…
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Push (EPNS) remains a protocol-utility tool, but the 600-day update gap prevents it from serving as a viable daily communication layer. Addressing the onboarding friction and settings-menu instability would unlock the retention potential currently trapped by technical debt.
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- [1] App Store
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