Comparison

hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync vs NanoPad

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

Head to head
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.

About

NanoPad

A simple and quiet space for jotting down ideas, managing tasks, and saving links. Organize your thoughts with Markdown or a formatting toolbar, and access them easily through search and recent views. Notes are stored locally and can sync via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Markdown and rich text formatting
  • Task and link management
  • Searchable notes
  • Local storage and iCloud sync
  • Export to Markdown, plain text, PDF
  • Share from other apps
Features
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NanoPad is a quiet place to catch a thought, keep a checklist, and save a useful link. Notes, tasks, and URLs stay connected: write in a note, then find the task or link in its own view. WRITE YOUR WAY Use Markdown or the formatting toolbar for headings, lists, checkboxes, tables, links, and images. Search across your notes, return to recently opened work, and export your writing as Markdown, plain text, or PDF. KEEP YOUR NOTES TOGETHER Your notes are stored on your device and sync through your personal iCloud account when available. Share text or a web page to NanoPad from other apps. START FREE, UNLOCK WHEN YOU NEED MORE Free includes five fully editable personal notes, plus iCloud sync and export. If you have more than five notes after a trial or purchase ends, every note stays visible, searchable, copyable, and exportable; the first five remain editable. NanoPad Lifetime is one in-app purchase for unlimited editable notes and every available theme, font, and paper style. You can choose a free 7-day trial of the full app first. It requires no payment and does not renew automatically. When the trial ends, paid features lock unless you buy Lifetime; your writing stays yours. On Mac, the same App Store purchase also unlocks sticky note windows, Focus Writing, and linked Markdown folders.

Screenshots

hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync4 screens
NanoPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync and NanoPad are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 Notes & Sync sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and NanoPad sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync ships an update every 4 days, NanoPad every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync versus NanoPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterhYYa Encrypted Notes & SyncNanoPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB29 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHassaan AbdeenDigital Toys LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync

One-time1
  • hYYa Encrypted Notes Pro$19.99
2 purchases

NanoPad

One-time2
  • NanoPad 7-day TrialFree
  • NanoPad Lifetime$6.99

Questions

Is hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync free?
hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NanoPad free?
NanoPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync or NanoPad have ads?
Neither hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync nor NanoPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync or NanoPad?
hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync ships an update every 4 days, and NanoPad every 2 days. Most recently, hYYa Encrypted Notes & Sync was updated on November 8, 2026 and NanoPad on November 6, 2026.

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