diff --git a/apps/client/src/app/[groupId]/[questionId]/page.tsx b/apps/client/src/app/[groupId]/[questionId]/page.tsx
index 1c91dc6..e6712c3 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/app/[groupId]/[questionId]/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/app/[groupId]/[questionId]/page.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import { useUser } from '@account-kit/react'
 import { Loader } from 'client/c/Loader'
 import { withAuth } from 'client/components/withAuth'
+import { useQuestionStats } from 'client/h/useQuestionStats'
 import { trpc } from 'client/l/trpc'
 import { useEffect } from 'react'
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ const QuestionDetails = ({ params: { questionId: questionIdStr } }: { params: {
   const { data: question, isLoading, refetch } = trpc.questions.find.useQuery({ questionId }, {
     select: ({ data }) => data,
   })
+  const { data: { no, yes } } = useQuestionStats({ questionId })
 
   useEffect(() => {
     refetch()
@@ -21,8 +23,8 @@ const QuestionDetails = ({ params: { questionId: questionIdStr } }: { params: {
   return (
     <div>
       <h1 className='text-2xl'>{question.title}</h1>
-      <p>yes: {question.yes}</p>
-      <p>no: {question.no}</p>
+      <p>yes: {yes}</p>
+      <p>no: {no}</p>
       {user?.email === question.author && (
         <button
           type='button'
diff --git a/apps/client/src/components/CreateQuestionForm.tsx b/apps/client/src/components/CreateQuestionForm.tsx
index e41b987..4ace8c8 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/components/CreateQuestionForm.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/components/CreateQuestionForm.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const CreateQuestionForm: FC<CreateQuestionFormProps> = ({ onClose }) =>
     defaultValues: { title: '' },
     onSubmit: ({ value: { title } }) => {
       if (user?.email === undefined) throw new Error('User not found')
-      createQuestion({ author: user.email, groupId: clientConfig.bandada.pseGroupId, title })
+      createQuestion({ author: user.email, groupId: clientConfig.bandada.pseGroupId, title, type: 'boolean' })
     },
     validatorAdapter: zodValidator(),
     validators: { onChange: CreateQuestionDto.pick({ title: true }) },
diff --git a/apps/client/src/components/QuestionCard/YN/index.tsx b/apps/client/src/components/QuestionCard/YN/index.tsx
index 8455b51..2f43d82 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/components/QuestionCard/YN/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/components/QuestionCard/YN/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { YNQuestionStatus } from 'client/c/QuestionCard/YN/YNQuestionStatus'
 import { useSendFeedback } from 'client/h/useSendFeedback'
+import { useQuestionStats } from 'client/hooks/useQuestionStats'
 import { ThumbsDown, ThumbsUp } from 'lucide-react'
 import Link from 'next/link'
 import type { FC } from 'react'
@@ -10,18 +11,9 @@ export const YNQuestionCard: FC<Question> = ({
   group_id: groupId,
   title,
   active,
-  yes,
-  no,
 }) => {
-  // Use the custom hook for sending feedback
-  const {
-    sendFeedback,
-    isSending,
-    errors,
-  } = useSendFeedback({
-    groupId,
-    questionId,
-  })
+  const { data: { no, yes } } = useQuestionStats({ questionId })
+  const { sendFeedback, isSending, errors } = useSendFeedback({ groupId, questionId })
 
