Help Scout vs Featurebase Mobile
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)
Featurebase Mobile
Stay connected with your customers on the go with this mobile tool. Receive instant notifications for new messages, manage existing conversations, and initiate new ones. Leverage AI and macros to respond efficiently, all from your mobile device.
- Instant notifications for new chats
- Continue or start conversations
- Search and filter chats
- AI-powered responses
- Macro support for quick replies
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Featurebase is a modern customer communication tool. Featurebase Mobile is a stand-alone, fully native companion to the Featurebase web-based tool, designed to help you stay on top of customer support when you are on the move. - Get instant notifications about new chats and activity - Continue existing conversations or start new ones - Search and filter through existing chats - Answer customers with the power of AI and macros Please note: This app requires an existing Featurebase account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Featurebase Mobile at 100% against Help Scout's 35%. Featurebase Mobile also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and monetization model (free vs freemium). Help Scout's advantage is ratings volume (306 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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.
Featurebase Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Help Scout has 306 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Help Scout's written reviews are positive against 100% of Featurebase Mobile's.
Help Scout ships an update fortnightly, Featurebase Mobile every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Help Scout | Featurebase Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (306 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 306 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Help Scout PBC | Featurebase |
Customer experience
Help Scout
Featurebase Mobile
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
Featurebase Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Help Scout
No in-app purchases
Featurebase Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Help Scout free?
Is Featurebase Mobile free?
Which has better reviews, Help Scout or Featurebase Mobile?
Do Help Scout or Featurebase Mobile have ads?
Which is updated more often, Help Scout or Featurebase Mobile?
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