Comparison

Padlet vs Forms for Google Docs

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

Head to head
About

Padlet

This app provides visually appealing boards and canvases for organizing and presenting information. It's ideal for visual thinkers and learners to collect, arrange, and showcase content. Users can also utilize sandboxes for whiteboarding, lessons, and collaborative activities.

Highlights
  • Organize and present anything on boards
  • Whiteboarding and lesson creation
  • Collaborative worksheets and brainstorming
  • Create slideshows and meeting agendas
  • Collect feedback and share files
  • Store instructional videos and marketing assets
Features
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Dostoevsky said that beauty will save the world. Padlet offers beautiful boards and canvases for visual thinkers and learners. Use boards to collect, organize, and present anything. Use sandboxes for whiteboarding, lessons, and activities. Over 40 million people every month actively use Padlet around the world. Here are some of the ways they use it: -Create interactive lessons -Design collaborative worksheets -Brainstorm ideas -Make slideshows -Build meeting agendas -Solicit feedback -Collaborate on files with clients -Store instructional videos -Share marketing assets -Manage real-estate listings on a map -And more Dostoevsky would have loved Padlet. TERMS OF USE: https://legal.padlet.com/terms Read our privacy policy at https://legal.padlet.com/privacy. You can also email us at hello@padlet.com for support.

About

Forms for Google Docs

Easily create and manage online forms, surveys, and quizzes directly from your mobile device. Analyze responses in real-time with automatic summaries and graphs. Share forms via various platforms and collaborate with others.

Highlights
  • Create online forms and surveys
  • Multiple question types
  • Real-time response analysis
  • Customizable themes
  • Quiz creation with scoring
  • AI-powered question generation
  • Response notifications and limits
Features
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Google Forms Made Easy! Use FormsApp to create online forms and surveys with multiple question types. Analyze results in real-time and from any device. Create, edit, share, and manage all your Google forms on your iOS, iPhone, iPod or iPad with the free Forms App. With Forms App you can: Easily create and share online forms for surveys, quizzes, orders and activities • Easily create new forms on your phone, tablet or computer • Open any form from your Google Drive on your mobile device • Create multiple question types, insert images and videos • Customize form themes - fonts, colors and backgrounds • Make quizzes, assign point values, set answers, and automatically provide feedback • Add custom logic that shows questions based on answers • Import questions from existing forms or copy forms by importing web links • Generate form questions quickly through AI conversation • Share forms via email, link, social media and more • Customize QR codes for form links and share directly to social platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, iMessage, Twitter, etc.) Scan questions and create forms quickly • Scan questions using camera • Scan questions using images from photos library • Scan questions using txt • Scan questions using clipboard Build forms and analyze results together • Add collaborators / editors to your forms to build questions together in real-time • Share edit link to your team Distinctive Features: set responses notifications, responses limit and responses scheduler • Get notified via app push notifications / email whenever someone submits a new response • Set a limit on the number of responses • Set the start and end time for form responses Analyze responses, surveys, and quizzes with automatic summaries • View forms in three modes i.e. Summary, Questions and Individual responses mode • Get real-time responses, analytics and graphs • Analyze responses in different types or charts • Ability to filter form responses by date, email, questions, or score • Ability to copy response charts to clipboard or save them to photos library • Open the raw data with Google Sheets for deeper analysis or automation • Export responses in CSV or Excel file format Disclaimer: This is a third party app not associated with Google. All trademarks are property of their respective owners. Your feedback helps us create products you'll love. For more feedback or questions, please reach us via App > Account Setting > Feedback. Terms of Service - https://formsapp-bb4e3.web.app/termsofuse.html Privacy Policy - https://formsapp-bb4e3.web.app/privacypolicy.html

Screenshots

Padlet4 screens
Forms for Google Docs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Padlet at none against Forms for Google Docs's shown. Forms for Google Docs's advantage is chart position (#52 vs unranked) and ratings volume (60K vs 6.7K). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Padlet sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Forms for Google Docs sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Padlet against 4.7 for Forms for Google Docs. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Forms for Google Docs has 60K ratings behind it against 6.7K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 61% and 60% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Padlet ships an update fortnightly, Forms for Google Docs every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Padlet versus Forms for Google Docs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPadletForms for Google Docs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.7K ratings)4.7 (60K ratings)
Positive reviews60.8% of reviews — better60.5% of reviews
Number of ratings6.7K60K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#52 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size345 MB132 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperWallwisher, Inc.Aurora Innovation

Customer experience

Padlet

All ratings6,693 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral1.4%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews400 reviews
Positive60.8%
Neutral10.3%
Negative29.0%

Forms for Google Docs

All ratings59,520 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews936 reviews
Positive60.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative35.0%

User reviews

Padlet

From 6.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent for collaboration and organization
  • 👍 Great for classroom and educational use
  • 💡 Versatile and creative tool
  • 👍 User-friendly and intuitive

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy and buggy, especially on mobile
  • 🔋 Slow performance and loading issues
  • 👎 Frustrating navigation and editing
  • 🔒 Concerns about privacy and security

Forms for Google Docs

From 60K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient for business needs
  • 💡 Helpful for surveys and quizzes
  • 👍 Convenient mobile access

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unreliable, inconsistent performance
  • 💰 Excessive paywalled features
  • 📢 Intrusive and frequent advertisements
  • 🔒 Concerns about data privacy and security

Bugs and requests

Padlet

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Disappearing content and lost work
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices
  • Login and account issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline mode capability
  • Improved file upload and management
  • Enhanced customization options
  • Better integration with other apps and platforms

Forms for Google Docs

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Responses not syncing correctly
  • Forms not publishing or accepting responses as expected
  • Inability to refresh or update forms in a timely manner

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add signature option
  • Improve export and data management features
  • Reduce paywalled functionality in free version

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Padlet

Subscriptions6
  • Gold$9.991 Month
  • Platinum [Legacy]$14.991 Month
  • Platinum$14.991 Month
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  • Gold$69.991 Year
  • Platinum [Legacy]$99.991 Year
  • Platinum$99.991 Year
16 purchases

Forms for Google Docs

Subscriptions14
  • Weekly Pro$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium$5.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium, 3 days free3 Days trial$5.997 Days
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  • Forms Pro Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Weekly Pro Free-trial3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial2 variants$5.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Year Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Year Premium$29.991 Year
  • Year Premium$39.991 Year
  • Year Premium3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Year Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Premium$59.99
  • Lifetime Premium$69.99

Questions

Is Padlet free?
Padlet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forms for Google Docs free?
Forms for Google Docs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Padlet or Forms for Google Docs?
Padlet and Forms for Google Docs are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6.7K and 60K ratings respectively.
Do Padlet or Forms for Google Docs have ads?
Forms for Google Docs shows ads; Padlet does not.
Which is updated more often, Padlet or Forms for Google Docs?
Padlet ships an update fortnightly, and Forms for Google Docs every 2 weeks. Most recently, Padlet was updated on September 22, 2026 and Forms for Google Docs on September 25, 2026.

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