   if (errors.length > 0)
     return errors.map(({ message, type }) => <p key={message} className='text-red -text-sm'>{`${type}: ${message}`}</p>)
@@ -45,7 +37,7 @@ export const YNQuestionCard: FC<Question> = ({
                 className='mr-2'
                 type='button'
                 onClick={() => {
-                  sendFeedback(true)
+                  sendFeedback('true')
                 }}
                 disabled={isSending}
               >
@@ -55,7 +47,7 @@ export const YNQuestionCard: FC<Question> = ({
                 type='button'
                 disabled={isSending}
                 onClick={() => {
-                  sendFeedback(false)
+                  sendFeedback('false')
                 }}
               >
                 {no} <ThumbsDown className='inline-block' size={20} />
diff --git a/apps/client/src/hooks/useQuestionStats.ts b/apps/client/src/hooks/useQuestionStats.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d2159d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/hooks/useQuestionStats.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { trpc } from 'client/l/trpc'
+import type { QuestionStatsDto } from 'server/questions/dto'
+
+export const useQuestionStats = ({ questionId }: QuestionStatsDto) => {
+  // TODO: handle free text questions
+  return trpc.questions.stats.useQuery({ questionId, type: 'boolean' }, {
+    initialData: { no: 0, yes: 0 },
+  })
+}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/hooks/useSendFeedback.ts b/apps/client/src/hooks/useSendFeedback.ts
index cd70eae..d2a5adb 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/hooks/useSendFeedback.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/hooks/useSendFeedback.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { useIdentity } from 'client/h/useIdentity'
 import { trpc } from 'client/l/trpc'
 import { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 import type { SendFeedbackDto } from 'server/feedbacks/dto'
+import { toBytes } from 'viem'
+
 enum ErrorType {
   ExportGroupError = 'ExportGroupError',
   SendError = 'SendError',
@@ -33,11 +35,11 @@ export const useSendFeedback = (
     return errors
   }, [exportGroupError, generateProofError, sendError])
 
-  const sendFeedback = useCallback((feedback: boolean) => {
+  const sendFeedback = useCallback((feedback: string) => {
     if (nodes === undefined || isNodesLoading || identity.isNone() || feedback === null) return
     const group = Group.import(nodes)
     // use questionId in scope as they are unique within the app (postgres questions table primary key)
-    generateProof(identity.get(), group, BigInt(feedback), `${questionId}`, 16)
+    generateProof(identity.get(), group, toBytes(feedback), questionId, 16)
       .then((proof) => {
         send({ groupId, feedback, proof, questionId })
       })
diff --git a/apps/server/src/feedbacks/dto/create-feedback.dto.ts b/apps/server/src/feedbacks/dto/create-feedback.dto.ts
index 31318b9..7bdf19d 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/feedbacks/dto/create-feedback.dto.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/feedbacks/dto/create-feedback.dto.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { z } from 'zod'
 
 export const CreateFeedbackDto = z.object({
-  feedback: z.boolean(),
+  feedback: z.string().min(1, { message: 'Feedback cannot be empty' }),
   questionId: z.number().positive(),
 })
 
diff --git a/apps/server/src/feedbacks/dto/send-feedback.dto.ts b/apps/server/src/feedbacks/dto/send-feedback.dto.ts
index de5c465..21fd969 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/feedbacks/dto/send-feedback.dto.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/feedbacks/dto/send-feedback.dto.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import type { SemaphoreProof } from '@semaphore-protocol/core'
+import type { OptionsType, QuestionType } from 'server/questions/dto'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 
 export const SendFeedbackDto = z.object({
-  groupId: z.string(),
-  feedback: z.boolean(),
-  questionId: z.number(),
+  feedback: z.string().min(1, { message: 'Feedback cannot be empty' }),
+  groupId: z.string().min(1, { message: 'Group ID cannot be empty' }),
+  questionId: z.number().positive(),
   proof: z.object({
     merkleTreeDepth: z.number().int().min(16).max(32),
     merkleTreeRoot: z.string(),
@@ -16,3 +17,18 @@ export const SendFeedbackDto = z.object({
 })
 
 export type SendFeedbackDto = Omit<z.infer<typeof SendFeedbackDto>, 'proof'> & { proof: SemaphoreProof }
+
+export const DynamicFeedbackSchema = (type: QuestionType, options?: OptionsType) => {
+  switch (type) {
+    case 'boolean':
+      return z.enum(['yes', 'no'])
+    case 'number':
+      return z.number().int().min(0)
+    case 'option':
+      if (options === null || options === undefined || options.length === 0)
+        throw new Error('Options are required for option type')
+      return z.enum(options as [string, ...string[]])
+    case 'text':
+      return z.string().min(1)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/server/src/feedbacks/feedbacks.service.ts b/apps/server/src/feedbacks/feedbacks.service.ts
index 5d58377..33593fc 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/feedbacks/feedbacks.service.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/feedbacks/feedbacks.service.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common'
 import { verifyProof } from '@semaphore-protocol/core'
-import { CreateFeedbackDto, SendFeedbackDto } from 'server/feedbacks/dto'
+import { type CreateFeedbackDto, DynamicFeedbackSchema, type SendFeedbackDto } from 'server/feedbacks/dto'
 import { NullifiersService } from 'server/nullifiers/nullifiers.service'
 import { QuestionsService } from 'server/questions/questions.service'
 import { RootsService } from 'server/roots/roots.service'
@@ -19,10 +19,20 @@ export class FeedbacksService {
     return this.supabase.from('feedbacks').insert({ feedback, question_id })
   }
 
