FastDemocracy vs Civisly
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.
Civisly
This AI-powered assistant simplifies government actions, providing personalized legislative updates and court ruling summaries in plain English. It explains how policies affect your life and answers your civic questions.
- Personalized legislative feed
- AI-powered plain-English summaries
- Court ruling analysis
- Personalized impact statements
- AI assistant for civic questions
- Bill and ruling tracking
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Civisly is your AI-powered civic assistant that cuts through the noise and tells you exactly how government actions affect your everyday life. PERSONALIZED LEGISLATIVE FEED See federal bills, executive orders, and state legislation - all filtered by your location and interests. Whether you're a homeowner, student, veteran, or small business owner, Civisly shows you what matters most. COURT RULINGS Stay on top of the latest federal court decisions from the Supreme Court, Circuit Courts of Appeals, and D.C. District Court. Every ruling comes with an AI-generated plain-English summary explaining what the court decided, not just what the case is about. Browse by court, sort by impact, and scroll through an ever-growing feed that refreshes every 6 hours. AI-POWERED PLAIN-ENGLISH SUMMARIES No more legal jargon. Every bill and court ruling comes with a clear, AI-generated summary that explains what it does, who it affects, and why it matters - in language anyone can understand. "WHY IT MATTERS TO YOU" Set your life situation tags and get personalized impact statements on every bill and ruling. See exactly how proposed legislation or judicial decisions could affect your taxes, healthcare, housing, education, and more. ASK THE AI ASSISTANT Have a question about a bill or ruling? Ask Civisly's AI assistant anything - "How does this affect homeowners?" or "What does this executive order mean for small businesses?" - and get instant, clear answers. WATCH BILLS & RULINGS FOR UPDATES Follow the bills and court rulings you care about and stay informed as they progress. Know when a bill passes committee, gets a vote, or when a court changes its ruling. YOUR REPRESENTATIVES See who represents you in Congress based on your zip code. Know your senators and house representatives at a glance. FEATURES: • Personalized feed based on your location and interests • Court rulings from SCOTUS, Appeals, and D.C. District • AI summaries of every bill and ruling in plain English • Personalized "Why it matters to you" impact statements • AI assistant for civic questions • Bill and ruling watching with status updates • Federal and state legislation coverage • Representative lookup by zip code • Clean, modern, ad-free interface Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.civisly.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Civisly at every 3 weeks against FastDemocracy's every 6 months. Civisly also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). FastDemocracy's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 1). 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.
Civisly 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FastDemocracy ships an update every 6 months, Civisly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FastDemocracy | Civisly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FastDemocracy Corp. | Civisly LLC |
Customer experience
FastDemocracy
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In-app purchases
FastDemocracy
No in-app purchases
Civisly
No in-app purchases







