Comparison

Congress Enterprise vs LobbyTools

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

Head to head
About

Congress Enterprise

Access comprehensive mobile directory of Congress members and committees. Track legislation, share information with colleagues, and take secured meeting notes. Features include detailed member profiles, committee information, and bill tracking with AI summaries.

Highlights
  • Member and committee directory
  • Legislation tracking and search
  • AI-driven bill summaries
  • Secured meeting notes
  • Home screen widgets
  • Apple Watch complications
Features
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Note: This application is for enterprise users only and not for individual sale. If you want to purchase our award-winning directory for the first session of the 119th Congress as an individual, please search for "CongressPro" on the App Store. ********************************** Introducing Congress in Your Pocket, Enterprise Edition, for the second session of the 119th Congress (2025-26). Once you sign in using the password provided by your organization, you will have access to Congress like no other application on the App Store. In addition to having the most complete mobile directory of members and committees available, you'll be able to track legislation and share information with your colleagues like never before from your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. MEMBERS Each bookmarkable member page offers a thumbnail and high-resolution photo, contact information, district maps, a short bio, social media links, capitol staff names and email addresses with LinkedIn pages where available, committee and subcommittee assignments, and interest group ratings. Campaign information includes links to news, fundraising, recent opponents, election results, and win margins. We also offer political analysis from the Cook Political Report, Inside Politics with Nathan Gonzales, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. COMMITTEES Full committees have their own bookmarkable pages, and include the majority and minority office, contact, social media information, and a description of jurisdiction. Members are listed in seniority order and staff director names, telephone numbers, and email addresses are included. Subcommittees can be bookmarked, too, and have website links as well as membership ordered by seniority. LEGISLATION Learn about and track legislation with the ability to search and bookmark all bills introduced in the 119th Congress. Where available, each bill has the official descriptions, our AI-driven summaries that you can share by email, current status, sponsors and cosponsors, list of actions, and subject matter. The full bill text is linked to Congress.gov. NOTES Record or type secured meeting notes with members or committees. Edit and download all of them for use in outside the app. MORE Add widgets to your home screen and in standby mode showing when the House and Senate are in session and to track individual bills and resolutions or legislation you’ve bookmarked. Change your icon to reflect your political affiliation to Blue, Red, Purple, or Dark Mode Black! In addition to a powerful Search function, that covers staff and biographical information, you can see members of the House of Representatives or the Senate by last name or state/district, and by your current location. View lists of Freshmen, Open Seats, Vulnerable Seats, members by Political Party. Other features include the ability reorder bookmarks and navigation, see congressional office maps, and read Ken Mehlman’s strategic presentations. APPLE WATCH Add a quick-launch complication to your watch face and access the 119th Congress from your wrist, bookmarks from your iPhone, and members by your current location. Tap on the thumbnail photo and get a full screen picture. Tap to call, check the Twitter/X feed, dictate or choose a short note, or get the DC office map. Information includes office address, what percent they won their last election with, Sabato's Crystal Ball for the upcoming race, and a short biography.

About

LobbyTools

Stay informed with instant bill notifications and detailed meeting reports. Manage your schedule with an expert-curated calendar and track critical updates on a daily dashboard. Access legislator information and stay connected to Capitol speed.

Highlights
  • Instant bill notifications
  • Meeting insights and reports
  • Expert-curated calendar
  • Today dashboard
  • Legislator directory
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Stay ahead of the Session with instant Bill Notifications and polished reports in Meeting Insights. Use the expert-curated Calendar and Today dashboard to track and share critical updates without returning to the office. LobbyTools Mobile delivers the trusted accuracy you rely on, built for the speed of the Capitol. Capabilities: - Notifications & Summaries - Expert-Curated Calendar - Legislator Directory - Meeting Insights - Today Dashboard

Screenshots

Congress Enterprise4 screens
LobbyTools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Congress Enterprise at 100% against LobbyTools's 50%. Congress Enterprise also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Congress Enterprise holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Congress Enterprise's written reviews are positive against 50% of LobbyTools's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Congress Enterprise ships an update fortnightly, LobbyTools every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Congress Enterprise versus LobbyTools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCongress EnterpriseLobbyTools
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better4.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCohen Research GroupLOBBYTOOLS INC.

Customer experience

Congress Enterprise

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LobbyTools

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Congress Enterprise

No in-app purchases

None

LobbyTools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Congress Enterprise free?
Congress Enterprise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LobbyTools free?
LobbyTools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Congress Enterprise or LobbyTools?
Congress Enterprise is rated higher. Congress Enterprise averages 5.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while LobbyTools averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Congress Enterprise or LobbyTools have ads?
Neither Congress Enterprise nor LobbyTools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Congress Enterprise or LobbyTools?
Congress Enterprise ships an update fortnightly, and LobbyTools every 2 months. Most recently, Congress Enterprise was updated on August 17, 2026 and LobbyTools on June 1, 2026.

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