-  // TODO: handle errors, abstract in smaller steps?
+  // some of the validation could happen at the router layer
+  // but due to the dynamic nature of the validation
+  // (constraints between feedback and question types that aren't enforced at the db layer)
+  // it is better to keep it here for better separation of concerns and maintainability
+  // the router keeps doing only static input validation
   async send({ groupId, feedback, proof, questionId }: SendFeedbackDto) {
-    if (!await this.questions.isInactive({ questionId }))
-      throw new Error('Question is inactive, you cannot send feedback anymore')
+    const { data: question } = await this.questions.find({ questionId })
+    if (question === null) throw new Error('Question does not exist')
+
+    const { active, type, options } = question
+    if (!active) throw new Error('Question is inactive, you cannot send feedback anymore')
+
+    const feedbackSchema = DynamicFeedbackSchema(type, options)
+    feedbackSchema.parse(feedback)
 
     if (await this.nullifiers.isAlreadyUsed({ nullifier: proof.nullifier })) throw new Error('Nullifier already used')
     if (await this.roots.isNotLatestAndHasExpired({ groupId, root: proof.merkleTreeRoot }))
diff --git a/apps/server/src/questions/dto/create-question.dto.ts b/apps/server/src/questions/dto/create-question.dto.ts
index b6b5093..a67d2c6 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/questions/dto/create-question.dto.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/questions/dto/create-question.dto.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
+import type { Database, Tables } from 'server/supabase/supabase.types'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 
+export type QuestionType = Database['public']['Enums']['question_type']
+const questionTypes = ['boolean', 'number', 'option', 'text'] as const
+export const questionTypeSchema = z.enum(questionTypes, {
+  message: 'Invalid question type, must be one of: boolean, number, option, text',
+})
+
+export type OptionsType = Tables<'questions'>['options']
+
 export const CreateQuestionDto = z.object({
   author: z.string().email(),
   groupId: z.string().min(1, { message: 'Group ID cannot be empty' }),
   title: z.string().min(10, { message: 'Title must be at least 10 characters long' }).includes('?', {
     message: 'Title must include a question mark',
   }),
+  type: questionTypeSchema,
 })
 
 export type CreateQuestionDto = z.infer<typeof CreateQuestionDto>
diff --git a/apps/server/src/questions/dto/index.ts b/apps/server/src/questions/dto/index.ts
index 8a04df2..88ce647 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/questions/dto/index.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/questions/dto/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export * from './create-question.dto'
 export * from './find-all-questions.dto'
 export * from './find-question.dto'
+export * from './question-stats.dto'
 export * from './toggle-question.dto'
diff --git a/apps/server/src/questions/dto/question-stats.dto.ts b/apps/server/src/questions/dto/question-stats.dto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2111623
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/questions/dto/question-stats.dto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { z } from 'zod'
+import { questionTypeSchema } from './create-question.dto'
+
+export const QuestionStatsDto = z.object({ questionId: z.number().positive(), type: questionTypeSchema.optional() })
+export type QuestionStatsDto = z.infer<typeof QuestionStatsDto>
diff --git a/apps/server/src/questions/questions.router.ts b/apps/server/src/questions/questions.router.ts
index 9fd2c45..d45236b 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/questions/questions.router.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/questions/questions.router.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common'
 import { on } from 'node:events'
-import { CreateQuestionDto, FindAllQuestionsDto, FindQuestionDto, ToggleQuestionDto } from 'server/questions/dto'
+import {
+  CreateQuestionDto,
+  FindAllQuestionsDto,
+  FindQuestionDto,
+  QuestionStatsDto,
+  ToggleQuestionDto,
+} from 'server/questions/dto'
 import { Question } from 'server/questions/entities'
 import { QuestionsService } from 'server/questions/questions.service'
 import { TrpcService } from 'server/trpc/trpc.service'
@@ -32,6 +38,7 @@ export class QuestionsRouter {
           yield payload as { type: 'INSERT' | 'UPDATE'; data: Question }
         }
       }),
+    stats: this.trpc.procedure.input(QuestionStatsDto).query(async ({ input }) => this.questions.stats(input)),
     toggle: this.trpc.procedure.input(ToggleQuestionDto).mutation(async ({ input }) => this.questions.toggle(input)),
   })
 }
diff --git a/apps/server/src/questions/questions.service.ts b/apps/server/src/questions/questions.service.ts
index fb3a730..2212ab4 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/questions/questions.service.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/questions/questions.service.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Injectable, OnModuleInit } from '@nestjs/common'
 import type { CreateQuestionDto, FindAllQuestionsDto, FindQuestionDto, ToggleQuestionDto } from 'server/questions/dto'
 import { SupabaseService } from 'server/supabase/supabase.service'
+import { QuestionStatsDto } from './dto/question-stats.dto'
 
