HelpSpot vs Zendesk Support
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HelpSpot
Manage customer support requests on the go. Respond to inquiries, add notes, and utilize saved replies for quick customer service. Access filters, search, and request history from your mobile device.
- Respond to requests
- Add private notes
- Access filters
- Use popular responses
- Full searching
- Request history access
- Customer history
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Take the power of HelpSpot with you. Access all your filters, reply to customers, and use popular responses for instant replies. Own your help desk. With HelpSpot for iOS you can: * Respond to requests * Add private notes to requests * Access all your filters * Access your most popular response * Full searching * Full request history access * Customer history * Works on self hosted and hosted installations * Universal app for iPhone and iPad
Zendesk Support
Manage customer support tickets and team performance from anywhere. This app provides real-time updates, ticket management, and customer insights for agents and managers on the go.
- Real-time ticket notifications
- Manage tickets on the go
- View customer profiles and details
- Track team workload and performance
- Create and update tickets
- Add attachments to tickets
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Zendesk Support for iOS is built for agents, team leads, and managers on the move. It's a fast and secure productivity tool that gives you visibility to your account in real time. Get ahead of the day and keep things running by bringing the right people, conversations, and information together. Support for iOS is available for iPhone and iPad, so you can access Zendesk whether you’re at your office or on the go! Some of the key features you’ll find in the app: // Run your business from the field If you work in the field, we’ll keep your business running while on the move - take a photo or upload and view attachments to tickets, and get context with tags, notes, and important customer details in profiles. // Get real-time notifications for critical updates Real-time push notifications on critical customer updates, a list of activity on your tickets in the notification feed. Configure which notifications you receive by group and when you want them, by day and time. // Focus on today Get a snapshot of your ticket views to review volume, demand, and figure out what needs to be prioritized for your account. // Track team performance If you’re a manager, you can track current workload and see how your team is doing from the palm of your hand! // Continue a conversation, or create new tickets Add the right people to the conversation with @mentions, create new tickets and update assignee, CC, plus add Followers, tags, and any other fields while on the move. // Search to find context on your customer Have better insights while on the move, by viewing a customer’s profile to see tags, organizations, notes, requests, and more. We love feedback, so if we can do something better, please tell us! Our mobile team read every support ticket. Send us feedback directly through the app in the Settings tab. Zendesk builds software for better customer relationships. Zendesk Support is a beautifully simple system for tracking, prioritizing, and solving customer support tickets. Learn more about Support and create a free account here: https://www.zendesk.com/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Zendesk Support at 4.5 against HelpSpot's 3.0. Zendesk Support also leads on ratings volume (4.2K vs 4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Zendesk Support holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zendesk Support has 4.2K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of HelpSpot's written reviews are positive against 24% of Zendesk Support's.
HelpSpot ships an update every 6 months, Zendesk Support monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HelpSpot | Zendesk Support |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 4.5 (4.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 23.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UserScape Inc. | Zendesk |
Customer experience
HelpSpot
Zendesk Support
Bugs and requests
HelpSpot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Zendesk Support
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notification badge never clears
- Cannot see images/attachments inline
- Inability to reply to tickets or update ticket status
- Inconsistent behavior when applying macros
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Better integration with other Zendesk features
- Ability to create and manage tickets
- Improved macros and text formatting
- More customization options for views and notifications
In-app purchases
HelpSpot
No in-app purchases
Zendesk Support
No in-app purchases









