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Helpshift Reviews: 4.3/5 — Solid Choice

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What is Helpshift?

Helpshift is an in-app customer engagement and web-based customer support platform that helps improve customer experience via mobile apps. With the platform, users can help drive higher ratings, reduce churn and increase retention. Helpshift’s comprehensive customer care suite is notable for improving agent resolution statistics and boosting user satisfaction with their in-app experience.

Company Helpshift, Inc.
Year founded 2012
Company size 51-200 employees
Headquarters San Francisco, CA, USA
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379 Helpshift Reviews
4.3 out of 5
Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 19, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Overall, A Great Customer Service Tool"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

I like that HelpShift is easy to use. It does not take long to get used to the process of answering and closing chats. I also find the search feature very helpful, it makes it easier to locate a certain chat with only a few keywords.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

I dislike that we do not have the option to delete/unsend chats that have been sent. I also dislike that there is no notification to indicate that a customer has returned back to a chat, which makes them end up waiting for quite some time before they get a response.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Helpshift allows us to be in contact with our clients. The benefit of Helpshift is being able to see the metadata of the device a customer is using because it helps with diagnosing an technical issues. A lot of or clients have issues with remembering their information to log into their account. So the option for them to do a live chat with one of our agents is essential in providing a quick response/solution to their problem.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Oct 01, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"crm funcional"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

es un buen crm para mobile app. tags y q/a bueno

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

las métricas no son muy adaptables , podrian mejorar los reportings y monitoring

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

priorizacion, gestion de colas y categorias de issues

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Sep 30, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Integrated function & Easy to use"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

Being able to analyze data with Power BI which helps us to understand players even more.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

Same as above. I like the fact that there is data for us to understand more about our users. However, Power BI is the most user friendly data analysis tool. Sometimes there are error occur, and sometimes you don’t get the detailed data you want.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Helpshift helps to answer player more efficiently.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Sep 27, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
Daniela H. avatar
Daniela H.
Player Support
Share
"What do I think about HS"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

I like how queues can be easily managed by priorities. It helps us a lot to identify which categories of customers should be answered first. I also like how easily we can edit and unpublish FAQ articles.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

When we make large bots the flows starts to get confusing. I believe that it would be much better if we were able to "blur" the flows that we are not working on so we can focus and don't mix them up. I also think that would be better if we could add images to quick replies and edit formatting. I think that the text formatting on FAQs is not good.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Now we are able to answer customers much promptly. TFG (Top Free Games) is now Wildlife Studios.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 25, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Analytics and Data of Customers"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

Easy to use and understand. Their analytic page is self explinatory and doesn't require deep knowledge to learn and hence makes it easier to set our own processes in place and target to acheive

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

Haven't found any yet, but will let you know If I do.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Currently working on Implementing Bots and Autoamtion services for our platform which will help resolve customer queries and in turn give the team more time to focus on critical work and gain better insights on customer behavior while interacting with Insider.in

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Sep 25, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Helpshift is Cool!"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

Helpshift is great when it comes to operating with various products (apps). The email merging feature is great, it really helped with tidying up the queues. Arranging tickets by tags is very easy and simple, therefore it really helps when we are investigating a sudden game glitch or bug.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

Filtering feature could be a bit more 'clear' in operating. Also, the analytics are not so accrued, alway need to help with PowerBi. Formating the FAQs is sometimes an issue, for example, sometimes it will not let you to copy-paste text from Google Docs. Quick Replies (canned responses) are all in one place, sure you can arrange them in their own folders but you cannot attach them to one particular app, so in conclusion, Agents need to be careful while using this feature.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

In general, we do player services. so mostly it is a day-to-day contact with the players. Benefits? The live chat is pretty useful in resolving issues really quick. Also, the campaign feature is something which we benefit a lot of, we are always in touch with our top players and with the whole community (depending on the app).

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Sep 24, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Great service to engage with your customers "
What do you like best about Helpshift?

I really like that this is another avenue we can engage with our customers. Allowing our customers to reach us outside the standard social media options and all within one app. It also allows us to catch on to trends faster.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

I would like to see more reporting for my own goal setting purposes.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are seeing trends appear sooner than we would in other channels. This will allow us to pinpoint what devices are impacting.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 24, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Great Platform for Customer Service"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

Easy to use and intuitive. Simple interface with quite a few mechanics.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

The analytics section needs to be expanded and improved on.The ability to search tags in analytics would be greatly appreciated.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

The platform makes it easy to communicate with our platers. The ability to retain past conversations is extremely beneficial to us.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Sep 21, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
Megan O. avatar
Megan O.
Customer Service Representative
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"Great for organizing incoming emails!"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

I love the features offered. From tagging emails and creating folders to separate and prioritize content.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

I wish there was a feature you could set to remind you about an opened email or to remind you to follow up after a certain amount of days.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

It has created a space to organize and prioritize emails from customers so nothing is lost or forgotten.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Sep 20, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"The best suite we've used."
What do you like best about Helpshift?

