Comparison

Hey Me vs Lilly

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

Head to head
About

Hey Me

Capture thoughts, to-dos, and ideas in a unique chat-style interface. Organize notes into themed conversations with customizable visuals and instant search. It's a private and delightful way to keep your mind uncluttered.

Highlights
  • Chat-style note-taking
  • Themed conversations
  • Instant search across chats
  • Customizable chat colors and illustrations
  • Move notes between conversations
  • Rich link previews
  • Private and secure
Features
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Take notes like you're chatting with yourself ;) Hey Me will transform how you capture your thoughts... Forget boring lists! Hey Me is a note-taking app with a twist — it works like a chat with yourself. Capture thoughts, to-dos, ideas, quotes, or dreams in familiar chat bubbles, and organize them into themed conversations you can easily move between. It's the comfort of chatting with a friend, but the friend is YOU! Why you'll love Hey Me: - Chat-style notes in themed conversations - Task lists right inside your chats — check things off as you go - Search your chats, links, and tasks to find anything, instantly - Custom colors and illustrations for each chat - Move notes between conversations instantly - Quick capture without folder hunting - Links come alive with rich previews — images, titles, and descriptions - Completely private and secure Whether it's a brilliant idea, a random grocery item, a wedding plan, or your dream journal - Hey Me keeps your brain uncluttered in a space that feels warm, familiar, and delightful. Perfect for: - To-do lists & reminders - Ideas & brain dumps - Journals & self-reflection - Project & event planning - Favorite quotes & life notes - and anything else you can think of! Ready to give your thoughts a cozy home? Download Hey Me and start chatting with yourself today! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://heyme.bitoverloaded.com/legal/privacy

About

Lilly

Record, transcribe, and summarize meetings locally on your device. This app ensures complete privacy by processing all data on-iPhone, with no servers or cloud involvement. It's ideal for sensitive discussions where confidentiality is paramount.

Highlights
  • On-device AI processing
  • Speaker identification
  • Auto-generated meeting notes
  • Full timestamped transcript
  • Offline functionality
  • No account required
Features
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Lilly records, transcribes, and summarizes your meetings — entirely on your iPhone. No servers. No cloud. No account required. Everything happens on-device using advanced AI models: • Voice activity detection separates speech from silence • Speaker diarization identifies who said what • Transcription captures every word with timestamps • AI summarization writes your meeting notes automatically Your audio and transcripts never leave your phone. Not during processing, not ever. Lilly is for rooms where confidentiality is not optional — legal meetings, medical appointments, investor calls, sensitive 1-on-1s. FEATURES On-device AI All transcription and summarization runs locally. No account required. No data uploaded. Speaker identification Lilly detects and labels multiple speakers. Name them after the meeting — names apply across the full transcript and summary. Auto-generated notes After each recording, Lilly produces structured meeting notes in the same language as your conversation. Full transcript Browse the complete timestamped transcript, attributed to each speaker. Offline first After the one-time model download, Lilly works with no internet connection at all. PRIVACY No analytics. No telemetry. No crash reporting with content. The only network request Lilly ever makes is the one-time AI model download on first launch (~3.3 GB). Verify this yourself: iOS Settings > Privacy & Security > App Privacy Report. REQUIREMENTS Requires iPhone 16 or later (A18 chip) running iOS 18. First launch downloads ~3.3 GB of AI models. After that, fully offline.

Screenshots

Hey Me4 screens
Lilly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hey Me at Free against Lilly's $0.99. Hey Me also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0). Lilly's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ratings volume, 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

Hey Me is free to download; Lilly costs $0.99 up front. Hey Me sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Lilly asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hey Me holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Hey Me versus Lilly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHey MeLilly
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndre Louwsamarvir singh

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hey Me

One-time2
  • iCloud Sync$4.99
  • Unlimited Chats$4.99
None

Lilly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hey Me free?
Hey Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lilly free?
Lilly costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hey Me or Lilly?
Hey Me is rated higher. Hey Me averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Lilly averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hey Me or Lilly have ads?
Neither Hey Me nor Lilly shows ads.

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