Comparison

WEB.DE vs Helios

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

Head to head
About

WEB.DE

Manage your emails, store files securely online, and stay informed with news, all within one app. Features an intelligent mailbox for better organization and a protected online storage solution with German data protection standards.

Highlights
  • Intelligent mailbox for thematic email sorting
  • 1 GB email storage
  • 2 GB minimum online storage
  • Send attachments up to 20 MB
  • Secure file storage with German data protection
  • Automatic photo upload
  • Encrypted email sending
Features
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Email, Online Storage & News - All in your account! The free WEB.DE app is your loyal companion on the go! The Intelligent Mailbox takes a lot of work off your hands! Incoming emails automatically arrive in the inbox of your mailbox. One after another, in chronological order - but mixed thematically. In the intelligent mailbox, new emails are also displayed in individual categories - completely automatically, for more overview. Everything remains as usual in the inbox. With the online storage, WEB.DE offers you a professional, free storage solution. It is equally suitable for file backups as well as for easy and fast sharing of large files - for example, photo albums. Thanks to the highest security standards, the online storage is virtually indestructible, and with cloud made in Germany, it also meets the highest data protection requirements. Particularly useful: The WEB.DE app also supports your other WEB.DE mail accounts. So you can always keep an eye on all your WEB.DE mailboxes in one app! Our "push sounds" are particularly popular: These individually adjustable notifications sound when a new email arrives. The operation is also very simple and intuitive, and the interface adapted to the smartphone is particularly user-friendly. The battery-saving email push service and the secure, protected access with PIN protection are additional advantages. For these reasons, the WEB.DE app has already been downloaded and installed over a million times! At a glance: Free app for your WEB.DE email account! 1 GB email storage Send attachments up to 20 MB Minimum 2 GB online storage 2 individual mail addresses Ad-supported Send encrypted emails Optional: Secure access with PIN protection Best display of mailbox on the smartphone Read WEB.DE news Manage files in online storage Automatic photo upload Our terms of use: http://agb.web.de/registrierungspflichtig/AGB Our privacy policy: http://agb.web.de/Datenschutzerklaerung/AGB/

About

Helios

This app helps freelancers and remote workers manage their time and projects efficiently. It allows you to create tasks, organize them by project, set hourly rates to track revenue, and export detailed statistics. The tool also provides reminders and analysis to boost your productivity.

Highlights
  • Task creation and time tracking
  • Project organization
  • Hourly rate and revenue calculation
  • Time statistics analysis
  • CSV export via email
  • Task focus reminders
Features
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Helios is a simple time-tracking tool for freelancers and remote workers. We aim to simplify time tracking process by organizing important tasks in one place and focus your attention on the work. Create tasks, organize them by projects, set hourly rate to calculate your revenue, export your statistics via email in .csv. Set periodical sound signal and notifications as a reminder of what you're working on. Analyze statistics for completed tasks in Archive to improve your productivity. What you can do with Helios: - Create tasks and track time that you spend on it - Organize tasks by projects - Set hourly rate to calculate revenue - Analyze your spent time grouped by day - Export statistics via email in .csv - Focus on task, use sound signal and notifications as a reminder - Time would be tracked even if app is in the background or closed

Screenshots

WEB.DE4 screens
Helios4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: WEB.DE at Free against Helios's $4.99. WEB.DE also leads on ratings volume (1.8K vs 1) and review sentiment (73% vs 61%). Helios's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

WEB.DE is free to download; Helios costs $4.99 up front. WEB.DE sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Helios asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Helios holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WEB.DE has 1.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of WEB.DE's written reviews are positive against 61% of Helios's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WEB.DE ships an update fortnightly, Helios every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
WEB.DE versus Helios: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWEB.DEHelios
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.6 (1.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.9% of reviews — better61.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size362 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1&1 Mail & Media GmbHSVETLANA POLISHCHUK

Customer experience

WEB.DE

All ratings1,833 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral4.9%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews203 reviews
Positive72.9%
Neutral6.4%
Negative20.7%

Helios

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral16.7%
Negative22.2%

Bugs and requests

WEB.DE

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Emails not loading or syncing properly
  • Login issues and app freezes
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved email search and organization
  • Support for multiple email accounts
  • Better integration with other services

Helios

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

WEB.DE

Subscriptions8
  • Online-Speicher 30 GB3 variants$0.991 Month
  • TrackFree$1.491 Month
  • Online-Speicher 100 GB$1.991 Month
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  • WEB.DE MailPlus$3.991 Month
  • WEB.DE Mail Plus$3.991 Month
  • WEB.DE Mail Plus$4.991 Month
  • WEB.DE Club Membership$6.991 Month
  • Cloud 100 GB$19.991 Year
None

Helios

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WEB.DE free?
WEB.DE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Helios free?
Helios costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WEB.DE or Helios?
Helios is rated higher. WEB.DE averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Helios averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do WEB.DE or Helios have ads?
WEB.DE shows ads; Helios does not.
Which is updated more often, WEB.DE or Helios?
WEB.DE ships an update fortnightly, and Helios every 2 weeks. Most recently, WEB.DE was updated on November 6, 2026 and Helios on November 1, 2026.

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