A Starting Point vs MyCanvass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A Starting Point
This app provides a bipartisan platform for Americans to communicate with their elected officials. It offers concise, video-based explanations of current issues to foster a more informed electorate.
- Bipartisan communication channel
- Connect with elected leaders
- Video-based issue explanations
- Understand issues in under 2 minutes
- Informed electorate creation
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A Starting Point is a civic engagement app that creates a clear and bipartisan channel of communication and connectivity between Americans and their elected leaders. The video-based platform helps voters better understand the issues of the day in less than two minutes. Our goal is to create a more informed electorate.
MyCanvass
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MyCanvass brings the gig economy to politics with a new better way to do political canvassing. Our smart AI tools take care of tedious tasks so you can focus on making a difference. MyCanvass allows you to seamlessly coordinate with your team and other campaigners and track your progress with real-time updates. For Campaigns and canvassers alike, MyCanvass is the way to go.
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Verdict
A Starting Point and MyCanvass are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | A Starting Point | MyCanvass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (757 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 95.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 757 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | A Starting Point Llc | Blue Umbrella Software LLC |
Bugs and requests
A Starting Point
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login screen not functioning properly
- Video playback issues and stuttering
Requested features
4 requests- Add dark mode option
- Implement a way for users to submit questions
- Provide a filter to view content by home state
- Expand the range of topics and issues covered
MyCanvass
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
A Starting Point
No in-app purchases
MyCanvass
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is A Starting Point free?
Is MyCanvass free?
Do A Starting Point or MyCanvass have ads?
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