MiniVAN Touch vs Poll Everywhere
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MiniVAN Touch
This app digitizes political canvassing by allowing users to collect data directly on their mobile devices. It syncs with NGP VAN, streamlining the process of uploading and integrating canvass results into databases.
- Mobile data collection
- NGP VAN integration
- Offline data entry
- Real-time data upload
- Streamlined data management
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miniVAN Touch is a mobile canvassing application that integrates with websites provided by NGP VAN. The miniVAN system allows users to export canvassing lists from VAN onto an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Canvassers can then enter data into their device as they talk to people on their list. When the canvassers connect their device to the Internet over a wireless or cellular network, they can upload their data back to the VAN with the touch of a button. Administrative users on the VAN can then review the data and apply it to the database in one quick step. Canvassing with miniVAN allows NGP VAN clients to spend more time and resources on actually contacting people instead of on data entry. What’s more, it virtually eliminates the lag time between collecting canvass results and putting that data to work.
Poll Everywhere
Engage with live presentations by responding to interactive questions and polls directly from your mobile device. Track your participation, review past responses, and monitor your performance over time. Ideal for students and event attendees seeking real-time interaction.
- Respond to live polls and questions
- Sign in for attendance tracking
- Review response history
- Check correctness of responses
- Access recurring presenter sessions
- Use via app, web, or SMS
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Respond to live Poll Everywhere questions from anywhere with the Poll Everywhere app for iOS. Sign in and register with speakers for attendance or graded questions. Then, review your response history and check correctness over time. Download Poll Everywhere for iOS today and be ready for your next interactive class or event. About Poll Everywhere: Poll Everywhere adds live audience interaction to slide decks so presenters can deliver effective, engaging presentations. It’s a web-based audience response system that lets speakers embed live activities directly into their presentations. The audience responds using the app, a private response page, or via SMS texting. The results update in real time for all to see. About Poll Everywhere for iOS: This mobile app is the perfect audience companion for a Poll Everywhere presentation. Students and audience members respond to activities from the app on their phones or tablets. Participants can sign in to track their attendance or graded response scores. Individual response histories are saved in the app. KEY FEATURES >> Sign in or create an account to track attendance and assessment >> Easily access recurring presenter sessions >> Review your response history and check correctness >> Respond to Poll Everywhere questions on your phone or tablet Poll Everywhere is used by millions of audience members and students every year. It’s trusted by over 75% of the Fortune 500 along with more than 300,000 educators worldwide during meetings, classes, and events.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Poll Everywhere at 4.8 against MiniVAN Touch's 3.3. Poll Everywhere also leads on ratings volume (3K vs 276). MiniVAN Touch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#174 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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 Everywhere sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MiniVAN Touch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Poll Everywhere holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poll Everywhere has 3K ratings behind it against 276, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of MiniVAN Touch's written reviews are positive against 30% of Poll Everywhere's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MiniVAN Touch | Poll Everywhere |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (276 ratings) | 4.8 (3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.5% of reviews | 29.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 276 | 3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #174 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +12 |
| Developer | NGP VAN | Poll Everywhere |
Customer experience
MiniVAN Touch
Poll Everywhere
User reviews
MiniVAN Touch
From 276 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to learn interface
- 🚀 Eliminates need for paper lists and clipboards
- 📱 Efficient data entry in the field
- 🔄 Auto-sync functionality works well when functioning
- 📍 Map view helps identify locations
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 🔋 Severe battery drain on phones
- 📍 Inaccurate GPS and map positioning
- 🔄 Syncing fails frequently between canvassers
- 💾 Data loss and disappearing entries
Poll Everywhere
From 3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great in-class resource
- 🚀 Slick tool for interactive sessions
- 👍 Excellent app for online courses
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constantly requires login
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
- 🐛 Broken, with issues logging in and out
- 🐛 Doesn't work as expected, forces to use web browser
Bugs and requests
MiniVAN Touch
Reported bugs
19 issues- App crashes when downloading lists
- Login loops and authentication failures
- Two-factor authentication stuck or unresetable
- Data disappears after switching lists
- Synced data not visible the next day
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- App resets to top of list when screen locks
- Map zooms out unexpectedly when panning
- Inconsistent swipe gestures for marking status
- App freezes during extended use
- Password reset emails not arriving
- Training video stuck with no exit option
- Filters not functioning properly
- App incompatible with some older devices
- Turf sending only works for one campaign despite selection
- Data loss on Android devices
- Keyboard not accessible on iPad for authentication
- Sync button accidentally triggered during canvassing
- Randomly logs out without syncing data
- Cannot edit notes while person marked 'Not Home'
Requested features
18 requests- Ability to load and switch between multiple lists simultaneously
- Geographic sorting instead of alphabetical ordering
- Automatic route optimization that persists
- Bulk marking of inaccessible addresses
- Integrated navigation/directions from map
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- Progress indicators and motivational messages
- Spanish language version
- Ability to see all household members at once
- Settings to disable repeated training prompts
- Toggle between different canvass campaigns
- Mock/training lists for practice
- Customizable symbology and icons
- Filter by party affiliation and voter status
- Phonebanking integration
- Bulk operations for household management
- Dark mode toggle option
- Persistent app state in background
- Shared notes visible to all canvassers
Poll Everywhere
Reported bugs
3 issues- New polls do not load reliably
- Endless login loop issue
- Questions and responses not updating properly
Requested features
3 requests- Add auto-refresh ability
- Improve UI and UX consistency
- Provide phone support option
In-app purchases
MiniVAN Touch
No in-app purchases
Poll Everywhere
- Annual paid participation$13.99
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