Helper Hive vs Covelight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Helper Hive
This app helps caregivers manage all their visit information in one centralized location. It allows for viewing timesheet details, confirming new timesheets, tracking bank transfers, and accessing customer information. Users can also create timesheets by clocking in and out for visits.
- View timesheet details
- Confirm new timesheets
- Track bank transfer statuses
- Access customer information
- Clock in/out for visits
- Create timesheets
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Welcome to the hive! Helper Hive allows caregivers to keep all of their visit information in one place. From within the app you will be able to: * View the details of your timesheets * Confirm new timesheets * View the statuses of your bank transfers * Access your current customers’ information * Create timesheets by clocking in and out for visits Anyone can be a helper!
Covelight
This app simplifies property management for landlords and tenants. It streamlines rent collection with single, on-time payments and offers smart rent splitting for tenants to match their pay schedules. It also facilitates maintenance requests and communication.
- On-time rent payments
- Smart rent splitting for tenants
- Maintenance tracking
- Notice templates
- Tenant onboarding
- Payment reporting
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Covelight is property management, simplified. Full rent. On time. Every single month. For Property Managers: Manage apartments, duplexes, houses, and vacation rentals from one dashboard. Get one clean ACH payment per tenant on rent day — no partial payments, no chasing checks, no late-night Venmo requests. • One payment per tenant, per month — always on time • Long-term and short-term rentals in one app • Invite tenants with a code — onboarding in seconds • Notice templates — inspections, rent increases, violations, and more • Maintenance tracking with photos and status updates • Payment reports — export PDF or CSV for tax season • Tenant privacy built in — you never see how they split their rent For Tenants: Split your rent into smaller deposits that match your paychecks — weekly, bimonthly, or on custom dates you choose. Covelight pulls small amounts from your bank automatically, and your landlord receives one clean payment on rent day. They never see how you split it. Your financial rhythm is private. • Smart rent splitting — match deposits to your pay schedule • Progress dashboard — see exactly where you stand each month • Optional credit reporting — on-time payments reported to all 3 bureaus ($2.99/mo) • Maintenance requests with photos and video • In-app messaging with your property manager • Lease and document access anytime For Short-Term Guests: Split trip costs with friends. Everyone pays their share directly — no Venmo chains, no awkward IOUs. Pricing: • Property Managers: $19.99/mo for up to 5 units. $2.99 per additional unit. Capped at $199.99/mo. • Tenants: Free. Always. • No setup fees. No contracts. Cancel anytime. Built by Her Own Sky LLC
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Covelight at 100% against Helper Hive's 14%. Covelight also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.6). Helper Hive's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). 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.
Covelight holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Helper Hive has 24 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Helper Hive's written reviews are positive against 100% of Covelight's.
Helper Hive ships an update every 2 months, Covelight every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Helper Hive | Covelight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (24 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Helper Bees Inc | Her Own Sky LLC |
Customer experience
Helper Hive
Covelight
In-app purchases
Helper Hive
No in-app purchases
Covelight
No in-app purchases
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