Comparison

Pollie vs Forms for Google Docs

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

Head to head
About

Pollie

Easily create and share polls to gather opinions, make decisions, or conduct simple surveys. No account is needed to set up a poll with customizable options like images, deadlines, and anonymity settings. Share widely and analyze results with clear statistics.

Highlights
  • Create polls with images
  • Set voting deadlines
  • Anonymous or identified voting
  • Share via multiple platforms
  • Password protection for polls
  • Email verification for voters
  • Export vote statistics
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Do you want to set a date for a weekend trip? Choose a chairman? Determine the theme for a party? Have a referendum? With Pollie you can ask your audience in three simple steps. No account needed! (1) CREATE A POLL Describe your poll, upload images, allow single or multiple votes, set a closing date and choose what your users can see. (2) SHARE IT WITH YOUR AUDIENCE Share your poll via WhatsApp, WeChat, Telegram, Facebook, Mail, and more. It works on every platform as it's plain text! (3) VOTE! Users can vote by going to the link of the poll and selecting an answer. Or directly, by clicking on a link associated with an answer. Lots of options - Add images. - Limit how many times a voters can vote. - Set a voting deadline. - Ask the voters' name, email or other details. Or keep it anonymous. - Allow voters to create answers. - Choose a date and time for your answers. - Combine multiple polls. Share your poll anywhere - WhatsApp, Facebook, email, LinkedIn, Instagram, Youtube, on a forum, in a blog post. - It works on every platform as it's plain text. - Vote directly on an answer by clicking it's unique link. - No account required. Analyse your votes - Graphs and statistics. - Export votes to .csv. Limit access to your poll - Protect your poll with a password. - Provide a list of email addresses that have access. - Allow access to all email addresses from a specific domain. Validate your votes - Verification of the voters' email address with a confirmation code. - Prevent bots from voting. Personalise your poll - Use your own branding. - Thank your voters with a personalised message. - Redirect the voter to your website after voting. --- Icons by Icons8 --- Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account once you confirm your purchase. Your iTunes account will be charged again when your subscription automatically renews at the end of your current subscription period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Apple ID Account Settings any time after purchase. Terms Of Service: https://www.pollie.app/terms_and_conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.pollie.app/privacy_policy

About

Forms for Google Docs

Easily create and manage online forms, surveys, and quizzes directly from your mobile device. Analyze responses in real-time with automatic summaries and graphs. Share forms via various platforms and collaborate with others.

Highlights
  • Create online forms and surveys
  • Multiple question types
  • Real-time response analysis
  • Customizable themes
  • Quiz creation with scoring
  • AI-powered question generation
  • Response notifications and limits
Features
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Google Forms Made Easy! Use FormsApp to create online forms and surveys with multiple question types. Analyze results in real-time and from any device. Create, edit, share, and manage all your Google forms on your iOS, iPhone, iPod or iPad with the free Forms App. With Forms App you can: Easily create and share online forms for surveys, quizzes, orders and activities • Easily create new forms on your phone, tablet or computer • Open any form from your Google Drive on your mobile device • Create multiple question types, insert images and videos • Customize form themes - fonts, colors and backgrounds • Make quizzes, assign point values, set answers, and automatically provide feedback • Add custom logic that shows questions based on answers • Import questions from existing forms or copy forms by importing web links • Generate form questions quickly through AI conversation • Share forms via email, link, social media and more • Customize QR codes for form links and share directly to social platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, iMessage, Twitter, etc.) Scan questions and create forms quickly • Scan questions using camera • Scan questions using images from photos library • Scan questions using txt • Scan questions using clipboard Build forms and analyze results together • Add collaborators / editors to your forms to build questions together in real-time • Share edit link to your team Distinctive Features: set responses notifications, responses limit and responses scheduler • Get notified via app push notifications / email whenever someone submits a new response • Set a limit on the number of responses • Set the start and end time for form responses Analyze responses, surveys, and quizzes with automatic summaries • View forms in three modes i.e. Summary, Questions and Individual responses mode • Get real-time responses, analytics and graphs • Analyze responses in different types or charts • Ability to filter form responses by date, email, questions, or score • Ability to copy response charts to clipboard or save them to photos library • Open the raw data with Google Sheets for deeper analysis or automation • Export responses in CSV or Excel file format Disclaimer: This is a third party app not associated with Google. All trademarks are property of their respective owners. Your feedback helps us create products you'll love. For more feedback or questions, please reach us via App > Account Setting > Feedback. Terms of Service - https://formsapp-bb4e3.web.app/termsofuse.html Privacy Policy - https://formsapp-bb4e3.web.app/privacypolicy.html

