Comparison

VoteMapper Election Simulator vs Pollster Pass

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

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About

VoteMapper Election Simulator

Explore and simulate U.S. electoral outcomes with this interactive tool. Customize state results, analyze historical trends, and strategize your path to victory in elections, including the 2026 midterms. It's an engaging way to learn about the election system.

Highlights
  • 2026 Midterm election simulation
  • Customizable electoral scenarios
  • Historical election data analysis
  • Interactive Electoral College strategy
  • Educational tool for civics
Features
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Call every race yourself. Watch the majority move. Build the 2026 map you actually believe in. VoteMapper is a hands-on election simulator for all your devices. Start from the consensus forecast, change your mind about the races you think the models have wrong, and see exactly what has to happen for either party to take Congress. THE 2026 MIDTERMS • All 100 Senate races, with current candidates and a chamber count that updates with every call you make. • All 435 House districts. Tap a state on the House map and it opens to that state's real congressional districts, drawn from official 2026 boundaries, including the states that redrew their maps this year. • Start from the consensus forecast, or from a blank map, and build the outcome from scratch. THE ROAD TO 270 • The Electoral College map that started it all. Assign states, split Maine and Nebraska by district, and watch the electoral vote total move. • Replay every presidential election since 1788. All 60 maps carry the real electoral roster and nominees, reconciled against the National Archives. Load any of them, rewrite the result, reset to history in one tap, and compare one election against another to see how the map and the math have shifted over more than two centuries. SEAL A FORECAST BEFORE ELECTION NIGHT • Lock in your predictions and get a shareable certificate with a public verification link. • Your calls are scored against real results as races are called, so there is a record of who saw it coming. SAVE, COMPARE, SYNC • Name a scenario and come back to it. Saved maps remember their year and their third-party candidates. • iCloud sync keeps your maps in step across all your devices. • Maps and historical data work offline. A connection is only needed to pull updated race data and published results. BUILT TO BE READ • A scoreboard with a balance bar that shows the majority at a glance, rating badges and race rows you can scan in a second, and a legend on every map. • VoiceOver reads every state's rating and the call you have made on it, on every map. FREE, AND PRO The 2026 midterms, the Electoral College map, forecasts and certificates, the three most recent presidential elections and five saved scenarios are free, with no ads. VoteMapper Pro adds every election back to 1788, unlimited saved scenarios and iCloud sync: $3.99 a month, $29.99 a year with a 7-day free trial, or $49.99 once for life. Family Sharing included. WHO IT IS FOR People who follow elections closely enough to disagree with the forecasts. Students and teachers working through how 435 districts and 100 Senate seats add up to control of Congress. Anyone who would rather do the math than be handed the answer. VoteMapper ships with a consensus forecast as a starting point and then gets out of the way. Every call is yours, and you can throw the starting point out entirely. It is a tool for thinking with, not a news feed. Race and candidate data is updated through the primary season and into the general election, including primary results as they are certified. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.scatteredlabsapps.com/privacy-policy

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Pollster Pass

Features
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Stay up to date with the latest in real-time polling averages with Pollster Pass — your go-to source for polling data, approval ratings, and electoral research. A REDESIGNED LATEST TAB Open the app and see what's changed: a time-aware greeting, an election countdown, a compact 7-Day Trends card covering the generic ballot and every major approval rating, National Pulse cards for the generic ballot and Trump approval, and a Biggest Mover hero card that spotlights the single race or metric that shifted the most this month — ranked fairly across the generic ballot, national approvals, and every race you follow. FOLLOW THE RACES YOU CARE ABOUT Star any race from the Polling tab and it lands on your Following list — a personal dashboard with per-race cards, cross-race Watchlist Insights, and a Race Watch section that surfaces the closest race on your list, the one that's been polled most this week, and the one that's gone quiet. Free accounts follow up to a handful of races; Pro removes the limit. WEEKLY BRIEFING — AI, ON YOUR PHONE Pro users can tap the sparkles button on the Following tab to generate a Weekly Briefing — an on-device AI summary of every race you're watching that ties poll shifts to the headlines behind them. Runs privately on your phone using Apple Intelligence, never sent to a server. IN THE NEWS A curated news surface pulls headlines from major outlets and tags each article to the races you follow — right on the Latest tab, on Following, and inside every race detail. Pro required. POLLING DATA AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Browse the latest polls from top pollsters. Filter by poll type, pollster, subject, and date range. View generic ballot matchups, presidential approval ratings, and primary race standings. INTERACTIVE CHARTS Visualize trends over time with polling average charts for the generic ballot, approval ratings, and primary races. See who's gaining momentum and who's falling behind. Every long list also gets a "jump to top" button once you've scrolled a screen down. ELECTORAL COLLEGE MAP Explore an interactive electoral map. Tap any state to view its electoral votes, current rating, and margin. Pro users can build custom predictions, save presets, and edit electoral vote allocations. SENATE MAP Interactive United States Senate map with real time polling presets, user presets and more! HOUSE MAP Interactive map to give the user the ability to create unlimited custom outcomes for the House of Representatives. HOME SCREEN & LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS Keep polling data visible without opening the app. Add widgets for 7-day trends, approval ratings, the generic ballot margin, and primary race leaders — plus a Following widget for the races on your watchlist. PRO FEATURES Upgrade to Pollster Pass Pro to unlock the on-device Weekly Briefing, News-Aware Race Insights, unlimited Following, extended chart history, the full curated news feed, advanced search filters, the full interactive map editor, and premium widgets. iPad SUPPORT Fully native on iPad — the same rich Latest, Following, News, and Charts surfaces scale up to the larger screen, with two-up card layouts and grid-based charts. Great for education, group briefings, and side-by-side comparisons. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

VoteMapper Election Simulator4 screens
Pollster Pass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: VoteMapper Election Simulator at every 3 days against Pollster Pass's every 2 months. VoteMapper Election Simulator also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. VoteMapper Election Simulator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Pollster Pass sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VoteMapper Election Simulator ships an update every 3 days, Pollster Pass every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
VoteMapper Election Simulator versus Pollster Pass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoteMapper Election SimulatorPollster Pass
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB12 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperScattered LabsMatthew Harrington

In-app purchases

3 purchases

VoteMapper Election Simulator

Subscriptions2
  • VoteMapper - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • VoteMapper - Annual$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • VoteMapper - Lifetime Sub$79.99
2 purchases

Pollster Pass

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$1.991 Month
  • Annual Pro$9.991 Year

Questions

Is VoteMapper Election Simulator free?
VoteMapper Election Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pollster Pass free?
Pollster Pass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VoteMapper Election Simulator or Pollster Pass have ads?
Neither VoteMapper Election Simulator nor Pollster Pass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VoteMapper Election Simulator or Pollster Pass?
VoteMapper Election Simulator ships an update every 3 days, and Pollster Pass every 2 months. Most recently, VoteMapper Election Simulator was updated on September 22, 2026 and Pollster Pass on September 14, 2026.

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