diff --git a/internal/service/notification_service.go b/internal/service/notification_service.go
index c6518cc..8aba9df 100644
--- a/internal/service/notification_service.go
+++ b/internal/service/notification_service.go
@@ -220,17 +220,23 @@ func (s *NotificationService) publishPush(ctx context.Context, recipientID, kind
 		who = actorDisplay(actor)
 		url = s.frontendURL + "/u/" + actor.Handle
 	}
-	var body string
+	// Title must be meaningful, not the app name: iOS renders installed-PWA
+	// notifications as "<title> from <app name>", so a generic "Prabhupāda
+	// Says" title reads as "Prabhupāda Says from Prabhupāda Says".
+	var title, body string
 	switch kind {
 	case NotifFollowRequest:
+		title = "New Friend Request"
 		body = who + " requested to follow you"
 	case NotifFollowAccepted:
+		title = "Friend Request Accepted"
 		body = who + " accepted your follow request"
 	default:
+		title = "New notification"
 		body = "You have a new notification"
 	}
 	s.push.SendToUser(ctx, recipientID, PushPayload{
-		Title: "Prabhupāda Says",
+		Title: title,
 		Body:  body,
 		URL:   url,
 		Tag:   kind,