Side by side
| Google Forms | Im Here! | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | Build the form, link a Sheet, make a QR | Open a room |
| Each class | Share the link, close the form after | Write the PIN on the board |
| Live view | Refresh the Responses tab | Names land on screen as they arrive |
| Asking a question | As many as you like, any type | One optional question per room, written or multiple choice |
| Late check-ins | Open until you remember to close it | Impossible once the timer ends |
| Records | A spreadsheet, forever | Copy, download, or find it later in your room history |
| Price | Free | Free, with an optional Pro plan |
Attendance with Google Forms
You build a form with a name question, or a multiple-choice grid with every name as a row. You link it to a spreadsheet, make a QR code with a separate generator, and share the link.
That spreadsheet is Forms' best feature. It becomes a real, permanent record you can keep all semester.
The link never expires
Either you close the form after every class, or you accept check-ins from the parking lot at 9 p.m.
The roster is yours
New person, new row. Every section gets its own form, and every form needs upkeep.
Attendance with Im Here!
You open a room and put the four-digit PIN and QR code on the board. People type their names from their phone's browser, and the list builds on your screen while the door is still open.
The room runs on a timer. When it ends, check-in closes itself, so nobody signs in from home later, and the list stays in your room history.
- No form to build
- No accounts to join
- Nothing to remember to close
Ask a question at check-in
A lot of people pick Forms for attendance because they want more than a name: a warm-up answer, an exit ticket, an icebreaker, a quick poll.
Im Here! covers that with one optional question. Add it when you open the room, and everyone answers it on their phone as they check in.
Written or multiple choice
A written answer up to 500 characters, or 2 to 6 choices. The question itself can use italics and bold.
Off the board
Answers don't show on the projected screen. Read them on the room's results page, with a bar chart for multiple choice.
In the download
Every answer sits next to its name in the CSV, ready for a spreadsheet or gradebook.
Same check-in
Verify presence checks still apply when a room has a question.
One question per room: it's not a form builder, and there's no answer key or scoring. For quizzes, stick with Forms.
So which one?
If you need a full form on every check-in, Google Forms earns its setup time. Plenty of people use both.
If you want to know who is in the room right now, without building, maintaining or closing anything, open a room.
Also compared: the paper sign-in sheet, Jibble, OneTap