Screenshots

Pollie4 screens
Forms for Google Docs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pollie at none against Forms for Google Docs's shown. Pollie also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). Forms for Google Docs's advantage is ratings volume (60K vs 2.1K) and chart position (#61 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Pollie sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Forms for Google Docs sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pollie holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Forms for Google Docs has 60K ratings behind it against 2.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Pollie's written reviews are positive against 61% of Forms for Google Docs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pollie ships an update every 3 weeks, Forms for Google Docs every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Pollie versus Forms for Google Docs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPollieForms for Google Docs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (2.1K ratings) — better4.7 (60K ratings)
Positive reviews62.8% of reviews — better60.9% of reviews
Number of ratings2.1K60K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#61 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB133 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperPollie B.V.Aurora Innovation

Customer experience

Pollie

All ratings2,023 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive62.8%
Neutral11.6%
Negative25.6%

Forms for Google Docs

All ratings59,956 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews958 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative34.8%

User reviews

Pollie

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Simple and efficient
  • 💡 Great for groups and events
  • 🙌 Awesome features
  • 🎉 Fun and creative

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Confusing ad placement
  • 🤑 Questionable billing practices
  • 🙄 Too many ads
  • 🤯 Scammy ad redirects
  • 🤔 Inconsistent notification of votes

Forms for Google Docs

From 60K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient for business needs
  • 💡 Helpful for surveys and quizzes
  • 👍 Convenient mobile access

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unreliable, inconsistent performance
  • 💰 Excessive paywalled features
  • 📢 Intrusive and frequent advertisements
  • 🔒 Concerns about data privacy and security

Bugs and requests

Pollie

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes when editing polls
  • Votes not always registered properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Customizable rating scales for polls
  • Integration with other apps and services
  • Better ad placement and less intrusive monetization

Forms for Google Docs

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Responses not syncing correctly
  • Forms not publishing or accepting responses as expected
  • Inability to refresh or update forms in a timely manner

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add signature option
  • Improve export and data management features
  • Reduce paywalled functionality in free version

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pollie

Subscriptions1
  • Pro$8.991 Month
One-time1
  • Remove ads$0.99
16 purchases

Forms for Google Docs

Subscriptions14
  • Weekly Pro$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium$5.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium, 3 days free3 Days trial$5.997 Days
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  • Forms Pro Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Weekly Pro Free-trial3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial2 variants$5.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Year Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Year Premium$29.991 Year
  • Year Premium$39.991 Year
  • Year Premium3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Year Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Premium$59.99
  • Lifetime Premium$69.99

Questions

Is Pollie free?
Pollie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forms for Google Docs free?
Forms for Google Docs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pollie or Forms for Google Docs?
Pollie is rated higher. Pollie averages 4.9 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Forms for Google Docs averages 4.7 from 60K ratings.
Do Pollie or Forms for Google Docs have ads?
Forms for Google Docs shows ads; Pollie does not.
Which is updated more often, Pollie or Forms for Google Docs?
Pollie ships an update every 3 weeks, and Forms for Google Docs every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pollie was updated on October 2, 2026 and Forms for Google Docs on October 4, 2026.

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