Comparison

Blockwalker vs Pulsar by CampaignSidekick

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

Head to head
About

Blockwalker

Features
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Blockwalker is a mobile app that accompanies Kingmaker Data - a data visualization website for prospective political candidates wanting potential voter insights.

About

Pulsar by CampaignSidekick

This app provides a comprehensive voter contact and data management system for political campaigns and advocacy groups. It offers tools for voter identification, phone banking, and data flow, making campaigns more efficient and effective.

Highlights
  • Voter contact and data management
  • Customizable surveys
  • Real-time data flow
  • Walking and phone banking
  • Nationwide voter database
  • Map views and GPS tracking
  • Offline capabilities
Features
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The premier app for political campaigns and advocacy organizations, Pulsar is a complete voter contact and data management system for any size campaign. From city council to United States Senate, we help you find your target set of voters with customizable surveys, an easy to use app and real time data flow. With a nationwide database, our app lets you connect with voters, making your campaign efficient and effective. Pulsar is an "all in one" app with walking and phone banking capabilities, built with every voter contact scenario in mind. For your username and password, please contact the campaign you are currently working on. The Pulsar app is a voter contact app for political campaigns and advocacy organizations. With an "all in one" door knocking and phone banking components, the Pulsar app supercharges your campaigns voter ID and GOTV efforts. Tied to a relational database, the Pulsar app creates seamless data flow from voter contact efforts back to your data inside the Pulsar system. With map views, GPS tracking, offline capabilities and more, the Pulsar app is the premier app in politics today. Built by a team of grassroots operators, the app has been used in local, state and federal elections for years.

Screenshots

Blockwalker4 screens
Pulsar by CampaignSidekick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pulsar by CampaignSidekick at every 11 days against Blockwalker's every 2 months. Pulsar by CampaignSidekick also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blockwalker ships an update every 2 months, Pulsar by CampaignSidekick every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Blockwalker versus Pulsar by CampaignSidekick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlockwalkerPulsar by CampaignSidekick
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPayYourNeighborCampaignSidekick LLC

In-app purchases

None

Blockwalker

No in-app purchases

None

Pulsar by CampaignSidekick

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blockwalker free?
Blockwalker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pulsar by CampaignSidekick free?
Pulsar by CampaignSidekick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blockwalker or Pulsar by CampaignSidekick have ads?
Neither Blockwalker nor Pulsar by CampaignSidekick shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blockwalker or Pulsar by CampaignSidekick?
Blockwalker ships an update every 2 months, and Pulsar by CampaignSidekick every 11 days. Most recently, Blockwalker was updated on September 11, 2026 and Pulsar by CampaignSidekick on September 22, 2026.

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