Formats
The questions are the easy part. How you ask decides who answers.
The same twelve questions can be a wall people close, a conversation they finish, or something they answer out loud while driving. YourForm gives you five formats for one form — and switching between them costs nothing, because your questions, logic and responses live independently of how the form looks.
Which form format should you use?
Choose by what is blocking your respondents, not by what looks best. Use a swipe card form for phone-first audiences, an audio form when typing is the barrier, step-by-step for long branching forms, chat when answers are sentences that need follow-up, and a classic single page when people must read everything before answering.
Five formats, one builder
Audio Form
A form people answer out loud.
An audio form reads your questions aloud and lets people answer by speaking. Multilingual by default, with answers transcribed into your Google Sheet.
Read moreChat Form
A form that asks like a person.
A chat form asks one question at a time in a real conversation — handling corrections, explaining why it needs a field, and saving to your Google Sheet.
Read moreStep-by-step Form
One question. Full attention.
A step-by-step form shows one question at a time, advances on Enter, and hides how long the form is until it no longer matters. Built for focus and completion.
Read moreSwipe Card Form
Built for one thumb.
A swipe card form is a deck of cards answered with gestures and taps. Designed for phones first, so respondents never fight a keyboard or a tiny tap target.
Read moreClassic Form
Everything on one page, on purpose.
A classic form puts every question on one quiet page. Best when people need to read ahead, gather information, or review everything before they submit.
Read moreAll five write to your sheet
Whichever you pick, answers land in a Google Sheet you own, in real time. There is no dashboard holding your data and nothing to export if you leave.
How do you pick the right one?
Start from the thing standing between your respondent and a finished form. Almost every bad format choice comes from picking for the person building the form rather than the person filling it in.
| What is in the way | Use |
|---|---|
| People are on phones and will not type | Swipe Card |
| People cannot type at all, or speak another language | Audio |
| The form is long and mostly branching | Step-by-step |
| Answers are sentences, and questions need explaining | Chat |
| People must read everything before answering | Classic |
Not sure? Build it once and try two.
Switching format takes one click and changes nothing about your questions, your logic or the responses you have already collected. The fastest way to find out is to send both to five people.