Appen Task vs HaiCrowd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Appen Task
Earn extra income by completing flexible tasks, such as collecting and labeling data, through this app. Users can browse available projects, apply to join, and submit completed work for approval and payment via WeChat.
- Flexible task opportunities
- Data collection (pictures, audio, video)
- Data labeling
- Project application and review
- WeChat payment integration
- Real-name authentication
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Appen Task provide flexible opportunity earning extra money from China region. You can easily apply for a project that suites you through the app and work on task by collecting picture, audio , video or labeling data. 【Instructions for use】 1. You need to register and log in when you use it for the first time 2. After logging in, you can view the recruitment form of the crowdsourcing personnel being recruited 3. Choose the recruitment form that suits you and apply to join the project 4. After the review is passed, check the tasks assigned to me in the task interface 5. Perform tasks, submit tasks 6. Complete real-name authentication and bind WeChat 7. After the task result is approved by the project manager, the payment will be sent to your WeChat account
HaiCrowd
This application simplifies data collection by automatically configuring media settings based on project requirements. It allows users to focus on gathering high-quality data efficiently, even in remote areas without internet access. Admins can manage projects and assign tasks through a central dashboard.
- Automatic media property configuration
- Offline data collection
- Semi-automatic consent form generation
- Semi-automatic metadata generation
- Multi-party and multi-channel audio recording
- Live audit reports
- Scripted audio recording
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HaiCrowd is an AI Data Collection app and helps in streamlining data collection workflow. Based on the project configuration,HaiCrowd app automatically configures the media properties (such as image/video resolution, Audio sampling rate, etc.), thus taking away the technical complexities from users collecting data. This enables users collecting data to focus on collecting quality data faster. Projects are created and assigned to relevant users by admins from the HaiCrowd dashboard. Some of the cool features of HaiCrowd app are, 1. Offline mode (work from any remote area without internet connection) 2. Semi-automatic consent form generation 3. Semi-automatic metadata generation 4. Multi Party audio conferencing & recording 5. Multi-Channel audio recording 6. Live audit report 7. Scripted audio recording
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Appen Task at 2.6 against HaiCrowd's 1.0. Appen Task also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 1). HaiCrowd's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Appen Task holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Appen Task has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Appen Task ships an update fortnightly, HaiCrowd every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Appen Task | HaiCrowd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (13 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Appen Data Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd | HaiData |
Customer experience
Appen Task
HaiCrowd
In-app purchases
Appen Task
No in-app purchases
HaiCrowd
No in-app purchases
