Welcome App vs hYYa Encrypted Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Welcome App
This app allows you to manage your door communication system remotely. See and hear visitors at your door, and review missed calls with recorded images and timestamps. Connects to your Welcome system via a myABB-LivingSpace account.
- Remote door call reception
- See and hear visitors
- Missed visitor recording
- Image and timestamp capture
- Wi-Fi and cellular network support
- myABB-LivingSpace account integration
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Experience the door communication of your Welcome system on your smartphone or tablet! Never miss a door call. With the Welcome app all calls are transferred directly to your mobile device. You can see and hear who is at your door via Wi-Fi network or remotely on 3G/ 4G (or higher) networks. Missed visitors are recorded with picture and date and can be called up at any time later. Simply connect the app to your Welcome system via the myABB-LivingSpace account. Information about the configuration of your IP-Gateway is shown in user manual.
hYYa Encrypted Notes
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Encrypted notes that only you can read. hYYa Encrypted Notes is a private notepad, diary and journal for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Sync your notes through your own iCloud Drive or Google Drive, or keep them on this device only. Every note is encrypted on your device before it is saved. There is no account to create and no hYYa server to hold a copy, so your notes stay yours alone. No servers. No leaks. No compromises. ENCRYPTED BEFORE IT IS SAVED • End-to-end encryption with AES-256-GCM, through Apple's own CryptoKit, on your device. • Titles, folder names and dates are encrypted too. Anyone browsing the files sees only random identifiers. • Lock with Face ID or Touch ID, with your passcode or Mac password as the fallback. • Search the full text of every note. The search index is encrypted like the notes, so searching never leaves a readable copy behind. SYNC YOUR WAY, FREE • Through your own iCloud Drive, across your iPhone, iPad and Mac. • Through your own Google Drive as well, to reach your other devices. Your notes never leave your device unencrypted. • Or keep your notes on this device only. Writing, search and export all work offline. • Edits made on two devices are merged back together instead of one device's copy winning. If the same note changes in two places at once, both versions are kept. Nothing you typed is ever silently discarded. WRITE THE WAY YOU THINK • Live Markdown as you type: headings, bold, italic, code, strikethrough, quotes, lists and checklists, with a formatting bar when you want one. • Folders, pinned notes and colour labels. • Write in any language: Arabic paragraphs read right-to-left and English ones left-to-right, in the same note. • Attach pictures and files. Pictures show inside the note; PDFs and other files open with a tap on iPhone and iPad, or in your usual app on Mac. Every attachment is encrypted exactly like the words around it. YOUR WRITING STAYS PORTABLE • Export every note as plain Markdown, with its pictures and files beside it, whenever you like, for free. • Import from Markdown, plain text, HTML, RTF or an Evernote export. • No analytics, no tracking, no advertising identifier and no third-party SDKs. MADE FOR IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC • Native on every device, not a web wrapper. • On Mac: a full menu bar, keyboard shortcuts, printing and a proper Settings window. • On iPad: your folders in a sidebar, and drag and drop to file a note. • Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, Reduce Motion, and light and dark themes. FREE, AND HONEST ABOUT IT Keep up to 15 notes free for as long as you like, with no time limit and no trial to run out. Encryption, sync, biometric lock, import and export are free for everyone and always will be. One purchase unlocks unlimited notes on iPhone, iPad and Mac together. It is never a subscription, and nothing you have written is ever locked, hidden or taken away.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Welcome App at none against hYYa Encrypted Notes's 2. Welcome App also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). hYYa Encrypted Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. hYYa Encrypted Notes sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Welcome App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Welcome App ships an update every 3 months, hYYa Encrypted Notes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Welcome App | hYYa Encrypted Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (144 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 6.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 144 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ABB Information Systems AG | Hassaan Abdeen |
In-app purchases
Welcome App
No in-app purchases
hYYa Encrypted Notes
- 30-day TrialFree
- hYYa Encrypted Notes Pro$24.99
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