Noticeable vs Olvy
Noticeable and Olvy both help software teams tell users what shipped, but they approach the job differently. Noticeable is a bootstrapped announcement layer — hosted newspages, in-app widgets, email, and native Slack/Discord publishing — where you write each update and Zapier relays GitHub releases or forwards posts to social. Olvy is an AI-powered user-feedback platform (now owned by Amoeboids) where changelogs and release notes are one module of a broader feedback-analysis suite. Here's how the two compare on features, pricing, and fit — and where each falls short.
Noticeable vs Olvy vs Shipstar
Noticeable
Newspages and widgets for product updates, with GitHub releases relayed via Zapier
- Best for
- teams that want a straightforward hosted changelog and widget with email and Slack/Discord delivery, without a heavier suite around it
- Starting price
- $29/mo
- Free plan
- Yes — 1 project, watermarked, no email
Olvy
AI feedback management with release notes as the announcement layer
- Best for
- product managers who want to centralize and AI-analyze user feedback, with a changelog to close the loop
- Starting price
- $60/mo
- Free plan
- Yes — 1 builder, 25 feedback items/mo
Shipstar
This is usAutomated product marketing generated from your Git activity
- Best for
- engineers and lean product teams who want release marketing written and distributed automatically
- Starting price
- Free · Solo from $20/mo
- Free plan
- Yes — 1 project, 1,000 credits/mo
Side-by-side features
Based on each vendor's public website, pricing page, and documentation. Features and prices change — always confirm details with the vendor before you buy.
| Feature | Noticeable | Olvy | Shipstar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29/mo | $60/mo | Free · Solo from $20/mo |
| Free plan | Yes — 1 project, watermarked, no email | Yes — 1 builder, 25 feedback items/mo | Yes — 1 project, 1,000 credits/mo |
| AI writes content from your Git activity | No AI features | AI writes from typed context/issues | From commits & PRs |
| Native GitHub integration | Via Zapier (release text relay) | ||
| Hosted public changelog page | |||
| Embeddable / in-app widget | |||
| Email updates to subscribers | Starter plan and up | Business plan | Release emails & newsletters |
| Social auto-posts (X, LinkedIn) | X/Facebook via Zapier; no LinkedIn | X & LinkedIn | |
| AI blog post generation | |||
| Slack publishing | Native, plus Discord | Via integrations ($20/mo each on Essentials) | |
| Custom tone & voice | Content Guide + tone actions | ||
| Analytics | Starter plan and up | ||
| RSS / Atom feed | — | ||
| API access | GraphQL, Growth plan+ | Business plan | REST API + MCP server |
| Feedback collection & voting | Reactions & comments; Business+ | Core product | |
| Public roadmap | — |
What is Noticeable?
Noticeable, running since 2018, keeps the announcement problem simple: hosted 'newspages' (public or private changelogs with SEO and custom domains), embeddable in-app widgets, update emails to subscribers with open and link tracking, and native Slack and Discord publishing. Publications support scheduling, pinning, labels, emoji reactions, and comments, and a GraphQL API is available from the Growth plan.
It's relevant to a Shipstar comparison because it already touches GitHub and multi-channel publishing — but both run through Zapier: a GitHub release event can create a publication from the release text, and Zaps can forward posts to X or Facebook. There's no AI anywhere in the product; every update is written by a person, and the GitHub relay copies release text rather than reading your commits.
Pricing: Noticeable's free plan covers one project and one widget with a watermark and no email sending or analytics. Starter is $29/month (1 project) and adds email, custom domain, analytics, and Zapier. Growth is $79/month (2 projects) with scheduling, the GraphQL API, and multi-language. Business is $159/month adding segmentation, private newspages, and feedback, and Enterprise is $399/month with SSO. Paid plans have a 14-day trial; annual billing is roughly two months free.
Where Noticeable shines
- Clean, focused product: newspage + widget + email + native Slack and Discord publishing
- GitHub releases can auto-create publications via Zapier — a real (if mechanical) ship-to-announcement path
- Multi-language newspages and widget localization on Growth+
- Email subscriber management with open and link tracking from the $29 Starter plan
- Long-running, actively maintained product from a bootstrapped company
Where Noticeable falls short
- No AI at all — no drafting, no summarization; every publication is hand-written
- GitHub integration is a Zapier relay of release text, not analysis of commits or PRs
- Social posting is Zapier-only (X, Facebook); no LinkedIn support mentioned
- API and scheduling gated to Growth ($79/month); segmentation and feedback to Business ($159/month)
- Free plan is watermarked with no email sending or analytics
What is Olvy?
Olvy leads with feedback: a unified inbox that pulls user feedback from Slack, Discord, X, Telegram, the Play Store, Zendesk, Intercom, and email, then applies AI for sentiment, thematic analysis, auto-categorization, and summaries — plus 'Ask Olvy' conversational querying. The changelog side gives you a hosted release-notes page on a custom domain, in-app widgets, scheduled releases, per-release analytics, and automated release emails on the Business plan.
