Comparison

Survey Optimizer Mobile vs HQ 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

HQ Survey

This business app streamlines in-person surveying with a simple interface for creating quotes, capturing images, and collecting signatures. It offers offline functionality and real-time syncing with HQ Sales, ensuring data is always up-to-date.

Highlights
  • One-tap entry system
  • Create quotes
  • Capture digital images
  • Collect signatures
  • Offline functionality
  • Real-time syncing with HQ Sales
Features
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Powerful and Connected. HQ Survey makes conducting in-person surveying better than ever with our easy-to-use, one tap entry system. Quickly and sufficiently create quotes, capture digital images, collect signatures, and more, all while simultaneously syncing information into HQ Sales in real-time. No service? No problem! HQ Survey will still maintain full functionality – including pricing – without internet connectivity and sync information back to HQ Sales whenever a connection is restored. In order to access HQ Survey, be sure to have the following information available: - Activation Account credentials - MoveHQ credentials

Screenshots

Survey Optimizer Mobile4 screens
HQ Survey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Survey Optimizer Mobile at 4.3 against HQ Survey's 3.7. HQ Survey's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Survey Optimizer Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Survey Optimizer Mobile ships an update every 7 months, HQ Survey fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Survey Optimizer Mobile versus HQ Survey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurvey Optimizer MobileHQ Survey
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better3.7 (6 ratings)
Number of ratings36 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHealthcare Facilities Consulting, Inc.MoveHQ Inc

Customer experience

Survey Optimizer Mobile

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

HQ Survey

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Survey Optimizer Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

HQ Survey

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Survey Optimizer Mobile free?
Survey Optimizer Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HQ Survey free?
HQ Survey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Survey Optimizer Mobile or HQ Survey?
Survey Optimizer Mobile is rated higher. Survey Optimizer Mobile averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while HQ Survey averages 3.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Survey Optimizer Mobile or HQ Survey have ads?
Neither Survey Optimizer Mobile nor HQ Survey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Survey Optimizer Mobile or HQ Survey?
Survey Optimizer Mobile ships an update every 7 months, and HQ Survey fortnightly. Most recently, Survey Optimizer Mobile was updated on September 17, 2026 and HQ Survey on June 1, 2026.

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