 @Injectable()
 export class QuestionsService implements OnModuleInit {
@@ -12,8 +13,8 @@ export class QuestionsService implements OnModuleInit {
     this.supabase.subscribe(this.resource)
   }
 
-  async create({ author, groupId: group_id, title }: CreateQuestionDto) {
-    return this.supabase.from(this.resource).insert({ author, group_id, title })
+  async create({ author, groupId: group_id, title, type }: CreateQuestionDto) {
+    return this.supabase.from(this.resource).insert({ author, group_id, title, type })
   }
 
   async find({ questionId }: FindQuestionDto) {
@@ -34,6 +35,24 @@ export class QuestionsService implements OnModuleInit {
     return data.active
   }
 
+  async stats({ questionId, type }: QuestionStatsDto) {
+    if (type === undefined) {
+      const { data: question } = await this.find({ questionId })
+      if (question === null) throw new Error('question not found')
+      type = question.type
+    }
+
+    switch (type) {
+      case 'boolean': {
+        const { data } = await this.supabase.rpc('count_boolean_feedbacks', { question_id: questionId })
+        return { no: data?.no ?? 0, yes: data?.yes ?? 0 }
+      }
+      default:
+        // TODO support text question type
+        throw new Error('Unsupported question type')
+    }
+  }
+
   async toggle({ active, questionId }: ToggleQuestionDto) {
     return this.supabase.from(this.resource).update({ active }).eq('id', questionId)
   }
diff --git a/apps/server/src/supabase/supabase.service.ts b/apps/server/src/supabase/supabase.service.ts
index 4eed179..ca9c077 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/supabase/supabase.service.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/supabase/supabase.service.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export class SupabaseService implements OnModuleDestroy {
   private readonly supabase = createClient<Database>(serverConfig.supabase.url, serverConfig.supabase.anonKey)
 
   from = this.supabase.from.bind(this.supabase)
+  rpc = this.supabase.rpc.bind(this.supabase)
 
