Poll vs Chirp Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Create multiple choice polls
- Participants can add options
- Allow changing votes
- Send reminders
- Approval voting
- Simple scheduling
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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
Chirp Access
This app allows residents of multifamily and student housing to open doors, gates, and garages using their mobile device. It also enables remote access granting for guests and service providers, eliminating the need for physical keys and fobs.
- Open doors, gates, and garages with mobile device
- Remotely grant access to guests
- Grant access to service providers
- Eliminates key and fob requirements
- Smart access for multifamily housing
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Chirp is a smart access solution for individuals living in multifamily and student housing communities. Chirp enables you to open any door, gate or garage using a mobile device and makes it easy to remotely grant access to friends, guest and service providers. Chirp liberates both residents and property management from the key and fob access nightmare. Use of the app requires Chirp-compatible hardware to be installed at your building. To learn more about our products visit www.chirpsystems.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chirp Access at none against Poll's 1. Chirp Access also leads on ratings volume (658 vs 48). Poll's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Poll sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chirp Access asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.0 for Poll against 2.0 for Chirp Access. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chirp Access has 658 ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 5% of Poll's written reviews are positive against 9% of Chirp Access's.
Poll ships an update every 3 weeks, Chirp Access every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Poll | Chirp Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (48 ratings) | 2.0 (658 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.3% of reviews | 9.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 | 658 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fanatic Development | Chirp |
Customer experience
Poll
Chirp Access
User reviews
Poll
From 48 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Chirp Access
From 658 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient keyless access
- 🔒 Secure community entry
- 👍 Useful for letting in guests/deliveries
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and glitches
- 🔋 Significant battery drain
- 👎 Unreliable Bluetooth connectivity
- 👎 Inconsistent performance across doors/gates
- 👎 Lack of backup physical keys/fobs
Bugs and requests
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
Chirp Access
Reported bugs
4 issues- App frequently freezes or becomes unresponsive
- Spaceship mode rarely works as intended
- Favorites list doesn't always load properly
- Inconsistent Bluetooth detection and connectivity
Requested features
5 requests- Apple Watch app support
- CarPlay integration for gate access
- Siri/voice control for door/gate opening
- Ability to add front door to favorites
- Improved UI/UX, especially for frequently used actions
In-app purchases
Poll
- Unlimited poll creation pack$0.99
Chirp Access
No in-app purchases
