Comparison

News 9 vs Pollsition

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

Head to head
About

News 9

Access breaking news, developing stories, and local weather updates. Stream live video content for sports and current events.

Highlights
  • Breaking news updates
  • Developing stories
  • Local weather forecasts
  • Sports coverage
  • Live video streaming
Features
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News 9 is Oklahoma's leading source for breaking news, developing stories, local weather, sports and live video.

About

Pollsition

This app allows users to communicate directly with their Congressional legislators, vote on upcoming legislation, and share their political preferences. It aims to provide a timely and trusted source of voter data to help shape democracy and counter special interests. Users can anonymously contribute to aggregated data to inform their representatives.

Highlights
  • Communicate with US House and Senate legislators
  • Vote on upcoming legislation
  • Share district, state, and national data
  • Receive legislative updates based on interests
  • Send voting guidance to legislators
  • Participate in anonymous aggregated data collection
Features
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Political participation in America has become increasingly polarized, negative, and violent. If you've ever - feared to protest, but still wanted to be seen - worried of cancellation, but still wanted to be heard - been unable to donate, but still wanted to have a say Download Pollsition to communicate quickly and directly with your Congressional legislators from the US House of Representative and US Senate. Help us let legislators and media sources know what you see from our government. Help us build the most timely and trusted source of voter preferences. Help us direct our democracy and save from lobbyists, special interests, and billionaires. Complete surveys for the political topics that matter to you. Vote on upcoming legislation. Share the data from your district, your state, and the nation. Pollsition pulls data from Congress.gov to provide you the latest updates on upcoming legislation. Pollsition uses your personal data (Title, First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone Number, Birthday, Address) to confirm your identity, your voting district, and your legislators (US House of Representatives and Senate) so that they will know that you are a real constituent. When you register, you will be able to be anonymously counted in the aggregated publicly available data of Pollsition users to help US legislators understand the political preferences and views of their constituents. After you register, you will be able to receive updates on upcoming legislation based on your interests, and indicate to your legislators how you want them to vote. You will have the option to send your voting guidance to your legislators. Congress requires that petitions from constituents, whether through Pollsition or individual legislators' webpages, include personal information so that legislators will know that the data reflects the opinion of their legitimate constituency. After you vote, you will have the opportunity to share your activity on Pollsition with others in your social media networks so that others can be inspired to join you in using Pollsition to strengthen America's democracy.

Screenshots

News 94 screens
Pollsition4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: News 9 at 4.6 against Pollsition's 4.0. News 9 also leads on ratings volume (11K vs 1). Pollsition's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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

News 9 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: News 9 has 11K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

News 9 ships an update every 3 months, Pollsition every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
News 9 versus Pollsition: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNews 9Pollsition
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews42.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.014.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB50 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperGriffin Communications, L.L.C.Pollsition, Inc

Customer experience

News 9

All ratings10,735 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews162 reviews
Positive42.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative50.0%

Pollsition

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

News 9

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Live stream playback issues
  • Breaking news notifications not linked to stories
  • Weather forecast data not updating in real-time

Requested features

3 requests
  • Customizable notification settings
  • Live video streaming during emergencies
  • Improved weather radar and forecasting

Pollsition

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

News 9

No in-app purchases

None

Pollsition

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is News 9 free?
News 9 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pollsition free?
Pollsition is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, News 9 or Pollsition?
News 9 is rated higher. News 9 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Pollsition averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do News 9 or Pollsition have ads?
News 9 shows ads; Pollsition does not.
Which is updated more often, News 9 or Pollsition?
News 9 ships an update every 3 months, and Pollsition every 6 months. Most recently, News 9 was updated on November 10, 2026 and Pollsition on October 30, 2026.

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