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Is Help Me free to use?
Short version: yes, and there is no payment layer to surprise you later.
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Yes. Help Me is free. The app is distributed at no charge through TestFlight for iPhone, there is no subscription or paid tier, and the app does not process payments between a requester and a helper. Helpers are approved community members, not contractors earning a fee, so there is nothing to invoice and no cut to take.
The facts, in one place
- No download cost, no subscription, no in-app purchase.
- No payment processing between requester and helper.
- Helping is not paid work — it is not a gig platform.
- Tipping is not a feature, and no page here promises income.
Why there is no price
The thing being asked for is usually five minutes of someone else’s day: cables on a battery, an arm under a box, company across a dark parking lot. Attaching a price to that would change what it is and who shows up for it.
That also means we do not market Help Me as a way to earn money. If a page told you otherwise, it was not this one.
What you can still owe someone
Nothing enforceable. If you want to buy a coffee for the person who saved your morning, that is between two adults standing in a parking lot. The app does not track it, mediate it, or take a percentage.
Questions people actually ask
Will it stay free?
It is free today with no payment layer built. If that ever changes, this page changes first and the terms change with it.
Does TestFlight cost anything?
No. TestFlight is Apple’s free beta distribution app. You install it, then install Help Me through it.
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Is Help Me a gig or side-hustle app?
No. There are no payments, no jobs, no bids, and no earnings. Helpers are approved community members, not contractors, and Help Me is not a marketplace.
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Can I pay someone who helps me?
No. Help Me has no payments, tipping, or fees. Helpers are approved community members giving everyday help, not contractors being hired for a task.
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Help Me vs TaskRabbit
TaskRabbit is a paid home-services marketplace that now lists Fargo. Help Me is unpaid community help from approved neighbors — not a gig board.
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About Help Me
Help Me is a Fargo–Moorhead community app for everyday, non-emergency help. Approved helpers nearby can accept a request and meet you in public.
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Get Help Me
Live on TestFlight for iPhone in Fargo–Moorhead.
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Helpers show up
Apply in the app, submit identity evidence, wait on a staff decision. Current approval is required before you can see or accept requests in Fargo–Moorhead.
Help Me is a community app for adults in Fargo–Moorhead. It is not a K–12 student program, not a youth chat, and not campus police.