Hal™ vs DoNotPay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hal™
This intelligent assistant offers a private and personalized experience, providing human-like responses without collecting your data or displaying ads. It aims to be your go-to source for information, potentially reducing reliance on traditional search engines.
- Completely anonymous
- No ads
- No saved data
- No web trackers
- Human-like responses
- Personalized assistance
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Hey, I'm HAL. I was built to bring together every kind of intelligence that can help you. I connect them all in one conversation, so you never have to settle for a single perspective. Every question deserves more than one mind. Every answer deserves to be challenged. That's not a feature. That's a belief. Hal is now build your profile, for every session you take, Hal knows something new about you, as more sessions you take, the more Hal will know you, that way Hal will be able to understand you better than no one. and of course, if we succeed, you will trust Hal. That which is real is irreplaceable. #challengeanything — HAL gethal.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
DoNotPay
This AI-powered app acts as your consumer champion, helping you fight corporations, manage subscriptions, protect your privacy with burner phone numbers, and lower your bills. It also assists in finding unclaimed money and navigating bureaucratic processes like appealing tickets.
- Fight corporations on your behalf
- Cancel unwanted subscriptions
- Generate burner phone numbers
- Negotiate lower bills
- Find and claim unclaimed money
- Appeal parking and traffic tickets
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DoNotPay is your AI Consumer Champion. DoNotPay uses artificial intelligence to help you fight big corporations, protect your privacy, find hidden money, and beat bureaucracy. --------- "DoNotPay is the hero the world needs." - TIME Magazine “Shift agency back into the consumer’s hands.” - VICE “Tomorrow’s consumer champion.” - Daily Mail “Nifty innovation.” - The Sun --------- How does it work? FIGHT CORPORATIONS: Let us know your problem and we will contact the corporation on your behalf. DoNotPay will also generate complaint letters for you and mail it on your behalf requesting the compensation you deserve. MANAGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS: Find your forgotten and unwanted subscriptions and we’ll help cancel them for you! DoNotPay also offers a free trial card that you can use when signing up for free trials. BURNER PHONES: Create a single-use burner phone number to receive text messages and protect your privacy. LOWER YOUR BILLS: Let DoNotPay lower your bills for you. From medical bills, utility bills, to cell phone bills, simply send a picture of your bill and our expert negotiator will fight to get you a better rate or credits applied to your account. FIND HIDDEN MONEY: Whether it's an uncashed payroll check, forgotten dividends, or closed checking accounts, DoNotPay will locate any unclaimed property you may have under your name and claim it on your behalf. DoNotPay will also help you appeal bank fees. These fees can range from overdraft fees, late fees, interest fees, NSF fees and more! BEAT BUREAUCRACY: Appeal your parking and traffic tickets, schedule DMV appointments, make FOIA requests, and voice your concerns with government agencies. ------- Please email support@donotpay.com for questions, comments and concerns. For our Terms of Service and to view our Privacy Policy, please visit DoNotPay.com/learn/terms-of-service/ and DoNotPay.com/learn/privacy-policy/.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DoNotPay at 4.3 against Hal™'s 3.1. DoNotPay also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (7.6K vs 65). Hal™'s advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 11%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Hal™ sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and DoNotPay sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $35.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DoNotPay holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DoNotPay has 7.6K ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Hal™'s written reviews are positive against 11% of DoNotPay's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hal™ ships an update every 2 months, DoNotPay every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hal™ | DoNotPay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (65 ratings) | 4.3 (7.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 11.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 65 | 7.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hal - PA, Inc. | DoNotPay Inc |
Customer experience
Hal™
DoNotPay
Bugs and requests
Hal™
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
DoNotPay
Reported bugs
4 issues- Sign up flow failure
- Trash interface
- Glitchy app
- Temporary card doesn't work
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Ability to use without providing payment info
In-app purchases
Hal™
- Explorer plan$14.991 Month
- Hal: Basic Plan1 Month trial$99.991 Month
- Time Traveler Plan$99.991 Year
- Hal: Experts sessions (Tier 1)$0.99
- Hal: Experts sessions$1.99
- Hal: Experts sessions$2.99
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- Hal: Experts sessions: Tier 10$9.99
- Hal: Experts sessions: Tier 20$19.99
- Hal: Experts sessions: Tier 60$99.99
- Human Plan$499.99
DoNotPay
- DoNotPay Subscription$35.993 Months









