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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated October 21st, 2026 # Reviews of ExpiWell Ease of use 4.7 Customer Service 4.9 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews PL Paul L Grad StudentResearch, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “They offered guidance on setting up tricky aspects of my project (e.g., scheduling surveys the way I needed) and were quick to provide assistance throughout data collection (e.g., helping troubleshoot issues participants were having with the app).“ May 22, 2026 TR Tennisha R Assistant ProfessorHigher Education, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The cost of using ExpiWell as a subscription can sometimes be an inconvenience when there are barriers within my company to getting the research started.“ January 29, 2024 TK Thomas K ProfessorResearch, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “It offers an effective and user-friendly platform for conducting ESM research.“ September 19, 2026 AM Amanda M ASSISTANT PROFESSOREducation Management, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “However, when I tried to integrate Expiwell with Fitbit the support team let me know there was not integration.“ March 28, 2023 JR Javiera R Phd studentEducation Management, 5,001 - 10,000 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “ExpiWell is a very user-friendly platform with many options for designing questions and scheduling data collection.“ April 23, 2025 KS Kyle S PhD Student ResearcherEducation Management, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “I also think it is one of the more reasonably priced platforms for conducting such research.“ August 17, 2026 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 44 available reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use R Reviewer Professor Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Recommend Expiwell for Psychological Research" September 21, 2026 5.0 Our overall experience has been very positive as we have been able to successfully conduct sophisticated ESM research studies. This is why we have stayed with them for 8 years and continue to use Expiwell. Pros My research team has successfully used Expiwell for 8 years. It offers an effective and user-friendly platform for conducting ESM research. The product features, the ease of use, and the customer service are outstanding, and the price is well within our research budget. Cons We have been very happy with ExpiWell and on the very rare occasion that we have had a problem, their technical staff provided us with prompt attention that quickly resolved the problem. Review Source R Reviewer PhD Student Researcher Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Positive Review of ExpiWell" August 18, 2026 5.0 My overall experience has been positive. I would recommend the platform to others, especially to graduate students learning about conducting ESM studies. Pros I think ExpiWell provides an intuitive interface for designing and conducting ESM studies. I also think it is one of the more reasonably priced platforms for conducting such research. Cons I wish that I could test out features within ExpiWell more easily. For example, I could only test out certain logic in my surveys by signing up for my own study, rather than by using a feature to allow easier and faster testing. Review Source R Reviewer Grad Student Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Consistently Getting Better" May 25, 2026 5.0 Overall, I enjoyed my experience with ExpiWell. I think it's well worth considering for researchers interested in conducting intensive longitudinal studies. The platform is already quite strong, and it's clear that the team is committed to continuing to improve it. Pros The best part of my experience with ExpiWell was the staff. They were incredibly helpful and responsive. They offered guidance on setting up tricky aspects of my project (e.g., scheduling surveys the way I needed) and were quick to provide assistance throughout data collection (e.g., helping troubleshoot issues participants were having with the app). I also appreciate that the team has continued to make substantial improvements to the platform. I was happy to see a bunch of new features and capabilities they've added since I last used ExpiWell in 2022. It's apparent that they are always looking for ways to improve. Cons As with any intensive longitudinal study, technical issues will likely come up. During data collection, some participants encountered issues with the app (e.g., not being able to receive or submit surveys, having difficulty signing in). These issues seemed to occur most often after ExpiWell released an update. Overall, however, these issues tended to be resolved and did not substantially affect data collection. The staff were quick to provide support and resources to help troubleshoot them. Review Source R Reviewer Associate Professor of Psychology Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Feature-rich, intuitive tool for EMA/EMI" May 13, 2026 5.0 Pros Expiwell has a wide variety of very useful functions with an intuitive approach to programming. The calendar view for participants makes participating easy and maximizes likelihood of compliance. Most, they have friendly and responsive service for managing and improving the software. The app interface also appears clean and modern. Cons There is limited control over the language/wording of the notifications (what notifications' text says to participants). Review Source R Reviewer Research Scientist Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Excellent experience with ExpiWell! " May 12, 2026 5.0 Louis and the whole ExpiWell team have been extremely responsive and wonderful to work with. They clearly care about supporting research efforts and go above and beyond to provide their service. Pros ExpiWell is extremely user friendly, both on the researcher and participant end of the experience. The platform is flexible, intuitive, and perfectly fit our data collection needs. All of this also comes at a fraction of the cost of other similar platforms that we looked into using. Cons We have had no negative experiences with ExpiWell. Our data collection