Comparison

Grail vs hYYa Encrypted Folder

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

Head to head
About

Grail

This app offers a collection of digital widgets inspired by unique and hard-to-find wrist and pocket watches. Enhance your device's aesthetic with these distinctive horological designs.

Highlights
  • Widget collection based on watches
  • Unique and hard-to-obtain designs
  • Digital horology aesthetic
  • Customizable clock widgets
Features
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Grail is a collection of widgets based off wrist and pocket watches that either offer an interesting design, are hard to physically obtain, or both.

About

hYYa Encrypted Folder

Securely encrypt and lock your files, photos, and documents using AES-256 encryption. Access your protected data with Face ID or Touch ID, and optionally sync your encrypted folders privately with iCloud or Google Drive. Keep your sensitive information safe and private on your device.

Highlights
  • AES-256 file encryption
  • Face ID/Touch ID unlock
  • Private iCloud/Google Drive sync
  • Encrypted file names
  • Recently Deleted recovery
  • Scan documents
  • Shortcuts and Siri integration
Features
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Encrypted by default. Beautiful by design. hYYa Encrypted Folder keeps your files in private, AES-256 encrypted folders that unlock with Face ID or Touch ID. No hYYa account. No hYYa server. Nothing of yours ever passes through us. REAL ENCRYPTION, NOT A DISGUISE • AES-256, using Apple's own encryption — not a hidden folder, not a passcode over plain files. The contents are genuinely encrypted on your device. • Your key is stored in your Keychain, and hYYa asks for Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode before it will use it. Only you can read it: not us, not Apple. • Files are encrypted the moment they go in. Add them in a few taps. • File names inside are encrypted too. The only name left visible is the folder's own. NEW IN 2.1 • Google Drive sync — keep an encrypted folder in your own Google Drive and open it on your other devices. hYYa encrypts the folder on this device. Only encrypted files are uploaded. Google can see the folder's name, not what is inside. Entirely optional. • Recently Deleted for folders — a folder you delete can be recovered for 30 days. • One recovery key now covers all your folders. PEACE OF MIND, BUILT IN • Recovery Key — opens your folders if you forget your passphrase. We cannot reset it for you; this can. • Share to hYYa — send files straight into an encrypted folder from Photos, Files, Mail, or anywhere that shares. • Add from Photos — pick photos and videos with no re-compression, then remove the originals if you want to. • Scan Document — scan paper straight into an encrypted folder. • Recently Deleted — files you delete inside a folder can be recovered for 30 days. • Verify — checks that every file in a folder still opens. • Shortcuts and Siri — "Lock All Folders", ready for the Action button and your automations. • Family Sharing — one purchase covers your household. UNLOCK WITH FACE ID OR TOUCH ID • Open every folder with a single Face ID or Touch ID check. Your device passcode is always there as a fallback. • The app locks itself the moment you switch away, and hides your files from the app switcher. • Auto-Lock (Pro) locks everything again after a period of inactivity. SYNC PRIVATELY — iCLOUD OR GOOGLE DRIVE • Keep a folder in iCloud and it syncs across your iPhone, iPad and Mac, end-to-end encrypted the whole way. • Or keep it in your own Google Drive. Either way, hYYa encrypts the folder on this device. Only encrypted files are uploaded. • Enter your passphrase once on each device, then unlock with Face ID or Touch ID. • Works offline. Syncing is optional. No sign-up, no email, no tracking, ever. FREE, WITH A ONE-TIME UPGRADE • Free: up to two encrypted folders in total, plus Face ID / Touch ID unlock and private sync. Opening folders you already have is always free. • hYYa Encrypted Folder Pro (one payment, no subscription): unlimited folders and Auto-Lock. ALSO ON MAC The Mac version adds Folder Styler — give any everyday Finder folder a custom color and emblem. PRIVACY YOU CAN VERIFY We collect nothing. No analytics, no account system, and hYYa runs no server of its own. The encryption is Apple's own and standard. Your files, your key, your device. hYYa Encrypted Folder is part of the hYYa family — a small studio building beautiful, private tools you can actually trust.

Screenshots

Grail4 screens
hYYa Encrypted Folder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grail at none against hYYa Encrypted Folder's 1. hYYa Encrypted Folder's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. hYYa Encrypted Folder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grail asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Grail against 5.0 for hYYa Encrypted Folder. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grail ships an update every 2 months, hYYa Encrypted Folder weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Grail versus hYYa Encrypted Folder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrailhYYa Encrypted Folder
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReda HallalHassaan Abdeen

Customer experience

Grail

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

hYYa Encrypted Folder

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

In-app purchases

None

Grail

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

hYYa Encrypted Folder

One-time1
  • hYYa Encrypted Folder Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Grail free?
Grail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is hYYa Encrypted Folder free?
hYYa Encrypted Folder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grail or hYYa Encrypted Folder?
Grail and hYYa Encrypted Folder are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Grail or hYYa Encrypted Folder have ads?
Neither Grail nor hYYa Encrypted Folder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grail or hYYa Encrypted Folder?
Grail ships an update every 2 months, and hYYa Encrypted Folder weekly. Most recently, Grail was updated on September 25, 2026 and hYYa Encrypted Folder on October 10, 2026.

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