Comparison

Pocket Census vs CivicMapper

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Census

Access US census data quickly and easily. Filter information by nationwide, state, county, or city to find statistics like commuting methods or median income.

Highlights
  • Retrieve US census data
  • Filter by nationwide
  • Filter by state
  • Filter by county
  • Filter by city
  • View commuting statistics
  • View median income
Features
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Have you ever wondered how many people in the US drive to work? Or what the median income for your city is? Pocket Census is a quick, simple, and concise way to retrieve census data. Filter searches by • Nationwide • State • County • City Happy searching! This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

About

CivicMapper

This app provides detailed civic jurisdiction information for your current location in the United States. It identifies state, county, city, congressional districts, and census data. Enable live tracking to receive real-time updates and notifications when you cross into new jurisdictions.

Highlights
  • View state, county, and city jurisdictions
  • Identify US Congressional and State Senate/House districts
  • Access Census tract, block, and group data
  • Discover Urban Areas and Combined Statistical Areas
  • Live tracking with customizable intervals
  • Notifications for crossing jurisdiction boundaries
Features
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CivicMapper: Know Where You Are — and Everywhere You’ve Been — in the US. CivicMapper shows all census jurisdictions for any place in the United States — your current location, a pin you choose, or a spot you look up. Go beyond a postal address: see the state, county, city (or unincorporated area), and many more layers that most maps leave out. WHAT’S NEW • Visited Places — color in counties and cities you’ve been to on an interactive US map, and keep a running tally by state • Phone tracking — record GPS trails while CivicMapper is open, or turn on Continuous tracking to keep logging in the background • Import GPS files — bring in tracks from dedicated GPS hardware (such as a Columbus V990 data logger), review them on the map, and use them to fill Visited Places automatically • Import & export — you control your data • Hardware tips and buy links — helpful tips for a privacy-first hardware setup for geo-tracking For any location, CivicMapper can show: 1. State 2. County (or equivalent) 3. City (incorporated place) 4. County subdivision 5. US Congressional district 6. State senate district 7. State house district 8. Census tract 9. Census block group and census block 10. Urban area 11. Combined statistical area Turn on Live mode to refresh on a cadence you choose, and notice whenever you cross into a new jurisdiction — useful for geography fans, civics buffs, and anyone who works with election or census boundaries. WHY CIVICMAPPER? Popular navigation apps usually give a postal city, state, and ZIP. They often skip county and many other civic layers — and the “city” on a mailing address isn’t always inside actual city limits. Rural and unincorporated places still get a postal city based on ZIP codes. CivicMapper uses actual geographic boundaries from the US census so you see where you really are. PRIVACY Your visited places, GPS trails, and imports stay on your device. No account is required to use CivicMapper. CIVIC MAPPER PRO Visited Places, phone tracking, continuous tracking, and GPS file tools are available with Civic Mapper Pro (auto-renewable subscription), for the following prices as of this writing: • Monthly — $0.99 per month • Yearly — $7.99 per year Discover where you are — and map where you’ve been — with CivicMapper! https://sitkinlabs.com/civicmapper/terms/

Screenshots

Pocket Census4 screens
CivicMapper3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CivicMapper at 100% against Pocket Census's 25%. CivicMapper also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Pocket Census's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). 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

CivicMapper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Pocket Census's written reviews are positive against 100% of CivicMapper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Census ships an update fortnightly, CivicMapper every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pocket Census versus CivicMapper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket CensusCivicMapper
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (7 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHexpath LLCGreat Sitkin Technologies LLC

Customer experience

Pocket Census

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

CivicMapper

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pocket Census

No in-app purchases

None

CivicMapper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket Census free?
Pocket Census is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CivicMapper free?
CivicMapper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Census or CivicMapper?
CivicMapper is rated higher. Pocket Census averages 2.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while CivicMapper averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Pocket Census or CivicMapper have ads?
Neither Pocket Census nor CivicMapper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Census or CivicMapper?
Pocket Census ships an update fortnightly, and CivicMapper every 5 days. Most recently, Pocket Census was updated on October 2, 2026 and CivicMapper on October 6, 2026.

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