Comparison

VoteMapper Election Simulator vs Election Radar

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

Head to head
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 as many calls as you like, one race or all of them, until 6am ET on Election Day. 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. • Each call gets a reveal card with your running record, then an election-night recap and a season scorecard to share. ELECTION NIGHT, ON YOUR HOME SCREEN • Widgets for an Election Day countdown, your Senate or House map, a live Election Night seat count against the majority line, and a scorecard of how your calls are doing. • A My Forecast button for Control Center and the Lock Screen. 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, certificates and every widget, 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, iCloud sync, your own map in the My Map widget, your score in the Scorecard widget and the full race-by-race election-night breakdown: $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 ratings and candidate data are updated through Election Day, and results are published as races are called. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.scatteredlabsapps.com/privacy-policy

About

Election Radar

Features
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Follow the U.S. election cycle with weekly highlights. Election Radar turns election highlights into a clear weekly view of what is happening across the country. Explore an interactive U.S. map, jump directly to a state, and discover AI summaries covering races, candidates, redistricting, ballot measures, election law, and other key election developments. KEY FEATURES • Interactive U.S. Map Select any state to jump directly to its election highlights. • Weekly Election Highlights Explore notable and interesting election developments organized by state and updated weekly. You can also browse highlights from previous weeks. • State Timelines Follow how election developments in each state evolve over time. • Clear Source Access Each highlight shows its original source. Tap Read Full Story to open the full story from the original source. Election Radar is an independent election-tracking app. It is not affiliated with the U.S. government, any election authority, political party, candidate, or news organization. The app provides AI summaries of election highlights and links to original sources for full context.

Screenshots

VoteMapper Election Simulator4 screens
Election Radar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Election Radar at none against VoteMapper Election Simulator's 3. VoteMapper Election Simulator's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. Election Radar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VoteMapper Election Simulator ships an update every 3 days, Election Radar every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
VoteMapper Election Simulator versus Election Radar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoteMapper Election SimulatorElection Radar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB18 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperScattered LabsYucheng Liu

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
None

Election Radar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VoteMapper Election Simulator free?
VoteMapper Election Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Election Radar free?
Election Radar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VoteMapper Election Simulator or Election Radar have ads?
Neither VoteMapper Election Simulator nor Election Radar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VoteMapper Election Simulator or Election Radar?
VoteMapper Election Simulator ships an update every 3 days, and Election Radar every 5 days. Most recently, VoteMapper Election Simulator was updated on October 8, 2026 and Election Radar on October 19, 2026.

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