Comparison

Forms vs ServicePal

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

Head to head
About

Forms

This app provides over 100 electronic business forms, allowing you to replace paper documents and store information directly on your tablet. It offers offline access, signature capture, and various sharing and export options for efficient business operations.

Highlights
  • Over 100 pre-built business forms
  • Offline form completion
  • Signature capture panels
  • Auto-calculation formulas
  • Form sharing between devices
  • Customizable forms with branding
  • Import custom forms
Features
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Complete set of over 100 electronic forms for your business. Replace your Paper or Computer forms with similar forms that are available at your Fingertips. Store any form-based information directly on the tablet, and access it anytime, anywhere. Your critical information won't get misplaced, misfiled, or become log-jammed. *** KEY FEATURES *** - The app comes with over 100 business forms (quotations, invoices, purchase orders, work orders, service orders, meeting notes, memos, etc.). And we are constantly adding new forms; - No Internet connection is required to work on the forms. - Forms support all basic controls, including text fields, checkboxes, radio buttons, drop downs. - Many forms include spreadsheet-like formulas for auto-calculations; - Forms can contain Signature panels, so you will capture customers signature directly on iPad; - Share Forms - start working on a form on one iPad or iPhone, then use "Share via email" feature and the app will send form with all entered data to another iPad or iPhone for completion; - Forms include popup Calendar control (supporting different date formats); - Forms even support Drawing panels to make notes and do reviews. - Completed forms can be Printed (on AirPrint-compatible printer), Emailed, or copied to a computer, for later printing (on any printer). - Pre-build forms can be customized with your Company name, logo, address and contact information (requires in-app purchase). - Forms, and their data, can be saved in several different formats: HTML (available for free), or PDF, CSV and XML (available after in-app purchase). - Forms-2-Go is an Open system - it allows users to add their own forms. Instructions are available on Support forum. Don't see a form that your business depends on? Not a problem. If your form is already in electronic (HTML) format - you just need to package (see Support forum) and import it into the app. Otherwise, contact our Sales team for estimate. *** iPhone version is available under Forms-2-Go name ***

About

ServicePal

This app transforms your tablet into a digital tool for managing service work. It streamlines job scheduling, invoicing, estimates, and inspections, helping to reduce paperwork and improve efficiency for field service professionals. It also offers features like appointment reminders and mobile payment acceptance.

Highlights
  • Electronic work orders, invoices, estimates, and inspections
  • Scheduling and dispatching
  • Price book with flat rate pricing
  • Mobile payment acceptance
  • Offline work capability
  • Customer signature capture
  • Customizable invoice formats
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ServicePal turns your iPad into an electronic clipboard for work orders, invoices, estimates, and inspections. ServicePal for iPad works with ServicePal for the Office, bringing comprehensive scheduling and dispatching to your company. BENEFITS - Minimize paperwork. - Schedule and dispatch jobs with ease - Up-to-date price book at your fingertips - Sell more service agreements - Appointment reminders - Shorten drive time - Accept mobile payments (merchant account required) - Work offline - Capture customer signatures, photos and notes - Email invoices FEATURES - Price Book with support for Flat Rate pricing - Offer discounts and coupons - Sales tax calculation. Supports multiple rates - Custom invoice formats - Equipment tracking - Supports multiple service locations - Integrates with Apple Maps or Google Maps - Industry specific forms - Customize invoices using drag/drop Form Designer - Text Messaging reminders to customers. - Form library: Invoice, Estimate, Work Order, NFPA-72, HVAC Work Order, Pool Cleaning, Landscape Maintenance, Insulation Estimate, HVAC Maintenance Agreement, Level 1 and Level 2 Chimney Inspections, Dryer Vent Inspection, Safety Inspection, Multi-Unit, Inspection, Pest Inspection, Equipment Inspection (Water heater, Boiler, Furnace, Water Heater), Bleacher inspections and more... Works across field service disciplines - Air Quality testing - Bleacher Inspections - Chimney Inspections (Level 1 chimney inspection, Level 2 Chimney inspection) - Chimney Sweep scheduling - Electrical services - Elevator Repair - Facilities Management - Fireplace / Hearth repair - Fire Inspections, Fire Safety (NFPA-72) - Hood Cleaning / Commercial Kitchen service (NFPA-98) - HVAC (Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning) - Inspections (fire, property, state and local government) - Landscaping - Machine Calibration - Pest & Termite Control - Plumbing - Pool Service - Rental Agencies - Solar panel installers and more REVIEWS "Customer's perception of my business have massively improved!" "My company has been fully paperless in the field for 5 yrs with ServicePal" "The most straightforward, adaptable, and easy to use app in its class. The form builder allows you to make beautiful, fully customized worksheets, invoices, estimates, inspections, ...whatever you need. All kept and synced in the cloud...no tech burden or experts necessary!" "We have been utilizing this app in our service department and found it to be very beneficial. Not only to us as a company, but for our customers as well!" "This app has been greatly beneficial to our HVAC company. I enjoy the ability to share information about jobs with our service techs. The tech support team is also very responsive to the questions that I have." "This is the first mobile solution we have been able to use for our air filtration business. ServicePal is critical to our ongoing maintenance and service offerings. With ServicePal we are able to service our customers more consistently and see if we are running behind on jobs."

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ServicePal at 94% against Forms's 40%. ServicePal also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6). Forms's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Forms sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and ServicePal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ServicePal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Forms's written reviews are positive against 94% of ServicePal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forms ships an update every 4 months, ServicePal every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Forms versus ServicePal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFormsServicePal
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (27 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews93.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB19 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMaximumSoft Corp.ServicePal Inc.

Customer experience

Forms

All ratings27 ratings
Positive59.3%
Neutral14.8%
Negative25.9%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative46.7%

ServicePal

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.1%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Forms

One-time3
  • Additional form formats$4.99
  • Forms Customization$9.99
  • Pro Features$9.99
1 purchases

ServicePal

One-time1
  • PREMIUM$59.99

Questions

Is Forms free?
Forms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ServicePal free?
ServicePal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Forms or ServicePal?
ServicePal is rated higher. Forms averages 3.6 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while ServicePal averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Forms or ServicePal have ads?
Neither Forms nor ServicePal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Forms or ServicePal?
Forms ships an update every 4 months, and ServicePal every 3 months. Most recently, Forms was updated on September 18, 2026 and ServicePal on June 9, 2026.

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