HYYP vs Load Shedding Notifier
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HYYP
Remotely monitor and control your home or business in real time. Gain awareness and peace of mind by managing security systems from anywhere, anytime. This app provides comprehensive control over your property's security.
- Secure multi-site management
- Full arm, stay arm, and disarm
- Zone Bypass function
- User management and access rights
- Real-time notifications
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With HYYP Home you have remote access to monitor and control your home or business anywhere, any time, in real time. This will give you the control, awareness and peace of mind, of the people and places that you most care about. For more information on how we achieve this please visit our website: www.idsprotect.co.za The App requires the IDS X-Series or IDS 806 alarm panel with a HYYP Hub Communication device. Features include: - Secure multi-site management from your smart phone - no need to go to the site! - Full arm, stay arm, and disarm abilities as set up by the installer - Zone Bypass function to handle problematic zones when you're out of reach - User management, including zone and partition naming, as well as the ability to set, edit, suspend, or delete user access rights - Real-time notifications - know what is happening as it happens!
Load Shedding Notifier
Stay informed about power outages with real-time load shedding status updates. Receive early warnings for scheduled power cuts in your configured areas and view future schedules. The app supports nationwide Eskom and municipal areas, with options for multiple locations and quiet times.
- Real-time load shedding status
- Early warning alerts
- View monthly schedules
- Multiple area configuration
- Configurable quiet times
- Low data usage
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This app monitors the current Eskom load shedding status and notifies you if the power is scheduled to go off in your area. Please note: This app includes schedules for ALL Eskom supplied areas (nationwide) and ALL known municipality supplied areas (nationwide) that publish load shedding schedules. If your municipality is not included, please send an email to abisoft.loadshedding@gmail.com to get it added. Key features: • Real-time Eskom load shedding status monitoring. • Offset status for City of Cape Town customers. • Power grid status monitoring. • Early warning of scheduled load shedding in your areas. • Multiple areas can be configured. • Configure quiet times for each area. • View load shedding schedules for your areas for the following month. • Very low data usage. • Configurable alerts. Disclaimer: abisoft is in no way linked to Eskom. All schedules and load shedding status updates are obtained from Eskom or publicly available data sources. This app is provided free of charge, and abisoft will not accept any liability for losses arising out of the information presented in this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Load Shedding Notifier at 4.7 against HYYP's 4.1. Load Shedding Notifier also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). HYYP's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Load Shedding Notifier sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. HYYP asks for nothing beyond the download.
Load Shedding Notifier holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 115 and 39 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of HYYP's written reviews are positive against 57% of Load Shedding Notifier's.
HYYP ships an update every 3 months, Load Shedding Notifier fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HYYP | Load Shedding Notifier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (115 ratings) | 4.7 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.7% of reviews | 56.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 115 — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inhep Electronics Holdings (Pty) Ltd. | Abisoft Inc. |
Customer experience
HYYP
Load Shedding Notifier
Bugs and requests
HYYP
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Load Shedding Notifier
Reported bugs
13 issues- Does not honor notification preferences
- Does not show load reduction schedule
- App freezes and shuts down
- No longer updates in the background
- Schedule not updated/inaccurate
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- App freezes on setup screen
- App shows black screen with rotating arrow
- Schedules not notifying correctly
- Takes time to update/refresh
- App crashes
- Latest updates have broken the app
- Push notifications not working
- App becomes dormant for notifications
Requested features
6 requests- Show load reduction schedule
- Allow location detection for schedules
- Simplify schedule format
- Option to turn off tracking cookies
- Widget for iPhone
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- Simple way to change notification tone
In-app purchases
HYYP
No in-app purchases
Load Shedding Notifier
- Ad free version$2.99
- Personal supporter$4.99
- Business supporter$49.99
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