Comparison

HYYP vs AuthGate Transact

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Secure multi-site management
  • Full arm, stay arm, and disarm
  • Zone Bypass function
  • User management and access rights
  • Real-time notifications
Features
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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!

About

AuthGate Transact

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The AuthGate transaction manager allows you to communicate securely with AuthGate-enabled devices nearby. By holding your phone near to an AuthGate enabled item, you can: - Identify yourself - Digitally sign for goods or services - Gain access to places - Pay using your preferred payment method

Screenshots

HYYP4 screens
AuthGate Transact4 screens

Verdict

The call

HYYP and AuthGate Transact are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HYYP ships an update every 3 months, AuthGate Transact every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
HYYP versus AuthGate Transact: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHYYPAuthGate Transact
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (79 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings79 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInhep Electronics Holdings (Pty) Ltd.AuthGate B.V.

In-app purchases

None

HYYP

No in-app purchases

None

AuthGate Transact

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HYYP free?
HYYP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AuthGate Transact free?
AuthGate Transact is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HYYP or AuthGate Transact have ads?
Neither HYYP nor AuthGate Transact shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HYYP or AuthGate Transact?
HYYP ships an update every 3 months, and AuthGate Transact every 5 months. Most recently, HYYP was updated on October 18, 2026 and AuthGate Transact on October 17, 2026.

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