Helpa vs Iris AI Assistant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Helpa
This personal assistant app helps users save time by providing real-life assistance. It connects people to help each other with various tasks.
- Personalized assistance
- Time-saving capabilities
- Real-life task support
- Community-based help
- User-friendly interface
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Helpa - Your Personal Assistant. Ask Helpa and Save Time. Your Real Life Personal Assistant. People Helping People.
Iris AI Assistant
A premium personal AI assistant that can be accessed via text. It offers a wide range of capabilities, from generating recipe ideas and travel itineraries to providing personal shopping assistance. Access to its advanced AI models requires a subscription.
- Text-based AI interaction
- Recipe generation
- Travel itinerary planning
- Personal shopping assistance
- Advanced AI models
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Stop drowning in busywork. Iris AI lets you build a team of AI agents that actually work for you — reading your emails, prepping your daily briefing, answering customer questions, and running tasks you never have time for. No code. No setup headaches. Just tell Iris what you need, and your agents get to work. What your AI team can do: - Handle your inbox — agents read, draft, and prioritize emails so you don't have to - Daily briefings — wake up to a personalized summary of everything that matters - Customer support on autopilot — agents answer questions 24/7 using your business knowledge - Chat with Iris — your always-on AI assistant for anything you need Why people love Iris: - Set up an agent in under 2 minutes - Works across your business — sales, support, operations, personal productivity - Real-time chat with every agent you create - Push notifications when your agents need your attention Whether you're a solo founder, a small team, or just someone who wants their time back — Iris puts AI to work so you can focus on what actually matters. Your AI team is ready. Build them now. Terms of Use (EULA): https://irisai.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://irisai.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Helpa at none against Iris AI Assistant's 5. Helpa also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Iris AI Assistant's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (136 vs 2). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Iris AI Assistant sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Helpa asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Helpa against 4.9 for Iris AI Assistant. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Iris AI Assistant has 136 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Helpa ships an update every 4 months, Iris AI Assistant every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Helpa | Iris AI Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.9 (136 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 136 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Helpa Inc | Iris AI |
Customer experience
Helpa
Iris AI Assistant
Bugs and requests
Helpa
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Iris AI Assistant
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes or freezes
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Illustration capabilities for children's books
- Dark mode option
- Integration with more devices and platforms
In-app purchases
Helpa
No in-app purchases
Iris AI Assistant
- Iris Pro7 Days trial$11.991 Month
- Iris Premium Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Iris Pro$99.001 Month
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- Iris Basic Yearly14 Days trial$129.991 Year
- Iris Premium Yearly$191.991 Year
