We don't just connect you to helpers. We remove the invisible work of remembering, planning, coordinating and worrying, and give you back the hours to earn, to grow, to rest, to be.
1 in 4 UK households now outsource household help. 42% of millennials would.
Higher income doesn't fix it. Money buys out the physical work, not the thinking work. Helpcona removes both. Read our full brand story →
UK mothers own 71% of the household mental load and carry 60% more unpaid work than men.
Peer-reviewed research (2017, n=6,271) shows outsourcing disliked tasks raises life satisfaction.
The motherhood penalty is £65,618 over five years. Every hour freed is an hour back to earning or resting.
77% of UK mothers avoid asking for help because of guilt. That guilt is not evidence you should be coping alone, it is evidence the load was never shared fairly to begin with. The research is unambiguous: buying back time does not make you worse at running a home. It makes you happier in it, and easier to live with.
of the household mental load in the UK is carried by mothers, alongside 60% more unpaid work than men.
UK time-use researchPeer-reviewed research found that spending money to outsource disliked tasks directly raises life satisfaction and reduces relationship strain.
PNAS, 2017UK households already outsource household help. You would not be the exception, you would be the norm.
UK household survey dataMove the two sliders. This is the value of the hours you currently spend on household admin, priced at what your own time is worth.
Your hourly rate, or your salary divided by the hours you actually work.
Cleaning, laundry, groceries, errands, meal planning, chasing appointments, and remembering all of it.
That is what 8 hours a week is worth over a year, at £25 an hour.
The platform is free. You pay only for the tasks you book, and the price is always shown before you confirm. See the full pricing breakdown.
"Helpcona gave me back 8 hours a week. That's my next promotion or my evening. The mental load was killing my career. Now it's gone."
"I got my time back. The mental load is gone. My business is growing. My relationship is better. Worth every penny."
"Before: burnt out, resentful, unfocused. After: energised, career growing, partner happier."
Voice-to-task, AI breakdown, helper assignment and photo proof, step by step.
Read more →Free to join and free to use. You pay only for the tasks you book. No surprises.
See pricing →Set your own rates, choose your own hours, and get paid weekly.
Learn more →Our mission, our vetting standards, and why the mark is two hands forming a heart.
Meet Helpcona →Cost, guilt, reliability, safety. All the honest answers.
Get answers →Questions before you start? We read every email ourselves.
Say hello →Helpcona runs in your browser — nothing to download from an app store. Open it on your phone and add it to your home screen for a full-screen app, instant launches, and updates when a helper is on the way.
Helpcona is free to join. Create an account, post your first task in minutes, and we'll credit you £20 toward your next booking.