title: Is Firebase + Batch a good alternative to Parse in terms of push notifications?
body: <p>Parse was obviously the best back end for push notifications but since that'll be no more soon I'm looking for a good free alternative for an iOS app. After some research it seems using the Batch API with Firebase would be a good one. I just want to send pictures/video and text to a certain user. </p>
  
  <p>If this is not possible or free does anyone have any other recommendations? Anything I should know? </p>
  
  <p>Thanks for the help!</p>