Comparison

HelpSpot vs Deskie

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Deskie

Features
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Deskie — a powerful helpdesk solution for support and communication with customers through many popular channels: email, widgets, help center, API, social media, messengers, online chat, calls, custom channels, and many more. The Deskie iOS app enables you to manage cases from all channels using your mobile device, allowing you to stay in touch with your customers at any time. The main features of the app include: • Working with standard and custom filters created in the web version of the service • Processing cases and chats • Using shared and personal macros for quick responses and actions • Editing all case parameters, including custom fields • Viewing and editing user data, including custom data • Accessing customer's previous cases • Communicating with colleagues through internal notes • Viewing colleagues' actions in cases • Searching cases and accessing the history of search queries synchronized with a web version • Setting up notifications for new cases, chats, responses, and mentions in notes • Accessing the application using biometric data There is no need to purchase the app separately; it is available regardless of the plan you choose.

Screenshots

HelpSpot4 screens
Deskie4 screens

Verdict

The call

HelpSpot and Deskie are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HelpSpot ships an update every 6 months, Deskie every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
HelpSpot versus Deskie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelpSpotDeskie
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB91 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperUserScape Inc.OMNI SUPPORT SYSTEMS LP

In-app purchases

None

HelpSpot

No in-app purchases

None

Deskie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HelpSpot free?
HelpSpot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Deskie free?
Deskie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HelpSpot or Deskie have ads?
Neither HelpSpot nor Deskie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HelpSpot or Deskie?
HelpSpot ships an update every 6 months, and Deskie every 3 months. Most recently, HelpSpot was updated on October 7, 2026 and Deskie on October 24, 2026.

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