How to add notifcations to front-end menu for users when they recieved replies?

So I get this theme were people can interact with each other, send message, gifts, chat, etc.

I want the menu, or the button "My profile" to change and add a notification symbol, notifiying the user that someone has interacted with your profile.

Basically just like how stackexchanges uses their notifications on the menu.

Is this possible with a plugin or would you have to fix it with jquery?