Help Bird vs iHELP Emergency
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Help Bird
This app allows you to quickly notify pre-selected contacts about an emergency situation. It sends an SMS or iMessage with your current location to ensure your message is seen by helpers.
- Emergency contact notification
- SMS/iMessage alerts
- Current location sharing
- Quick assistance request
- Pre-selected helper list
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In dangerous or unpleasant situations, it may be difficult to quickly summon assistance. Help Bird helps you to quickly inform several selected persons about your emergency. Thus, increases the chance that your help message is immediately read by a helper. Help Bird sends an SMS or iMessage to all your specified helpers when you request assistance. The message tells your helpers that you are in an emergency situation and also includes your current location.
iHELP Emergency
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iHELP Emergency keeps lifesaving info at hand. Quickly access personal and local emergency contacts, locate nearby AEDs on an interactive map, and share your position for faster response. Supports multi-language UI, secure data handling, and works via a shared, reliable experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: iHELP Emergency at every 5 weeks against Help Bird's every 37 months. Help Bird's advantage is iOS requirement (9.2 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Help Bird ships an update every 37 months, iHELP Emergency every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Help Bird | iHELP Emergency |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.2 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Marcel Dittmann | MiDS d.o.o. |
In-app purchases
Help Bird
No in-app purchases
iHELP Emergency
No in-app purchases
Questions
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