Comparison

Arran Banner vs Election Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Arran Banner

Access the latest news, features, and local information from the Isle of Arran. This digital platform provides the same editorial content as the printed newspaper, keeping you informed wherever you are.

Highlights
  • Island news and features
  • Weekly sports round-up
  • Photo features
  • Historical articles
  • What's On listings
  • Local classifieds
Features
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Now available on digital format, the Arran Banner is essential reading for islanders and visitors alike. This accessible digital platform allows readers to dip into the same fantastic editorial provided in the printed newspaper, wherever they are in the world. Founded in 1975, the Arran Banner will keep you up to date with the latest from the Isle, with news and features gathered by a dedicated, island-based team. As well as news and a lively letters page, regular features include a weekly sports round up from around the Island, photo features, "Twenty Years Ago" and other regular features. Up-to-the-minute 'What's On' listings and property, recruitment and classified advertising with a local focus. ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

About

Election Tracker

Stay updated on US elections with real-time polling data, presidential approval ratings, and prediction market sentiment. Access detailed poll breakdowns and trend charts. The app features a clean interface and offline access to cached data.

Highlights
  • Presidential election polls
  • Approval/disapproval ratings
  • Prediction market sentiment
  • Offline data caching
  • Pull-to-refresh functionality
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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Every published US poll, grouped by race and averaged by a method short enough to print. Senate, House, governor and 2028 primary polls; presidential approval as a 7-day average with a 90-day chart; prediction-market sentiment labelled as exactly that. No account, no feed, no editorial — and the source named on every screen. POLLS, GROUPED BY RACE Senate, the generic congressional ballot, governor races and the 2028 presidential primaries. Every poll shows its pollster, sample size, population (likely voters, registered voters, adults) and field dates, because a poll without those is just a number. Each race opens on its three newest polls; expand it for the full list. AN AVERAGE THAT SHOWS ITS WORK Each race gets a 30-day polling average with a plain method: same-pollster duplicates collapsed to their strongest sample, linear recency weighting, and a minimum number of appearances before a candidate is included. The leader's margin sits on every race as a chip. Races with enough polling over enough time also get a trend line drawn to scale, so a quiet fortnight is as wide as a busy one. PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL Approve, disapprove and the net number as a 7-day average of every published poll — so one pollster's loud week does not move the headline — with a 30- or 90-day chart and the individual polls underneath. Drawn from VoteHub, with the New York Times polling average as a fallback source. PIN THE RACES YOU FOLLOW Star a race and it stays at the top of its tab. Filter a long list of races by name. Share any race average or the approval number as text, with its poll count and dates attached. PREDICTION MARKET SENTIMENT Current Polymarket prices for the races people are watching, with 24-hour moves on the leading outcomes and a filter by race type. Market prices are trader sentiment, not forecasts, and the app says so on the screen. Election Tracker does not take wagers, hold funds, or facilitate any transaction. BUILT TO BE READ QUICKLY A countdown to election day. Pull to refresh. Light and dark themes that follow your device. Every screen labels how fresh its data is, and says so plainly when it is showing you something older. Pollster releases open in an in-app browser and bring you straight back. WORKS WHEN THE SIGNAL DOESN'T The last good response for every screen stays on your device, so opening the app on a plane or a bad connection shows you the most recent numbers you had, clearly marked as such, instead of a spinner. ELECTION REMINDERS Optional local reminders at 30 days, a week, a day out and on election day itself. They are scheduled on your device; nothing is sent to a server. NO ACCOUNT, NO SIGN-UP There is nothing to log into. No profile, no tracking of what you read, no newsletter. FREE, WITH A WAY TO TURN THE ADS OFF Election Tracker is supported by a small banner. A single one-time purchase in Settings removes every ad, forever — it is not a subscription, and nothing in the app is gated behind an ad or a purchase. WHERE THE NUMBERS COME FROM Polls and approval from VoteHub, approval fallback from the New York Times polling average, market prices from Polymarket. Every screen names its source. This app is for information only. Polling data comes from third parties, reflects the moment it was taken, and does not predict an outcome.

Screenshots

Arran Banner1 screens
Election Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Arran Banner at 100% against Election Tracker's 46%. Arran Banner also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and ads (none vs shown). Election Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 31) and ratings volume (39 vs 1). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Arran Banner sells 31 one-off in-app purchases. Election Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arran Banner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Election Tracker has 39 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Arran Banner's written reviews are positive against 46% of Election Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arran Banner ships an update every 3 months, Election Tracker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Arran Banner versus Election Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArran BannerElection Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better2.5 (39 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better46.2% of reviews
Number of ratings139 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.2 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWyvex Media LtdNelson Lai

Customer experience

Arran Banner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Election Tracker

All ratings39 ratings
Positive38.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative61.5%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative53.8%

In-app purchases

31 purchases

Arran Banner

One-time31
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  • Friday, July 2... (pp:1114724)$0.99
  • 02 January 2016 (pp:1057649)$0.99
None

Election Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arran Banner free?
Arran Banner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Election Tracker free?
Election Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Arran Banner or Election Tracker?
Arran Banner is rated higher. Arran Banner averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Election Tracker averages 2.5 from 39 ratings.
Do Arran Banner or Election Tracker have ads?
Election Tracker shows ads; Arran Banner does not.
Which is updated more often, Arran Banner or Election Tracker?
Arran Banner ships an update every 3 months, and Election Tracker every 2 months. Most recently, Arran Banner was updated on September 17, 2026 and Election Tracker on September 18, 2026.

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