FormsGen vs Pipiform
Their app still does two things ours does not. What each costs, where each wins, and when you should buy theirs instead.
Pipiform is the most established name in this corner of the market, and any honest comparison has to start by saying that its iOS app still does two things ours does not.
Countdown timers and email notifications exist there today and do not exist here. If one of them is why you are reading this page, you can stop reading and go and buy theirs. We would rather lose the sale than have you discover it after paying. Two other gaps closed with version 2.0 of our app in September 2026: a form now closes itself after a number of responses or on a date, and it exports as a printable PDF.
Where the two actually diverge
Two differences are worth the comparison.
The first is how you pay. Pipiform’s iOS app is a yearly subscription at $59.99, with a three-day trial and no one-time option listed. FormsGen is $49.99 a year, or $89.99 once. If you expect to still be making forms in two years, those are very different numbers.
The second is what each app is built around. Pipiform is a management tool: it does a great deal to a form that already exists. FormsGen is a creation tool: its ways in are a sentence you type, a sheet of paper you photograph, with the text read on the device rather than sent anywhere, one of 17 templates, or the link of a form you already have.
A note on their add-ons
Several capabilities people associate with Pipiform are separate Google Workspace add-ons rather than parts of the iOS app, each with its own price. That is not a criticism, it is how their catalogue is built, and it matters when you are comparing a single subscription against another single subscription.
Side by side
Checked on 2026-09-20
| Feature | FormsGen | Pipiform |
|---|---|---|
| Yearly price For the iOS app in both cases | $49.99 | $59.99 |
| Pay once, keep it No one-time or lifetime option listed by Pipiform | $89.99 | No |
| Weekly option For a single project | $5.99 | No |
| Free tier Pipiform lists no free tier for its iOS app | Create, edit, quizzes and responses, no ads | Not stated |
| Free trial The lifetime option is a one-time purchase with no trial. Plus a free tier, with no ads, that creates, edits and shares forms | 3 days on the weekly and yearly plans | 3 days |
| Build a form from a typed description | Yes | Yes |
| Build a form from a photo of paper | Yes | Yes |
| Text recognition on the device Pipiform does not state where scanning is processed | Yes | Not stated |
| Build a form from a file or a web page Through their GPT for Google Forms add-on | No | Yes |
| Countdown timer | No | Yes |
| Email notifications | No | Yes |
| Export responses to CSV, Excel or Google Sheets Both export from the app itself | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic closing after N responses or on a date Both close the form on the user's own Google Form | Yes | Yes |
| QR code sharing | Yes | Yes |
| Real-time response charts | Yes | Yes |
| iPad layouts | Yes | Not stated |
| Quizzes with answer keys and points Graded by Google Forms in both cases | Yes | Yes |
| Printable PDF and social card of a form | Yes | Not stated |
| Folders and search across your forms | Yes | Not stated |
Which one to pick
Pick FormsGen if
You want to try before paying anything: creating and sharing forms is free here, and Apple shows any free trial on the subscriptions before you pay. And if you decide to keep it, $89.99 once beats $59.99 every year from the second year onward.
Pick Pipiform if
You need a countdown timer or email notifications. Pipiform has those today and FormsGen does not. No amount of positioning changes that, and you should buy the app that does the job you actually have.