We’ve got a new name. Here's why it's a better fit

Heba here 👋 Your same care companion, with a new name.

Over the coming weeks we’ll be transitioning from Hibi to Heba. We’re doing this for a couple of reasons:

Firstly, when initially naming our app, we gave a nod to the Greek goddess of youth, Hebe (pronounced “Hibi”). We were focussed on helping families caring for children with developmental differences and, to our absolute delight, our app is doing just this – and more.

Our world-wide community isn’t only caring for kids. They’re caring for adults, elderly parents – even themselves. You’ve told us that our tools, resources and support are helping in all kinds of care scenarios, so we’ve changed our name to better reflect our broadening member base.

The second reason for making the switch was that we ran into some trademarking issues and didn’t want to step on any toes. With our app usage growing rapidly across global markets, it was time for a refresh.

Why did we go with Heba?

Well, for starters, it won the most votes from our users. Practically speaking, swapping out just two letters makes for a fairly straight-forward transition, too. But we really loved this word for what it signified. Originating from Arabic, Heba means “gift”.

Our goal is to give caregivers and their families more time. More calm. More control. And we’re determined to keep on delivering this, better and better for our community, as Heba.

We hope you like our new name as much as we do and we’re grateful, as always, that you’re with us for the ride.