Comparison

Appio vs Hey Dudu

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

Head to head
About

Appio

This app delivers updates from your favorite websites and services directly to your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch as native notifications and live widgets. It requires no sign-up and automatically displays service logos and colors for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Native push notifications with service branding
  • Searchable notification history per service
  • Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Control Center widgets
  • Automatic widget refreshes
  • Customizable service colors
  • Apple Watch app with complications
Features
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Appio brings updates from the websites and services you already use to your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, as native notifications and live widgets. There is nothing to sign up for. Scan a QR code or tap a link from a service that uses Appio, and it is added to the app. From then on its updates reach you the moment they are sent. NOTIFICATIONS • Push notifications with the service's own name and logo • Every update kept in one searchable list per service • Open any notification for the full message, image and link WIDGETS • Home Screen widgets in every size, designed by each service • Lock Screen widgets and Control Center controls • Widgets refresh on their own, so what you see is current EVERYWHERE • Add as many services as you like, each in its own colours • iPad layout with services, notifications and detail side by side • Apple Watch app with notifications and complications No account, no email address, no password. FOR BUSINESSES Appio lets any service offer notifications and widgets to its customers in minutes, with no app development required. Learn more at https://appio.so

About

Hey Dudu

Features
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Just tell Dudu. Dudu is a little helper that makes things for you. Ask for a game, a small app or a video and it's ready in a couple of minutes — or hand it an errand and let it take care of it. SAY IT. DUDU MAKES IT. "Make a match-three with my piglets in costumes." A few minutes later it's yours to play and share. Games, little tools, videos and cards, each from a single sentence. LOVE IT? MAKE YOUR OWN. Everything in Discover is one tap from your own version: same game, your rules — your pets, your jokes, your friends' names. SOMETHING NEW, EVERY DAY. Discover is full of games, little apps and videos made by Dudu and by people like you. Swipe, tap Play — nothing to install. Follow the people whose work you like. DUDU KEEPS GOING WHILE YOU'RE AWAY. Reminders, replies, drafts and the small things in between. Dudu works on them in the background and lets you know when something needs you — on your widgets, lock screen and Apple Watch. MADE SOMETHING? WE'LL GET IT SEEN. One tap puts your work in Discover. Dudu writes the posts for everywhere else and shows you who came to play. Reach the goals in My posts and apply to the Creator Program. MEMBERSHIP Dudu is free to try. A monthly membership gives you more to make each week. It renews automatically until you cancel; manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://ybuild.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://ybuild.ai/privacy

Screenshots

Appio3 screens
Hey Dudu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Appio at none against Hey Dudu's 8. Appio also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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 Dudu sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Appio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Appio ships an update every 3 weeks, Hey Dudu monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Appio versus Hey Dudu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppioHey Dudu
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.5 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB75 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAppio LimitedY Build LLC

In-app purchases

None

Appio

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Hey Dudu

Subscriptions4
  • Starter$17.991 Month
  • Basic$29.991 Month
  • Pro$69.991 Month
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  • Max$189.991 Month
One-time4
  • Reset This Week$3.99
  • Reset This Week$6.99
  • Reset This Week$13.99
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  • Reset This Week$36.99

Questions

Is Appio free?
Appio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hey Dudu free?
Hey Dudu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Appio or Hey Dudu have ads?
Hey Dudu shows ads; Appio does not.
Which is updated more often, Appio or Hey Dudu?
Appio ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hey Dudu monthly. Most recently, Appio was updated on November 12, 2026 and Hey Dudu on November 9, 2026.

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