ActivitySmith, the best LogSnag alternative
Looking for a LogSnag alternative? Here's how ActivitySmith compares.
Choose ActivitySmith if you use LogSnag to get important events from your code onto your phone. You get Push Notifications plus Live Activities, Lock Screen Widgets, an MCP server for AI agents, and an iOS app that is actively maintained.
Stay with LogSnag if you mainly need product analytics like funnels, user journeys, and event charts.
Why choose ActivitySmith over LogSnag
When you need real-time visibility into your backend or business, generic push notifications stop being enough. ActivitySmith keeps important work visible for your team while it's still happening.
Push Notifications you can act on
Send a Push Notification from any backend with one API call. Add an image, audio, or video, open a URL on tap, or long-press to reveal more actions, including URLs and webhook triggers.
Live Activities
LogSnag tells you an event happened. A Live Activity shows you something is happening. ActivitySmith keeps deploys, jobs, imports, and agent runs visible on your lock screen in real time until the work is done.
Lock Screen Widgets for your numbers
If you used LogSnag insights to watch MRR, signups, or other KPIs, ActivitySmith can put those values right on your iPhone Lock Screen. Create a metric in the web app, update it through the API, and pick a widget layout.
Remote approvals for AI agents
ActivitySmith lets AI agents pause before sensitive actions and ask for your decision on your iPhone. Approve or reject from a Push Notification or Live Activity, and the result returns to the waiting agent through MCP.
ActivitySmith and LogSnag Comparison
In this table we compare ActivitySmith and LogSnag feature by feature so you can decide which one is the right fit for your team.
| Feature |  ActivitySmith | LogSnag |
|---|---|---|
| Push notifications | Yes | Yes |
| Live activities | Yes | No |
| Lock Screen Widgets | Yes | No |
| Rich media in notifications | Image, audio, and video | Emoji icon and Markdown text |
| Event history | Full notification history | Event feeds per project and channel |
| iOS app last updated | Actively maintained | April 2023 |
| Product analytics (funnels, journeys, charts) | No | Yes |
| Team members | Yes | Yes |
| Tags | Yes | Key/value tags on events |
| Channels | Route to specific users and devices | Event feeds, not audience routing |
| Scoped API keys | Yes | Public client-side tokens |
| Pricing model | Unlimited Push Notifications on paid plans | Priced by monthly event volume |
| Free option | 7-day free trial | Free plan with 2,500 events/month |
| Official SDKs | Node.js, Python, Go, PHP, Ruby, CLI | JavaScript (Node, React, Next, Vue, Deno, Web) and Python |
| MCP server | Yes | No |
| Remote AI agent approvals | Yes | No |
| Inbound webhooks (Railway, GitLab, GitHub, Linear...) | Yes | No |
What is LogSnag?
LogSnag is an event tracking service. You send events from your code with an HTTP request, organize them into projects and channels, and optionally get a Push Notification when an event fires. Over time it added product analytics like insights, charts, funnels, and user journeys.
The key features of LogSnag
- 1. Event feeds with channels
Events land in a chronological feed for each project, grouped into channels by topic, with emoji icons, Markdown descriptions, and key/value tags.
- 2. Product analytics
LogSnag can turn events into charts, insights, funnels, and user journeys, which makes it useful as a lightweight analytics tool for a SaaS product.
- 3. Free plan for small projects
LogSnag offers a free plan with 2,500 events per month, and paid plans that scale by monthly event volume.
Why people look for a LogSnag alternative
LogSnag still works for basic event feeds, but the product has seen few visible updates in recent years. That matters most if your phone is where you actually read those events.
- 1. The iOS app has not been updated since April 2023
The LogSnag iOS app on the App Store is still on version 1.5.0 from April 2023, and the official JavaScript and Python SDK repositories were last updated in 2023.
- 2. No Live Activities for in-progress work
LogSnag can notify you when an event happens. It cannot keep a deploy, migration, import, or AI agent run visible on your lock screen while the work is still running.
- 3. No Lock Screen Widgets
LogSnag insights live inside the app and dashboard. There is no way to keep a KPI like MRR or signups on your iPhone Lock Screen.
- 4. No MCP server or AI agent support
LogSnag has no official MCP server, so coding agents like Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex cannot notify you, show progress, or ask for your approval without custom glue code.
- 5. Pricing grows with event volume
Paid LogSnag plans are priced by monthly event volume, so sending more events means moving up a tier.
If you mostly used LogSnag to get important events from your code onto your phone, an actively maintained tool built around the iPhone is a better long-term home for those events.
What is ActivitySmith?
