Comparison

ServiceDesk vs Help Desk+

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

Head to head
About

ServiceDesk

Manage field service visits, tickets, and customer information on the go. Log time, mileage, and costs, and update ticket statuses with digital signatures and photos. Requires a MAX Remote Management account.

Highlights
  • Schedule site visits with GPS
  • Track mileage and time
  • Manage and update support tickets
  • Digital signatures for ticket sign-off
  • Add photos to ticket comments
  • View customer information and history
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MAX Service Desk Mobile MAX Service Desk requires a MAX Remote Management account Manage your Service Desk field site visits, tickets and customers easily from the MAX Service Desk Mobile application. Connect the mobile application to your MAX Service Desk account, which can be setup from your RemoteManagement dashboard, and remotely access and update your customer issues, tasks and your site visit work such as comments, time logging, mileage tracking and costs. Features in MAX Service Desk Mobile include:- - Schedule your filed site visits with GPS coordination, mileage and time tracking (Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.). - Manage, filter and update your support tickets remotely. - Sign off tickets with digital signatures and add photos to ticket comments. - View customer information, contacts and related tickets. - Get customer insights available through LogicCards. About MAX Service Desk MAX Service Desk is a solution from LOGICnow that provides the ability to manage incoming tickets, issues and communication from customers along with the ability to manage your time logging, cost items and contracts with customers - for both time and manage services.

About

Help Desk+

Streamline customer and project support with this customizable app. Easily create service tickets, manage incidents, and collaborate with multiple users. Ideal for small businesses and organizations needing efficient teamwork and self-work management.

Highlights
  • Create service tickets and change requests
  • Multi-user collaboration
  • Customizable attributes and reports
  • User management and role assignment
  • Branch management for different locations
  • Face ID for secure access
Features
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Help Desk+ is a help desk, service ticket, incident, and change request management app for support teams, service businesses, IT operations, and internal workflows. Create and track tickets, incidents, requests, and support work while keeping customers, employees, teams, and business locations organized from iPhone, iPad, and Mac. HELP DESK & TICKETS • Create service tickets, incidents, and change requests. • Track support work from creation through completion. • Organize tickets by customer, status, category, worker, or team. • Keep service information available to multiple users. • Support customer service, internal support, repairs, maintenance, and project incidents. TEAM WORKFLOW • Coordinate support work across employees and teams. • Assign responsibilities and control access by role. • Separate operations by branch, location, or department. CUSTOMIZATION • Add custom attributes for ticket and service workflows. • Personalize reports and views for your business. • Customize fonts, colors, headers, footers, and logos. SECURITY & ACCESS CONTROL • Manage users, roles, branches, and access lists. • Limit who can view, add, or update data. • Authorize individual devices before account access. • Use biometric authentication supported by your device. STARKODE FOR BUSINESS Part of the Starkode business suite for teams working across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Need help? Contact support@starkode.com. SUBSCRIPTION Starkode membership is month-to-month with no long-term contracts or cancellation fees. Cancel anytime from your device. Privacy Policy: https://starkode.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://starkode.com/terms/

Screenshots

ServiceDesk4 screens
Help Desk+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Help Desk+ at 5.0 against ServiceDesk's 2.0. Help Desk+ also leads on device support (4 vs 2). ServiceDesk's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Help Desk+ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. ServiceDesk asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Help Desk+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ServiceDesk ships an update every 6 weeks, Help Desk+ every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ServiceDesk versus Help Desk+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterServiceDeskHelp Desk+
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperN-able Technologies Inc.Starkode Limited Company

Customer experience

ServiceDesk

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Help Desk+

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ServiceDesk

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Help Desk+

Subscriptions3
  • Single User7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • 3 Users7 Days trial$19.491 Month
  • 6 Users7 Days trial$34.991 Month

Questions

Is ServiceDesk free?
ServiceDesk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Help Desk+ free?
Help Desk+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ServiceDesk or Help Desk+?
Help Desk+ is rated higher. ServiceDesk averages 2.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Help Desk+ averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do ServiceDesk or Help Desk+ have ads?
Neither ServiceDesk nor Help Desk+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ServiceDesk or Help Desk+?
ServiceDesk ships an update every 6 weeks, and Help Desk+ every 4 weeks. Most recently, ServiceDesk was updated on October 2, 2026 and Help Desk+ on October 2, 2026.

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