Comparison

Election Tracker vs news

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

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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.

About

news

Features
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Stay informed without lifting a finger. News-Reader is a fully voice-activated news app that makes staying up-to-date effortless and accessible. Just say what you want to hear — “Latest headlines,” “Sports news,” “Tech updates” — and News-Reader instantly fetches and reads the news aloud from trusted sources. Perfect for seniors, people who find smartphones difficult to navigate, visually impaired users, or anyone who prefers voice over touch. No scrolling, no tapping — just speak, listen, and stay informed. Features: 100% Voice-Activated: Hands-free access to real-time news. Powered by News APIs: Accurate and current headlines from reliable sources. Topic-Based Commands: Ask for categories like health, politics, or world news. Accessible Design: Simplified for ease of use by all. Read Aloud Mode: News is spoken back to you clearly and instantly. Whether you want breaking headlines while cooking, the latest sports scores during your morning coffee, or tech updates without looking at your phone, News-Reader brings the news to you — one voice command at a time.

Screenshots

Election Tracker4 screens
news2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: news at none against Election Tracker's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Election Tracker versus news: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElection Trackernews
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (39 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNelson LaiBharat Saoji

In-app purchases

None

Election Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

news

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Election Tracker free?
Election Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is news free?
news is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Election Tracker or news have ads?
Election Tracker shows ads; news does not.

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