Help Scout vs OnSIP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Help Scout
Manage customer support requests efficiently from your mobile device. This app allows you to access mailboxes, handle conversations, and reply to customers with saved responses. Stay connected with your team and improve customer relationships on the go.
- Access all mailboxes
- Handle assigned conversations
- Reply with saved replies
- Apply tags to conversations
- Add notes to conversations
- Change conversation status
- Assign conversations (Plus Plan)
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Help Scout's iOS app gives you powerful customer support software in your pocket so you can quickly assist customers from wherever you are. Keep your finger (literally) on the pulse of what's happening with your customers, collaborate remotely, and put the life back into work-life balance — all without compromising your customers’ experience. Build stronger customer relationships through fast, personalized email support — simply log in and get to work! With the Help Scout app, you’ll be able to: • Navigate to any Help Scout mailbox with a tap • Access all conversations and handle those assigned to you • Reply to customers quickly with saved replies - you’ll look like a genius without even trying • Apply tags to categorize conversations or trigger automations like magic • Add notes to conversations to keep everyone in the loop, even in the remote-est location • Change conversation status with a single swipe • Keep conversations moving by assigning them to a team member or teams (Plus Plan only) • Apply custom fields to keep reporting data pristine (Plus Plan only)
OnSIP
This app extends your business phone system to your mobile device, enabling HD voice and video calls, contact monitoring, and voicemail management. Stay connected with clients and colleagues from anywhere, without needing extra hardware.
- HD voice and video calls
- Voicemail management
- Contact availability monitoring
- Call history
- Remote work connectivity
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OnSIP brings your business phone to you, whether you're at the office, at a client's site, or working remotely. Connect with customers, partners, vendors, and coworkers from your OnSIP account on your iPhone. With OnSIP, you can take advantage of standard business phone features without the additional hardware. Make and receive HD voice and video calls, monitor contact availability, check recent call history, and manage your voicemail in one simple interface.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Help Scout at 4.2 against OnSIP's 2.4. Help Scout also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 8%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). OnSIP's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Help Scout holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 323 and 67 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Help Scout's written reviews are positive against 8% of OnSIP's.
Help Scout ships an update every 3 weeks, OnSIP every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Help Scout | OnSIP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (323 ratings) — better | 2.4 (67 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.6% of reviews — better | 7.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 323 — better | 67 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Help Scout PBC | OnSIP |
Customer experience
Help Scout
OnSIP
Bugs and requests
Help Scout
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Login issues and sign-outs
- Unassigned inbox not loading
- Formatting issues with saved replies
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to view and manage customer profiles
- Support for live chat
- Improved notification system
- Customizable inbox views
- Integration with other tools
OnSIP
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Help Scout
No in-app purchases
OnSIP
No in-app purchases









