Congress Pro vs Easy Congress
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Congress Pro
Access a comprehensive directory of members and committees, track legislation with AI-powered summaries, and record meeting notes. Stay informed with real-time updates and campaign information for the current Congress.
- Member directory with contact info and bios
- Committee and subcommittee listings
- Legislation tracking and search
- AI-driven bill summaries
- Secured meeting notes
- Home screen widgets
- Apple Watch integration
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Introducing Congress in Your Pocket, Professional Edition, for the second session of the 119th Congress (2025-26). Note: The app ships with the 119th Congress but only updates with a 99¢ monthly subscription as an in-app purchase. Get the app members of Congress and their staff, pros and activists, rely on to engage on Capitol Hill. With your paid monthly subscription, this app updates every time you use it so you'll always get the very best information we have. In addition to having the most complete mobile directory of members and committees available, you'll be able to track legislation and your interactions with Congress like never before. MEMBERS Each bookmarkable member page offers a thumbnail and high-resolution photo, contact information, district maps, a short bio, social media links, capitol staff names and email addresses with LinkedIn pages where available, committee and subcommittee assignments, and interest group ratings. Campaign information includes links to news, fundraising, recent opponents, election results, and win margins. We include analysis from the Cook Political Report, Inside Politics, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. COMMITTEES Full committees have their own bookmarkable pages, and include the majority and minority office, contact, social media accounts, and a description of jurisdiction. Members are listed in seniority order. Staff director names, telephone numbers, and email addresses are included. Subcommittees can be bookmarked and have website links as well as members listed by seniority. LEGISLATION Learn about and track legislation with the ability to search and bookmark all bills introduced in the 119th Congress. Where available, each bill has the official descriptions, our AI-driven summaries you can share by email, current status, sponsors and cosponsors, list of actions, and subject matter. Full bill text is linked to Congress.gov. NOTES Record or type secured meeting notes with members or committees. Edit and download all of them for use in outside the app. MORE Add widgets to your home screen showing when the House and Senate are in session. Search covers staff and biographical information and you can see members of the House or the Senate by last name or state/district. View lists of Freshmen, Open Seats, Vulnerable Seats, members by Political Party. Reorder bookmarks and navigation, get office maps, and Mehlman’s strategic presentations. APPLE WATCH Add a quick-launch complication to your watch face and access the 118th Congress from your wrist, and bookmarks from your iPhone. Tap on the thumbnail photo and get a full screen picture. Tap to call, check the Twitter/X feed, dictate or choose a short note, or get the DC office map. Information includes office address, what percent they won their last election with, Sabato's Crystal Ball for the upcoming race, and a short bio. REVIEWS Our award-winning Congress apps were launched on the first iPhone and have been featured 11 times by Apple as well as by CNN, POLITICO, Washingtonian, National Journal, The Atlantic, and Macworld. ABOUT SUBSCRIPTIONS: Payment is charged to your iTunes Account at the confirmation of your purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. You can manage subscriptions and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase. The privacy policy for this application is available at http://cohenresearchgroup.com/CRGPrivacyPolicy.pdf, and the Terms of Use can be found at http://cohenresearchgroup.com/CRGTermsOfService.pdf. Additionally, both links can be found in the application's Subscriptions section.
Easy Congress
Access and browse the latest bills and resolutions from the U.S. Congress. Stay informed about legislative activity at a glance.
- Browse latest bills
- View resolutions
- Congress information
- Legislative tracking
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A tool to browse all the latest bills and resolutions that go through the U.S Congress
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Easy Congress at Free against Congress Pro's $9.99. Easy Congress also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.4 vs 4.1). Congress Pro's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On ads 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
Easy Congress is free to download; Congress Pro costs $9.99 up front. Congress Pro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Easy Congress asks for nothing beyond the download.
Easy Congress holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 7 respectively.
Congress Pro ships an update monthly, Easy Congress every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Congress Pro | Easy Congress |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (23 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cohen Research Group | Pasha Pourmand |
Customer experience
Congress Pro
Easy Congress
In-app purchases
Congress Pro
- Ongoing Congressional updates$0.991 Month
Easy Congress
No in-app purchases
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