Comparison

DOOMSTARE vs hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync

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

Head to head
About

DOOMSTARE

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DOOMSTARE will break the scrolling loop with a reminder to see yourself. Choose the apps you want DOOMSTARE to watch and set a timer. No lectures. No productivity hacks. No breathing exercises. Just a small moment of awareness. You decide what happens next. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync

Features
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Sync your notes on all your devices through your own iCloud or Google Drive. Every note is encrypted before it leaves your device. Encrypted notes that only you can read. hYYa Encrypted Notes is a private notepad, diary and journal for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Every note is encrypted on your device before it is saved. There is no hYYa account to create and no hYYa server to hold a copy, so your notes stay yours alone. Your notes. Your iCloud. Your Google Drive. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY • Encrypted on your device, so only you can read your notes. • Titles and folder names stay private too, not just what you write. • Opens with Face ID or Touch ID. • Find anything in seconds, and your notes stay private while you search. SYNC ON ALL YOUR DEVICES • Through your own iCloud Drive, across your iPhone, iPad and Mac. • Through your own Google Drive too, to reach your other devices. Only you can read what's there. • Or keep your notes on this device only. Writing, search and export all work offline. • Edits from two devices are merged back together, and if a note changes in two places at once, both versions are kept. Nothing you typed is ever silently discarded. WRITE THE WAY YOU THINK • Headings, bold, lists and checklists appear as you type. • Folders, pinned notes and colour labels. • Write in any language: Arabic paragraphs read right-to-left and English ones left-to-right, in the same note. • Attach pictures and files. Pictures show inside the note; PDFs and other files open with a tap on iPhone and iPad, or in your usual app on Mac. Every attachment is encrypted exactly like the words around it. YOUR WRITING STAYS PORTABLE • Export every note as plain Markdown, with its pictures and files beside it, whenever you like, for free. • Import from Markdown, plain text, HTML, RTF or an Evernote export. • No ads. No tracking. Nothing watching what you write. MADE FOR IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC • Built for each device, so it feels right at home. • On Mac: a full menu bar, keyboard shortcuts, printing and a proper Settings window. • On iPad: your folders in a sidebar, and drag and drop to file a note. • Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, Reduce Motion, and light and dark themes. FREE, AND HONEST ABOUT IT Keep up to 2 notes free for as long as you like, with sync and every other feature, no time limit and no trial to run out. Encryption, biometric lock, import and export are free for everyone and always will be. One purchase unlocks unlimited notes on iPhone, iPad and Mac together. It is never a subscription, and nothing you have written is ever locked, hidden or taken away.

Screenshots

DOOMSTARE4 screens
hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync at every 4 days against DOOMSTARE's every 2 weeks. hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync also leads on device support (3 vs 1). DOOMSTARE's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. DOOMSTARE sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DOOMSTARE ships an update every 2 weeks, hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
DOOMSTARE versus hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDOOMSTAREhYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJavier FandosHassaan Abdeen

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DOOMSTARE

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Annual$29.991 Year
1 purchases

hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync

One-time1
  • hYYa Encrypted Notes Pro$19.99

Questions

Is DOOMSTARE free?
DOOMSTARE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync free?
hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DOOMSTARE or hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync have ads?
Neither DOOMSTARE nor hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DOOMSTARE or hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync?
DOOMSTARE ships an update every 2 weeks, and hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync every 4 days. Most recently, DOOMSTARE was updated on November 5, 2026 and hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync on November 8, 2026.

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