FiscalMap vs RateRadar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FiscalMap
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FiscalMap helps you explore and understand U.S. federal spending data through powerful search tools, interactive visualizations, comparisons, and funding insights. Search government spending by agency, state, city, recipient, vendor, or subagency to quickly discover how federal dollars are distributed across the country. FiscalMap transforms complex public financial data into a clean, searchable experience designed for researchers, journalists, businesses, analysts, students, and everyday taxpayers. Whether you want to track agency budgets, compare spending trends, analyze recipients, or explore funding growth over time, FiscalMap gives you the tools to investigate government data faster and more clearly. Key Features Federal Spending Search Search federal awards, agencies, recipients, states, cities, and subagencies using an optimized search experience designed for fast discovery. Agency Profiles View agency-level insights including: • Total spending • Year-over-year changes • Prime awards • Top recipients • Historical spending trends • Award breakdowns • Geographic distribution State and City Spending Data Explore how federal funding flows across states and cities with detailed financial summaries, trends, and comparisons. Recipient and Vendor Insights Analyze organizations and vendors receiving federal funds: • Total awards • Average award sizes • Funding trends • Award categories • Geographic reach • Largest awards Advanced Comparisons Compare agencies, states, cities, or recipients side-by-side to better understand funding patterns and growth trends. Interactive Charts and Visualizations FiscalMap includes modern charts and dashboards to help visualize: • Spending over time • Funding growth • Award distributions • Category breakdowns • Top spending entities Favorites and Watchlists Save agencies, recipients, states, cities, and comparisons for quick access later. AI-Powered Insights Generate simplified summaries and narrative explanations from complex government spending data. Modern Search Experience Quickly jump between sections, filter results, and navigate large datasets with a streamlined interface optimized for mobile devices. Designed for: • Journalists • Researchers • Students • Businesses • Government analysts • Policy professionals • Curious taxpayers FiscalMap uses publicly available federal spending information to provide an easier way to search, compare, and understand government financial data. Download FiscalMap and explore where federal money goes.
RateRadar
Track market probabilities for upcoming US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank interest rate decisions. See hold, cut, or hike odds with historical data and receive meeting reminders and alerts.
- Live odds for Fed and ECB meetings
- Market-implied probability of rate changes
- 60 days of probability history
- Chained meeting-by-meeting rate path
- Implied forward rate curve
- Meeting reminders and sharp move alerts
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RateRadar is an iPhone app that tracks the market-implied probability of every upcoming US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank interest rate decision, showing whether a hold, cut, or hike is priced in, plus 60 days of history of how those odds have moved. It computes its own probabilities in-house from 30 Day Fed Funds Futures and STR and DFR market data using the published step function method, and never scrapes CME FedWatch or ECB Watch. See a cut, hold, or hike coming before the meeting. WHAT YOU GET • Live odds for every Fed and ECB meeting: hold, cut, or hike, each with a clean probability. • The most likely rate path, chained meeting by meeting. • The implied forward rate curve, priced from real market data. • Fed vs ECB divergence at a glance. • 60 days of probability history: odds saved daily and kept, so you see the shift, not just today. • Meeting reminders and sharp move alerts, on your device, refreshed on our after session cadence. JARGON, EXPLAINED New to this? The FOMC is the Fed committee that sets US rates. Basis points (bps) are hundredths of a percent. Hold, cut, and hike mean no change, lower, or higher. Every term links to a plain English glossary in the app. HOW IT WORKS We compute our own numbers from 30 Day Fed Funds Futures and STR and DFR data using the published step function method. We never scrape CME FedWatch or ECB Watch. The full method lives in the app under Methodology, versioned so you can trust the history. Built for retail first. Not financial advice. Recommendations for our other apps load online. Their views and taps are counted as daily totals, without personal profiles or user/device identifiers. See our privacy policy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RateRadar at every 3 days against FiscalMap's every 6 weeks. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FiscalMap ships an update every 6 weeks, RateRadar every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | FiscalMap | RateRadar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Epic Genius LLC | Levin David Schwab |
In-app purchases
FiscalMap
No in-app purchases
RateRadar
No in-app purchases









