VPAP General Assembly vs Citizens Aware
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VPAP General Assembly
Access a comprehensive, up-to-date directory of all 140 Virginia General Assembly members. Quickly find legislative contacts, committee assignments, and district details for each representative. Data is sourced directly from official legislative services.
- Virginia General Assembly directory
- Legislative contact information
- Committee assignments
- District details
- Up-to-date data
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Explore a comprehensive, up-to-date directory of all 140 members of the Virginia General Assembly, brought to you by the nonpartisan Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP). Quickly access essential information, including: U+2022 Legislative contacts U+2022 Committee assignments U+2022 District details Data is kept current and made available as soon as possible, as provided by the Virginia General Assembly and Virginia Legislative Information Services.
Citizens Aware
This app centralizes information about your elected officials, candidates, and upcoming elections. It allows you to track legislative votes, follow representatives' stances on issues, and stay informed about election dates. Engage with your democracy by weighing in on posts and participating in polls.
- Find senators and House members
- View member profiles and recent votes
- Track House roll-call votes
- Follow representatives by cause or name
- See upcoming elections for your state
- Participate in polls and provide feedback
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Citizens Aware puts your representatives, candidates, and elections in one place. Now, staying civically engaged takes minutes, not hours. Follow the candidates you believe in, see how members of Congress actually vote, and get to the polls informed. KNOW YOUR REPRESENTATIVES • Find your senators and House member by state and district • Browse member profiles: party, state, district, and time in office • See each member's recent votes on the House floor TRACK THE VOTES THAT MATTER • Browse House roll-call votes as they happen • Open any bill to see the full roll call, searchable by member FOLLOW REPRESENTATIVES • Discover representatives by cause, by name, or near you • Read their position statements on the issues you care about • Follow them to get their posts and polls in your personal feed • Send feedback and suggestions straight to a campaign NEVER MISS AN ELECTION • See upcoming elections for your state • Add election day to your calendar with one tap MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD • Weigh in on posts and position statements • Vote in polls from candidates and the Citizens Aware team • Get notified when candidates you follow post something new YOUR ISSUES, FRONT AND CENTER Pick the causes you care about and Citizens Aware surfaces the candidates and position statements aligned with them. Download Citizens Aware and take an active role in your democracy. It only takes a few minutes a week!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: VPAP General Assembly at every 3 days against Citizens Aware's monthly. VPAP General Assembly also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 — 5.0 for VPAP General Assembly against 5.0 for Citizens Aware. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively.
VPAP General Assembly ships an update every 3 days, Citizens Aware monthly. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | VPAP General Assembly | Citizens Aware |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virginia Public Access Project, Inc. | Citizens Aware LLC |
Customer experience
VPAP General Assembly
Citizens Aware
In-app purchases
VPAP General Assembly
No in-app purchases
Citizens Aware
No in-app purchases
