Overview

QuestionPunk combines survey drafting, interviews, participant recruitment, and reporting. Researchers can invite participants through panel partners or distribute a study with a public link or embed. It supports moderated and unmoderated studies, transcription, and a research repository, giving teams several parts of a research workflow in one place.

The breadth is useful for teams moving between study formats, but may be unnecessary for those who only need occasional fixed surveys. Reporting brings together themes, quotes, segment breakdowns, and an editable narrative, with CSV and JSON exports. That combination helps teams turn interview material into a structured summary while keeping the underlying data portable.

Key features

Survey drafting and adaptive interviews

Researchers can describe a goal in plain language, and QuestionPunk drafts question types, order, and follow-up logic. Interviews can run by text, voice, or video, with AI follow-ups adjusted to respondents’ answers. This is suited to exploratory work where the next question depends on what someone says; a team using a short, standard questionnaire may have less need for that flexibility.

Study design and quality checks

More than 50 question types include conjoint analysis, MaxDiff, concept testing, and AI interview questions. Synthetic AI respondents can check a survey before launch, and the platform automatically classifies responses it considers suspicious. These tools offer useful breadth for teams designing varied studies, although automated checks should not be mistaken for a guarantee that every response is sound.

Languages, access, and connections

QuestionPunk supports more than 130 languages for study text and 25 for voice interviews, which can help teams reach participants across language groups. Voice interviews run in a browser; usability screen sharing works on desktop and Android, and on iPhone through the iOS app. Integrations include REST API, webhooks, Slack, Google Sheets, GitHub, Zapier, Make, Prolific, and SampleNinja, giving teams several ways to connect studies and recruitment to existing workflows.

The service describes itself as GDPR-compliant, says deletion is handled in line with GDPR, and labels the product IRB-friendly. Those statements may matter to teams assessing privacy and research governance, but do not replace their own review of requirements.

Pricing

QuestionPunk uses a freemium model. Basic is free forever and includes 20 responses per month, AI interviews and follow-ups, templates, report export, and community support. It is a practical way to try the workflow or run small studies, but the response cap is restrictive for regular research.

Business costs $50 per month, with a yearly option marked “Yearly-17%.” It raises the allowance to 5,000 responses per month and includes everything in Basic, branding removal, premium PowerPoint reports, and priority support. The 7-day trial requires a card. This is the clear fit for teams that need greater volume and more presentation-ready reporting, though the monthly price is a substantial step up from free.

Enterprise has custom pricing and support. It includes everything in Business, unlimited responses, custom AI credits, a custom domain, and dedicated support, making it the tier for teams whose needs exceed the fixed monthly allowance. Basic has community support; Business upgrades that to priority support. The paid tiers do not publish a seat limit.

Platforms

QuestionPunk is available on Android, iOS, and the web, with API access. Browser-based voice interviews and phone-compatible screen sharing make it possible to include participants using different devices.

Who it's for

The platform is aimed at researchers, product teams, founders, HR and people teams, marketing and insights teams, and academics. It is especially compelling for groups running mixed-methods studies, conducting adaptive interviews, or working across languages. Teams with modest, fixed-survey needs may find the interview and reporting breadth unnecessary, while high-volume teams should compare the free cap with Business’s 5,000-response allowance.

Pros and cons

Pros: Adaptive text, voice, and video interviews can follow respondents’ answers, supporting exploratory research rather than only fixed forms.
Pros: More than 50 question types, multilingual study text, and multiple recruitment routes suit a range of research designs and audiences.
Pros: Reports combine themes, quotes, segments, and an editable narrative, with CSV and JSON export for further analysis.
Cons: Basic allows only 20 responses per month, which limits its usefulness for ongoing studies.
Cons: Business starts at $50 per month, and its 7-day trial requires a card.
Cons: Enterprise is custom-priced, so its cost cannot be compared against a fixed published amount.

Alternatives

For a different research setup, consider Userfeel, Trymata, UXArmy, Lyssna, Maze, UXtweak, HeyMarvin, or MUiQ.

Userfeel’s free plan offers 3 credits per month for one admin and requires bringing your own tester; choose it if that small, self-supplied testing setup fits better. Trymata’s PayGO plan has no subscription and lets users buy test credits as needed, with results stored for up to 6 months, so it suits those who prefer occasional credit purchases.

UXArmy’s free plan provides one full seat and 15 monthly credits but no recordings or participant panel, making it a leaner option when those omissions are acceptable. Lyssna’s free plan includes unlimited quick studies, three seats, and 15 self-recruited test and survey responses; it suits teams that value quick studies and multiple seats within that response allowance.

UXtweak’s free plan includes its research tools with limitations, one active study at a time, 15 responses per month, and 14 days of results access. Choose it if those study and response caps suit the work. HeyMarvin is another freemium alternative. MUiQ is a paid option with a $59,980 per year Platform Access plan that includes five seats and unlimited concurrent studies and participant collection; it is aimed at buyers who need those stated scale allowances and can work with that price.

Browse UX Research Software or Usability Testing Software for more options.

Verdict

Choose QuestionPunk if your team needs adaptive interviews, broad study design, recruitment, and reporting in one platform, particularly for multilingual mixed-methods research. Its main advantage is how those capabilities connect from question drafting through analysis; its main drawback is that meaningful volume starts with Business at $50 per month, while free use stops at 20 responses monthly.

	QuestionPunk	TheySaid
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Free trial	Yes	No
Paid from	$50/mo	Free
Open source	No	No
Platforms	Android, api, iOS, Web	Web
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Paid from	50 /mo	49 /mo
Participant recruitment	Yes	—
Participant limit	5,000 participants	—

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