Comparison

AtticFox vs Hyphen

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

Head to head
About

AtticFox

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Meet AtticFox — the simplest way to catalog what’s in your boxes and find it fast. Create boxes, add items with photos and tags, print a QR code, and scan it later to instantly see what’s inside. All data stays on your device. No accounts. No tracking. Just peace of mind. What you can do - Organize boxes: Name boxes, assign rooms, add notes, tags, and a cover photo. - Add items: Capture details and images so you recognize items at a glance. - QR codes for speed: Generate a unique QR code per box, share or print it, and attach it to the box. - Scan to open: Use your camera to scan a box’s QR code and jump straight to its contents. - Powerful search & filters: Find what you need by text, room, category, or tags. - Recently scanned: Quickly access boxes you’ve scanned for fast repeat lookups. - Print options: Customize page size, QR size, and include optional titles/instructions. - Multilingual UI: Available in English, German, and Romanian. - Works on iPhone and iPad. How it works 1. Create a box and add its items (photos, tags, notes welcome). 2. Generate and print the box’s QR code. 3. Stick the QR code on the box. 4. Later, scan the code to view everything inside—instantly. Why AtticFox? - Private by design: No analytics, no tracking, no external servers. - Fully offline: Your inventory, photos, and preferences remain solely on your device. - Save time: No more opening boxes to check what’s inside. - Reduce stress: Know exactly where your belongings are during moves, storage, or seasonal swaps. - Simple and fast: Clean design, focused features, and a workflow that just makes sense. Perfect for - Moving house and labeling boxes for each room - Organizing attics, basements, garages, and storage units - Makers, hobbyists, and small offices managing light inventory - Seasonal storage (holidays, sports gear, baby clothes) Thoughtful details - Clean visuals that make it easy to browse boxes and items - Tags and notes to capture important details - Optional cover images for quick recognition - Customisable QR printing so labels look great and scan reliably Your data, your device - No sign-up required - No cloud uploads - No ads, trackers, or analytics Find what you need, when you need it—without the clutter or the guesswork. AtticFox brings order to your boxes so you can get back to what matters.

About

Hyphen

This minimalist app allows for quick capture of daily thoughts, tasks, and moments. It organizes entries by day and provides a visual timeline of your year, highlighting days with more activity. Notes are automatically timestamped and can be entered via typing or voice.

Highlights
  • Quick entry via typing or voice
  • Automatic timestamping
  • Visual year-in-a-glance timeline
  • Smart grouping of related notes
  • Secure cross-device syncing
  • Private and inaccessible by developer
Features
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Hyphen is a quiet place for the details you would otherwise lose. Write a sentence, list, quotation, decision, observation, or full page. Every note belongs to its day, so you can move naturally through time and return by date, month, year, Chronicle, or search. WRITE WITHOUT FRICTION Capture a quick thought in place. Expand into the full editor when the thought becomes something larger. MARKDOWN MADE FOR IPHONE Use headings, emphasis, lists, checklists, quotations, links, and code without hunting through the iOS keyboard for punctuation. SEE YOUR DAYS TAKE SHAPE Move naturally between Day, Month, and Year, and view time as a quiet record of activity. Hyphen shows continuity without turning your writing into a streak game. FIND WHAT YOU WROTE Search your writing, browse Chronicle, and move directly back to the day where a thought belongs.

Screenshots

AtticFox4 screens
Hyphen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hyphen at every 2 days against AtticFox's every 3 weeks. Hyphen also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AtticFox ships an update every 3 weeks, Hyphen every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AtticFox versus Hyphen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAtticFoxHyphen
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDezso Laszlo JalgoczyCHRISTOPH J WHITELAM

In-app purchases

None

AtticFox

No in-app purchases

None

Hyphen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AtticFox free?
AtticFox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hyphen free?
Hyphen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AtticFox or Hyphen have ads?
Neither AtticFox nor Hyphen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AtticFox or Hyphen?
AtticFox ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hyphen every 2 days. Most recently, AtticFox was updated on October 5, 2026 and Hyphen on October 8, 2026.

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