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I Need Help! Help is closer than you think.

A stronger community starts with you

INeedHelp! connects people facing small, everyday problems with volunteers nearby who are ready to help. Press one button, describe what you need, and your request goes straight to the closest available helper through real-time GPS. No scheduling, no sign-up sheets, just quick help for the tasks bigger platforms overlook.

I Need Help! home screen I Need Help! missions screen
Real help. Real people. Right nearby.
Real People

Neighbours helping each other.

Real-Time

When it actually matters.

Safer Communities

Built with trust in mind.

Real Impact

Small actions. A stronger tomorrow.

How it works

A simple way to make a big difference.

  1. 01

    Ask

    Choose a help category and share your location.

    App screen asking what you need help with: injury, lost, phone or emergency
  2. 02

    Match

    We connect you with nearby helpers, within 1 km.

    Map showing you in the centre with helpers around you inside a 1 km radius
  3. 03

    Help

    A real person shows up. Together, we make things a little easier.

    App screen showing a new help request nearby with Accept and Decline buttons
How it all started

Five chapters. One idea.

Tap any letter of the logo at the top of the page to jump straight to the chapter you're curious about.

30+People tested our app
3Testing locations
4.8/5User satisfaction
90%Felt safer in public spaces
Chapter 01: Idea

We noticed something…

People often face small, everyday problems (a heavy box, a scraped knee, a phone at 2%) but have no fast way to find someone nearby who could help.

  • A heavy box
  • A scraped knee
  • A phone at 2%
A worried seeker mascot carrying a heavy box while a happy helper mascot rushes over to help
Seeker Helper
Seeker
  • Need help
  • Category
  • Location
  • Nearby helper
Map
1 km around you
Chapter 02: Built

What makes it different?

Real-time. Local. Human-centered.

1 km Radius

A request only reaches people close enough to act on it right now.

Quick Categories

Pick what you need in one tap instead of writing a post.

Public Spaces

Built for schools, parks and shared spaces, where people already are.

Ratings & Reporting

Every interaction can be rated, and anything wrong can be reported.

Chapter 03: Test

We tried the prototype.

Three real environments, one question: would people actually use it?

Apartment testing site Apartment
Public park testing site Public Park
School testing site School
30
Participants
3
Environments
+29.5%
Daily active time
73.1%
Mission / streak completion
4.20 → 5.40
Average requests
Chapter 04: Improve

Building from what we learned.

I Need Help! seeker home screen I Need Help! quick-help categories
01
Notification reliability

Requests reach nearby helpers even when the app is closed.

02
No-helper fallback

When nobody is around, the request widens instead of going silent.

03
Public-space safety

Meeting points stay public, and reporting is one tap away.

Reporting Quick-help categories

The final prototype became about more than speed. It needed to be reliable, easy to use, and safe.

Chapter 05: The Future

Where do we go from here?

  1. Now

    Public spaces first

    For now, public-space assistance remains our safety boundary.

  2. Next

    A beta trial

    Our next step is to move beyond controlled testing and begin a beta trial with users outside our own circle: people who can show us what still needs to improve.

  3. Later

    Growing carefully

    As we expand, new categories will be introduced gradually based on real-world feedback.

Our long-term goal is to build stronger communities by making everyday help easier to ask for, easier to find, and easier to give.

Want to know our story?

Meet the five students behind I Need Help! Watch how we built it.