Comparison

Pulsar by CampaignSidekick vs VoteCast2Go

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

Head to head
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.

About

VoteCast2Go

This app helps users organize and manage voter canvassing efforts. It allows canvassers to view organized lists and record information gathered during voter interactions. Voter data is sourced from publicly available registration data.

Highlights
  • Organize canvassing lists
  • Record voter interaction information
  • Integrates with political data
  • Uses public voter registration data
Features
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VoteCast2Go is a mobile canvassing application designed to help users organize and manage voter canvassing efforts. It integrates with data and websites provided by Practical Political Data & FORUM Strategies. The app allows canvassers to: - View organized canvassing lists. - Record information gathered during interactions with voters. Source of voter data: Voter information in this application is derived from publicly available voter registration data provided by the Michigan Secretary of State (https://www.michigan.gov/sos). Important Notice: VoteCast2Go is privately developed and is NOT affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected to any government agency or entity. All voter data is obtained from the Michigan Secretary of State (michigan.gov/sos).

Screenshots

Pulsar by CampaignSidekick4 screens
VoteCast2Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: VoteCast2Go at 5.0 against Pulsar by CampaignSidekick's 3.4. Pulsar by CampaignSidekick's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 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

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

VoteCast2Go holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pulsar by CampaignSidekick has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pulsar by CampaignSidekick ships an update every 11 days, VoteCast2Go every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pulsar by CampaignSidekick versus VoteCast2Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulsar by CampaignSidekickVoteCast2Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (17 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCampaignSidekick LLCPractical Political Data, LLC

Customer experience

Pulsar by CampaignSidekick

All ratings14 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

VoteCast2Go

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pulsar by CampaignSidekick

No in-app purchases

None

VoteCast2Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pulsar by CampaignSidekick free?
Pulsar by CampaignSidekick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VoteCast2Go free?
VoteCast2Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pulsar by CampaignSidekick or VoteCast2Go?
VoteCast2Go is rated higher. Pulsar by CampaignSidekick averages 3.4 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while VoteCast2Go averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pulsar by CampaignSidekick or VoteCast2Go have ads?
Neither Pulsar by CampaignSidekick nor VoteCast2Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pulsar by CampaignSidekick or VoteCast2Go?
Pulsar by CampaignSidekick ships an update every 11 days, and VoteCast2Go every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pulsar by CampaignSidekick was updated on November 3, 2026 and VoteCast2Go on November 4, 2026.

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