   onModuleDestroy() {
     this.supabase.removeAllChannels()
diff --git a/apps/server/src/supabase/supabase.types.ts b/apps/server/src/supabase/supabase.types.ts
index 8305b33..52b3e93 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/supabase/supabase.types.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/supabase/supabase.types.ts
@@ -55,19 +55,19 @@ export type Database = {
       feedbacks: {
         Row: {
           created_at: string
-          feedback: boolean
+          feedback: string
           id: number
           question_id: number
         }
         Insert: {
           created_at?: string
-          feedback: boolean
+          feedback: string
           id?: never
           question_id: number
         }
         Update: {
           created_at?: string
-          feedback?: boolean
+          feedback?: string
           id?: never
           question_id?: number
         }
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ export type Database = {
           created_at: string
           group_id: string
           id: number
-          no: number
+          options: string[] | null
           title: string
-          yes: number
+          type: Database["public"]["Enums"]["question_type"]
         }
         Insert: {
           active?: boolean
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ export type Database = {
           created_at?: string
           group_id: string
           id?: never
-          no?: number
+          options?: string[] | null
           title: string
-          yes?: number
+          type: Database["public"]["Enums"]["question_type"]
         }
         Update: {
           active?: boolean
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ export type Database = {
           created_at?: string
           group_id?: string
           id?: never
-          no?: number
+          options?: string[] | null
           title?: string
-          yes?: number
+          type?: Database["public"]["Enums"]["question_type"]
         }
         Relationships: []
       }
@@ -158,13 +158,22 @@ export type Database = {
       [_ in never]: never
     }
     Functions: {
-      [_ in never]: never
+      count_boolean_feedbacks: {
+        Args: {
+          question_id: number
+        }
+        Returns: Database["public"]["CompositeTypes"]["boolean_feedbacks_count"]
+      }
     }
     Enums: {
-      [_ in never]: never
+      boolean_feedback: "yes" | "no"
+      question_type: "boolean" | "text" | "number" | "option"
     }
     CompositeTypes: {
-      [_ in never]: never
+      boolean_feedbacks_count: {
+        yes: number | null
+        no: number | null
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/supabase/migrations/20241023064101_create_questions_table.sql b/supabase/migrations/20241023064101_create_questions_table.sql
index 2336fa7..f01edaa 100644
--- a/supabase/migrations/20241023064101_create_questions_table.sql
+++ b/supabase/migrations/20241023064101_create_questions_table.sql
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
+create type question_type as enum ('boolean', 'text', 'number', 'option');
 create table public.questions (
   id bigint generated always as identity primary key,
   active boolean not null default true,
   author text not null,
   created_at timestamptz not null default now(),
-  title text not null,
-  no integer not null default 0,
-  yes integer not null default 0,
-  group_id text not null -- TODO allow list of groupIds? Build dynamically union of groups on the fly in bandada?
+  group_id text not null,
+  -- TODO allow list of groupIds? Build dynamically union of groups on the fly in bandada?
+  options text [] default null,
+  type question_type not null,
+  title text not null
 );
 comment on table public.questions is 'Questions for users to give feedback on';
-comment on column public.questions.yes is 'Number of yes votes';
-comment on column public.questions.no is 'Number of no votes';
 comment on column public.questions.group_id is 'Id of the Bandada Semaphore Group that restrict who can see and answer this question';
+comment on column public.questions.type is 'List of possible feedback values (for option question type only)';
diff --git a/supabase/migrations/20241023071130_create_feedbacks_table.sql b/supabase/migrations/20241023071130_create_feedbacks_table.sql
index 11d5f1f..3986fb4 100644
--- a/supabase/migrations/20241023071130_create_feedbacks_table.sql
+++ b/supabase/migrations/20241023071130_create_feedbacks_table.sql
@@ -1,32 +1,28 @@
 create table public.feedbacks (
   id bigint generated always as identity primary key,
   created_at timestamptz not null default now(),
-  feedback boolean not null,
+  feedback text not null,
+  -- future proof, store all feedbacks for any question type as text, do validation on the application layer
   question_id bigint not null references public.questions(id)
 );
 comment on table public.feedbacks is 'Feedback semaphore signals from users';
 comment on column public.feedbacks.feedback is 'Feedback semaphore signal (only boolean answer supported for now)';
+--
+create type boolean_feedback as enum ('yes', 'no');
+create type boolean_feedbacks_count as (yes integer, no integer);
 
-create function tally()
-returns trigger
+create or replace function count_boolean_feedbacks(question_id bigint)
+returns boolean_feedbacks_count
 language plpgsql
 as $$
+declare result boolean_feedbacks_count;
 begin
-    if new.feedback then
-       update public.questions
-       set yes = yes + 1
-       where id = new.question_id;
-    else
-        update public.questions
-        set no = no + 1
-        where id = new.question_id;
-    end if;
-    return new;
+  select
+    coalesce(sum(case when feedback::boolean_feedback = 'yes' then 1 else 0 end), 0) as yes,
+    coalesce(sum(case when feedback::boolean_feedback = 'no' then 1 else 0 end), 0) as no
+  into result
+  from public.feedbacks as f
+  where f.question_id = $1;
+  return result;
 end;
 $$;
-
-create trigger tally_trigger
-after
-insert on public.feedbacks
-for each row
-execute function tally();