How do I set up a notification provider without needing my own server?

It looks from Apple's documentation that Apple does not have a provider service for remote notifications. Am I correct about this? If so, are there services that allow me to set up a provider inexpensively? Does CloudKit push notification work with APN?

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I use Amazon SNS. It’s free for low usage.

I understand that CloudKit does push notification. Is there a way to push a notification from CloudKit at a specified time?

Do I have to use Amazon EC2 with that?