Comparison

BoardEffect vs LegiStorm Pro

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

Head to head
About

BoardEffect

This app provides a secure, paperless boardroom experience for volunteer leaders. Access meeting packets, annotate documents offline, and view contact information. It syncs with a web-based portal for comprehensive board management.

Highlights
  • Paperless boardroom
  • Download meeting packets
  • Offline annotation
  • Contact directory
  • Resource library access (iPad)
  • Board handbook management
Features
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The Leading Board Portal for Volunteer Leadership Worldwide. Make your boardroom truly paperless. BoardEffect’s iOS App connects to your BoardEffect board portal. The App allows your board members to: - Download meeting packets - Fully annotate meeting materials including “sticky notes,” drawing, highlighting, underlining, and strike-through - Read and annotate meeting packets both online and offline - Print or email their meeting packets from the App (optional) - View the full contact directory including members’ head shots, biographies, and contact details - View files from your BoardEffect portal’s Resource Library (iPad only) - Download and annotate your Board Handbook, including bylaws, policies, and other documents The BoardEffect iOS App is free and works in conjunction with your secure BoardEffect web-based portal. For more information about BoardEffect, contact us at (866) 672-2666.

About

LegiStorm Pro

Access comprehensive congressional staff and member data on the go. Search and browse essential biographical and contact information for government affairs professionals. Stay informed about legislative activity and engage with key contacts through an intuitive mobile interface.

Highlights
  • Search and browse members and staff
  • View biographical and contact information
  • Access DC and district office staff details
  • Track legislative issues covered by staffers
  • View committee and caucus membership
  • Access social media and campaign links
Features
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Take LegiStorm Pro with you wherever you go with our mobile app for iOS. Monthly and annual subscribers can use their login information to search and browse the essential congressional staff and member data appearing on our website with the ease of an intuitive mobile interface. Features: * Search and browse members and staff by delegation, office, committees and caucuses * View comprehensive, verified member and staff biographical and contact information Member profiles include: * DC and district office staff * List of staffers covering legislative issues * Committee and caucus membership * District map * Social media and campaign links Staffer profiles include: * Verified email addresses * Social media links * Education histories * Photos What is LegiStorm Pro? LegiStorm Pro is a platform for government affairs professionals who need to accurately identify congressional staff, monitor activity on Capitol Hill, and engage with members and staff. The core of LegiStorm Pro is the industry’s most accurate, timely and comprehensive database of contact and biographical data on congressional staff. We track legislative issues covered, roles and titles, education and work histories, disclosures, social media links, and other contextual information. This ensures that our clients accurately identify the correct staff across member offices, committees and caucuses. Want to Learn More? We believe that using LegiStorm Pro is the best method for evaluating its capabilities and value. We offer free 10-day trial subscriptions to organizations that are considering annual subscriptions. To request a demo and trial subscription, please click here. Our Company LegiStorm LLC is a non-partisan, for-profit company that researches, verifies and publishes information about members of Congress and congressional staff. Since 2006, LegiStorm has rapidly grown from being the only provider of congressional salary data to offering a fully integrated Web-based platform for government affairs professionals who need to accurately identify congressional staff, monitor activity on Capitol Hill, and engage with members and staff.

Screenshots

BoardEffect4 screens
LegiStorm Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BoardEffect at 3.5 against LegiStorm Pro's 2.0. BoardEffect also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (48 vs 4). LegiStorm Pro's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 58%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

BoardEffect holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BoardEffect has 48 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of BoardEffect's written reviews are positive against 67% of LegiStorm Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BoardEffect ships an update every 2 months, LegiStorm Pro every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BoardEffect versus LegiStorm Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoardEffectLegiStorm Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (48 ratings) — better2.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings48 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size276 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDiligent CorporationLegiStorm LLC

Customer experience

BoardEffect

All ratings48 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative35.4%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative41.7%

LegiStorm Pro

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

BoardEffect

No in-app purchases

None

LegiStorm Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BoardEffect free?
BoardEffect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LegiStorm Pro free?
LegiStorm Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BoardEffect or LegiStorm Pro?
BoardEffect is rated higher. BoardEffect averages 3.5 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while LegiStorm Pro averages 2.0 from 4 ratings.
Do BoardEffect or LegiStorm Pro have ads?
Neither BoardEffect nor LegiStorm Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BoardEffect or LegiStorm Pro?
BoardEffect ships an update every 2 months, and LegiStorm Pro every 11 months. Most recently, BoardEffect was updated on October 23, 2026 and LegiStorm Pro on October 6, 2026.

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