Handy.com vs WorkerKey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Handy.com
Easily book vetted home cleaners and handymen for various services across North America and the UK. Schedule appointments, manage bookings, and pay securely through the app. Professionals are background-checked and insured, with a happiness guarantee.
- Book top-rated cleaners and handymen
- Services in over 20 cities
- Secure in-app payments
- Manage bookings on the go
- Background-checked and insured professionals
- Next-day availability
- Handy Happiness Guarantee
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Handy is the easiest way to book top-rated home cleaners and handymen, covering over 20 cities in North America, Canada, and the UK. Just tell us what you need and when you need it, then pay securely right from your phone. Manage your bookings on the go, check the progress of your bookings, and rate to help us maintain quality service. Why Handy? • Top-rated professionals. Handy professionals are experienced, friendly, background-checked, and insured. • Next-day availability. Appointments are available 7 days per week. • The Handy Happiness Guarantee. Your happiness is our goal. If you’re not happy, we’ll work to make it right. • 24/7 customer service. Let Handy take care of your home service needs so you can get back to the things you love most! Handy professionals provide the following services: • Home cleaning and office cleaning • Handyman services including hanging pictures and shelves, installing air conditioners, moving help, mounting TVs, interior painting, installing window treatments, and installing knobs and locks • Plumbing services including drains, faucets, toilets, and garbage disposals • Electrical services including light fixtures, fans, and outlets California Pre-Collection Notice: https://www.handy.com/privacy#section5a
WorkerKey
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A LOCAL SERVICES MARKETPLACE THAT DOESN'T PUNISH EITHER SIDE. Most home-services apps charge pros a subscription AND a per-lead fee, then pass that cost to you in inflated quotes. When customers ghost, pros eat the loss. When pros ghost, customers start over. Everybody loses except the platform. WorkerKey fixes both sides of that broken deal. WHAT YOU GET AS A CUSTOMER • Free to use, always — no subscription, no booking fee • Post a job in under 60 seconds • Real quotes from verified local pros, not range-bait • See reviews, credentials, and insurance before you book • Message pros directly inside the app • No-ghost guarantee protects you too — if a pro disappears, we credit you a free promoted re-post WHY PROS SHOW UP HONEST HERE • They pay per qualified lead, not a monthly subscription • If you ghost them within 48 hours, their lead fee is refunded • Lead price scales with the size of the job — not the pro's tenure • Service-tailored questions mean they quote real work, not guesses That math changes the quote you get. Pros aren't padding prices to cover dead leads. INSIDE THE APP HOME Post a new job, pick from popular service categories, and jump back into anything in progress. EXPLORE Browse 100+ categories — plumbing, electrical, HVAC, cleaning, landscaping, handyman, moving, painting, appliance repair, and creative work like logo and photography. Find the right pro for the actual job. MY JOBS Every job you've posted, the quotes you've received, and the status of each one — all in one place. No digging through email threads. MESSAGES Talk to pros directly. Share photos, clarify scope, and lock in the quote without ever leaving the app. HONEST PRICING WorkerKey is free for customers. Pros pay a per-lead fee that ranges from about $8 to $22 depending on job size — and they get it refunded if you ghost them in the first 48 hours. We don't charge pros to be verified, we don't sell "premium tier" badges, and we don't punish either side when something falls through. That's it. No upsell, no surprise booking fee, no inflated "service charge" at the end. WHAT WORKERKEY IS GOOD FOR • Home repair you keep putting off • Recurring services like cleaning, lawn care, and pool maintenance • One-off projects like a logo, a photo shoot, or a moving day • Anything where you'd rather get real quotes than chase voicemails This iOS app is for the customer side — posting jobs and hiring pros. The pro app is shipping separately. Download WorkerKey, post your first job in 60 seconds, and see what fair pricing on both sides feels like. -- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.workerkey.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Handy.com at none against WorkerKey's 8. WorkerKey's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. WorkerKey sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Handy.com asks for nothing beyond the download.
Handy.com ships an update every 6 weeks, WorkerKey every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Handy.com | WorkerKey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (29K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 37.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Handybook, Inc. | KeyInventions LLC |
Bugs and requests
Handy.com
Reported bugs
2 issues- Booking system issues, unable to manage bookings properly
- Incorrect or misleading information provided through the app
Requested features
3 requests- Allow customers to choose preferred service providers
- Improve communication and transparency around bookings
- Offer phone support for better customer service
WorkerKey
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Handy.com
No in-app purchases
WorkerKey
- WorkerKey Pro$14.991 Month
- Top Pro+$29.001 Month
- WorkerKey Pro Plus$29.991 Month
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- Pro Tools$49.001 Month
- WorkerKey Pro Premium$79.991 Month
- Featured Placement Basic$99.001 Month
- Featured Placement Pro$249.001 Month
- Featured Placement Prem.$499.001 Month









