Comparison

ProPublica 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

ProPublica

Access in-depth investigative journalism covering critical topics like government, healthcare, and criminal justice. Enjoy a streamlined reading experience with offline support and notifications for major stories.

Highlights
  • Latest investigative journalism
  • Reporting on government and policy
  • Coverage of healthcare and criminal justice
  • Environmental reporting
  • Streamlined reading experience
  • Offline support
  • Story notifications
Features
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• Get the latest independent investigative journalism from ProPublica. • Dig deep into reporting about government and policy, health care, criminal justice, the environment and more. • Get a streamlined reading experience, with smart offline support and notifications for our biggest stories.

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 90-day 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, the generic congressional ballot, governor races and the 2028 presidential primaries. Every poll shows its pollster, sample size, population (likely voters, registered voters, adults) and field dates, because a poll without those is just a number. Each race opens on its three newest polls; expand it for the full list. AN AVERAGE THAT SHOWS ITS WORK Each race gets a 30-day polling average with a plain method: same-pollster duplicates collapsed to their strongest sample, linear recency weighting, and a minimum number of appearances before a candidate is included. The leader's margin sits on every race as a chip. Races with enough polling over enough time also get a trend line drawn to scale, so a quiet fortnight is as wide as a busy one. PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL Approve, disapprove and the net number as a 7-day average of every published poll — so one pollster's loud week does not move the headline — with a 30- or 90-day chart and the individual polls underneath. Drawn from VoteHub, with the New York Times polling average as a fallback source. PIN THE RACES YOU FOLLOW Star a race and it stays at the top of its tab. Filter a long list of races by name. Share any race average or the approval number as text, with its poll count and dates attached. 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. Pull to refresh. Light and dark themes that follow your device. Every screen labels how fresh its data is, and says so plainly when it is showing you something older. Pollster releases open in an in-app browser and bring you straight back. WORKS WHEN THE SIGNAL DOESN'T The last good response for every screen stays on your device, so opening the app on a plane or a bad connection shows you the most recent numbers you had, clearly marked as such, instead of a spinner. ELECTION REMINDERS Optional local reminders at 30 days, a week, a day out and on election day itself. They are scheduled on your device; nothing is sent to a server. 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 is supported by a small banner. A single one-time purchase in Settings removes every ad, forever — it is not a subscription, and nothing in the app is gated behind an ad or a purchase. WHERE THE NUMBERS COME FROM Polls and approval from VoteHub, approval fallback from the New York Times polling average, 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

ProPublica4 screens
Election Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ProPublica at 4.5 against Election Tracker's 2.5. ProPublica also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (75% vs 46%). Election Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ProPublica holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 104 and 39 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of ProPublica's written reviews are positive against 46% of Election Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ProPublica ships an update every 4 months, Election Tracker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
ProPublica versus Election Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProPublicaElection Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (104 ratings) — better2.5 (39 ratings)
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews — better46.2% of reviews
Number of ratings104 — better39
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
Best chart rank#98 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB48 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperProPublicaNelson Lai

Customer experience

ProPublica

All ratings104 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral7.7%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive74.8%
Neutral6.5%
Negative18.7%

Election Tracker

All ratings39 ratings
Positive38.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative61.5%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative53.8%

Bugs and requests

ProPublica

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • App won't open or load content
  • Stories don't appear when clicked
  • MuckReads section fails to load
  • Data filter dropdowns non-functional
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  • Articles don't fit screen (horizontal scrolling required)
  • Images not resizing properly
  • App freezes phone
  • Device registration issues
  • Content never populates

Requested features

9 requests
  • Dark mode for nighttime reading
  • Bookmark/save articles function
  • Home screen widget
  • Adjustable font size
  • Persistent font size settings
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  • iOS 18 theme adherence
  • Read-later app integration (Instapaper, Pocket)
  • Improved article navigation
  • Better browsing of older stories

Election Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ProPublica

No in-app purchases

None

Election Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ProPublica free?
ProPublica is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Election Tracker free?
Election Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ProPublica or Election Tracker?
ProPublica is rated higher. ProPublica averages 4.5 out of 5 from 104 ratings, while Election Tracker averages 2.5 from 39 ratings.
Do ProPublica or Election Tracker have ads?
Election Tracker shows ads; ProPublica does not.
Which is updated more often, ProPublica or Election Tracker?
ProPublica ships an update every 4 months, and Election Tracker every 2 months. Most recently, ProPublica was updated on September 27, 2026 and Election Tracker on September 18, 2026.

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