has gone smoothly and we have received all the support we needed. Review Source R Reviewer PhD Student Researcher Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Recommending ExpiWell for your data collection needs" May 12, 2026 5.0 It has been a good experience overall! The team communicates quickly, offers informative demos, and assists with any setup questions. Their website also includes multiple pages for FAQs and other features, which makes information more centralized. Additionally, the service is friendly. I highly recommend ExpiWell for your EMA/experience sampling needs! Pros ExpiWell and their representatives are great! First, they have quick contact, are good at follow-ups, and are easy to work with when answering questions about study setup and needs. We are grateful for their professional service and support of student-led research. Cons One thing that was hard was figuring out how to check that updates made through the web-based version appeared on the app. It required some finagling and back-and-forth. You also have to keep in mind which license you are piloting and which features are exclusive to each license. Review Source R Reviewer Graduate Student Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Overall good, and other nit-picky things" April 6, 2026 5.0 Pros I think it is an easy platform to set up, and participants also seem to really like the format - I had a few people comment on it. The data seems to be clearly collected, and the skip logic seems to work really well. Cons I think some small things bother me, and maybe it is because I don't fully know how to use, but I simetimes wished I could choose what people see on the screen (like display two questions that are on a sliding scale on the same page, or have another option other than either matrix or drop down for multiple options - these are highly specific and I don't think I am explaining it well so happy to try again) and be able to download all the surveys into one excell other than separate excell sheets based on the different kinds of surveys. Review Source R Reviewer Professor Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Using ExpiWell for a Randomized Clinical Trial" April 6, 2026 5.0 Pros I have only good things to say about my experience with ExpiWell. Everyone was extremely helpful in thinking through survey design, securing necessary contracts, working on IRB related matters, and supporting me and my team during the active data collection phase for our study. As a new user of ExpiWell, this was a big help. Cons The fee for each additional user, at least with the subscription I signed up for, was a barrier for including multiple staff in managing survey administration. A cheaper option would be nice. Review Source R Reviewer Research Associate Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "ExpiWell Review" December 5, 2025 4.0 Overall, we've had a very positive experience with the ExpiWell team. This product is intuitive and well-designed for our research study. Pros ExpiWell offers my research team convenient access to location data, Fitbit health data, and survey data. The ExpiWell customer support team is highly responsive and has helped us troubleshoot several technical difficulties successfully. Cons ExpiWell places limits on how much data you can collect within one project. You can only have one integration (location data, Fitbit data, or Apple Watch), which limits feasibility by requiring participants to enroll in multiple projects to collect multiple types of data. The scope of the Fitbit health data is also limited compared to the data that can be pulled directly via the Fitbit Web API. Review Source R Reviewer Research Assistant Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "User-Friendly Platform with Solid Research Support" November 24, 2025 5.0 We are very satisfied with the ExpiWell platform — it is intuitive, easy to use, and well-suited for research purposes. The interface is clear and user-friendly, making participant engagement smooth and efficient. Additionally, the support team is highly responsive and always ready to help when issues arise. Pros What we liked most about ExpiWell is its intuitive interface, which makes the platform straightforward and comfortable to use. We also value the team's responsiveness and clear communication. Cons There were some uncertainties regarding how changes to surveys are saved during an active study, as well as minor issues with participants accessing surveys at certain times. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer PhD Students Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Fast EMA Setup, Great Value" November 20, 2025 5.0 Overall a really good experience. I set up a multi-week EMA study with mixed fixed/random prompts and launched it with minimal friction. Compliance was solid thanks to dependable notifications, and exports made QA and analysis straightforward. When issues arose, support responded quickly with practical fixes. The platform feels researcher-focused and offers strong value for money. I’d use it again and recommend it to colleagues. Pros Its ease of use stands out: the survey builder is clean, logic is straightforward, and scheduling EMA prompts (fixed times plus randomized windows) is simple to configure. Mobile notifications are reliable and participants onboard quickly. Data export is painless and well-structured, which speeds analysis. Support is responsive. For the price, it covers the core features I need without extra add-ons—great value for academic projects. Cons There are still a few rough edges. The web client occasionally shows small bugs (e.g., edits sometimes need a refresh to appear, and the schedule editor can lag on larger projects, come logics are not right sometimes). Time-zone handling could be clearer, and documentation could include more end-to-end EMA examples. None are deal-breakers, but polishing these would improve day-to-day use. Review Source R Reviewer Project Manager Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Expiwell ESM review " May 6, 2025 4.0 Overall positive experience using Expiwell. Minor issues, but easily resolved when reaching out to customer service. Pros Expiwell has an easy user interface to design and administer