Actual Vote vs Mapped.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Actual Vote
Record, manage, and share videos of poll tapes from your local voting precinct. Automatically tag footage with your location and save a copy to your device's photo library. Upload recordings securely to promote election transparency.
- Record poll tape videos with audio
- Automatic precinct location tagging
- Manage and playback recordings
- Securely upload for transparency
- State-specific customization
- Optional photo library backup
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Actual Vote lets you record, manage, and share video of poll tapes at your local voting precinct. Use your phone's camera to capture poll tape footage, automatically tag it with your precinct location, and save a copy to your photo library for safekeeping. Key Features: • Record – Capture video of poll tapes directly from the app with audio support. • Location Tagging – Automatically tag each recording with the voting precinct address. • My Recordings – Review, play back, and manage all of your saved poll tape videos. • Upload & Share – Upload your recordings securely for community transparency. • State Selection – Choose your state to customize your experience. • Photo Library Backup – Optionally save recordings to your device's photo library. Actual Vote is built for citizens who want to help promote transparency in the election process by documenting publicly posted poll tape results.
Mapped.
Visualize your year's travels on an interactive map using your photo's GPS data. Discover statistics about your journeys, create stunning visualizations, and share your adventures as videos or postcards. All processing is done locally on your device for maximum privacy.
- Interactive map of yearly travels
- Smart travel statistics
- Constellation visualization
- Trip-specific mapping
- Shareable video export
- Friend comparison and leaderboards
- Local photo processing
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Mapped turns your year into a visual journey you can explore, share, and remember. YOUR YEAR, VISUALIZED Every photo you take contains GPS data. Mapped reads this data from your camera roll and shows you everywhere you've been this year, plotted on an interactive map as a beautiful constellation of memories. FEATURES -Interactive Map: See your entire year's journey with paths connecting each location -Smart Statistics: Discover your total miles traveled, places visited, and dates explored -Constellation View: Transform your travels into a stunning star map visualization -Trip Mode: Map any trip, vacation, or date range as its own journey -Video Export: Create shareable Instagram-ready videos (1080x1920 or 1000x1000) of your journey -Friend Comparison: Connect with friends and compare your adventures (optional) -Postcard Mode: Visualize locations with personalized postcards that you can share with friends -Leaderboard: See how your travels compare with friends PRIVACY FIRST Your photos never leave your device. All processing happens locally on your iPhone. No accounts, no cloud uploads, no tracking; just you and your memories. PERFECT FOR -Year-end reflection and sharing -Travel enthusiasts who want to see their adventures mapped -Anyone curious about where their year took them -Creating unique social media content -Privacy-conscious users who value local processing HOW IT WORKS 1. Grant photo access (read-only, stays on device) 2. Watch as your year appears on the map 3. Explore statistics and customize visualizations 4. Export and share your journey Your camera roll tells a story. Mapped helps you see it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mapped. at 5.0 against Actual Vote's 4.7. Actual Vote's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
Mapped. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Actual Vote ships an update every 6 weeks, Mapped. every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Actual Vote | Mapped. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Democracy Counts, Inc. | Cameron Noval |
Customer experience
Actual Vote
Mapped.
In-app purchases
Actual Vote
No in-app purchases
Mapped.
No in-app purchases









