Never used alby. I mean i do have an account with them but i never use it

To be honest, self hosted Alby is non-custodial setup with all the pros / cons.

I am full pro self custody, but for small amounts and frequent small payments like zaps it currently makes not good trade off.

That's where ecash, once polished, could provide balanced service.

Minibits improving but still in dev. Do not use with more sats etc...

In any case, thanks for your endorsment!