helpcab

Pay once, own it forever

Talk to your website visitors. Personally.

Helpcab puts a live-chat widget on your site with you as the human behind it. One line of code, one payment, live in 60 seconds.

  • No subscription
  • 30-day money-back
  • Live in 60 seconds
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Sara
Hi, I'm Sara. Real person, not a bot - ask me anything.
05:07 pm
wait, an actual human??
05:07 pm
Sara
Yep. Helpcab doesn't do bots. What can I help with?
05:07 pm
Adding the widget to our store - can it match our brand?
05:07 pm
Sara
Of course. Colors, text, display names - nothing is branded by us on the widget, it's 100% yours.
05:07 pm
Questions? Chat with us.
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Sound familiar?

“Is this a bot?” shouldn't be the first thing your customers type.

01

Bots answer instantly, and wrong

AI chat deflects, loops, and apologizes. Your customer came with a problem and left with a transcript. Then they email you anyway.

02

People bail when they smell a bot

Visitors close the chat the moment it feels automated. That's a lost sale, a churned trial, a refund you never saw coming.

03

Helpdesks charge you rent

Per seat, per month, per resolution, forever. You're leasing a chat box. Helpcab is the one you buy once and own.

The anti-chatbot

Every conversation starts with trust, because there's nothing artificial about it.

The AI chatbot

  • “Sorry, I didn’t quite understand that.”
  • Three escalation loops before a human appears
  • Confidently invents answers about your product
  • Customers wonder if anyone is even there

Helpcab

  • A real reply from a real teammate
  • Straight to a human. No bot in the way.
  • Knows your product, because it’s you
  • Customers can tell. And it shows in conversions

Helpcab ships with zero auto-responders. Nothing answers your customers but you.

How it works

From zero to talking with visitors, before your coffee cools.

01

Paste one line

Drop the snippet before </body>. Works on Shopify, Webflow, WordPress, or anything with HTML.

<script src="helpcab.io/widget.js">
02

A visitor says hi

You see them arrive in real time, even watch them typing before they hit send. Their message lands in your inbox in under a second.

03

You reply. That's it.

Answer from one clean dashboard. Away from your desk? You get an email, and your visitor never loses the thread.

Features

Everything support chat needs. None of the enterprise bloat.

Truly real-time

WebSocket-powered. Messages land in under a second, no polling, no refresh, no "new message" email lag. You and your visitor are in the same room, just different windows.

Never miss a message

Smart email alerts when visitors write while you're away. Delayed and deduplicated, so your inbox stays sane.

Visitor presence

See who's on your site right now and what they're typing before they send.

Yours, not ours

Colors, position, welcome message, your face and name. No “Powered by” on Agency.

Webhooks & API

HMAC-signed webhooks and a full REST API. Pipe conversations to Slack, Telegram, or Zapier.

Multi-site, one inbox

Run several sites from one account, separate widgets, separate teams, every conversation where it belongs.

Lifetime pricing

Pay once. Support your customers forever.

While other tools bill you monthly for the privilege of talking to your own customers, Helpcab is yours after one payment.

Solo

$79once. ever.

One website, owned forever

  • 1 website
  • Unlimited team members
  • Live chat widget
  • Shared inbox
  • Email notifications
  • Lifetime updates
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Growth

$159once. ever.

For growing businesses

  • 5 websites
  • Unlimited team members
  • Live chat widget
  • Shared inbox
  • Email notifications
  • Lifetime updates
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Studio

$299once. ever.

For agencies & studios

  • 15 websites
  • Unlimited team members
  • Live chat widget
  • Shared inbox
  • Email notifications
  • Lifetime updates
  • Priority support
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FAQ

Fair questions, straight answers.

What does “lifetime” actually mean?

You pay once and use Helpcab for as long as it exists, all updates included, no renewal, no hidden tier waiting to bill you later. It’s the deal we wish more software offered.

Is there really no AI answering my customers?

Correct. There is no chatbot in Helpcab at all. Every message a visitor sends goes to you or your team, and every reply they read was typed by a person. That’s the whole point.

What happens when I’m offline or asleep?

Visitors can still write. You get an email alert, the conversation waits in your dashboard, and your reply reaches them by email or the next time they’re on your site. Nothing gets lost.

How hard is the setup, honestly?

One script tag before </body>. If you can edit your site’s HTML, or use Shopify, Webflow, WordPress, Framer, or any site builder with a custom-code box, you’ll be live in about a minute.

How can a lifetime deal be sustainable?

Helpcab is intentionally lean: no AI inference costs, no sales team, efficient infrastructure. Lifetime pricing funds development upfront, and early adopters lock in the best price we’ll ever offer.

What if it’s not for me?

Every plan comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Email us within 30 days and you get a full refund, no forms, no questions asked.

Be the human your customers are hoping is there.

One line of code. One payment. A lifetime of conversations that start with trust.

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Helpcab — Live chat with a real human behind it