Comparison

PanicButton+ vs Household Helper

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

Head to head
About

PanicButton+

Features
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If you're lost and/or if you need help, this application helps to be found and rescued. Just pre set one of your contacts address book and write a message. Pressing the panic button is created a message with your location and sent to the contact your previously defined. The message contains the coordinates of your location and a link to Google Maps, which shows you where you are.

About

Household Helper

Organize your household by sharing appointments, shopping lists, notes, and tasks with family or roommates. Streamline meal planning, manage contacts, and set reminders with push notifications for seamless coordination.

Highlights
  • Shared appointments and reminders
  • Collaborative shopping lists
  • Note sharing
  • Checklist creation
  • Contact management
  • Meal planning
  • Task assignment
Features
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Everything you need to manage your everyday life in a household with a family, a shared apartment or as a single. Share appointments, reminders, shopping-lists, notes, checklists, contacts, etc. with every member of your household and get push notifications when something changes or happens. Functions: - Movies - Meals - Appointments - Reminders - Contacts - Timers - Checklists - Shopping - Notes - Surveys - Tasks - Cash books An example on how this app could simplify your life: 1. Add all the meals you (or any member) can cook 2. Let other members fill their wish-to-eat-list 3. Automatically generate and customize an eating schedule 4. Add the ingredients directly to a shopping list. 5. Sort the things on this list to avoid running circles in the supermarket. 6. Mark what you've bought and what you didn't got, so that another member may buy the missing things somewhere else. This app is 100% free to use without any restrictions or ads. If you like the app, you can support new features and further development with a voluntary in-app purchase. This support does not bring you any benefits in the app but our deep gratitude.

Screenshots

PanicButton+2 screens
Household Helper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Household Helper at Free against PanicButton+'s $1.99. Household Helper also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.5). PanicButton+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Household Helper is free to download; PanicButton+ costs $1.99 up front. Household Helper sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. PanicButton+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PanicButton+ ships an update every 12 months, Household Helper every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
PanicButton+ versus Household Helper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPanicButton+Household Helper
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaulo CorreiaBernhard Krenz

In-app purchases

None

PanicButton+

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Household Helper

One-time5
  • A cup of coffee$0.99
  • Coffee for a week$2.99
  • Coffee for a month$8.99
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  • Coffee for a quarter$14.99
  • Coffee for a year$34.99

Questions

Is PanicButton+ free?
PanicButton+ costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Household Helper free?
Household Helper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PanicButton+ or Household Helper have ads?
Neither PanicButton+ nor Household Helper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PanicButton+ or Household Helper?
PanicButton+ ships an update every 12 months, and Household Helper every 5 weeks. Most recently, PanicButton+ was updated on September 17, 2026 and Household Helper on September 18, 2026.

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