Comparison

Polls for iMessage vs Transparent Note

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

Transparent Note

Features
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Transparent Note allow you make a Note with background Transparent. You can customize the Note by change background opacity, background color, Text color and Text size. Save Your Transparecy Notes and storage to your iPhone or share with your friends.

Screenshots

Polls for iMessage4 screens
Transparent Note3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Transparent Note at none against Polls for iMessage's shown. Polls for iMessage's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Polls for iMessage ships an update monthly, Transparent Note every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Polls for iMessage versus Transparent Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolls for iMessageTransparent Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolls for Messages, Inc.Quoc Cuong Pham

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

Transparent Note

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Polls for iMessage

No in-app purchases

None

Transparent Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Polls for iMessage free?
Polls for iMessage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Transparent Note free?
Transparent Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Polls for iMessage or Transparent Note have ads?
Polls for iMessage shows ads; Transparent Note does not.
Which is updated more often, Polls for iMessage or Transparent Note?
Polls for iMessage ships an update monthly, and Transparent Note every 4 months. Most recently, Polls for iMessage was updated on November 9, 2026 and Transparent Note on November 8, 2026.

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