Helo
✦ Helo · Local services, auto-matched

Tell us what you need — Helo matches you with a trusted local pro

Helo is Chicago's local-services marketplace connecting people who need help with independent workers nearby. Describe your need in one sentence, AI fills in the job, and we auto-match by category, distance and rating — post it and a worker responds fast, as easy as hailing a ride.

Post a jobI'm a worker — see jobs

🎁 Early-access perk · First 300 lock in 1% foreverThe first 300 sign-ups lock in a 1% platform fee forever — after that the full version charges 8–10%.

🔴 Urgent$240

Leak under the sink, cabinet soaked

Near Lincoln Park, Chicago · Matching a worker…

✓Matched a 4.9-rated plumber, expected to respond within 30 min.

Local service in three steps

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Describe it

Type or speak one sentence and AI fills in the job for you

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Auto-match

We dispatch to the right worker by category, distance and rating

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Confirm & pay

Pay the worker directly after they accept (as an MVP we don't hold funds on-platform yet — that's coming later)

Post by category

Designated driver

Rideshare

Moving

Cleaning

Home cooking

Pet care

Companion care

Massage

Fitness training

Latest jobs

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House Cleaning Help Needed
CleaningOpen

House Cleaning Help Needed

Main Station, Evanston

I need to hire someone to help clear the house as it is currently a mess. The cleaning can be done anytime this week.

Budget up to $30031 d ago · 0 bids

Trust & Safety

We don't ask you to blindly trust the platform — here are the concrete mechanisms that reduce risk at each step:

Optional identity verification

Workers may voluntarily submit a government ID for manual review and get a verified badge; the document itself is never shown to other users. Verification is optional and is not a background check.

Report & manual review

Any job can be reported. Our admins review and act on complaints manually, and complaint details are visible only to admins.

Privacy & address protection

Only an approximate location shows before matching; the exact address unlocks to the assigned worker only, and phone numbers aren't shown publicly. You decide when to share contact details.

Two-way reviews

Clients and workers rate each other after a job, building a checkable reputation over time.

Read the full Terms & Privacy Notice

Address protection

Only an approximate location shows before matching; the exact address unlocks to the assigned worker only.

Direct payment

Payment is handled directly between the client and worker; the platform doesn't process funds yet.

Two-way reviews

Clients and workers rate each other, building transparent trust over time.

Verified worker profiles, private addresses and two-way reviews form the safety net around every job.

About verification & safety — please read

Verification on Helo today is limited to profile information, worker self-declared credentials, and manual review of submitted documents. We do NOT run full background checks and do not guarantee anyone's identity, qualifications, or safety. Use your own judgment before hiring, meeting, or admitting anyone into your home. Payment is settled directly between you two; the platform does not process funds. For disputes, email us; for emergencies or crimes, contact local authorities.

Disputes / contact: helo.prod.connect@gmail.com

Please confirm before using | Helo MVP (Test Version)

Helo is an early-stage platform that connects clients with independent service providers. Currently, Helo mainly provides basic features such as posting service requests, matching users, and enabling communication. Users may voluntarily submit a government-issued ID or driver's license for Helo to perform a limited document review. Document review is not required to use Helo, so not all users have completed it. “ID reviewed” means only that Helo performed a limited review of the document a user submitted. It does not mean Helo has completed a criminal background check, credit check, license or insurance verification, work-authorization check, skills certification, or continuous identity monitoring, and it does not guarantee that the document is genuine and valid, that the submitter is always the person shown on the document, or that the user is honest, safe, reliable, or suitable to provide the service. Helo does not currently process, hold, guarantee, or refund any funds. All payments are arranged by the client and service provider themselves and completed off-platform. Helo also does not provide insurance, advance compensation, service-quality guarantees, mandatory cancellation compensation, dispute adjudication, or emergency safety services. Any skills review, full identity verification, background checks, platform payments, escrow, user protection, compensation, dispute handling, and other planned features mentioned on product pages, demos, prototypes, roadmaps, or other materials are unavailable until Helo expressly announces that the feature has launched, and do not constitute a promise regarding the feature's content, launch timing, or service outcome. Helo cannot guarantee any user's identity, qualifications, integrity, safety, ability to pay, or service quality. Before hiring, accepting work, paying, meeting offline, or allowing someone into your home, please verify the relevant information yourself and take reasonable safety precautions. By clicking “Agree and Continue,” you confirm that you have read and agree to Helo's Terms of Use and Privacy Notice.

Read the full Terms & Privacy Notice