Pollster Pass vs People's Poll
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pollster Pass
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Stay up to date with real-time polling averages with Pollster Pass — your go-to source for polling data, approval ratings, and electoral research. BUILT FOR IPHONE DUO Pollster Pass is designed for iPhone Duo folded or open. Closed, it's a full app on the outer display with vertical tab and tool bars. Open, layouts expand across the inner display: two-column feeds and charts spaced so the fold falls between them, a sidebar for navigation, and room to open a second Pollster Pass window on any race. Unfold mid-race and you stay right where you were. THE WEEKLY BRIEFING, AS A NEWSPAPER Open your Weekly Briefing as a printed-style edition: a cover with the week's top story and contents, then a two-page spread for each race you follow — an article on one page, its chart and key figures on the other, with the spine on the fold. On iPhone it reads as a single scrolling page. MATCHUP Put any race head to head: Democrats on one side, Republicans on the other, each with its polling average, 30-day change, highs and lows. On iPhone Duo the two sides meet at the fold. APPLE INTELLIGENCE SUMMARIES Tap Summarize on the Latest tab for a clear weekly read on the generic ballot, every major approval rating, and the races you follow — each with its number, its 7-day change, and a short plain-language takeaway. Pro users can generate a Weekly Briefing covering every race on their list. All of it runs privately on device with Apple Intelligence and is never sent to a server. A REDESIGNED LATEST TAB A time-aware greeting, an election countdown, 7-Day Trends for the generic ballot and every major approval rating, National Pulse cards, and a Biggest Mover card that spotlights the race or metric that shifted most this month — tap it to go straight to its polls. FOLLOW THE RACES YOU CARE ABOUT Star any race and it lands on your Following list — a personal dashboard with race cards, Watchlist Insights like the closest and most volatile race, a News Pulse card, and Race Watch. Free accounts follow a handful of races; Pro removes the limit. SEAT CHAMBER See the Senate or House as a hemicycle of seats, from safe Democratic to safe Republican, with the majority line marked. On iPhone Duo the chamber fans open as you unfold the phone. 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, approval ratings, and primary standings. INTERACTIVE CHARTS Track polling averages over time for the generic ballot, approval ratings, primaries, and the 2026 Senate and House races. See who's gaining momentum and who's falling behind. ELECTORAL COLLEGE, SENATE & HOUSE MAPS Tap any state for its rating and margin. Pro users can build custom predictions, save presets, and edit electoral vote allocations. IN THE NEWS Headlines from major outlets, tagged to the races you follow and shown on Latest, Following, and inside every race. Pro required. HOME SCREEN & LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS Add widgets for 7-day trends, approval ratings, the generic ballot margin, primary leaders, and the races on your watchlist. PRO FEATURES Upgrade to Pollster Pass Pro to unlock the Weekly Briefing, unlimited Following, extended chart history, the full news feed, advanced search filters, the full map editor, and premium widgets. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
People's Poll
Access all 2026 midterm election polls in one place, including Senate, Governor, and House races. View polling averages, trends, and individual poll details with an interactive map. Receive notifications for updates on followed races.
- 2026 midterm poll aggregation
- Interactive national map
- Race-specific polling averages and trends
- Detailed pollster information
- Follow races for notifications
- Presidential job approval and generic ballot trackers
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People’s Poll puts the 2026 midterm polls in one place: every Senate and governor race and every House district with published polls, the polling average for each race, how it has moved, and a link to every poll behind it. THE MAP A national map with Senate, House and Governors tabs. Senate and governor races are colored by their polling-average margin. The House tab shows the closest districts, each by its newest independent poll. Tap a state or district to see every poll. RACE PAGES Each race shows the current polling average, a trend chart, and every poll in the average with the pollster, dates, sample size and a link to the pollster’s own release. Partisan sponsors are marked (D) or (R). NATIONAL TRACKERS Presidential job approval and the generic congressional ballot, as 28-day rolling averages of national polls. SOURCES YOU CAN CHECK The Sources page lists every pollster and every poll in our averages, with links, and explains how each average works. Poll data is compiled by The New York Times and used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. The averages are ours. MADE FOR IPHONE • Follow a race. Each time you open the app, it checks the races you follow and sends a notification when new polls arrive or the leader in the polling average changes. If you allow notifications, you also get one evening reminder. Your follow list stays on your iPhone and is never sent to us. • Share any race or the Sources page with the iPhone share sheet. • Pull down to refresh, with haptic feedback. • Light and dark mode. • Pollster releases open in an in-app browser, so you keep your place. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED Everything in the app is free to read, with no account and no sign-in. THE PEOPLE’S POLL Want to answer the same questions the pollsters ask? Leave your email in the app and we’ll send you one email when the People’s Poll opens. WHAT WE DON’T DO Polling margins only: no odds, no forecasts, no betting. No ads and no tracking, and we never sell your data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: People's Poll at none against Pollster Pass's 2. People's Poll also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Pollster Pass sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. People's Poll asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pollster Pass ships an update every 6 weeks, People's Poll every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pollster Pass | People's Poll |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (75 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 75 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Matthew Harrington | Onward Media LLC |
In-app purchases
Pollster Pass
- Monthly Pro$1.991 Month
- Annual Pro$9.991 Year
People's Poll
No in-app purchases





