Comparison

How the House Works vs Docent Technologies

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

Head to head

How the House Works

U.S. House of Representatives

Free

📚 Education

★ 2.33 ratingsView app →

About

How the House Works

Explore the U.S. House of Representatives through an official mobile guide. Discover artifacts, documents, and bonus videos detailing the diverse work and people behind its operations. Features a 3D model of the House Mace.

Highlights

Access rich content from exhibition
View artifacts and documents
Watch bonus videos
Explore 3D House Mace image
Learn about House operations and people

Features

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The official mobile guide from the U.S. House of Representatives. Access rich content from How the House Works, the exhibition in the Cannon House Office Building about the surprisingly diverse work and people who keep the House of Representatives running. View artifacts, documents, and bonus videos. Explore a 3D image of the House Mace.

About

Docent Technologies

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Discover and enjoy self guided audio and visual tours of museum collections curated by experts. Enhance your experience while in person at the museum or exploring remotely in your preferred language of choice.

Screenshots

How the House Works4 screens

Docent Technologies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: How the House Works at none against Docent Technologies's 6. How the House Works also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.5). Docent Technologies's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). On price 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. Docent Technologies sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. How the House Works asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

How the House Works ships an update every 9 months, Docent Technologies every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level

How the House Works versus Docent Technologies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	How the House Works	Docent Technologies
Price	Free	Free
Rating	2.3 (3 ratings) — better	—
Number of ratings	3 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 9 months	Every 2 months — better
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	11.0 — better	15.5
Further details — not scored
Size	47 MB	62 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	CultureConnect LLC	Docent Technologies, LLC.

In-app purchases

None

How the House Works

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Docent Technologies

One-time6

1 coins$1.99
5 coins$7.95
10 coins$14.95

Show 3 more

25 coins$32.99
50 coins$54.99
100 coins$79.99

Questions

Is How the House Works free?

How the House Works is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Docent Technologies free?

Docent Technologies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do How the House Works or Docent Technologies have ads?

Docent Technologies shows ads; How the House Works does not.

Which is updated more often, How the House Works or Docent Technologies?

How the House Works ships an update every 9 months, and Docent Technologies every 2 months. Most recently, How the House Works was updated on November 3, 2026 and Docent Technologies on October 25, 2026.