Comparison

Polls for iMessage vs Poll

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Polls for iMessage

Easily create and manage group polls directly within iMessage conversations. Customize poll settings like anonymity, editing rights, and multiple voting options. Share results live and even declare a winner with fun animations.

Highlights
  • Create polls directly in iMessage
  • Live poll result updates
  • Customizable voting options (anonymous, multiple votes)
  • Control poll editing permissions
  • Declare a winner with animations
  • Picture polls and link integration
Features
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Free and unlimited forever Create polls, vote, and view the results directly in iMessage —— How it works —— • Create polls, vote, and view the results in iMessage • Updates to the poll are shown at the bottom of your conversation and update live for everyone to see —— Features —— Customize Polls with 4 new controls: • See Who Voted: Leave it on to let everyone see who is voting on what. Toggle it off to keep it anonymous • Edit Poll: Leave it on to let everyone help with the poll, or toggle it off and you’re the boss, no one else can edit • Multiple Votes: Leave it on, sometimes we like more than one thing, so let people like multiple options. Toggle it off and friends can only vote on one option, but can change their vote if they need to • Declare a Winner: Leave it on and the winner will be declared once everyone votes. Toggle it off, when everyone votes on your poll everything stays the same, just no confetti - Create a picture poll with photos from your camera roll - Smart Calendar helps you coordinate, if you type a date, we’ll make it look pretty - Add links to polls, like Yelp for restaurants or Airbnbs for rentals - New cards give you even more space for more awesome options —— Team —— Jeff Hanna, Kevin Hanna, Dominic King —— Business Development —— Interested in working with us? You can reach us at partner@pollsforimessage.com

About

Poll

Easily gather group opinions and make decisions with friends. Create polls for anything from scheduling meetups to choosing a restaurant, and let everyone vote. Participants can even suggest options, making group planning simple and fun.

Highlights
  • Create multiple choice polls
  • Participants can add options
  • Allow changing votes
  • Send reminders
  • Approval voting
  • Simple scheduling
Features
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Need to decide as a group? Choose a time? Pick a place? Send a poll to a group of friends and get their votes. Participants in the conversation can answer the questions in the survey, and everyone can easily follow-up on the results. Planning and deciding as a group has never been this easy and fun. IN THE PRESS: "One of the first iMessage apps you should download" - wired.com "In the top 10 of best apps for Apple's new iMessage" - telegraph.co.uk "Poll is your best bet when it comes to surveying your family and friends about their preferences and opinions." - appsadv.com WHAT OUR USERS SAY: "By far the best poll app for iMessage. Easy scheduling." - Nathalie "Plan and survey your friends and family." - RonJ1 "Easy to use, just works. Using it with my family weekly." - Sandra WHY POLL? - Very easy to use, decide as a group - Multiple choice polls - Poll history templates - Participants can add options - Allow changing of votes later - Direct send - Preview in the iMessage conversation - Send reminders - Message summary - Approval voting - Quick link to last selected poll - Send surveys to friends - Simple scheduling - Quick input, emoji support - Schedule a time and place - More updates to come - Dark mode supported PRICING? - Voting is free - Viewing results is free - You can create a poll for free to test - One time purchase to unlock unlimited poll creations QUICKLY DECIDE: - What should we eat today? - When/where should we meet? - Plan a party next week: place, theme, invites? - What to wear tomorrow? - Who is joining? - Who will win the game on Friday? - ... FEEDBACK? Thank you for using Poll. Comments or questions? We want to hear from you! DELETE APP Poll is an iMessage app, so you must use iMessage to uninstall the app. Instructions can be found here: www.bit.do/del-app The instructions: 1. Open a conversation in iMessage 2. Tap the App Store icon to open the apps list 3. Swipe right to the end and press the "..." button 4. Find the app you want to delete 5. Swipe left on the app row and tap delete

Screenshots

Polls for iMessage4 screens
Poll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Polls for iMessage at 84% against Poll's 5%. Polls for iMessage also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Poll's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Poll sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Polls for iMessage asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Polls for iMessage holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Polls for iMessage has 11K ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Polls for iMessage's written reviews are positive against 5% of Poll's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Polls for iMessage ships an update monthly, Poll every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Polls for iMessage versus Poll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolls for iMessagePoll
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11K ratings) — better2.0 (48 ratings)
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews — better5.3% of reviews
Number of ratings11K — better48
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolls for Messages, Inc.Fanatic Development

Customer experience

Polls for iMessage

All ratings10,936 ratings
Positive98.7%
Neutral0.5%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews604 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative11.3%

Poll

All ratings47 ratings
Positive23.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative74.5%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive5.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative91.5%

User reviews

Polls for iMessage

From 11K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Convenient for group decisions
  • 💡 Helpful for organizing events and activities
  • 🚀 Efficient for getting group feedback
  • 👍 Intuitive interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Issues with poll loading/sending
  • 🔒 Requires all participants to have the app
  • 🔒 Anonymous voting not truly anonymous
  • 🐛 Glitches with editing polls
  • 🔒 Can't see who voted for what

Poll

From 48 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 One-time purchase
  • 💡 Approval voting feature
  • 👍 Simple and unique ideas

Room to improve

  • 💸 Pay to buy unlimited polls
  • 💸 Only one free poll
  • 💸 Forced download for others
  • 💸 Worthless unless others buy
  • 💸 Misleading free trial

Bugs and requests

Polls for iMessage

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to delete the app
  • Polls failing to send due to internet connection issues
  • Votes being counted multiple times

Requested features

7 requests
  • Option to disable others from adding poll options
  • Option to limit number of votes per person
  • Option to hide poll results until completed
  • Ability to edit poll options after creation
  • Support for adding images/GIFs as poll options
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  • Customizable poll templates
  • Integration with calendar/scheduling apps

Poll

Reported bugs

28 issues
  • Cannot delete the app
  • App not showing up on home screen
  • App opens text message when clicked
  • No one can vote on polls
  • Polls disappear after every vote
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  • Votes not recorded properly
  • Last vote becomes 100% of results
  • Polls don't display options
  • Polls don't get received
  • Templates reappear after deletion
  • Cannot create polls
  • App updates even after deletion
  • App pins directly to messenger
  • App requires updates like a standard app
  • Polls don't work for others
  • App stops working after first poll
  • First poll didn't work
  • Cannot vote on polls
  • Polls are blank
  • No one saw the poll
  • Polls don't get recorded
  • App doesn't work after purchase
  • App doesn't work at all
  • App is clunky and buggy
  • App requires purchase to create polls
  • App requires purchase to vote
  • App doesn't work unless others buy it
  • App doesn't work for anyone who didn't buy it

Requested features

7 requests
  • Expand support to all platforms
  • Allow deleting previous polls
  • Show who specifically voted
  • Truly free poll app
  • Free for unlimited polls with paid stickers/emojis
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  • Fix purchase restoration issues
  • Make voting free for all users

In-app purchases

None

Polls for iMessage

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Poll

One-time1
  • Unlimited poll creation pack$0.99

Questions

Is Polls for iMessage free?
Polls for iMessage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Poll free?
Poll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Polls for iMessage or Poll?
Polls for iMessage is rated higher. Polls for iMessage averages 4.9 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Poll averages 2.0 from 48 ratings.
Do Polls for iMessage or Poll have ads?
Polls for iMessage shows ads; Poll does not.
Which is updated more often, Polls for iMessage or Poll?
Polls for iMessage ships an update monthly, and Poll every 3 weeks. Most recently, Polls for iMessage was updated on October 28, 2026 and Poll on October 26, 2026.

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