Comparison

Pocket Congress vs Integrity Index

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Congress

Access information about your representatives and Congress with this app. Track bills, view voting records, and search legislative data. Easily find your representative and stay informed about government actions.

Highlights
  • View recent bills
  • Find your Representative by zip code
  • See Congress members' votes
  • Read bill descriptions and vote trends
  • Call representative offices
  • Follow bills for updates
  • Search 30 years of historical bill data
Features
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Congressional App Challenge Winner (CA-13, 2022) Nothing's stopping you from reading through the Congressional Record or watching C-SPAN all day, but Pocket Congress makes information on the actions of your representatives and Congress as a whole much more accessible and searchable. With the app, you can: • See recent bills in Congress • Find your Representative using your zip code  • See Congress members’ votes on recent bills. • Read a brief description about them and view trends about how they vote • Call their office, straight from the app! • Follow bills & receive updates on their progress You can also search for recent bills or through 30 years of historical data. • Search by category, such as 'healthcare' or 'environmental' • Search by bill name • For advanced users: search by bill number and create advanced filters For all bills, you can see their stage in the legislative process and a summary of the bill text authored by the Congressional Research Service. Share links to specific bills and congressmembers (perfect for educating your friends or spreading the word on social media)! “Very cool.” –Congressman Jeff Jackson Created by Siddharth M. Bhatia, a senior at Piedmont High School. www.sidmb.com Contact me: siddharth@sidmb.com

About

Integrity Index

Track the personal and political finances of U.S. Congressional candidates. Explore the influence of big money in elections and view stock trades by members of Congress. Data is sourced from FEC and public ethics disclosures.

Highlights
  • Track Congressional candidate finances
  • Explore election money influence
  • View member of Congress stock trades
  • Data from FEC and ethics disclosures
Features
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The Integrity Index is the only place to track the personal and political finances of every Congressional candidate in the U.S. You can also explore how big money is influencing our elections and the latest stock trades made by each member of Congress. Data collected from the FEC and public ethics disclosures.

Screenshots

Pocket Congress4 screens
Integrity Index4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Integrity Index at 4.9 against Pocket Congress's 4.5. Integrity Index also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (92% vs 67%). 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

Integrity Index holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 75 and 312 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Pocket Congress's written reviews are positive against 92% of Integrity Index's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Congress ships an update every 5 weeks, Integrity Index every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pocket Congress versus Integrity Index: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket CongressIntegrity Index
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (75 ratings)4.9 (312 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings75312 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB55 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSiddharth BhatiaPolitical Integrity Project

Customer experience

Pocket Congress

All ratings75 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral8.0%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

Integrity Index

All ratings292 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.3%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.2%

In-app purchases

None

Pocket Congress

No in-app purchases

None

Integrity Index

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket Congress free?
Pocket Congress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Integrity Index free?
Integrity Index is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Congress or Integrity Index?
Integrity Index is rated higher. Pocket Congress averages 4.5 out of 5 from 75 ratings, while Integrity Index averages 4.9 from 312 ratings.
Do Pocket Congress or Integrity Index have ads?
Neither Pocket Congress nor Integrity Index shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Congress or Integrity Index?
Pocket Congress ships an update every 5 weeks, and Integrity Index every 4 days. Most recently, Pocket Congress was updated on October 23, 2026 and Integrity Index on October 25, 2026.

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