Help Scout vs Tipi Help
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for Help Scout, Oct 13, 2026 for Tipi Help.
The short answer
- Help Scout lists 19 features Tipi Help’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI responses, AI summaries, Analytics.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free to install
Basic
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureHelp Scout is the AI support suite that turns customer conversations into growth and retention. Bring every support channel into one space built for collaboration between teams and AI. With the Shopify integration, you can view customer order details and history alongside every conversation, plus edit, duplicate, cancel, and refund orders directly in Help Scout—without switching between tools.
Make your customers happy and keep them coming back with Tipi, the app that helps stores with their customer support needs. It’s easy to use but has strong features that let you deal with customer inquiries quickly. You’ll get the hang of it in under an hour. Before you know it, you’ll be providing great and personalized customer support.
- Work as a team on your email, live chat, and social conversations, in one inbox
- Provide instant answers to FAQs with self-service options
- Leverage AI to help your team respond faster
- View detailed customer and order information alongside every conversation
- All customer support conversations in a single location
- Assign conversations to your support team members
- Implement the most straightforward conversation workflow
- Integrated in your store's admin interface
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Help Scout |  Tipi Help |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 210 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −68 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 5 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Home & Garden, Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Help Scout | Tipi Help |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 3.7 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 19 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Help Scout | Tipi Help |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $10/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Help Scout | Tipi Help |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #90(ahead) | #201 |
| Shopify App Charts | #6 in Helpdesk | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Mar 31, 2014 | Jun 13, 2024 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Help Scout | Tipihelp |
FAQ
Help Scout and Tipi Help: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Help Scout lists 19 the others don’t mention, such as AI responses, AI summaries, Analytics, Auto-assign. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Nov 9, 2026 for Help Scout, Oct 13, 2026 for Tipi Help; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Nov 9, 2026 for Help Scout, Oct 13, 2026 for Tipi Help. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.