Comparison

VentureX App vs HowdyForms

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

Head to head
About

VentureX App

Features
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Powers shared workspaces, coworking centers and executive suites. Make reservations, check your bill, update your profile, meet and connect with others at your center. Select your center, and get started!

About

HowdyForms

Features
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HowdyForms helps you capture leads, sign-ins, registrations, and feedback at events without relying on accounts, cloud sync, or internet access. Create a custom form, style it for your event, and run it in kiosk mode on an iPad or iPhone. Visitors enter their information, and can even snap a photo of their business card, while your team stays focused on the booth, open house, check-in table, or registration desk. Capture leads for free, then unlock full lead management with a one-time purchase to review every submission and its photos, rate leads, add notes, organize tags, and export everything to CSV for easy follow-up. NEW: Photo capture • Add a Photo field to any form so visitors can take a picture, like a business card or badge, right in kiosk mode • Attach up to 3 more photos to any lead from the camera or your photo library • Export a CSV plus a ZIP of photos, and keep photos in your backups • Photos are resized, stripped of location data, and stay on your device Perfect for: • Trade shows and expos • Real estate open houses • Conferences and workshops • Customer feedback forms • Volunteer sign-ups • Giveaways and contest entries • Local events and check-in tables Key features: • Custom form builder with text, email, phone, number, date, time, dropdown, checkbox, radio, multiline, and photo fields, plus rating questions built from radio buttons or dropdowns • Show or hide fields based on earlier answers • Ready-made templates for common event and business workflows • Kiosk mode for visitor-facing lead capture • Custom thank-you page with optional QR code • Form branding with colors, fonts, logo, and header image • Searchable lead list, included free • Photo capture, lead details, ratings, notes, tags, and CSV export with a one-time unlock • Local backup creation with a one-time unlock (restoring a backup is always free) • Optional App PIN with Face ID or Touch ID, and kiosk PIN protection • Works offline with local on-device storage HowdyForms is free to download, with unlimited forms and lead capture built in. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks photo capture, lead details, ratings, tags, notes, CSV and photo export, and backup creation. Already unlocked? Photo capture is included at no extra cost. No subscription, ever. HowdyForms is built for simple, private, in-person data capture. Your forms, leads, and photos stay on your device unless you choose to export or back them up. No account required. No cloud sync required. No subscription required.

Screenshots

VentureX App4 screens
HowdyForms4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VentureX App at none against HowdyForms's 1. VentureX App also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). HowdyForms's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 25 months). On price, ads 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. HowdyForms sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. VentureX App asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VentureX App ships an update every 25 months, HowdyForms every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
VentureX App versus HowdyForms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVentureX AppHowdyForms
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSatellite DeskworksLobster Claw Software LLC

In-app purchases

None

VentureX App

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

HowdyForms

One-time1
  • Unlock All Features$19.99

Questions

Is VentureX App free?
VentureX App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HowdyForms free?
HowdyForms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VentureX App or HowdyForms have ads?
Neither VentureX App nor HowdyForms shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VentureX App or HowdyForms?
VentureX App ships an update every 25 months, and HowdyForms every 6 weeks. Most recently, VentureX App was updated on October 3, 2026 and HowdyForms on October 24, 2026.

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