surveys. They also have good communication with customers and a quick response time. Cons While things go smoothly for the most part, it seems there are minor errors with allowing users to access the app. Several participants have reached out to let us know they have not received and been able to access anything. Review Source R Reviewer Research Fellow Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Outstanding EMA Platform" September 18, 2025 5.0 My experience with ExpiWell was outstanding from my very first query through to the launch and activation of our product. The team was consistently responsive, easy to work with, and proactive — the platform was straightforward to navigate, support was always helpful, and their regular check-ins made nothing feel too hard. This is definitely my EMA platform of choice. Pros ExpiWell made it easy to deliver our FND study EMA protocol with personalised scheduling and reminders, which reduced our team’s admin load. The real-time compliance monitoring gave us confidence in the data and cut down on participant dropouts. Also it's super intuitive and easy to use! Cons As a team based outside the US, the main challenge was pricing — currency conversion pushed costs higher for us — but it’s the price of a solid EMA tool, and still very competitive compared to other similar (and even less capable) platforms. Otherwise, everything was manageable and worked well for our team and participants. Review Source R Reviewer Professor Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Great tool for experience sampling research" November 12, 2024 5.0 Overall, I am very satisfied with ExpiWell as a tool to collect ESM data! Pros Good support from ExpiWell team. A lot of options for ESM survey designs and works on both iOS and Android. Cons Participants (using app on iOS) may need to click multiple times when receiving a notification before being able to start the survey? Review Source R Reviewer researcher Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Expiwell: Excellent Partner for my Doctoral ESM Research" April 3, 2023 5.0 Expiwell was the right ESM partner for my doctoral research. I had customer support during every phase of study set up, piloting, data collection, participant payments, and analyses. I am forever thankful for Omar Pineda's extra mile help. There were mornings when I was overwhelmed by a flood of Facebook ad-driven onboarding that did not have USA GPS. He helped me with study compliance issues. Thank you Expiwell! Pros Expiwell practices a "makers and takers" ethic. That is, participants and researcher are in a relationship during the data collection. This respect for participants as people inspired my doctoral ESM study. Secondly, Expiwell offered me an affordable graduate student price with all of the services I needed. Thirdly, Expiwell made incentivizing and paying participants easy. I collected national data using social media to generate a sample. Thank you Expiwell! Cons Notification issues on smartphones took extra time, given nearly 1000 logging into my study. These were mostly settings issues about giving Expiwell app permission to notify. But there were cases where we just couldn't figure out why the app wasn't sending notifications. During my study, the app homepage was a bit confusing for participants. It said "you have completed all your experiences for today," "current," and "discover" and some participants didn't know if they were done for the day or not. Review Source R Reviewer Assistant Professor Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Review from \[sensitive content hidden\]" March 23, 2023 4.0 Aside from some unexpected bugs, my overall experience with ExpiWell has been good. Pros Easy to use and quick service support are the features I like the most about ExpiWell. Cons The functionality of the APP is not stable (especially in the Android system), as reported by my participants. As you may know from my email, many of my participants reported that they were unable to successfully use the APP while participating in my project (i.e., the APP quit unexpectedly, they were unable to click on the options in the APP, the wrong question item appeared in the APP). Although the problems were solved after reporting them to the support system, some unexpected errors in the operation of the APP just keep occurring. This problem definitely affects my study process. Review Source R Reviewer Associate Professor Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Unique set of features" March 23, 2023 5.0 Pros We needed an experience sampling survey platform that would let us send multiple daily notifications to participants AND could prompt users to upload videos. Some other survey software out there lets users upload images/videos as attachments, but the process is really clunky. Expiwell is a much more seamless experience for video uploads, and works on both Android/iOS phones. We had a brief outage where videos weren't uploading, and the Expiwell customer service team was incredibly responsive in troubleshooting and resolving the problem. Cons ExpiWell isn't as full featured as something like Qualtrics that has been around forever and is used in a lot of ways. Some aspects of the participant enrollment process are a bit quirky—it's not as easy as sending someone to a URL. Review Source R Reviewer Researcher Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Expiwell is a good option for EMA research." March 23, 2023 4.0 Overall, Expiwell is helpful and user-friendly tools for research. It would be better if all mentioned bugs are fixed. Pros Expiwell platform is user-friendly and there are various kinds of question types which are suitable for research. Cons The price is a bit high if you want to use some functions that are required in research. There are some bugs occasionally, e.g., participants did not receive the survey, the app said you have not responded to a question even though you have already done, and the pop up of choices for grid question disappear quickly when you move your smartphone. