Helper Helper vs Penji
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Helper Helper
This platform connects individuals with volunteer opportunities in their community. It streamlines event discovery and scheduling for volunteers and simplifies coordination for organizers. Find and manage your community service experiences with ease.
- Connects volunteers to experiences
- Simplifies event coordination
- Helps find and schedule events
- Efficiently tracks volunteer hours
- Organizes volunteer administration
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Helper Helper is a community service app that connects volunteers to meaningful experiences in the community. Helper Helper simplifies the organizational efforts for volunteer coordinators and helps volunteers easily find and schedule events.
Penji
This app connects students with campus support services like tutoring, advising, and mentorship. Schedule appointments, join drop-in sessions, and find study groups to enhance your academic confidence and success.
- Schedule tutoring appointments
- Access advising and mentorship
- Join study groups
- Attend drop-in hours
- Register for group sessions
- Remote-friendly support
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Penji is the central hub for tutoring, advising, and other support resources on campus. We partner with support centers at your university, allowing them to provide a modern, mobile-first, and remote-friendly experience for scheduling tutors, mentors, and coaches. Book appointments, attend drop-in hours, register for large-group sessions, meet study groups, and more, all from the app. As recent students ourselves, we know how important friends, tutors, and mentors can be in developing your interest and confidence in different subjects. We hope Penji encourages you to take advantage of these resources more frequently. Each university is different, so sign up to see what your university offers in Penji. Enjoy!
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Verdict
Helper Helper and Penji both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of Penji's written reviews are positive against 57% of Helper Helper's. Penji also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks). Helper Helper's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Helper Helper against 4.9 for Penji. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.5K and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Helper Helper's written reviews are positive against 93% of Penji's.
Helper Helper ships an update every 6 weeks, Penji every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Helper Helper | Penji |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.5K ratings) | 4.9 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 92.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K — better | 1.2K |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Helper Helper, L.L.C. | Penji, Inc. |
Customer experience
Helper Helper
Penji
User reviews
Helper Helper
From 2.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Efficient for tracking volunteer hours
- 💡 Helpful for finding volunteer opportunities
- 🔍 Good for organization and administration
Room to improve
- 🐛 Slow processing of approval requests
- 🔍 Inconvenient for volunteer supervisors to approve hours
- 🔍 Lack of ability to enter date ranges for long-term volunteering
- 🔍 Difficult to sign up without being part of an organization
Penji
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient scheduling
- 🚀 Helpful for tutoring
- 💡 Useful for improving grades
- 🙌 Great tutors and support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and technical issues
- 💬 Messaging features need improvement
- 🤔 Penalty for missed appointments
Bugs and requests
Helper Helper
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login issues, app not working for some users
- Compatibility problems with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to link accounts among family members
- Improved color contrast and readability on stats page
- Support for more languages (e.g., Spanish)
Penji
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unusable on iPad
- Tutors not showing as available
Requested features
2 requests- Add voice/call features
- Improve messaging and notifications
In-app purchases
Helper Helper
No in-app purchases
Penji
No in-app purchases
