Comparison

AWS WickrGov vs hey!

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

Head to head
About

AWS WickrGov

This secure communication service offers end-to-end encrypted messaging, calling, and file sharing for organizations. It operates within a U.S. government-compliant cloud environment, ensuring adherence to strict security and regulatory requirements for sensitive data.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Secure messaging (up to 500 users)
  • Audio and video calling (up to 100 attendees)
  • Screen sharing (up to 500 participants)
  • File sharing (up to 5GB)
  • Configurable ephemeral messaging
Features
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AWS WickrGov is a secure communications service that helps public and commercial organizations collaborate across messaging, calling, file sharing, and screen sharing with end-to-end encryption within the AWS GovCloud U.S.-West Region. AWS GovCloud is designed to host sensitive data, regulated workloads, and address the most stringent U.S. government security and compliance requirements. AWS WickrGov collaboration offerings: • Runs in AWS GovCloud U.S-West Region, operated by U.S. personnel • Enables adherence to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) • One-on-one or group messaging: Securely chat with up to 500 Wickr users in a room • Audio and video calling: Hold conference calls with up to 100 attendees • Screen sharing and broadcasting: Present with up to 500 participants • File sharing and saving: Transfer files up to 5GB with unlimited storage • Configurable ephemeral messaging: Control expiration and burn-on-read timers AWS WickrGov provides a secure platform for public sector organizations and teams to help manage their sensitive communications.

About

hey!

This app helps you manage phone usage with a virtual companion who encourages breaks and rewards them with in-app currency. Earn coins by taking breaks to buy items for your companion or decorate their room. Track your progress and mood without pressure to maintain streaks.

Highlights
  • Virtual companion for focus
  • Earn coins for breaks
  • Decorate companion's room
  • Track mood and sessions
  • Focus Filter integration
  • No streaks or pressure
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You opened your phone to check one thing. Somehow, you're still here. hey! is a little taro pal called Taro. He lives in a room on your phone and watches only the apps you choose. When time in them runs long, he asks: "Hey, you still with me?" Take a break and he adds 5 coins. Keep using and he steps out of the way. Nothing is ever locked. MEET TARO Taro's mood goes okay, good, glowing. Breaks lift it, snacks lift it, and it drifts back to okay on its own — it never drops lower. There's nothing you can do to make it worse, and nothing to lose by coming back after a week away. Check in with your own mood any time; Rhythm remembers it. COINS FOR EVERY BREAK Every break you take earns 5 coins, and the check-in says so before you choose. Coins do one thing: they buy things for Taro. WORK TOGETHER Sit down with Taro for a light session: 25 minutes on, 5 off, for one, two or four rounds. Pick what you're working on. Finish and earn 30 coins, plus 10 more for finishing every round you planned. End early and you keep what you finished. Pause whenever you need to. During a round Taro checks in the moment you open one of your apps, instead of waiting out the usual delay. Keep using still works. SNACKS AND KEEPSAKES Spend coins in the Shop. Treats — a strawberry, a rice ball, a cookie — lift Taro's mood a little, and water is free once a day. Keepsakes like a mug, a plant, a lamp or a cushion go into his room and stay there for good. GIFTS YOU CAN'T BUY Sometimes Taro finds you something: a pebble by the door, a pressed leaf, a seedling he grew while you worked. Gifts are never for sale. They sit on the From Taro shelf with the day they arrived. YOUR WEEK, NOT YOUR SCORE Rhythm shows the breaks you took, how you've been feeling, the sessions you ran and every gift on the shelf. No streak to break. No day that counts against you. Nothing resets. ON FOR FOCUS Add hey! as a Focus Filter in iPhone Settings. Taro wakes when that Focus turns on and rests when it turns off. The app walks you through setup. Manual sessions are there when you'd rather start one yourself. YOUR APP CONTENT STAYS PRIVATE Apple's Screen Time tools count use in the apps and websites you select. hey! doesn't read your messages, your photos or the videos you watch. No account. No advertising. Optional usage sharing helps us improve setup and check-ins; it never includes what you do in other apps. TRY IT FREE FOR 14 DAYS Eligible new subscribers get 14 days free when they choose a monthly or yearly plan and confirm with Apple. Every plan includes all features. After the trial, your selected subscription renews automatically at the price shown before you confirm unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Manage or cancel in App Store settings. Lifetime access is a separate one-time purchase with no subscription trial or renewal. Local prices appear in the app. Restore purchases with the Apple Account used to buy. HELP SHAPE HEY Suggest a feature and vote on ideas at tryhey.app/feedback. Need a hand? Reach us at hello@tryhey.app. Requires iPhone with iOS 18 or later and Screen Time permission. Check-ins depend on Apple's usage signals and can arrive a little late. Time adds up across the apps and websites you select while a Focus or session is active. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

AWS WickrGov4 screens
hey!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: hey! at 5.0 against AWS WickrGov's 1.3. hey! also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). AWS WickrGov's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (198 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. hey! sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. AWS WickrGov asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

hey! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AWS WickrGov has 198 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AWS WickrGov ships an update monthly, hey! every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AWS WickrGov versus hey!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAWS WickrGovhey!
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.3 (198 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews2.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings198 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB42 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWickr, LLCX1 Consulting LLC

Customer experience

AWS WickrGov

All ratings198 ratings
Positive6.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative91.9%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive2.3%
Neutral6.8%
Negative90.9%

hey!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AWS WickrGov

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

hey!

Subscriptions2
  • hey Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • hey Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • hey Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is AWS WickrGov free?
AWS WickrGov is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is hey! free?
hey! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AWS WickrGov or hey!?
hey! is rated higher. AWS WickrGov averages 1.3 out of 5 from 198 ratings, while hey! averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do AWS WickrGov or hey! have ads?
Neither AWS WickrGov nor hey! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AWS WickrGov or hey!?
AWS WickrGov ships an update monthly, and hey! every 9 days. Most recently, AWS WickrGov was updated on October 18, 2026 and hey! on October 5, 2026.

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