Comparison

Election Explorer vs PoliClimate

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Election Explorer

Features
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Election Explorer is an iPad application that visualizes the results of the 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2022 elections for the U.S. House of Representatives. Election results may be viewed for the entire country of for an individual state. It also allows the user to simulate the effect on those elections of election rules different from those used in the United States.

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PoliClimate

Features
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Explore U.S. election results by state and county. PoliClimate brings presidential and U.S. Senate election history together so you can see how places voted and how results changed over time. STATEWIDE ELECTION HISTORY Search a state to see its presidential popular vote and regular U.S. Senate general-election results from 2000 through 2024. View historical charts, two-party margins, reported vote totals, candidate returns, and source links. Statewide totals are sourced directly from state-level returns, independently of county coverage. COUNTY RESULTS AND COMPARISONS Switch between Statewide and Counties with a compact dropdown. Keep the same office and election year as you browse. Search counties, sort state tables by margin, closeness, change, or votes, compare two counties, and save favorites. Share state or county results with square or portrait cards. PERSONALIZE YOUR VIEW Choose eight color themes with light, dark, or system appearance. Your preferences stay on your device. Bundled election data works offline; location lookup and external source links require a connection. REMEMBER YOUR TRAVELS My Travels keeps counties and states you've visited on your device. Mark past visits manually or enable optional foreground collection. No account is required. Browsing election results does not record a visit. Uninstalling may erase local records. SOURCES AND SCOPE Data comes from MIT Election Lab and reviewed election authority returns, including FEC references. Coverage varies. Missing or uncertain returns are labeled or withheld; contests that cannot support a reliable Democratic/Republican comparison show candidate returns where available. Presidential results are popular votes, not electoral votes. Statewide Senate history covers regular November general elections and excludes special elections, runoffs, and later ranked-choice rounds. These figures do not identify the eventual winner in every contest. Historical results describe votes, not every resident or a forecast. This is not a live election-night results service. PoliClimate is independent and is not affiliated with a government or political party. MIT Election Lab: https://electionlab.mit.edu/data FEC election results: https://www.fec.gov/introduction-campaign-finance/election-results-and-voting-information/ County lookup: https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/Geocoding_Services_API.html Location is optional and used only in the foreground. The app includes banner advertising. Privacy policy: https://lavs.info/policlimate/privacy

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PoliClimate at every 2 days against Election Explorer's every 26 months. PoliClimate also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Election Explorer's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Election Explorer ships an update every 26 months, PoliClimate every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Election Explorer versus PoliClimate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElection ExplorerPoliClimate
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS10.0 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size30 MB25 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThomas Malloylavs apps

In-app purchases

None

Election Explorer

No in-app purchases

None

PoliClimate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Election Explorer free?
Election Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PoliClimate free?
PoliClimate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Election Explorer or PoliClimate have ads?
Neither Election Explorer nor PoliClimate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Election Explorer or PoliClimate?
Election Explorer ships an update every 26 months, and PoliClimate every 2 days. Most recently, Election Explorer was updated on October 26, 2026 and PoliClimate on October 24, 2026.

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