Dinamalar vs Elect Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dinamalar
Access the latest news and updates from Tamil Nadu, India, and around the world. Stay informed with comprehensive coverage of politics, cinema, sports, business, and more, updated 24/7.
- Latest news from Tamil Nadu, India, and World
- Cinema news and reviews
- Sports news and live cricket scores
- Business news and market updates
- Photo gallery and video content
- Daily horoscope (Rasi palan)
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Dinamalar, a leading Tamil Newspaper & Dinamalar.com, No.1, Indian publication portal from India, bring out this iPhone app to provide its enriched content with better user experience. It will be updated 24x7 with a dedicated team. Dinamalar iPhone app gives you latest news from Tamil Nadu, India, World & important districts news, Cinema news, reviews, sports news & live cricket score, business news & NSE/BSE market update, Rasi palan and photo gallery & video – News, Trailer… with some unique iPhone user experience.
Elect Connect
Stay informed about your elected officials and their activities. Access unbiased news tailored to your interests, connect with representatives, and get essential voting information. Future updates will include candidate livestreams and live fact-checking.
- Unbiased, tailored news
- Political lean analysis
- View local representatives
- Legislator activity tracking
- Ask questions to representatives
- Voting eligibility and registration
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ElectConnect: Your Voice Matters Jacob Percy - Saurish Tripathi - Gautam Annamalai ElectConnect helps you stay informed and connected to the people who represent you. View Unbiased News: • Tailored to your interests • Automatic political lean analysis • Improved article selection • Favorite articles to save for later Connect with Legislators: • See your representatives based on your location • View detailed information about your legislators and their activity • Ask questions • View others' questions Congressional View: • Stay up to date on the latest activity in Congress • See Bills, Laws, Treaties, and current Congressional Members • View detailed information about congressional events and legislation Voting Information: • Eligibility requirements • Registration instructions • Upcoming election information • Polling Places: Find where and when to vote on a map Coming Soon: • Candidate Livestreams: Watch candidates speak live • Live Fact-Checking: See real-time verification of major claims • Direct Senator and Congressional Monitoring: See bills and orders passed right away ElectConnect - simple, clear, and built to help you take part in democracy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Elect Connect at 83% against Dinamalar's 24%. Elect Connect also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.8). Dinamalar's advantage is ratings volume (208 vs 15) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Elect Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dinamalar has 208 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Dinamalar's written reviews are positive against 83% of Elect Connect's.
Dinamalar ships an update every 3 months, Elect Connect every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dinamalar | Elect Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (208 ratings) | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 208 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dinamalar | Aaron Percy |
Customer experience
Dinamalar
Elect Connect
Bugs and requests
Dinamalar
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on opening certain sections
- Unable to navigate past terms and conditions screen
- Videos not playing with sound
Requested features
3 requests- Disable ads option
- Improve performance and stability
- Add support for latest device models
Elect Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dinamalar
No in-app purchases
Elect Connect
No in-app purchases
