Comparison

bill progress vs Capitol Lens

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

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About

bill progress

Stay informed about U.S. Congress with real-time updates on votes, bills, and representatives. Track legislation, compare member voting records, and join discussions on issues that matter.

Highlights
  • Find your representatives
  • Track roll call votes
  • Follow legislation progress
  • Compare member voting records
  • Save and follow content
  • Join community discussions
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Government transparency. Congressional accountability. bill progress puts the U.S. Congress in your pocket — real votes, real bills, real representatives, all in one place. Find Your Reps Enter your address to see exactly who represents you in the House and Senate. View their full profiles, contact info, committee assignments, and voting records. Track Votes Browse every roll call vote as it happens. See how each member voted, filter by chamber, and search by topic. Tap any vote to see the full breakdown by party. Follow Bills Track legislation from introduction to law. See sponsors, cosponsors, committee referrals, and the full bill text — with a visual progress tracker showing exactly where each bill stands. Compare Members Pick any two members of Congress and see how often they agree. Drill into their shared votes, filter by topic, and discover where they align — and where they don't. Save & Follow Build your own watchlist. Follow members, save votes and bills, and keep notes on anything that matters to you. Join the Conversation Read and write posts tied to specific votes, bills, and members. See what others are saying about the issues you care about. All data comes directly from official government sources including Congress.gov, the House Clerk, and the Senate.

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Capitol Lens

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Capitol Lens puts the complete record of every member of Congress in your pocket — votes, stock trades, party loyalty, committee conflicts, and more. All data comes from official U.S. government records. No spin. No commentary. Just the record, presented clearly so you can draw your own conclusions. PERSONALIZED HOME FEED Follow your representatives and the issues you care about. Capitol Lens finds your two senators and one representative by zip code and builds a feed around their activity — recent votes, new bills, and stock trades. Add any member of Congress to your feed to track them over time. FOUR ORIGINAL ANALYTICS TOOLS Most political apps summarize the news. Capitol Lens surfaces patterns in the data that are hard to spot elsewhere: Maverick Score — Measures how often a member breaks with their own party on floor votes. A high score means genuine independence. A low score means near-perfect party loyalty. Calculated from every recorded vote in the current session. Ghost Voter — Tracks missed votes. Every member is expected to vote on nearly every roll call. Ghost Voter reveals who shows up and who disappears — and whether absences cluster around specific topics. Conflict Radar — Flags potential conflicts of interest by surfacing stock trades that overlap with a member's committee assignments. A senator on the Armed Services Committee trading defense stocks gets highlighted. You decide what to make of it. Power Trader — Ranks members by stock trading volume alongside their institutional power (leadership roles, committee chairs). Members with high power and high trading activity stand out immediately. INSIGHTS LEADERBOARDS See who tops the charts across Congress: the biggest mavericks, the most prolific traders, the worst attendance records, and the most flagged conflicts. Drill into any member's full profile from the leaderboard. COMPREHENSIVE MEMBER PROFILES Full profiles for all 535 current senators and representatives: - Party, state, district, leadership roles, committee assignments - Complete voting record with party-break highlights - Stock trade timeline with asset type, value ranges, and dates - Ideology label (Strong Liberal to Strong Conservative) - Contact information with Call, Website, and Email buttons EXPLORE BY ISSUE Browse 34 policy areas — from healthcare and taxes to defense and immigration. See recently active bills, enacted legislation, and filter by congress session or status. POWERFUL SEARCH Full-text search across members, bills, and policy areas. Filter by chamber, party, state, bill status, or issue category. BY THE NUMBERS - 535 current members of Congress - 179,000+ bills and resolutions - 636,000+ recorded floor votes - 38,000+ stock trade disclosures DATA SOURCES All data sourced directly from official U.S. government records: - Voting records: clerk.house.gov and senate.gov - Member information: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) - Stock trades: Senate (efts.senate.gov) and House (disclosures.house.gov) financial disclosures - Bill text and summaries: Congress.gov and GovInfo (govinfo.gov) Data is bundled with the app and updated with each release. Capitol Lens is not affiliated with the U.S. government or any political organization. PRIVACY FIRST Capitol Lens collects no data. No analytics. No ads. No accounts. No tracking. Your zip code is stored on your device only. The entire app works offline. DISCLAIMER Capitol Lens is an informational tool. Scores and metrics are calculated from public government data for informational purposes only. They do not represent endorsements, accusations, or editorial judgments. Stock trade data reflects STOCK Act disclosures with legally mandated value ranges, not exact figures.

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bill progress4 screens
Capitol Lens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: bill progress at 15.1 against Capitol Lens's 26.2. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
bill progress versus Capitol Lens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterbill progressCapitol Lens
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB167 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRamzi KanaziAdam Morgan Morgan

In-app purchases

None

bill progress

No in-app purchases

None

Capitol Lens

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is bill progress free?
bill progress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Capitol Lens free?
Capitol Lens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do bill progress or Capitol Lens have ads?
Neither bill progress nor Capitol Lens shows ads.

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