Helpshift

Helpshift implementation for in-app support and Care AI

Support inside the app, before the player ever leaves the game. Smart Instinct is a helpdesk implementation and AI agent setup agency. We set up Helpshift inside your app. That covers the SDK, automation and FAQs. It also covers Care AI, Guard AI and Community AI.

Builds are $3,750, $10,500 or $17,500, fixed.

What we configure

The whole argument for Helpshift is that the player never leaves the app to get help. That only holds if the SDK experience is built properly and the context comes with the issue.

  • The in-app SDK experience, so support opens in context rather than kicking users to a browser.
  • Device, build and player context attached automatically to every issue.
  • FAQ structure written for the moment of confusion, not for a web help center.
  • Queues and automation for the volume spikes that follow a release or an outage.
  • The agent stack configured deliberately: Care AI resolves player issues inside the game, Guard AI monitors AI and human agent conversations for policy and brand safety, and Community AI turns fan conversations into insights. Engage AI, for player data analysis, sits under AI Analytics, which entered closed beta on August 27, 2026.
  • Moderation and abuse handling kept separate from support, so they do not contaminate each other's metrics.
Fit

Who should hire us for Helpshift work, and who should not

Best for

  • You ship a mobile app or a game and support belongs inside it.
  • You need device, build and player context on every issue.
  • You need moderation and abuse handling separated from support.
  • You want a fixed price and a documented handoff.
  • Someone internal will own the configuration afterward.

Not a fit if

  • Your support is primarily email and web, where other platforms fit better.
  • You want a guaranteed deflection percentage.
  • You need agent staffing or BPO.
  • Your budget is under $750, which is the audit floor.
What our work costs

Helpshift implementation pricing

The same numbers as every other page on this site. Pricing does not vary by platform. These are our fees, separate from Helpshift's own subscription. The Fix List Audit is $750, one help desk plus your phone or AI stack, 5 business days, paid upfront.

Essential

$3,750
  • Up to 33 hours
  • 2 to 4 weeks

One help desk, up to two brands, and your key tools connected, no migration.

Adds a phone, CRM or AI platform

Professional

$10,500
  • Up to 90 hours
  • 3 to 5 weeks

One help desk plus one connected phone, CRM or AI platform, up to two brands, routing for every channel, your tool stack connected, and custom dashboards.

Premium

$17,500
  • Up to 150 hours
  • 4 to 6 weeks

One help desk plus one connected platform and up to four brands. A connected platform is a phone, CRM or AI product added to your help desk.

Retainers are $1,000, $2,400 or $4,600 a month. Migrations start at $3,500, fixed before we start. Enterprise starts at $25,000, fixed before we start. Each tier is a fixed price for the scope limits listed. Essential, Professional and Premium include up to 33, 90 and 150 hours, good for 90 days from kickoff, and nothing past that is billed without your OK. Your key tools connected, within your included hours. Need more? Extra hours are $110, agreed before we start. Past a limit: $3,000 per brand, $4,500 per platform. Historical migration is never part of a build tier. It starts at $3,500, fixed before we start. See all pricing.

FAQ

Questions we get on the call

Which agents do we actually need?

Rarely all of them. Care AI resolves player issues inside the game, Guard AI (Guardrails) monitors AI and human agent conversations for policy and brand safety, and Community AI turns fan conversations into insights. Engage AI, for player data analysis, sits under AI Analytics, which entered closed beta on August 27, 2026. Player moderation is a separate Helpshift Trust and Safety service. Which ones you need depends on your game and your volume, and we scope it on the call rather than selling the full stack by default.

Does support have to leave the app?

No, and that is the point. The SDK opens support in context with device, build and player state already attached, which removes the back-and-forth of asking a frustrated player what version they are on.

How fast do I get a price?

On a call with us. A fixed build price, not a range.

Who owns the configuration when you leave?

You do, documented.

Book

Book a free 15-minute call

Owl in round glasses, ready for your call

Tell us what is in place and what is not working. We will give you a fixed price for the Helpshift work, or tell you it is not worth doing yet.

  • Bring the problem: a queue, a report, an employee request flow or an AI transcript.
  • We tell you which package fits and the fixed price, or that you do not need us.
  • The invite has the video link. That is the whole process.
Rather write or call? email@smartinstinct.com +1 (800) 969-4803 Led by founder Jay Biros, 16 years in helpdesk and contact center implementation.
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