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Graduate Lead Instructor Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "First yet their performance surpassed my expectation!" August 18, 2025 5.0 Their services, products and dedicated support team have made my experience with ExpiWell go smoothly and well without significant issues. I was able to perform data collection in the participants' natural setting on their everyday life's technology use, although this is my first experience with using both the method and the apps! Pros ExpiWell has enabled me to do my first research on information technology use in everyday life. Their apps work well on different platforms, including iOS and Android, and are easy to use. Not to mention the pricing they set up for graduate students, which allows me to use my research grants to cover the subscription to the apps. Their support team is excellent, too, as my questions were responded to promptly and always with the solutions that I was looking for! Cons The subscription may have to serve the needs of different settings, such as volume-based or per-use, rather than time-based subscriptions. There are occasions where data collection needs more time with a specific but hardly identified population group. Review Source R Reviewer PhD Researcher Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Smooth data collection, great support" October 17, 2025 5.0 An easy and reliable way to collect longitudinal survey responses. I was impressed by how well participant responses were connected across surveys and time zones. Pros Customer support is always quick, and the team helps make the most of the platform based on specific project needs. Cons The website could be clearer on which features are included in each plan. The participant payments via ExpiWell were only available in USD. Review Source R Reviewer Lab Manager Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "ExpiWell makes our EMA Projects Possible!" November 18, 2025 4.0 Overall, ExpiWell has improved our EMA project designs and has allowed new possibilities for future work! We have renewed our subscription and are excited to continue working with ExpiWell. Pros ExpiWell is the best platform we have found to date that supports EMA researchers! The platform is continuing to improve and offer additional features, and the team has been very helpful in designing new features to support our project needs. Cons We have experienced some bugs with participants that are not using iPhones, including survey notifications not being sent and location data being spoofed. However, the team has been responsive helping us to address these problems. Review Source R Reviewer Professor and Director Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Give ExpiWell a Try!" September 26, 2025 5.0 Excellent experience with customer service, building in new features, and the overall functionality of the app is outstanding! Pros Great value for the money and perfect for researchers who are collecting data! Excellent EMA collection opportunities and design features. Cons The image placements are not flexible (can only be placed at one location and are small images), which creates an app experience that is not attractive for participants if you're using ExpiWell for mHealth digital interventions. Review Source R Reviewer Assistant Professor Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "ExpiWell for EMA data collection" October 9, 2025 5.0 Overall the software is a really usable, user-friendly, and relatively inexpensive software platform. It has made my research goals easy to attain while being budget conscious. Pros I really like how easy to use the ExpiWell platform is, and the support available to researchers using the software! Cons Some of the features with Expiwell have taken a bit of time to get to know/understand as compared to other EMA softwares, but the team has been super helpful in understanding them and supporting. Review Source R Reviewer PhD Candidate Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Gets the job done!" October 29, 2025 4.0 Overall I had a pretty good experience with ExpiWell. There are some kinks to hammer out still, but it gets the job done. Pros I liked how responsive they were and how they were always willing to work with my specific situations. Their online support guide was also very useful when it came to setting up my study and building my surveys. I also appreciated that they provided discounts for PhD students. Cons Creating the surveys was not always the most seamless experience. It was sometimes glitchy, and I would have trouble sometimes with special formatting. For example, piped text would sometimes look off. I also felt like, while a nice option, the grid question format did not look right if the grid was too large, which made me have to think of creative workarounds. I also encountered some issues with notifications working properly on Android. Review Source R Reviewer PhD researcher Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "User-Friendly Platform for ESM Research (saved my research!)" May 16, 2025 5.0 Overall, my experience with ExpiWell has been excellent, and I can't thank the ExpiWell team enough for creating such a user-friendly platform. I definitely recommend ExpiWell to anyone conducting ESM or EMA research. Pros I'm truly grateful for ExpiWell. I've been searching for a platform for my experience sampling study for a long time, and I've never come across a user-friendly platform like ExpiWell. Most platforms require coding (and not easy, intuitive coding) or a significant investment just to send survey links via text message. Even if you're willing to spend money, managing survey schedules and tracking them becomes a huge burden. I really appreciate ExpiWell for its simplicity and effectiveness in scheduling surveys and sending notifications. Participants also found the ExpiWell app straightforward and easy to use. Cons I think the survey features could be improved (e.g., allowing variable naming, recoding values). I also encountered some challenges with participants not receiving notifications, although I believe this may be due to issues on the participants' end. The data doesn't come in a format ready for direct use in SPSS or R because it lacks variable names. It was a quick fix for me, but if I had more questions or surveys it could have been more challenging. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.