Election Tracker vs Election Radar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Presidential election polls
- Approval/disapproval ratings
- Prediction market sentiment
- Offline data caching
- Pull-to-refresh functionality
- Intuitive interface
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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.
Election Radar
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Follow the U.S. election cycle with weekly highlights. Election Radar turns election highlights into a clear weekly view of what is happening across the country. Explore an interactive U.S. map, jump directly to a state, and discover AI summaries covering races, candidates, redistricting, ballot measures, election law, and other key election developments. KEY FEATURES • Interactive U.S. Map Select any state to jump directly to its election highlights. • Weekly Election Highlights Explore notable and interesting election developments organized by state and updated weekly. You can also browse highlights from previous weeks. • State Timelines Follow how election developments in each state evolve over time. • Clear Source Access Each highlight shows its original source. Tap Read Full Story to open the full story from the original source. Election Radar is an independent election-tracking app. It is not affiliated with the U.S. government, any election authority, political party, candidate, or news organization. The app provides AI summaries of election highlights and links to original sources for full context.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Election Radar at none against Election Tracker's shown. Election Radar also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Election Tracker ships an update every 2 months, Election Radar every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Election Tracker | Election Radar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (39 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nelson Lai | Yucheng Liu |
In-app purchases
Election Tracker
No in-app purchases
Election Radar
No in-app purchases
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