Comparison

Forms vs UtiliForms

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

Head to head
About

Forms

Digitize your business paperwork with a comprehensive suite of over 100 electronic forms. Capture signatures, perform auto-calculations, and access your data offline. Share and export forms in various formats.

Highlights
  • Over 100 pre-built business forms
  • Offline form completion
  • Signature capture
  • Auto-calculations with formulas
  • Form sharing via email
  • Customizable forms (in-app purchase)
  • 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 iPhone, 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 iPnone; - Share Forms - start working on a form on one iPhone, or iPad, then use "Share via email" feature and the app will send form with all entered data to another iPhone, or iPad, 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. *** iPad version is available under 'Forms-2-Go HD' name ***

About

UtiliForms

Digitize field data collection for industries like utility and construction. Eliminate paper forms with accurate, easy-to-use electronic forms that streamline data re-entry and improve efficiency. Offers custom solutions for inspections, time sheets, and more.

Highlights
  • Electronic data collection
  • Eliminate paper forms
  • Customizable forms
  • Email PDF and CSV reports
  • Timestamp, location, signature fields
  • Barcode and image capture
  • Custom server integration
Features
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Data collection forms app for the utility, construction, and other heavy industries. Eliminate your paper forms in the field with extremely easy to use electronic forms that are super accurate and eliminate mistakes both in the field and during data re-entry in the office. Talk to us for a customized solution with a dedicated account manager for your company. You are getting a custom piece of software that can handle anything including inspections, time sheets, inventory, checklists, and more. This is your chance to go paperless to increase efficiency and improve process. ------------ Default functionality allows you to create a form in the settings and then create as many of that form as you want and email the information, including a PDF file and an Excel compatible .csv file. In no way does the initial app demonstrate the complete capabilities of this application. ------------ Form can be created in multiple sections with fields including timestamp, validated selections, location, signature, bar codes, and images along with many others and it can do custom interaction fields like summation. ------------ For use with custom forms database created and supplied to our customers with multiple forms, advanced field types, overlaying of data over your existing paper forms(pdfs), and even possible map integration made to work simply and straightforward in the field. Let us do the work for you. Once the forms are designed the way you want them and incorporated into your process, there is very low maintenance and support, which we handle for you. We also offer custom servers to tie into the application to submit your data directly to so you can have access to your data from the cloud to your office. Note: Uses custom made forms and databases created exclusively by our team for each particular situation. Contact us to see about getting a package put together. ---------------------------- Customer Review: "Northern Clearing was looking for a simple, cost effective solution... the forms created worked very well and really upgraded our compliance and client satisfaction due to the quick and efficient use" - Ryan at Northern Clearing Inc.

Screenshots

Forms4 screens
UtiliForms3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: UtiliForms at 5.0 against Forms's 4.3. UtiliForms also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 5 months). Forms's advantage is ratings volume (86 vs 1). 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. Forms sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. UtiliForms asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

UtiliForms holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Forms has 86 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forms ships an update every 5 months, UtiliForms every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Forms versus UtiliForms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFormsUtiliForms
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (86 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings86 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaximumSoft Corp.Birdsoft LLC

Customer experience

Forms

All ratings86 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative37.5%

UtiliForms

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Forms

One-time3
  • Additional form formats$4.99
  • Forms Customization$9.99
  • F2G_PRO_FEATURES$9.99
None

UtiliForms

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Forms free?
Forms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UtiliForms free?
UtiliForms is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Forms or UtiliForms?
UtiliForms is rated higher. Forms averages 4.3 out of 5 from 86 ratings, while UtiliForms averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Forms or UtiliForms have ads?
Neither Forms nor UtiliForms shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Forms or UtiliForms?
Forms ships an update every 5 months, and UtiliForms every 3 months. Most recently, Forms was updated on August 27, 2026 and UtiliForms on September 17, 2026.

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