Comparison

iForm vs Box Capture

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

Head to head
About

iForm

Collect data offline on your mobile device for surveys, inspections, and more. Create custom forms online and sync data seamlessly. Ideal for businesses seeking to boost productivity and reduce paper usage.

Highlights
  • Offline data collection
  • Custom form creation
  • Over-the-air form distribution
  • Real-time data upload
  • Multiple data output views (Map, HTML, PDF, Excel)
  • Seamless back-end integration
Features
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iForm brings business grade, offline data collection to iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches. Utilized by 3 of the top 10 hotel brands in the world, the largest hospital in the US, the US Government, top franchises, amusement parks, and hundreds of small/mid size businesses, iForm helps you increase productivity, reduce costs, and reduce paper use. Conduct surveys, inspections, walk-throughs, work-orders, audits, tasks, research studies and clinical trials easily and cost effectively on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch. Using the iFormBuilder web interface, users can create business grade forms that will work seamlessly across all supported devices. Data views give you the flexibility to see your data in a variety of outputs including Map View, HTML View, PDF View and Excel View. Data feeds (XML, JSON, XLS, RSS, ATOM) offer seamless integration with your back-end systems. The iFormBuilder platform gives you the power to turn your mobile device into an enterprise grade data collection tool. Key Benefits: -Quick turn-around with over-the-air form distribution -Real time data upload -Offline data collection (out of service, no wifi) -Ensures accurate data capture and eliminates redundancy -Immediately communicate changes and updates to your mobile workforce with server assignment and client-to-client assignment -Massively scalable -Maximum security (being used by HIPAA and FISMA regulated projects) **Please upload all records before upgrading** Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Box Capture

Capture documents, photos, videos, and audio recordings directly to the cloud. Save time with automatic scanning features and share securely with your team from anywhere. Keep your work and personal content separate and organized.

Highlights
  • Scan documents, photos, videos, and audio
  • Save directly to the cloud
  • Secure sharing with team
  • Automatic edge detection and cropping
  • Cloud storage to save phone space
  • Organize content into folders
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Box Capture is a faster way to work with your team from anywhere: ・Snap document scans, photos, videos, or audio recordings ・Save directly to the cloud ・Share securely with anyone Reasons you'll love Capture: ・Save time scanning with automatic edge detection and cropping ・Take photos and videos without running out of space on your phone or tablet – everything is saved to the cloud ・Save your data plan – you can wait for a WiFi connection before uploading ・Separate your work and personal libraries – don't save to your local camera roll unless you want to ・Organize your content – select which folders to upload to, or we can do it automatically for you How a few of our customers are using Capture: ・Scanning receipts to an 'Expenses' folder ・Construction progress updates ・Retail store inspections ・Recording interviews ・Scanning medical documents for HIPAA-compliant storage

Screenshots

iForm4 screens
Box Capture4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iForm at 4.4 against Box Capture's 2.9. iForm also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 40%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Box Capture's advantage is iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iForm holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iForm has 178 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of iForm's written reviews are positive against 40% of Box Capture's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iForm ships an update every 2 weeks, Box Capture every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iForm versus Box Capture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriFormBox Capture
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (178 ratings) — better2.9 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews74.3% of reviews — better39.7% of reviews
Number of ratings178 — better30
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB73 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperZerion Software, Inc.Box, Inc.

Customer experience

iForm

All ratings178 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive74.3%
Neutral10.9%
Negative14.9%

Box Capture

All ratings30 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative46.7%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive39.7%
Neutral19.1%
Negative41.2%

User reviews

iForm

From 178 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Massively scalable and automated data collection
  • 👍 Easy to learn with low/no code requirements
  • ⭐ Excellent customer support and responsive team
  • 🔌 Works offline with seamless synchronization
  • 🗺️ Strong integration with mapping and Esri tools

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription model ($12.50-$10,000+ per year)
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
  • ❌ Misleading 'free' app description without clear pricing
  • 🔐 Confusing onboarding and account creation process
  • 📱 Poor iPhone compatibility with multiple errors

Box Capture

From 30 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Seamless Box integration
  • 🚀 Fast uploads to Box
  • 💡 Saves local phone storage
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Good for work photos

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐛 App won't open
  • 🐛 Forced portrait mode
  • 🐛 Large PDF file sizes
  • 🐛 No compression

Bugs and requests

iForm

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes on startup and during use
  • Login screen displays without instructions
  • Account validation failures after creation
  • Forms not downloading or uploading properly
  • Missing text input fields in forms
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  • Redlaser widget causes app crashes
  • Performance degradation with module switching
  • Data loss when uploading to office systems
  • Low memory warnings and slowdowns
  • Photo and text data persisting incorrectly across forms
  • Calculation totals exceeding maximum values
  • Crashes when submitting data with pending records
  • Incompatibility with certain iPad models
  • Flash-based backend causing compatibility issues

Requested features

14 requests
  • Edit option for submitted entries
  • Ability to reference and populate fields from prior data
  • View historical data through the app
  • Improved PDF layout customization for branding
  • Credit card payment integration
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  • Better capacity management and record limits
  • Guest user access functionality
  • Free or reduced pricing for educational use
  • Enhanced training and documentation resources
  • Conditional logic for surveys (if/then questions)
  • Improved form creation interface on website
  • Better memory optimization
  • Support for multiple languages
  • Real-time collaboration features

Box Capture

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • App crashes after iOS 15 update
  • App crashes when uploading photos
  • App crashes when opening
  • App freezes when opening
  • App closes every time I try to open it
Show 20 more
  • App crashes after iOS 14.0 update
  • App crashes after iOS 14 update
  • App crashes when selecting photo preview
  • App won't start
  • App crashes when pressing 'Get Started'
  • App crashes when pressing 'Start'
  • App doesn't work with iOS 14.4
  • App doesn't work with iOS 14
  • App doesn't work with iOS 15
  • App doesn't open on iPhone XR
  • App doesn't allow landscape mode
  • App is slow and doesn't let you log in
  • App frozen when opening
  • App response to iPhone 7 headphone controls is buggy
  • Login button, links or input fields are without any function
  • App doesn't store photos
  • App loses photos
  • App doesn't back up photos to phone storage
  • App only takes vertical photos
  • App crashes when trying to start

Requested features

20 requests
  • Add compression for smaller file sizes
  • Add flash/light option for scan tool
  • Add panorama photo option
  • Add ability to take photos using volume buttons
  • Add JPEG save option for documents
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  • Add black and white scanning option
  • Add loupe for corner adjustment
  • Add support for newer iPhone models
  • Add modern design for photo selection
  • Add panoramic functionality
  • Add OCR functionality to document scanning
  • Add manual focus option
  • Add option to pick photo resolutions (lower)
  • Add pencil-type sketch tool to markup images
  • Add searchable metadata with GPS coordinates
  • Add ability to open Box app from Capture app
  • Add ability to email from Capture
  • Add landscape mode support
  • Add JPG option for document scanning
  • Add document touch-up feature

In-app purchases

None

iForm

No in-app purchases

None

Box Capture

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iForm free?
iForm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Box Capture free?
Box Capture is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iForm or Box Capture?
iForm is rated higher. iForm averages 4.4 out of 5 from 178 ratings, while Box Capture averages 2.9 from 30 ratings.
Do iForm or Box Capture have ads?
Neither iForm nor Box Capture shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iForm or Box Capture?
iForm ships an update every 2 weeks, and Box Capture every 2 months. Most recently, iForm was updated on October 10, 2026 and Box Capture on October 6, 2026.

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