Comparison

Election vs Election Tracker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Election

Stay informed about the 2024 US presidential election with real-time poll data and election results. Track daily snapshots of the race, catering to diverse political viewpoints. Get timely updates on election day for comprehensive coverage.

Highlights
  • 2024 Election results
  • Pre-election polls
  • Daily poll updates
  • Real-time election day results
  • Snapshot of presidential election
Features
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The app ranked #1 on App Store charts (paid News apps category) during the 2008 Election is now back for the 2024 election. It provides you with 2024 Election results and pre-election polls. Whether you're a New Yorker or a Texan, a moderate or independent, or a Kamalanator or MAGA, this application provides a daily snapshot of the 2024 US presidential election at your finger tips, and will provide you with election results. A one-time in-app-purchase option will give you daily poll updates (until November 8), and provide you with election results. On Election Day, November 5, and the early hours of November 6, results will be updated every 10-20 minutes. So, results will not be available instantly, and there will be a 10-20 minute delay. Without the in-app-purchase, the free version will NOT provide election results. It will give you poll results until early October.

About

Election Tracker

Stay updated on US elections with real-time polling data, presidential approval ratings, and prediction market sentiment. Access detailed poll breakdowns and trend charts. The app features a clean interface and offline access to cached data.

Highlights
  • Presidential election polls
  • Approval/disapproval ratings
  • Prediction market sentiment
  • Offline data caching
  • Pull-to-refresh functionality
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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Every published US poll, grouped by race and averaged by a method short enough to print. Senate, House, governor and 2028 primary polls; presidential approval as a 7-day average with a one-year chart; prediction-market sentiment labelled as exactly that. No account, no feed, no editorial — and the source named on every screen. POLLS, GROUPED BY RACE Senate races, the generic congressional ballot and every polled House district, governor races and the 2028 presidential primaries. Each race is one line — who leads, by how much, how recently polled — that opens to its average, its trend and its polls. Every poll shows its pollster, sample size, population (likely voters, registered voters, adults) and field dates, and partisan-sponsored polls are labelled. Order races by most polled, closest, latest or A–Z. AN AVERAGE THAT SHOWS ITS WORK Each race gets a 30-day polling average with a plain method: a pollster's same-day versions collapsed to one (the one about the current matchup, then likely voters first), linear recency weighting, and a minimum number of appearances before a candidate is included. A race polled only every few weeks averages its five newest polls instead, with the dates on the card. Races with enough polling over enough time also get a trend line drawn to scale. The whole method is one tap away. PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL Approve, disapprove and the net number as a 7-day average with each pollster counted once — so one pollster's loud week does not move the headline — with a 30-day, 90-day or one-year chart and the individual polls underneath. Drawn from VoteHub, or from the polls The New York Times collects whenever VoteHub falls behind; the screen says which. The other major averages sit beside it, and beside the generic ballot, for comparison. PIN THE RACES YOU FOLLOW Star a race and it stays open at the top of its tab. Find any race by state, district or candidate. Share any average as text, with its poll count and dates. NEW SINCE YOUR LAST VISIT New polls are counted at the top of each list and marked on their race and on the poll itself, so a quick look shows what changed. PREDICTION MARKET SENTIMENT Current Polymarket prices for the races people are watching, with 24-hour moves on the leading outcomes and a filter by race type. Market prices are trader sentiment, not forecasts, and the app says so on the screen. Election Tracker does not take wagers, hold funds, or facilitate any transaction. BUILT TO BE READ QUICKLY A countdown to election day that becomes links to find your polling place and follow official results on election night. Light and dark themes that follow your device. Every screen labels how fresh its data is. WORKS WHEN THE SIGNAL DOESN'T The last good response for every screen stays on your device, so offline you see the most recent numbers you had, clearly marked, instead of a spinner. ELECTION REMINDERS Optional local reminders at 30 days, a week and a day out, on election morning, and as polls close. They are scheduled on your device; nothing is sent to a server. IN YOUR LANGUAGE The app speaks English, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Vietnamese, Korean, Arabic, French, Portuguese and Russian, following your iPhone's language. NO ACCOUNT, NO SIGN-UP There is nothing to log into. No profile, no tracking of what you read, no newsletter. FREE, WITH A WAY TO TURN THE ADS OFF Election Tracker shows a banner and full-screen ads. A single one-time purchase in Settings removes every ad, forever — not a subscription, and nothing in the app is gated behind an ad or a purchase. WHERE THE NUMBERS COME FROM Polls from VoteHub; approval and the generic ballot from VoteHub, or from the polls The New York Times collects when VoteHub falls behind; other averages from Wikipedia; market prices from Polymarket. Every screen names its source. This app is for information only. Polling data comes from third parties, reflects the moment it was taken, and does not predict an outcome.

Screenshots

Election4 screens
Election Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Election Tracker at 5.0 against Election's 3.0. Election Tracker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (46% vs 37%). Election's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (190 vs 3). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Election sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Election Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Election Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Election has 190 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Election's written reviews are positive against 46% of Election Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Election ships an update every 3 weeks, Election Tracker monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Election versus Election Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElectionElection Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (190 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.7% of reviews46.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings190 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB49 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCascade Software CorporationNelson Lai

Customer experience

Election

All ratings190 ratings
Positive37.9%
Neutral31.1%
Negative31.1%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive36.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative63.3%

Election Tracker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative53.8%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Election

One-time1
  • Election 2024$1.99
None

Election Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Election free?
Election is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Election Tracker free?
Election Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Election or Election Tracker?
Election Tracker is rated higher. Election averages 3.0 out of 5 from 190 ratings, while Election Tracker averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Election or Election Tracker have ads?
Election Tracker shows ads; Election does not.
Which is updated more often, Election or Election Tracker?
Election ships an update every 3 weeks, and Election Tracker monthly. Most recently, Election was updated on September 30, 2026 and Election Tracker on October 16, 2026.

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