diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/platform/app_notification_parser.ex b/lib/pinchflat/platform/app_notification_parser.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8ed507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/platform/app_notification_parser.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+defmodule Pinchflat.Platform.AppNotificationParser do
+  alias Pinchflat.Platform
+
+  def parse_and_store_notifications(notification_json) do
+    {:ok, notifications} =
+      notification_json
+      |> parse_notification_json!()
+      |> store_notifications()
+
+    {:ok, notifications}
+  end
+
+  defp parse_notification_json!(json) do
+    Phoenix.json_library().decode!(json)
+  end
+
+  defp store_notifications(notification_json) do
+    Enum.map(notification_json, fn notification ->
+      {:ok, notification} = Platform.create_app_notification(notification)
+
+      notification
+    end)
+  end
+
+  # defp prior_notifications_exist? do
+  #   # TODO
+  # end
+end
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/platform/platform.ex b/lib/pinchflat/platform/platform.ex
index f50fb29..9c1c242 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/platform/platform.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/platform/platform.ex
@@ -25,9 +25,14 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Platform do
   def create_app_notification(attrs \\ %{}) do
     %AppNotification{}
     |> AppNotification.changeset(attrs)
+    |> IO.inspect()
     |> Repo.insert()
   end
 
+  # def mark_all_as_read do
+  #   Repo.update_all(AppNotification, set: [read_at: DateTime.utc_now()])
+  # end
+
   @doc """
   Returns `%Ecto.Changeset{}`
   """
diff --git a/test/pinchflat/platform/app_notification_parser_test.exs b/test/pinchflat/platform/app_notification_parser_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ee7f0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pinchflat/platform/app_notification_parser_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+defmodule Pinchflat.Platform.AppNotificationParserTest do
+  use Pinchflat.DataCase
+
+  import Pinchflat.PlatformFixtures
+
+  alias Pinchflat.Platform.AppNotificationParser
+
+  describe "parse_and_store_notifications/1" do
+    test "parses and stores notifications" do
+      notification_json = app_notification_json_fixture()
+
+      assert {:ok, notifications} = AppNotificationParser.parse_and_store_notifications(notification_json)
+      # assert Enum.count(notifications) == 2
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/support/fixtures/platform_fixtures.ex b/test/support/fixtures/platform_fixtures.ex
index f049d8c..ba22157 100644
--- a/test/support/fixtures/platform_fixtures.ex
+++ b/test/support/fixtures/platform_fixtures.ex
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.PlatformFixtures do
   """
 
   @doc """
-  Generate a app_notification.
+  Generate an app_notification.
   """
   def app_notification_fixture(attrs \\ %{}) do
     {:ok, app_notification} =
@@ -22,4 +22,20 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.PlatformFixtures do
 
     app_notification
   end
+
+  @doc """
+  Generate an app_notification JSON fixture.
+  """
+  def app_notification_json_fixture(attrs \\ %{}) do
+    attrs
+    |> Enum.into(%{
+      title: "a cool title",
+      body: "a cool notification",
+      notification_date: ~D[2020-01-01],
+      read_at: nil,
+      severity: :alert,
+      uuid: Ecto.UUID.generate()
+    })
+    |> Phoenix.json_library().encode!()
+  end
 end