Comparison

Gorgias Helpdesk vs Clockwork

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

Head to head
About

Gorgias Helpdesk

Manage customer support across email, live chat, phone, and social media from a single mobile interface. Streamline ticket management, view customer history, and respond instantly with templates and macros to save time and money.

Highlights
  • Unified inbox for all channels
  • View customer history across channels
  • Respond instantly with templates
  • Use macros for quick answers
  • Support for multiple stores
  • Access customer order details
Features
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The Gorgias mobile application gives you access to a true all-in-one help desk experience while at the office or on-the-go. View and respond to email, live chat, phone, Facebook, Instagram, contact us page through one unified, mobile platform so you can streamline your support tickets, saving you time and money. From our mobile app, you can: Provide Customer Service On Every CRM Channel - Manage conversations from email, live chat, phone, and social in one helpdesk - See the full customer live chat and message history across different channels in one view - Provide support for multiple stores Cut Customer Support Time In Half - Respond instantly with live chat - See customer support details and orders right next to the ticket - Respond in one click using pre-made templates - Use Macros (variables like order status, shipping date, etc.) to pre-fill answers Gorgias is a help desk (help center or customer support) for Ecommerce stores that allows your customer service team to manage all of your support, customer service in one place. Top Shopify and Magento stores use Gorgias to reduce ticket first response time and increase the efficiency of their customer support teams.

About

Clockwork

Features
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Clockwork is a focused time tracking and invoicing app built for freelancers and independent consultants who want less admin and more billable hours. TRACK EVERY BILLABLE MINUTE - One-tap timer with pause and resume - Manual time entry for retroactive logging - Organize by client, project, and tags - Set hourly rates and project budgets - Live Activities and Dynamic Island support for real-time tracking - Lock Screen visibility so you never forget you’re running the clock TURN TIME INTO PROFESSIONAL INVOICES - Create invoices directly from tracked time - 5 invoice templates with customizable themes - Group line items by project, date, tag, or entry - Track invoice status from Draft to Issued to Paid - Add business details, tax rates, and notes FITS INTO YOUR EXISTING WORKFLOW - Send time entries to Airtable, Google Sheets, or Notion - Auto-sync when you stop a timer - Custom field mapping to match your schema - Export CSV files for universal compatibility NATIVE BY DESIGN - Home Screen widgets to start timers in one tap - Weekly hours at a glance - Siri Shortcuts for voice control - Secure iCloud sync across your devices YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS - No account required - No external servers - Data securely stored on your device and in iCloud FREE TO START. PAY ONCE TO UPGRADE. - Unlimited projects and clients - All invoice templates - Remove invoice watermark - Custom tags - Airtable, Google Sheets, and Notion integrations - Multiple business profiles

Screenshots

Gorgias Helpdesk4 screens
Clockwork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gorgias Helpdesk at none against Clockwork's 1. Gorgias Helpdesk also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.3.1). On price and ads 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

Both are free to download. Clockwork sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gorgias Helpdesk asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gorgias Helpdesk versus Clockwork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGorgias HelpdeskClockwork
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (77 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews2.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings77 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.3.1
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGorgias Inc.MPK Solutions

Bugs and requests

Gorgias Helpdesk

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Text input cursor jumps around during typing
  • Words get scrambled or autocorrected incorrectly
  • Keyboard inserts random words while typing
  • Unexpected logouts every few hours or days
  • Authentication verification loops that don't resolve
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  • Push notifications not triggering
  • App crashes on login or when opening messages
  • Text field scrolling issues
  • Tickets close unexpectedly when closing app
  • Voice-to-text cuts out after one or two words
  • Keyboard covers text input field
  • iPad app doesn't support landscape mode
  • Face ID login crashes app
  • Slow app performance and responsiveness
  • Login information not saved between sessions
  • Macros not functioning on mobile
  • Email signature not populating automatically

Requested features

14 requests
  • iPad landscape mode orientation support
  • Google Sign-In authentication option
  • Photo upload from phone gallery
  • Working push notifications for new messages
  • Search functionality for tickets and conversations
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  • Easy internal note creation
  • Macro support on mobile
  • Better autocorrect/predictive text handling with toggle option
  • Phone call functionality (previously available)
  • Automatic email signature population
  • Face ID login support
  • Ticket closing functionality from within ticket view
  • Better keyboard management to show text being typed
  • Feature parity with desktop version

Clockwork

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Gorgias Helpdesk

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Clockwork

One-time1
  • Clockwork Pro$12.99

Questions

Is Gorgias Helpdesk free?
Gorgias Helpdesk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clockwork free?
Clockwork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gorgias Helpdesk or Clockwork have ads?
Neither Gorgias Helpdesk nor Clockwork shows ads.

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