LOC Collections vs CensusTrack50
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LOC Collections
Access and explore millions of digitized items from the world's largest library. Discover iconic photos, historic maps, books, films, and manuscripts. Save, share, and zoom in on details within the vast digital archives.
- Access millions of digitized items
- Explore photos, maps, books, and films
- Search and browse collections
- Save and share favorites
- Zoom in for detailed image exploration
- Read historic books and newspapers
- Watch early films
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Explore the Library of Congress digital collections. The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world. Use LOC Collections to access iconic photos, historic maps, books, films, newspapers, manuscripts and sound recordings. Search and browse millions of items. Save and share your favorites. Zoom in to explore images in detail. Read books. Search historic newspapers. Watch early films from Thomas Edison and other pioneers. Explore the papers of U.S. presidents (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and more). View iconic photos and maps documenting the Civil War. View letters, diaries and notes in the papers of Rosa Parks, Mary Church Terrell, Susan B. Anthony and other changemakers.
CensusTrack50
Access U.S. Census Bureau data for demographics like population, age, income, and unemployment. Explore data by state, county, congressional district, and city. In-app purchases unlock additional features and more comprehensive datasets.
- Access U.S. Census Bureau data
- Demographics by state, county, district, city
- Population, age, income, unemployment data
- In-app purchases for more features
- Explore uninsured and poverty statistics
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CensusTrack50 gives you easy access to the U.S. Census Bureau's data sets. You can find demographics by state, county, congressional district and city. In-app purchases let you see more data with additional features. Census data available are population, age, uninsured, unemployment, income, poverty and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LOC Collections at 3.9 against CensusTrack50's 2.0. LOC Collections also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (27% vs 0%). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. CensusTrack50 sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. LOC Collections asks for nothing beyond the download.
LOC Collections holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LOC Collections has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of LOC Collections's written reviews are positive against 0% of CensusTrack50's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | LOC Collections | CensusTrack50 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (35 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Library Of Congress | LegiNation, Inc. |
Customer experience
LOC Collections
CensusTrack50
In-app purchases
LOC Collections
No in-app purchases
CensusTrack50
- Citizen (monthly)$0.991 Month
- Organization (yearly)$1.991 Month
- Citizen (yearly)$5.991 Year
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- Organization (yearly)$12.991 Year
