FastDemocracy vs Politeio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FastDemocracy
Stay informed about legislative and regulatory developments across the US Congress and all 50 states. This app provides real-time alerts, bill tracking, and collaboration tools to help you manage government relations and advocacy efforts efficiently.
- Real-time legislative data
- Bill similarity detection
- Hearing notifications
- Collaboration tools
- Regulation tracking
- Bill list organization
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Track legislative bills and Regulations in Congress and all 50 states on the go! FastDemocracy's easy to use bill tracker gives you the tools for a successful government relations strategy. Our app features real-time legislative data across the country, and alerts you of new bill developments. Get real-time legislative alerts, hearing notices, bill similarity detection, collaboration and public engagement tools. We're here to save you time and give you the insights you need for government advocacy. Track legislation across US Congress and all 50 states, with best-in-class data quality and reliability. Add notes, collaborate and organize your priority legislation into bill lists. Stay on top of legislative developments with real-time alerts, hearing notifications, amendments, and news. Categorize your bills and collaborate by creating bill notes, whip lists, legislator lists, and regulatory lists. With just a few taps, you research and collaborate on bills, add hearings to your calendar, search voting records and even share your priority legislation on your website. Our patent-pending bill similarity detection algorithms detect relevant language in bills and amendments - all within seconds. Now you can even track regulations in all 50 states and Federal.
Politeio
Stay informed about government actions with this app. Browse bills, track legislative progress, and access detailed information on laws and congressional activity. Receive live updates to keep you current.
- Browse congressional bills and laws
- View detailed bill information
- Track legislative activity
- Stay informed with live updates
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Politeio helps you follow your government, from Congress to the state and local offices that serve your community. Browse a location-aware civic activity feed and read legislation, executive orders, court opinions, and local directives inside the app. See official source material, recorded actions, and source freshness. Search legislation and explore bill summaries, legislative history, people, and text. Explore representatives, districts, maps, upcoming elections, and candidate information with links to official sources. State and local coverage varies by location and source availability. Read freely without an account. Sign in to save a location and use it across Feed and Reps. You can change or remove your saved location and delete your account in the app. Politeio is an independent civic information app and is not affiliated with the U.S. government. Support: support@politeio.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Politeio at 5.0 against FastDemocracy's 4.6. Politeio also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). FastDemocracy's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Politeio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FastDemocracy has 30 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of FastDemocracy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Politeio's.
FastDemocracy ships an update every 6 months, Politeio every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FastDemocracy | Politeio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | FastDemocracy Corp. | TBAUM LLC |
Customer experience
FastDemocracy
Politeio
In-app purchases
FastDemocracy
No in-app purchases
Politeio
No in-app purchases









