Help Scout vs Homesome Picker
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)
Homesome Picker
Streamline your e-commerce order fulfillment. Scan items, manage quantities, and communicate with customers directly. Easily adjust order contents to ensure accuracy and efficiency for your store staff.
- Scan items and enter quantities
- In-app customer chat
- Add, remove, or substitute items
- Efficient order picking
- Simple staff training
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Pick & Pack your Homesome e-commerce orders efficiently and accurately. The simplicity ensures that your store staff can be ready and productive without any extensive training. Picking orders is simple: - Start by opening a 'Not-Packed' order - Scan barcode & enter quantity to pick an item - Use In-App chat to communicate with the customers - Easily add, remove or substitute items with a few clicks
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Help Scout at 4.2 against Homesome Picker's 3.6. Help Scout also leads on ratings volume (326 vs 7) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Homesome Picker's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.0). 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 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Help Scout has 326 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Help Scout ships an update every 3 weeks, Homesome Picker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Help Scout | Homesome Picker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (326 ratings) — better | 3.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 326 — better | 7 |
| 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, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Help Scout PBC | Phontabulous, Inc. |
Customer experience
Help Scout
Homesome Picker
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
Homesome Picker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Help Scout
No in-app purchases
Homesome Picker
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Help Scout free?
Is Homesome Picker free?
Which has better reviews, Help Scout or Homesome Picker?
Do Help Scout or Homesome Picker have ads?
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