Bubble Notification System Build
In-app notification bell with unread count, email digests, per-user preferences, and weekly summaries — the complete notification architecture that brings users back daily and reduces the information gaps that cause churn.
The Right Notification at the Right Moment Brings Users Back
Notifications are one of the most underbuilt features in Bubble SaaS products. Builders implement email via SendGrid and consider the job done. A complete notification system — in-app notifications, email digests, and optional push notifications — creates daily active user habits, reduces the information asymmetry that causes churn, and ensures users always know what requires their attention.
The Notification System Data Model
Building the In-App Notification Bell
// Example: task assigned to a user
Create Notification:
recipient = Task’s assignee
workspace = Task’s workspace
type = Task_Assigned
title = “New task assigned to you”
body = “[Actor’s name] assigned “[Task’s title]” to you”
link_url = “/task?id=[Task’s unique id]”
actor = Current User
is_read = no
Unread count:
Search for Notifications [
recipient = Current User,
workspace = current_workspace,
is_read = no
] : count
Badge visible when: unread count > 0
// Dropdown panel: show last 10 notifications
RG data source:
Search for Notifications [recipient=Current User,
workspace=current_workspace] sorted by Created Date desc
:items 1 to 10
Step 1: Make changes to this Notification: is_read = yes
Step 2: Navigate to Notification’s link_url
// “Mark all read” button
Step 1: Make changes to list of Notifications:
Search for Notifications [recipient=Current User, is_read=no]
is_read = yes
Every Monday morning, a scheduled workflow finds all users whose email_digest = yes and who have unread notifications. It sends a personalised email listing their top unread notifications with links. Create a DigestLog record per send for tracking open rates.
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