NotePass vs Heyyy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NotePass
This app allows users to type messages and display them full-screen for others to read. It's useful for situations where speaking is difficult or inappropriate, such as in meetings or noisy environments.
- Full-screen message display
- Customizable notes
- Save favorite notes
- Pre-loaded popular notes
- Communicate without speaking
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NotePass is the app that lets you speak when you can't be heard. It turns your phone into a giant sign. Type what you need to say, tap Show, and hold up the screen — everyone around you reads it instantly, no talking required. FEATURES • Type a note, tap Show — instant full-screen display in giant type • Save your favorite notes for one-tap reuse • Swipe between saved notes without leaving full-screen • Live variables — drop {time}, {day}, {date}, or {battery} into any note and watch it update in real time, even a live {countdown} • Choose your icon — Default or Retro • Speaks your language — 11 languages, including full right-to-left layout for Arabic and Hebrew (note, translations used AI and may contain inaccuracies) • Fast, private, and free: no accounts, no ads, no data collected USES • Getting through a meeting without interrupting • Getting the bartender's or DJ's attention in a loud room • Speaking when you've lost your voice • Signing to someone hard of hearing • Roadside alerts to other drivers • Flirting, obviously Tell your friends!
Heyyy
This utility app allows you to create large, attention-grabbing text messages for various situations. Easily format, edit, and save your messages, then share them as images. Use it responsibly for clear communication in noisy environments or for visual displays.
- Full screen text display
- Portrait and landscape modes
- Save multiple messages
- Smart word wrapping
- Re-order messages
- Edit messages
- Share as images
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Make your text fill the screen Works in portrait or landscape mode Save many messages Smart word wrapping Re-order the messages by dragging Edit messages by double tapping Share messages as images Loud bar? Concert? Car window? No problem Use responsibly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NotePass at none against Heyyy's 1. Heyyy's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 12 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Heyyy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NotePass asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for NotePass against 5.0 for Heyyy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of NotePass's written reviews are positive against 100% of Heyyy's.
NotePass ships an update every 12 months, Heyyy weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NotePass | Heyyy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ben Christen | Grigonis Brothers Software |
Customer experience
NotePass
Heyyy
In-app purchases
NotePass
No in-app purchases
Heyyy
- Unlock Unlimited Messages$0.99
