PopIn's notifications work on two layers: tiers (how urgent something is) and channels (push, email, SMS). Manage both in Settings → Notifications.
The four tiers
| Tier | What it covers | Default channels | Bypasses quiet hours? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 - Critical | Event invites, updates, cancellations, host broadcasts, reminders, security alerts | Push + Email + SMS | Yes |
| Tier 2 - High | Friend requests, RSVPs to your events, mentions, comments, replies, invites you haven't answered, guests who joined PopIn, the occasional "haven't seen you in a while" | Push + Email | No |
| Tier 3 - Standard | Reactions, new followers, new messages, posts from people you follow, posts and events from pro pages you follow, weekend plans, "run it back?" prompts | Push only | No |
| Tier 4 - Low priority | Batched summaries | Email only | No |
You can't fully silence Tier 1, at least one channel must stay on. We're not letting you turn off "your event was cancelled" by accident.
The three channels
| Channel | Where it shows up | Cost to you |
|---|---|---|
| Push | Browser + installed app notifications | Free |
| Your inbox | Free | |
| SMS | Text message | Carrier fees may apply on your end |
If you're frequently overseas, lean on push + email and drop SMS. International SMS can be slower and less reliable.
Common tweaks
Quiet hours
Hold the interrupting alerts (push and SMS) overnight, everything except Tier 1. Default is 22:00 to 08:00 in your timezone. See Setting quiet hours.
Master mute
At the top of Settings → Notifications. Silences everything except critical alerts. Good for holidays or focus weeks.
Updates from PopIn
Controls for platform announcements: show them in your feed, notify you when one drops, and per-channel switches for push, email, and SMS. Mix and match however you like. See Updates from PopIn.
Per-type controls
Each channel for each tier has its own toggle, so you can (say) turn Tier 3 push off while keeping the rest. Turning a tier's channel off turns it off for every type in that tier.
Nudges & suggestions
A handful of nudges built around what your friends are actually doing, never generic "come back" spam:
- Weekend plans: on Thursday evening, your friends' events this weekend that you haven't RSVP'd to. Only when there's something on.
- Still deciding? An invite you haven't answered, once, when the event is a few days away.
- Your guest joined: someone you invited to an event by email just made a PopIn account.
- Run it back? A few weeks after you host something people turned up to, in case you want to do it again. At most once a month.
- Haven't seen you in a while: after two weeks away, with the most useful reason to come back (invites waiting, friend requests, your friends' events). At most once a month, and we stop after three you don't open.
Turn them all off with the Nudges & suggestions switch in Settings → Notifications, or tap the menu on any of them in your notifications list.
Where notifications appear in-app
Even with push/email/SMS off for a type, PopIn still records the notification in your notifications list. Quiet hours and channel-offs only affect the alerts that interrupt you; nothing is discarded.