Comparison

Polls for iMessage vs Listy

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

Listy

A straightforward to-do list application designed for managing simple tasks. It offers an uncluttered interface where users can easily add items, mark them as complete, and remove them with intuitive gestures.

Highlights
  • Add tasks with a tap
  • Swipe to delete tasks
  • Tap to mark tasks complete
  • Simple and uncluttered UI
  • Focus on basic task management
Features
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Simple Todo list app for simple tasks. No complicated UI, Just tap to add and swipe to delete and tap to check off.

Screenshots

Polls for iMessage4 screens
Listy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Listy at none against Polls for iMessage's shown. Listy also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). Polls for iMessage's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Polls for iMessage against 5.0 for Listy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Polls for iMessage has 11K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Polls for iMessage's written reviews are positive against 100% of Listy's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Polls for iMessage versus Listy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolls for iMessageListy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11K ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11K — better7
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolls for Messages, Inc.Shivdayal Lall

Customer experience

Polls for iMessage

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

Listy

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Listy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Polls for iMessage

No in-app purchases

None

Listy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Polls for iMessage free?
Polls for iMessage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Listy free?
Listy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Polls for iMessage or Listy?
Listy is rated higher. Polls for iMessage averages 4.9 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Listy averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Polls for iMessage or Listy have ads?
Polls for iMessage shows ads; Listy does not.

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