Padlet vs Forms for Google Docs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Padlet | Forms for Google Docs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.7K ratings) | 4.7 (60K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.8% of reviews — better | 60.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.7K | 60K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #52 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 345 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Wallwisher, Inc. | Aurora Innovation |
Customer experience
Padlet
Forms for Google Docs
User reviews
Padlet
From 6.7K App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Padlet
- 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
Forms for Google Docs
- 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
- Lifetime Premium$59.99
- Lifetime Premium$69.99
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