USDA Ethics vs NCI Ethics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USDA Ethics
This app offers federal employees, particularly USDA staff, concise summaries of ethics rules and Hatch Act regulations. It features an organized Ethics Library, a video library with ten short educational videos, and a Resources section to connect with ethics advisors.
- Federal ethics rules summaries
- Hatch Act limitations
- Organized Ethics Library
- Ethics Video Library
- Contact Ethics advisors
- Resource section
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This interactive mobile app provides USDA employees – and other Federal government employees – with short easy-to-read summaries of the Federal ethics rules and the Hatch Act's limitations on political activity. This information is available, at your fingertips, in a well-organized Ethics Library. The app also includes a series of ten short videos in a comprehensive Ethics Video Library, so that employees can quickly become more aware about these important rules, anytime, whether in the office, off-site, or on official travel. The app contains a handy Resources sections for USDA employees to be able to readily contact an Ethics advisor at the USDA Office of Ethics. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Since ethics determinations are often fact-specific, employees are strongly encouraged to contact their respective agency Ethics Advisors with any ethics questions. The app is a useful tool to raise awareness, but is not a substitute for the individual advice provided by an experienced Ethics Advisor.
NCI Ethics
This app helps National Cancer Institute personnel understand federal ethics laws and policies. It provides access to news, training, FAQs, and guidance on topics like conflicts of interest, official duties, travel, and gifts.
- Federal ethics law and policy understanding
- Conflict of interest guidance
- Official duties information
- Travel and gift regulations
- Access to news and FAQs
- Training resources
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The NCI Ethics app is intended to help personnel of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) understand Federal ethics laws and policies – from conflicts of interest to official duties to travel and gifts – and guide them in fulfilling their ethics obligations. Users have access to news, PDFs, contact and training information, FAQS, and much more.
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Verdict
USDA Ethics and NCI Ethics are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for USDA Ethics against 5.0 for NCI Ethics. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
USDA Ethics ships an update every 4 months, NCI Ethics every 3 months. Both last shipped on September 10, 2026.
| Parameter | USDA Ethics | NCI Ethics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | United States Department of Agriculture | National Cancer Institute |
Customer experience
USDA Ethics
NCI Ethics
In-app purchases
USDA Ethics
No in-app purchases
NCI Ethics
No in-app purchases