Helpshift enables us to easily keep up with our users' queries, and the ability to curate a suite of FAQ responses increases our response times dramatically.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

Helpshift doesn't allow you to suspend/ban problematic SKD users. You're also not able to merge issues together. These are the only downsides to the suite.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Being able to quickly input pre-written macro responses has been the greatest benefit so far.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Sep 20, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"User friendly"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

User friendly workflow, simple dashboard.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

Lack of customization within FAQ fields.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Analytics could be improved to focus on FAQ feedback and team response analytics.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Sep 20, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
JG
Javier G.
Operations Manager
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"Easy to Use"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

I like that we can keep records of all conversations and that other team members can share notes or jump in to assist a client.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

That there is no peer to peer chat between team members or a clear notification that a chat is in the queue.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use helpshift on a daily basis to assist our clients with questions and services.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 20, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Robust service"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

Ability to quickly publish FAQs. Ability tie in pages directly into software.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

It's a little hard to navigate the admin page. API needs to be updated often which leads to decisions of cutting off support for some of our users.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Give users more details for upcoming events. Give players the ability to write customer support tickets.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Sep 20, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Easy to use - analytics could be better "
What do you like best about Helpshift?

The best thing about using helpshift is how easy it is to manage multiple chats. We have cut down our cost per contact by 48% since we implemented this tool.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

I don't like how the integration with ServiceCloud is basically non-existent. For a person who has team members who work across multiple channels of communication, it's tough pulling data from multiple different places.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

We solved our cost per contact issue. We solved our ASA issues. This tool is extremely beneficial.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Sep 20, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"A solid customer care integration tool"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

Helpshift is easy to use and automation plus queues allows for an easy flow and segmentation of our customers. The analytics through PowerBI are excellent and allow for a good breadth of information regarding the health of our Customer Care group agents and processes.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

The current focus on bots has taken away some of the focus on amenities that could assist live agents in an impactful way. I would prefer a better interface for the live chat option.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

An integrated SDK was key to keeping customers in our app. Tickets directly from the apps allow us to attach a great deal of important information along with the ticket so the agents do not need to take an extra outbound contact in asking for it.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jul 24, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
IS
Isha S.
System Engineer
Share
"just Awesome , simple and elegant"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

i like Most the automation feature which helps us to gauge that the customer is idle or has not replied within a time bound manner. Also, time stamp of chats is also available so that whenever new customer kicks in , assignment of new chats is done. The interface is also so perfectly designed which caters to the required information appropiately

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

the collection of chats tend to get messy as they get to be older by time. there's so much confusion while accessing older resolved issues. so, work needs to be done here.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

to cater to our customers in a time bound manner is our utmost priority and so, Helpshift provides us with that. its a more faster , quicker way to deal with our customer's queries, responses, etc.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Apr 25, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Best chat support platform"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

Helpshift is very simple and is very easy to use Everything is placed in such a manner that we will not be confused or wasting time to find things They have a nice dashboard that help us to to keep track of issues It's very user friendly The thing that would be more appreciable is that it have a mobile version Ability to change color of text is nice feature

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

I don't find any dislikes for this but it have bit connectivity issues

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

It help us to do more work in less time

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Mar 01, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Great! Great! Great! "
What do you like best about Helpshift?

Helpshift is an amazing way to communicate effectively while having all the information you would need available.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

Nothing, helpshift has made what was cumbersome and tiresome into something that is easy.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

With helpshift we are able to verify traffic issues and app glitches and with getting screenshots very quickly it is an effective tool.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Feb 27, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Satisfied"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

The ability to be able to freely manage incoming tickets. This, compared with other products, gives you a lot more freedom in this case.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

The lack of a 'PLAY' button that would automatically assign a ticket to an agent

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Player complaints and suggestions about the game we're supporting. Ticket actions are easily done using Helpshift compared with other products. It is also linked to Power BI, which helps a ton in doing reports as well as analyzing data which helps the company progress further in the right direction.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Feb 27, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"HelpShift review"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

