Better vs Hemisphere

Better helps freelancers avoid large tax balances by tracking their income and automating the tax savings and payment process.

You're getting paid, but no taxes are taken out. This means the amount you owe is growing larger with every income deposit you receive. Waiting until the end of the year results in a large bill and possibly even penalties.

Better intelligently scans your earnings, calculates your taxes owed and helps you save for taxes. Then when taxes are due, Better can make the payment for you...for FREE! In a tight spot? Don’t worry, you can access your tax account balance at any time to make a withdrawal.

Location: San Jose, United States

Track your life, notice trends. Take your health and wellbeing to the next level with Hemisphere.

Aimed at those looking to manage and improve their mental health, Hemisphere provides a new way for users to record and track symptoms and manage their general wellbeing. Hemisphere utilises customisable questions and fields to help users log and track any element of their daily life, such as sleep, diet, exercise or social interaction. Unlike other mood and lifestyle trackers, users can fully customise an unlimited number of questions, select their response types and collect the information most suited to their needs.


We’ve designed Hemisphere so that users can record and gather information that is relevant to them, as we know that everyone’s circumstances, symptoms and lives are unique. We believe that this level of flexibility means users can tailor Hemisphere exactly to their needs.


The answers collected can be analysed and displayed so that users can look for any trends or factors that might be impacting their wellbeing, such as changes in sleep, exercise, or major life events. We understand that security around personal data and health is of the upmost importance. Hemisphere uses military grade encryption to encrypt all answers before storing them.


We also recognise that users support networks are vital to recovery and their general health, so we’ve built in custom alerts that allow them to alert family or friends if they fail to check in.

Location: San Francisco, USA