It has long been forgotten to personally visit people to gather detailed information about their use or perception of a particular product or industry using pen and paper. The implementation was time consuming, insecure and required a lot of manual input to achieve the desired result. Organizations now prefer private Survey applications to collect information from individuals and company employees. Survey apps are particularly helpful as the majority are working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Companies can use these apps to create surveys, share with employees, and consider their feedback when making decisions. No need to ask them one by one and manage the data.
Both Apple App Store and Google Play Store are full of polling apps to collect data. We hand-picked the five best options among them. The list will include features, options, price, cross-platform availability, stats, and more. Lets start.
1. View Up
OpinionUp is one of the best apps for creating polls on iOS platform. After signing up, you will be taken to the home screen displaying the most popular polls from around the world.
Tap the ‘+’ button and create polls. You can customize the poll question background and even add images or GIFs from the gallery. As for the response, Yes/No, Agree/Disagree can be added and 2-4 custom responses can be created. Next, customize the sharing options and add a category. You can also share the survey on Facebook or Twitter using the in-app integration.
I like that OpinionUp lets you create groups so that only group members can share polls. My favorite function is the instant statistics and comments function. Move the slider to vote and the poll will highlight the current results.
If you have more to say about the survey question, you can add a detailed comment to share your opinion. You can also like the survey, invite others to participate, and share it using the standard iOS share menu. The app is free to use and is only available for iOS devices from the Apple App Store.
2. SurveyMonkey
SurveyMonkey makes things simple. It will not offer a dedicated group or homepage to view recent polls. The app is focused on creating surveys and surveys with multiple questions.
Instead of a single survey, SurveyMonkey lets you create multiple questions consisting of several pages. Go to ‘My Polls’ and tap to create a new poll. You can start from scratch or choose from the template menu. It has some of the most common ready-to-use questions to ask users.
When starting a new poll or survey, give it a suitable name and start adding questions. Now, there are several ways to add questions in the app. You can add a question bank, plain text with answer boxes, drop-down menus, images, multiple choice questions, and more. There is something for every scenario. The app also lets you add a company logo and different themes for personalization.
SurveyMonkey allows you to connect your social media accounts such as Facebook, Google and LinkedIn to easily share the survey between people and employees. The app is available on iOS and Android.
3. Survey
Pollie strikes a perfect balance between simplicity and function. The software is designed specifically for small screens and you will see this once you start using the application.
From the home screen, simply tap the ‘+’ button in the top left corner and add details like question, description, integrate images, add response tabs and more. I like how you can add a picture to the reply tab. It adds visual and clarity. Also, readers can be allowed to vote for more than one answer.
You can also vote anonymously, which hides the voter’s name and email. Also add custom branding and company logo and details can be added.
From the home screen, you can tap the question and tap share to send the survey to your friends and employees. The basic functions are free to use. Professional features like graphics, own branding, voter email address, export to .CSV file and much more are priced at $10 per month. The app is available on both iOS and Android.
4. Suggest
I know UI isn’t that important in polling apps, but I have to give it to Suggestify. The app has the best looking design out there. It uses the white theme with gradient colors.
You will see live polls going to the community from the home screen. Tap the ‘+’ icon and the poll creation screen will open. You can choose a group to share the survey, add questions, add hashtags, add up to six answers. When creating a poll, you can set the time the poll expires, turn comments on and off, and allow others to share the poll further.
You can create groups and even join existing ones. It is divided into categories. With voting, you can also add a comment to share the views in detail. You can also see the number of users with the name that appears in the poll.
Suggestify is free to download and use. The app is available on both iOS and Android.
5. PollHeart
SurveyHeart is the perfect mix of creating surveys and forms. The app’s greatest strength is the built-in ready-to-use templates. There are loads of templates beautifully categorized in Feedback, Education, Health, Enrollment, Food, Travel & Tours, and App.
You can choose from them or create one from scratch. Each question comes with multiple options. You can also add a description of the problem.
The app also lets you play around with several themes and you can also add a company logo, view the survey summary and allow multiple responses.
SurveyHeart is aimed at large organizations that require more questions to create a form. The application is free to use. SurveyHeart is only accessible on Android.
Create Polls on the Go
As you can see from the list above, each polling application can collect data without moving the needle. OpinionUp and Suggestify are more socially oriented, SurveyMonkey and SurveyHeart offer better customization with multiple questions. Pollie is simple and sticks to the basics.
Next: Both Microsoft and Google offer the ability to create forms and polls on the web. Read the comparison below to find the one that works better for you.
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