Comparison

Forms vs Finger Strings

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

Head to head
About

Forms

Easily create, edit, and manage Google Forms and view responses on the go. Organize your forms with folders and receive notifications for new submissions. Offers a premium subscription for advanced features.

Highlights
  • Create unlimited forms
  • Choose from templates
  • Add various question types
  • Organize forms with folders
  • View all form responses
  • Receive response notifications
  • Preview and share forms
Features
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Forms helps you create, edit, and manage your Google Forms. View responses and share new forms on the go. ** Forms ** - View your existing Forms & Responses - Create unlimited forms - Choose from dozes of Form templates - Add titles, videos, photos, and sectionos - Supports all varieties of form items - Add multiple choice questions - Add short and paragraph questions - Add drop down or checkbox questions - Mark questions as required and change question options - Preview your Form with a single tap - Share your form link for others to fill out ** Responses ** - View all form responses on a question by question basis - Unlimited responses - Track form submissions - Receive form response notifications ** Organize ** - Create folders to organize your Forms - Move, Rename, or Delete Forms Get started with Forms and Quizzes with the Forms app. This is a third party that is not affiliated with Google. ––––––– Premium: The app offers an optional Forms Premium subscription. If you choose to subscribe, payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Renewal will be charged 24 hours before the next offering period / or after any introductory offer, if applicable. You may manage your subscription at anytime by going to the App Store > Subscriptions. Terms: https://asndigital.com/terms Privacy: https://asndigital.com/privacy

About

Finger Strings

Features
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Finger Strings ties a virtual string around your finger — so you actually remember. It uses alarms that demand acknowledgment and stand out from notification noise. Most reminders fail at the worst moment. You set one, it fires, you swipe it away, and an hour later you're still late, still unprepared, still kicking yourself. Finger Strings works differently. Instead of one notification you'll ignore, it fires a series of escalating alarms in the lead-up to your event — giving you time to actually act. How it works Create a reminder with a deadline. Finger Strings works backwards from that moment and schedules a sequence of alarms — months, days, hours, then every minute in the final stretch — each one requiring an explicit acknowledgment. By the time the deadline arrives, you've had every chance to be ready. Capture the five W's for any reminder: What, When, Who, Where, and Why. The extra context means you're not just alerted — you're informed and ready. Export active Strings to a Calendar you choose, while Finger Strings remains the source of truth for the reminder and its alarms. What you get - Layered alarms: monthly, daily, hourly, and every minute through the final hour. Turn on only the layers you want — or pick a ready-made intensity profile from Gentle to Nuclear. - Alarm sounds rated mellow-to-obnoxious, with favorites and curation so the picker shows the sounds you want. - High-stakes reminders can require a deliberate confirmation to stop — hold-to-stop, a keyword, or a clear "I am doing this now" tap. - Repeating reminders for weekly and monthly events. - Quiet Hours, with a per-reminder choice to respect them, ignore them, or wait until they end. - A Lock Screen widget showing your next two alarms and live countdowns on every reminder card. - Full reminder history, archiving, and an optional automatic archive for expired reminders. - Your choice of app color, including Orange, plus dark and light mode. Simple by design No categories. No tags. No priority levels. No subscription either — Finger Strings is a one-time purchase. Finger Strings does one thing and does it relentlessly: makes sure you don't forget. Note: Finger Strings needs permission to schedule alarms. Without it, reminders can't alert you the way the Clock app does.

Screenshots

Forms4 screens
Finger Strings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Forms at Free against Finger Strings's $0.99. Forms also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). Finger Strings's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads 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

Forms is free to download; Finger Strings costs $0.99 up front. Forms sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Finger Strings asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forms ships an update every 3 days, Finger Strings every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Forms versus Finger Strings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFormsFinger Strings
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.0 (68 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings68 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASN GROUP LLCChainbreaker Technology LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Forms

Subscriptions3
  • Forms Pro$1.997 Days
  • Premium$4.991 Month
  • Forms Pro3 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Finger Strings

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Forms free?
Forms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Finger Strings free?
Finger Strings costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Forms or Finger Strings have ads?
Neither Forms nor Finger Strings shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Forms or Finger Strings?
Forms ships an update every 3 days, and Finger Strings every 2 weeks. Most recently, Forms was updated on November 4, 2026 and Finger Strings on November 13, 2026.

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