Comparison

Election vs Election Radar

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

Head to head
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 Radar

Features
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Follow the U.S. election cycle with weekly highlights. Election Radar turns election highlights into a clear weekly view of what is happening across the country. Explore an interactive U.S. map, jump directly to a state, and discover AI summaries covering races, candidates, redistricting, ballot measures, election law, and other key election developments. KEY FEATURES • Interactive U.S. Map Select any state to jump directly to its election highlights. • Weekly Election Highlights Explore notable and interesting election developments organized by state and updated weekly. You can also browse highlights from previous weeks. • State Timelines Follow how election developments in each state evolve over time. • Clear Source Access Each highlight shows its original source. Tap Read Full Story to open the full story from the original source. Election Radar is an independent election-tracking app. It is not affiliated with the U.S. government, any election authority, political party, candidate, or news organization. The app provides AI summaries of election highlights and links to original sources for full context.

Screenshots

Election4 screens
Election Radar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Election Radar at none against Election's 1. Election Radar also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Election's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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 Radar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Election ships an update every 3 weeks, Election Radar every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Election versus Election Radar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElectionElection Radar
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (190 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings190 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB18 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCascade Software CorporationYucheng Liu

Bugs and requests

Election

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Results were about 6 hours behind on election night
  • App locks up when refreshing election data
  • App did not work on election day
  • App was terribly slow in updating information
  • No updates since October 25
Show 3 more
  • App failed miserably on election day
  • Did not keep promises about updating results
  • Data is very stale

Requested features

4 requests
  • Update with current election information
  • Refresh button
  • More visual interface, e.g., map of US
  • Improve UI to be more in-line with iPhone guidelines

Election Radar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Election

One-time1
  • Election 2024$1.99
None

Election Radar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Election free?
Election is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Election Radar free?
Election Radar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Election or Election Radar have ads?
Neither Election nor Election Radar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Election or Election Radar?
Election ships an update every 3 weeks, and Election Radar every 5 days. Most recently, Election was updated on October 17, 2026 and Election Radar on October 19, 2026.

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