You can improve your customer service.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

The SDK integration is very bad. There are not enough information about that.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

The customer services has been improved.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Feb 27, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AP
Alice P.
Senior Customer Support Rep
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"CS rep review"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

How easy it is to use! I like all of the smartviews you can use and tags

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

I don't think there is anything I don't like so far

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Customer support for live video game

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Jan 29, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Review for helpshift"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

I like that me and the team can keep track of customer complaints and project needs tracking better The chatbot feature is effective for Us as.well

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

I..believe the dashboard needs improvement in the data management area in a broad sense overall

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Customer tracking complains solved and also feedback and support.needed for our cloud storage has been improving

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jan 17, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
WJ
Whitney J.
Founder
Share
"Great tool to help efficiency. "
What do you like best about Helpshift?

I love that i can feel like I am helping multiple people at a time because I am able to pop in and out of conversations with ease. It is a great way to help many people efficiently.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

Sometimes issues can get lost because of the way that the different queues are situated for our live chat. Every once in a while, someone is forgotten so it would be helpful if there were clearer reminders or alerts of where issues were located.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am able to solve all kinds of problems for people! Problems with user error, system error etc. we can see in basically real Time if people are running into issues so that we can diagnose as soon as we find out that there is a problem.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 17, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"HELPSHIFT"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

Helpshift is an incredible client encounter. Helpshift was anything but difficult to get for me ,and I think everybody in the business division and IT had almost no issues understanding the functions of this tool.I have additionally thought that it was simple controlling new representatives in the office on the most proficient method to utilize Helpshift viably. The effectively updatable FAQs have been a monstrous success for me over other contending items.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

Helpshift gives my group simply fundamental investigation on our commitment with web visitors.I will jump at the chance to see a wide examination breakdown of our day by day movement on Helpshift. Stylish savvy ,I figure informations can be better masterminded on the Helpshift dashboard. Fundamentally it has Limited highlights, Limited reports age capacities. Its also costly for a software that is used for only customer support

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Helpshift enables our CS to group's activity simple! Presumably the most proficient approach to achieve our players, answer their questions, updates and occasion declarations. Their very own client benefit is additionally solid and undoubtedly supportive.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jan 14, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
JJ
Jacob J.
Electromechanical Manufacturing Engineer
Share
"Efficient Customer Service"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

Helpshift helps me to be able to help multiple customers at once because the message is automatically saved so I can go back and forth between issues without a problem. I also like that the information is displayed on the tab so that I can see how many issues are coming in even when I am not in the same browser.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

I wish that the visibility was better in Live Chat since sometimes issues can get lost since all of the new issues don't go to the same spot depending on the queue.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am able to help more people even more efficiently because I am able to stay organized and work through issues efficiently.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jan 09, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Helpshif is very helpful"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

that fact that research as per keywords is very efficient whenever i need to retrieve a message

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

i think it is just fine as it is, don't see any work flaw

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Gaming industry

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 09, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Usefull work tool."
What do you like best about Helpshift?

I like being able to look up FAQ to answer customer questions.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

Sometimes the website has bugs or customers are assigned to people not active

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Giving customers an option to contact us within the app.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Jan 09, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Helpshift "
What do you like best about Helpshift?

Simple organization of queues to manage customer interactions. Can add internal notes to communicate with other internal users remotely and without having to change platforms. I like the ability to open a ticket for a customer on their behave by inputting their information when creating the ticket.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

The format for searching can show way too many irrelevant results when not using the given format. Ex: from email: is: XXXX@XX.com vs. simply searching XXXX@XX.com I also don't particularly like that tickets auto-close after a couple of days.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Customer inquiries for online listings, refund/return issues. All previous issues are archived so there is a way to reference/compare previous issues with the same customer to better understand and resolve their issues.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jan 08, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Review of helpshift"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

Helpshift makes it easy for us to actively communicate with our customers, The platform has many features that are easy to use and intuitive.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

I sometimes find it challenging to find historical tickets

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

All aspects of Customer service with our customers and fulfillment centers

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jan 08, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
CO
Cassie Jo O.
Tier 2 Customer Support Rep
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"Wonderful Tool For CSX!"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

I love the interface, and the ease of use. It truly is one of the easiest to pick up yet multifaceted tools for my industry.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

I wish it could be better integrated with multiple issues, and mobile is a disaster. However the drawbacks do not take away from the overall benefits of the product.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use it for our escalations team and it's fabulous!