ActivitySmith is a tool that can be seen as an alternative to LogSnag. It helps you and your team keep track of what's happening in your backend on your lock screen.
The key features of ActivitySmith
- 1. Push Notifications
ActivitySmith can also send push notifications to your devices with a simple API call. You can add image, audio, and video to the notification payload.
- 2. Live Activities for long-running work
LogSnag can notify you when work starts or ends. ActivitySmith can keep that work visible in real time while it is running on your lock screen with Live Activities. find out more about ActivitySmith Live Activities here.
- 3. Lock Screen Widgets
ActivitySmith can show SaaS metrics directly on your iPhone Lock Screen. Create a metric in the web app, update it through the API, and choose from multiple widget layouts. read about ActivitySmith Lock Screen Widgets here.
- 4. Actions
Both Push Notifications and Live Activities can have actions. Open a URL from the notification, or expose long-press actions and Live Activity buttons that open a URL or trigger a webhook.
- 5. MCP server for AI agents
Connect Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Grok, and other MCP clients through OAuth. Agents can send Push Notifications, show real-time updates with Live Activities, send remote approvals, update the App Icon Badge Count, and update values shown in your Lock Screen widgets. Connect the ActivitySmith MCP server.
- 6. Remote approvals for AI agents
Let an AI agent pause before a sensitive action and send the decision to your iPhone as a Push Notification or Live Activity. Approve or reject it, and ActivitySmith returns the result to the waiting agent through MCP without a custom webhook endpoint. See how remote approvals for AI agents work.
- 7. Route updates to the right users and devices
Use channels to target Push Notifications and Live Activities to the people who should see them, then use tags to organize notification history by workflow, release, customer, or environment.
- 8. Official SDKs and integrations
Use official SDKs for Node.js, Python, Go, PHP, Ruby, and CLI, plus integrations like GitHub Action, Zapier, and the ActivitySmith skill. That makes it easier to wire notifications into the systems your team already runs.
- 9. Inbound webhooks for third-party services
Connect Railway, GitLab, GitHub, Linear, and more with a generated endpoint — no middleware or custom code. Map payload fields directly into push notifications or live activities, then route events to the right team channel. See all integrations.
- 10. Predictable paid usage
Every paid plan includes unlimited Push Notifications and Live Activity updates. When operational traffic grows, you do not have to keep doing quota math before sending more signal through the system.
Key takeaways
Both ActivitySmith and LogSnag deliver push notifications to your devices. The choice between the two will depend on your specific needs. Here are key takeaways from this comparison that may help you make a final choice.
LogSnag
LogSnag is an event feed with product analytics, but its iOS app and official SDKs have not been updated since 2023, and it doesn't support Live Activities or Lock Screen Widgets.
ActivitySmith
ActivitySmith is the stronger choice when you want events from your code on your iPhone, with Push Notifications, Live Activities, Lock Screen Widgets, an MCP server for AI agents, and unlimited Push Notifications on every paid plan.
If you are searching for a LogSnag alternative, try ActivitySmith for free.
Frequently asked questions
Which is better, ActivitySmith or LogSnag?
ActivitySmith is the better choice if you want events from your code delivered to your iPhone as Push Notifications, Live Activities, and Lock Screen Widgets. LogSnag is a better fit if you mainly need product analytics like funnels and user journeys.
Is LogSnag still maintained?
LogSnag is still online, but its iOS app has not been updated since version 1.5.0 in April 2023, and its official JavaScript and Python SDK repositories were last updated in 2023.
How do I migrate from LogSnag to ActivitySmith?
Replace each LogSnag log call that has notify enabled with an ActivitySmith Push Notification call using one of the official SDKs, the CLI, or a plain HTTP request. Map the event name to the title and the description to the message. For long-running work, use a Live Activity instead of separate start and finish events.
Can LogSnag send Live Activities?
No. ActivitySmith supports Live Activities, so you can track the progress of any long-running processes on your lock screen.
Can I try ActivitySmith for free?
Yes. ActivitySmith has a 7-day free trial with no credit card required. You can send Push Notifications, run Live Activities, connect a workflow, and see if it fits before moving to a paid plan.
What does an ActivitySmith subscription include?
Every paid plan includes unlimited Push Notifications and Live Activity updates, paired iOS devices, team members, channels, tags, and all official SDKs and integrations. Plans scale by team size and start with a 7-day free trial with no credit card required.
Ready to make your backend or business visible in real time?
Start with 7 days free, no credit card required. If your team is iOS-first and you're tired of flying blind between notifications, ActivitySmith is worth ten minutes to find out.
