When using Google push notifications, I am allowed to specify a collapse_key value so a device will not receive multiple notifications of the same collapse_key. Does APNS have a
With iOS 10 there is a new "apns-collapse-id" which looks like it will handle this sort of need. If you have an Apple developer account you can look at the WWDC 2016 notification session videos (707 intro video https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2016/707/).