Ayran 2.0 vs FastDemocracy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ayran 2.0
A specialized newsgroup reader for METU-CENG members. It allows users to connect to the department's news server to read, write, and reply to messages within newsgroups. Requires a valid METU-CENG username and password for access.
- Connect to METU-CENG news server
- Read and write messages
- Reply to messages
- Cancel messages
- Lightweight client
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Please note that this is not a general purpose Usenet reader. You MUST have a valid METU-CENG username/password in order to be able to use Ayran. Ayran 2.0 is a lightweight newsgroup reader (Usenet client) designed and written to be used exclusively by METU-CENG people. With Ayran, you can connect to the department's news server, check out your favorite newsgroups, read&write messages, reply to other messages and cancel your messages.
FastDemocracy
Stay informed about legislative bills and regulations across the US Congress and all 50 states. Receive real-time alerts for new developments, track hearings, and collaborate with others. This app provides tools for government advocacy and informed decision-making.
- Track US Congress and state legislation
- Real-time legislative alerts
- Hearing notifications
- Bill similarity detection
- Collaboration tools
- Add notes and organize bills
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Track legislative bills and Regulations in Congress and all 50 states on the go! FastDemocracy's easy to use bill tracker gives you the tools for a successful government relations strategy. Our app features real-time legislative data across the country, and alerts you of new bill developments. Get real-time legislative alerts, hearing notices, bill similarity detection, collaboration and public engagement tools. We're here to save you time and give you the insights you need for government advocacy. Track legislation across US Congress and all 50 states, with best-in-class data quality and reliability. Add notes, collaborate and organize your priority legislation into bill lists. Stay on top of legislative developments with real-time alerts, hearing notifications, amendments, and news. Categorize your bills and collaborate by creating bill notes, whip lists, legislator lists, and regulatory lists. With just a few taps, you research and collaborate on bills, add hearings to your calendar, search voting records and even share your priority legislation on your website. Our patent-pending bill similarity detection algorithms detect relevant language in bills and amendments - all within seconds. Now you can even track regulations in all 50 states and Federal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ayran 2.0 at every 3 weeks against FastDemocracy's every 7 months. Ayran 2.0 also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). FastDemocracy's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Ayran 2.0 against 4.6 for FastDemocracy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FastDemocracy has 30 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Ayran 2.0's written reviews are positive against 82% of FastDemocracy's.
Ayran 2.0 ships an update every 3 weeks, FastDemocracy every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ayran 2.0 | FastDemocracy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 4.6 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 81.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AKIN, Tolga | FastDemocracy Corp. |
Customer experience
Ayran 2.0
FastDemocracy
In-app purchases
Ayran 2.0
No in-app purchases
FastDemocracy
No in-app purchases









