Comparison

iHelpMe vs Help Alert

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

Head to head
About

iHelpMe

This app provides a quick and simple way to request help by sending a text message with your precise location to a pre-selected contact. Designed for immediate assistance, it ensures rapid response when you need it most.

Highlights
  • One-button help request
  • Instant location sharing via text
  • Pre-programmed emergency contacts
  • Simple and functional design
  • Fast response in emergencies
Features
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This application is designed to maintain your security and the security of your love ones. A simple, functional design allows you to ask for help with a single button, which instantly send a text with your exact location in The Map, to a preprogrammed number of your choice. Most importantly - when you need it, it will act quickly. we are giving the app for free because we think this kind of service should be free! hope you will not need it! אפליקציה זו תוכנתה ועוצבה במטרה לשמור עליכם ועל אהובכם היקרים מכל. אנו מאמינים שברגעי מצוקה מהירות התגובה הנה הכלי החשוב ביותר- ובאפליקציה זו אני מציעים לכם את האפשרות לקרוא לעזרה באמצעות מסרון טקסט, הכולל בתוכו את מיקומכם המדויק, בלחיצת כפתור בודדת. האפליקציה יעילה בדיוק כמו ההפעלה שלה, וחשוב מכל-כשתצטרכו אותה היא תעבוד במהירות. בישיבת ההנהלה האחרונה החלטנו פה אחד להעניק את האפליקציה חינם לציבור המשתמשים. אנו רואים בפיתוחה סוג של שליחות ומאמינים ששירות מסוג זה צריך להיות זמין לכולם וללא עלות. מקווים שממש לא תצטרכו את האפליקציה שלנו!

About

Help Alert

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Streamlined automatic care and safety communication, in one powerful inexpensive app for the well-being of your loved ones and lone workers. It can also be used as a Medication reminder for those you are caring for. This App automatically calls loved ones or lone workers with your pre-recorded message. If no response – it will call again after 15 minutes. If no response from second call the App will automatically notify the emergency contact person requesting a check on the well-being of their loved one or lone worker A notification is sent each weekend as a sensitive reminder to make a live call to your loved one. The receiver of the welfare call does not need to download any app whatsoever. The app is only downloaded on the mobile phone of the person who is making the welfare call. This app can make a call to either a mobile/cell phone or a landline-based phone Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

iHelpMe2 screens
Help Alert4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iHelpMe at none against Help Alert's 2. iHelpMe also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Help Alert sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. iHelpMe asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iHelpMe ships an update every 10 days, Help Alert every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iHelpMe versus Help Alert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriHelpMeHelp Alert
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeridan magledSAFETY ELECTRICAL SERVICES PTY LTD

In-app purchases

None

iHelpMe

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Help Alert

Subscriptions2
  • 1 person $7.99 USD3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • 2 persons $15.98 USD$13.991 Month

Questions

Is iHelpMe free?
iHelpMe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Help Alert free?
Help Alert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iHelpMe or Help Alert have ads?
Neither iHelpMe nor Help Alert shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iHelpMe or Help Alert?
iHelpMe ships an update every 10 days, and Help Alert every 3 weeks. Most recently, iHelpMe was updated on November 1, 2026 and Help Alert on November 3, 2026.

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