Its AI release writer generates copy from context you type or from linked resolved issues — there's no git or GitHub pipeline, and no social auto-posting (X appears only as a feedback source). After a near-shutdown in late 2024, Olvy was acquired by Amoeboids in early 2025 and is actively maintained, with the roadmap tilting further toward feedback, NPS, and surveys.
Pricing: Olvy's free plan covers one builder, unlimited release notes, and feedback analysis on up to 25 items. Essentials is $60/month for one builder, but integrations cost an extra $20/month each and extra builders $25/month. Business is $240/month with 5 builders, 10,000 feedback items, unlimited integrations, changelog email subscriptions, and API access, with a custom Enterprise tier above.
Where Olvy shines
- Deep AI feedback analysis: sentiment, themes, auto-categorization, summaries, and conversational querying
- Feedback ingestion from many sources — Slack, Discord, X, Telegram, Play Store, Zendesk, Intercom
- Hosted changelog with custom domain, widgets, scheduling, and per-release analytics
- AI release writer with tone controls and a Content Guide for consistent voice
- Free plan includes unlimited release notes
Where Olvy falls short
- No generation from git commits or GitHub activity — AI writes from typed context or linked issues
- No social auto-posting; X is a feedback source, not a publishing channel
- Integrations cost $20/month each below the $240/month Business plan
- Changelog email subscriptions and API access are gated to Business
- Feedback-first roadmap — the changelog is a secondary module, and the product was nearly sunset before its 2025 acquisition by Amoeboids
Which should you choose?
Choose Noticeable if you want a no-frills newspage and widget with email, Slack, and Discord delivery, and hand-writing each update (or relaying GitHub release text via Zapier) fits your workflow. Choose Olvy if your bigger problem is feedback overload — collecting it from Slack, Discord, app stores, and support tools and having AI find the themes — and release notes are the closing step. And if the real bottleneck is writing the updates at all, consider Shipstar — it drafts changelogs, release notes, social posts, and newsletters straight from your GitHub activity and publishes them from one approval, starting free.
Or skip the writing entirely with Shipstar
Both Noticeable and Olvy still expect someone to sit down and write each update. Shipstar starts one step earlier: it connects to your GitHub repositories, reads what actually shipped, and drafts the changelog, release notes, social posts, and newsletter for you. You review and approve — Shipstar publishes to your changelog page, email subscribers, Slack, X, and LinkedIn from one approval.
It starts free (no credit card), and the Solo plan is Solo from $20/mo — a fraction of what most product communication platforms charge.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Noticeable and Olvy?
Noticeable is a bootstrapped announcement layer — hosted newspages, in-app widgets, email, and native Slack/Discord publishing — where you write each update and Zapier relays GitHub releases or forwards posts to social. Olvy is an AI-powered user-feedback platform (now owned by Amoeboids) where changelogs and release notes are one module of a broader feedback-analysis suite. In practice, Noticeable is the better fit for teams that want a straightforward hosted changelog and widget with email and Slack/Discord delivery, without a heavier suite around it, while Olvy suits product managers who want to centralize and AI-analyze user feedback, with a changelog to close the loop.
Does Noticeable integrate with GitHub?
Via Zapier: a GitHub release event can trigger a Zap that creates a Noticeable publication from the release text. There is no native GitHub integration and no analysis of commits or pull requests — the relay copies what you already wrote in the release.
How much does Noticeable cost?
Noticeable has a watermarked free plan (1 project, no email or analytics). Paid plans are Starter $29/month, Growth $79/month (adds scheduling, API, multi-language), Business $159/month (segmentation, private newspages, feedback), and Enterprise $399/month (SSO). All paid plans include a 14-day trial.
Is Olvy still active?
Yes. Olvy's team announced a sunset in late 2024, but the product was acquired by Amoeboids in early 2025 and continues as a standalone product with regular releases. Its recent roadmap emphasizes feedback analysis, NPS, and surveys more than changelog features.
How much does Olvy cost?
Olvy has a free plan (1 builder, unlimited release notes, 25 feedback items/month). Essentials is $60/month, but each integration is an extra $20/month and extra builders $25/month. Business is $240/month with unlimited integrations, changelog email subscriptions, and API access.
Which should I choose: Noticeable or Olvy?
Choose Noticeable if you want a no-frills newspage and widget with email, Slack, and Discord delivery, and hand-writing each update (or relaying GitHub release text via Zapier) fits your workflow. Choose Olvy if your bigger problem is feedback overload — collecting it from Slack, Discord, app stores, and support tools and having AI find the themes — and release notes are the closing step. And if the real bottleneck is writing the updates at all, consider Shipstar — it drafts changelogs, release notes, social posts, and newsletters straight from your GitHub activity and publishes them from one approval, starting free.
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