TallyTTally
Apr 25

Paired statement (semantic differential) scale

I’d like to request support for a paired statement (semantic differential) scale within Tally. At the moment, it’s not possible to properly present or capture responses to questions where respondents choose between two opposing statements with directional intensity (e.g. “agree more with A vs B”), such as: - Statement A ← strongly / slightly → Statement B This type of question is widely used in research for segmentation and attitudinal measurement, and typically includes: - Two opposing statements (left vs right) - A balanced scale (e.g. 4-point or 5-point) - Clear directional anchoring (e.g. strongly A → strongly B) - Optional forced choice (no neutral) Currently, the closest workaround in Tally is a linear scale, but: - The layout doesn’t clearly communicate the A vs B relationship - Statements cannot be anchored cleanly to each end of the scale - It performs poorly visually, especially on mobile - It risks reducing data quality due to ambiguity It would be extremely valuable to have a native question type that allows: - Left and right anchored statements - A configurable scale (e.g. 4 or 5 points) - Optional labels for each point (e.g. “strongly”, “slightly”) - Clean, responsive layout across desktop and mobile This would make Tally much more viable for more advanced research use cases, beyond simple forms and screeners.
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Apr 26, 2026

Hi! Thanks for your quick reply. I’ve tried working this up using the linear scale approach, but I’m running into a limitation with how the labels are displayed. In many cases, we’re working with sentence-length statements on each side rather than single words, and that’s where the formatting becomes an issue. The left and right statements end up feeling quite squeezed, which makes them harder to read and interpret clearly. For this type of question, those statements act as the anchors for the scale, so clarity is really important - especially when respondents are answering multiple items in a row. I’ve included an example of the format I’m looking to achieve, which shows how the statements sit clearly on either side of a consistent scale across multiple rows. This layout works much better from a respondent experience point of view. Is there any way to improve how the left/right labels display within the current scale block, or customise the layout at all? If not, it would be great to log this as a feature request - it’s something we’d use regularly across studies. Thanks again for your help, Darren

Apr 27, 2026

Hi Darren, Thanks for the detailed explanation — this is a great use case. At the moment, the closest way to achieve this in Tally is by using a linear scale and including both opposing statements directly in the question title. Since side labels can’t be anchored to each end of the scale, the title is where you’d need to provide that context. It’s not exactly the same as what you’re aiming for, but it’s the closest available approach today. Thanks again for sharing this — we’re taking your feedback into account as we continue improving the product.

Apr 26, 2026

Hi Darren, Thanks for submitting this request! 🙏 Is it possible to share an example of this question type, if you see it anywhere else on the web? Reason being, it seems to be achieved with a series of linear scale questions (see screenshot below), or do you want the interaction to be as a "slider" to clarify further the difference between labels. Looking forward to hearing from you.