Comparison

Survey Optimizer Mobile vs Work Ahead Survey

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

Head to head
About

Survey Optimizer Mobile

This app enhances a web-based survey tool, allowing users to conduct surveys on their iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. Create surveys on the web, sync them to the app, and collect responses on the go. Results sync back to the web for easy reporting.

Highlights
  • Conduct surveys on mobile devices
  • Sync survey templates from web
  • Sync results back to web app
  • Create custom surveys
  • User registration required
Features
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Survey Optimizer Mobile is an optional app that enhances the Survey Optimizer web application. The app allows users of www.pocketsurveytool.com to conduct surveys using the IPhone, ITouch and IPad technology. The user may create any survey they wish on the web app and assign it to anyone whom is a registered user. When the user logs in and syncs, the assigned survey templates appear in the App where the user may conduct surveys at will. When completed, the user then syncs back the results to the web app for reporting.

About

Work Ahead Survey

Features
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Work Ahead Video Survey lets you hear what employees, stakeholders and communities think in a friendly and anonymous manner. Download video survey content and pass the phone for each person to respond to. No reading or writing skills are required.

Screenshots

Survey Optimizer Mobile4 screens
Work Ahead Survey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Work Ahead Survey at every 3 months against Survey Optimizer Mobile's every 7 months. Survey Optimizer Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Survey Optimizer Mobile ships an update every 7 months, Work Ahead Survey every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Survey Optimizer Mobile versus Work Ahead Survey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurvey Optimizer MobileWork Ahead Survey
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHealthcare Facilities Consulting, Inc.Work Ahead Oy

In-app purchases

None

Survey Optimizer Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Work Ahead Survey

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Survey Optimizer Mobile free?
Survey Optimizer Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Work Ahead Survey free?
Work Ahead Survey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Survey Optimizer Mobile or Work Ahead Survey have ads?
Neither Survey Optimizer Mobile nor Work Ahead Survey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Survey Optimizer Mobile or Work Ahead Survey?
Survey Optimizer Mobile ships an update every 7 months, and Work Ahead Survey every 3 months. Most recently, Survey Optimizer Mobile was updated on October 4, 2026 and Work Ahead Survey on October 7, 2026.

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