How to View Google Form Responses on iPhone or iPad

Written by Rain Kengly

Last Updated: October 25, 2022 References Tested

Do you want to view Google Forms responses on your iPhone or iPad? While there is no dedicated Google Forms app for iOS, you'll be able to check responses with Safari or another mobile browser using the Google Drive website. This wikiHow will teach you how to check Google Forms responses by question or person, export to a spreadsheet, or download as a CSV file on your iOS device.

Things You Should Know

There is no official Google Forms app for iOS.
To view responses, use a mobile browser to open your Google Forms.
Click the "Responses" tab to view based on Summary, Question, or Individual.

Part 1

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Open the Google Form

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Go to https://drive.google.com your mobile browser. Before you can view the responses, you'll need to open the form in your iPhone or iPad's web browser. You can use any browser, including such Safari, Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox.
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Sign into your Google account. You must have a Google account to use and manage Google Forms.

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Locate your Google Form. Use the magnifying glass to search for the form name.
- You can also click the lines by My Drive, then Recent if you opened the form recently.
- You can also create a new Google Form.
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Open your Google Form. If you are not the creator of the form, you will need to be added as a collaborator by the creator.^{[1]
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- You must have Editor permissions to view Google Form responses.
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At the top right corner, click ⋮. If you don't see the button you may have to click the top of the screen or swipe down.
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Click Open in new window. This will open your form in a new window along with more options.
- Follow the methods below to find specific responses.

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View Responses by Question

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On your opened Google Form, click Responses. This will be located at the top between Questions and Settings.
- You will see the total number of responses in a bubble beside Responses.
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Click Question. This will be located between Summary and Individual.^{[2]
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- If you are finished taking responses, toggle off Accepting responses.
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View your responses. You can navigate to a specific question by clicking the drop-down menu and selecting the question number.
- Click View options to display the question options.

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View Responses by Person

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On your opened Google Form, click Responses. This will be located at the top between Questions and Settings.
- You will see the total number of responses in a bubble beside Responses.
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Click Individual. This will be located to the right of Question.^{[3]
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- If you are finished taking responses, toggle off Accepting responses.
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View your responses. You can navigate between each person by using the back and forward arrow keys.
- Scroll down to see the individual responses for each question.

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View Responses in a Spreadsheet

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On your opened Google Form, click Responses. This will be located at the top between Questions and Settings.
- You will see the total number of responses in a bubble beside Responses.
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Click the Google Sheets icon. This will look like two intersecting lines with a green background. This can be found to the right of your response number.^{[4]
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- A new page will pop up.
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Click Create a new spreadsheet or Select existing spreadsheet. If you choose Create a new spreadsheet, you can edit the title by clicking the title field.
- Press Create or Select.
- Google Forms will begin linking to Sheets. A prompt will appear when successful.
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Click the Google Sheets icon. This is the same icon beside the response number.
- Google Sheets will automatically open with the exported results.
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View your results. You will find a timestamp column along with individual responses for each question.

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Download Responses as CSV File

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On your opened Google Form, click Responses. This will be located at the top between Questions and Settings.
- You will see the total number of responses in a bubble beside Responses.
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Click ⋮ for more options. This can be found to the right of the Google Sheets icon.^{[5]
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- You also be able to copy your Google Form here.
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Click Download responses (.csv). You will be taken to a new page for the download.
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Click Download. You can see your download progress beside your address bar.
- By default, your downloaded files will be saved to the Files app under On My iPhone.
- To view the CSV file, click the file.
- Alternatively, you can print Google Form responses.

Community Q&A

Question

Is there an app to collect data offline?

Antonio Grass

Community Answer

Right now it's not possible to use Google Forms offline, but I recommend you check out DataScope.io, an app that is very similar to Google Forms but works offline.