SurveyMonkey vs Pollie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SurveyMonkey
Design, distribute, and analyze surveys and feedback forms on any device. Customize questions, track responses in real-time, and share insights easily. Ideal for both casual users and professional researchers.
- Create surveys, quizzes, and polls
- Edit live surveys
- Analyze charts and responses
- Filter and compare results
- Share survey links
- Monitor responses with push notifications
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Create, edit, and send surveys, review results, build with expert templates, and more — seamlessly across your desktop, tablet, and phone. Here’s some of that “more” we’re talking about: • Make a survey, quiz, or poll and send it out • Edit a live survey—fix a typo or add a question you forgot to ask • Open and close surveys in your account • Analyze charts and individual responses • Filter, compare, and analyze results • Share your survey link via text, email, or social media • Share results—decide what and with whom to share • Enable push notifications to monitor responses SurveyMonkey is a global leader in survey software. We’re trusted by 98% of the Fortune 500 and over 60 million users worldwide. We’re here for survey experts and dabblers alike. PS — if you’d like to take surveys to earn gift cards or donate to charity, head on over to the SurveyMonkey Rewards app. Our app is free to download and use. Signing up for a paid plan through the app unlocks access to more advanced survey tools through an auto-renewing subscription. Subscription prices may vary based on your country of purchase. If you already have a paid plan, simply log in to enjoy paid features. Privacy Policy: https://www.surveymonkey.com/mp/policy/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.surveymonkey.com/mp/policy/terms-of-use/
Pollie
Easily create and share polls to gather opinions, make decisions, or conduct simple surveys. No account is needed to set up a poll with customizable options like images, deadlines, and anonymity settings. Share widely and analyze results with clear statistics.
- Create polls with images
- Set voting deadlines
- Anonymous or identified voting
- Share via multiple platforms
- Password protection for polls
- Email verification for voters
- Export vote statistics
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Do you want to set a date for a weekend trip? Choose a chairman? Determine the theme for a party? Have a referendum? With Pollie you can ask your audience in three simple steps. No account needed! (1) CREATE A POLL Describe your poll, upload images, allow single or multiple votes, set a closing date and choose what your users can see. (2) SHARE IT WITH YOUR AUDIENCE Share your poll via WhatsApp, WeChat, Telegram, Facebook, Mail, and more. It works on every platform as it's plain text! (3) VOTE! Users can vote by going to the link of the poll and selecting an answer. Or directly, by clicking on a link associated with an answer. Lots of options - Add images. - Limit how many times a voters can vote. - Set a voting deadline. - Ask the voters' name, email or other details. Or keep it anonymous. - Allow voters to create answers. - Choose a date and time for your answers. - Combine multiple polls. Share your poll anywhere - WhatsApp, Facebook, email, LinkedIn, Instagram, Youtube, on a forum, in a blog post. - It works on every platform as it's plain text. - Vote directly on an answer by clicking it's unique link. - No account required. Analyse your votes - Graphs and statistics. - Export votes to .csv. Limit access to your poll - Protect your poll with a password. - Provide a list of email addresses that have access. - Allow access to all email addresses from a specific domain. Validate your votes - Verification of the voters' email address with a confirmation code. - Prevent bots from voting. Personalise your poll - Use your own branding. - Thank your voters with a personalised message. - Redirect the voter to your website after voting. --- Icons by Icons8 --- Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account once you confirm your purchase. Your iTunes account will be charged again when your subscription automatically renews at the end of your current subscription period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Apple ID Account Settings any time after purchase. Terms Of Service: https://www.pollie.app/terms_and_conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.pollie.app/privacy_policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pollie at 63% against SurveyMonkey's 41%. Pollie also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 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
Both are free to download. SurveyMonkey sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $15.99 per month and Pollie sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pollie holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.8K and 2.1K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of SurveyMonkey's written reviews are positive against 63% of Pollie's.
SurveyMonkey ships an update every 2 months, Pollie every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SurveyMonkey | Pollie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.8K ratings) | 4.9 (2.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.4% of reviews | 62.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 2.1K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SurveyMonkey | Pollie B.V. |
Customer experience
SurveyMonkey
Pollie
User reviews
SurveyMonkey
From 2.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🚀 Versatile survey creation
- 🚀 Helpful analytics and reporting
- 👍 Great for small businesses and nonprofits
- 👍 Useful for market research and feedback
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription plans
- 🔒 Lack of transparency around paid features
- 🐛 Crashes and connection issues
- 🔒 Difficulty cancelling subscriptions
- 👎 Limited functionality in free version
Pollie
From 2.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Simple and efficient
- 💡 Great for groups and events
- 🙌 Awesome features
- 🎉 Fun and creative
Room to improve
- 🤔 Confusing ad placement
- 🤑 Questionable billing practices
- 🙄 Too many ads
- 🤯 Scammy ad redirects
- 🤔 Inconsistent notification of votes
Bugs and requests
SurveyMonkey
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login and authentication problems
- Inconsistent survey response tracking
- Syncing issues between web and mobile versions
Requested features
4 requests- Offline survey capabilities
- Improved mobile editing and customization
- Tiered pricing plans for different user needs
- Better customer support and communication
Pollie
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes when editing polls
- Votes not always registered properly
Requested features
3 requests- Customizable rating scales for polls
- Integration with other apps and services
- Better ad placement and less intrusive monetization
In-app purchases
SurveyMonkey
- SELECT Plan$15.991 Month
- SELECT Plan$17.991 Month
- SELECT Plan$21.991 Month
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- Select Plan$22.991 Month
- SELECT Plan$23.991 Month
- SELECT Plan$25.991 Month
- Standard Plan (monthly)$98.991 Month
- SELECT Plan$199.991 Year
- SELECT Plan$229.991 Year
- Standard Plan (annual)$399.991 Year
Pollie
- Pro$8.991 Month
- Remove ads$0.99
Questions
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