Comparison

VisaWatch vs Access Your Irvine

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

Head to head
About

VisaWatch

Monitor your immigration journey with real-time USCIS case status updates and Visa Bulletin information. Get automatic alerts for priority date changes and policy updates, all powered by the official USCIS API.

Highlights
  • Real-time USCIS case status updates
  • Visa Bulletin tracking
  • Priority date monitoring
  • Immigration news summaries
  • Push notifications (Premium)
  • Unlimited case tracking (Premium)
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Track your USCIS case and your place in the Visa Bulletin. Add your receipt number once and VisaWatch shows your status and full case history, straight from the official USCIS API. No login, no ads. FREE • 1 case with live status and full history from the USCIS API • Plain-English explanations of USCIS terms like RFE, NOID and biometrics • Immigration News: short, AI-assisted summaries of new immigration rules and notices from the Federal Register • A push alert when each month's Visa Bulletin comes out • Share your case timeline as an image for Instagram Stories, WhatsApp or X PRO (every feature free for your first 7 days) • Unlimited cases, so you can follow your whole family • Background checks: VisaWatch rechecks your cases in the background and notifies you when a status changes • Case Insights: the last USCIS update, your priority date and your milestones (received, biometrics, interview, decision) on each case • The full Visa Bulletin: Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing for EB-1 to EB-5 and F1, F2A, F2B, F3, F4 • See whether your priority date is current and how many months you are from the cutoff • Alerts when your category's Final Action Date moves forward or retrogresses • How far your category moved in each of the last 6 bulletins • A summary of each new bulletin, with highlights and State Department notes WORKS WITH • Any USCIS receipt number: 3 letters and 10 digits, such as IOE, EAC, WAC, LIN, SRC or MSC • Any form USCIS reports on, including I-485, I-130, I-140, I-765, I-131, I-129 and N-400 • Visa Bulletin countries: Worldwide, China, India, Mexico and the Philippines SUBSCRIPTION • VisaWatch Pro is a monthly or annual subscription. In the US it costs $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year; prices vary by country and are shown before you confirm. • Both plans start with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. • Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > your name > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://www.visawatch.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.visawatch.app/terms VisaWatch is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by USCIS, the Department of State or any U.S. government agency.

About

Access Your Irvine

Features
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Reaching residents where they are, Access Irvine makes it easy to connect with City services anytime, anywhere. Submit service requests real-time with photos and GPS location, explore City events, register for classes and activities, and stay connected with the City of Irvine through social media and other helpful resources, all in one convenient app.

Screenshots

VisaWatch4 screens
Access Your Irvine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Access Your Irvine at none against VisaWatch's 2. Access Your Irvine also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. VisaWatch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Access Your Irvine asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
VisaWatch versus Access Your Irvine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisaWatchAccess Your Irvine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB156 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGabriel PevideCity of Irvine

In-app purchases

2 purchases

VisaWatch

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Access Your Irvine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VisaWatch free?
VisaWatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Access Your Irvine free?
Access Your Irvine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VisaWatch or Access Your Irvine have ads?
Neither VisaWatch nor Access Your Irvine shows ads.

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