Dome Watch vs FastDemocracy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dome Watch
Stay informed about U.S. House of Representatives proceedings with real-time insights. Access live HD video streams of floor sessions, track votes with current counts, and view interactive calendars of congressional activity. Receive notifications for key developments on voting days.
- Live HD video streaming of House Floor sessions
- Real-time vote tracking
- Current vote counts
- Time remaining on votes
- Interactive calendars of congressional sessions
- Notifications for floor proceedings
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Dome Watch is provided as a service by House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark to offer real-time insights into the proceedings of the U.S. House of Representatives. The app features live HD video streaming of House Floor sessions, real-time vote tracking with current vote counts and time remaining, and interactive calendars that display when Congress is in session. On voting days, notifications keep users updated on real-time floor proceedings, ensuring they never miss key developments. Dome Watch is an invaluable tool for congressional staff, journalists, and the general public who want to stay informed about the legislative process.
FastDemocracy
Stay informed about legislative and regulatory developments across the US Congress and all 50 states. This app provides real-time alerts, bill tracking, and collaboration tools to help you manage government relations and advocacy efforts efficiently.
- Real-time legislative data
- Bill similarity detection
- Hearing notifications
- Collaboration tools
- Regulation tracking
- Bill list organization
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Track legislative bills and Regulations in Congress and all 50 states on the go! FastDemocracy's easy to use bill tracker gives you the tools for a successful government relations strategy. Our app features real-time legislative data across the country, and alerts you of new bill developments. Get real-time legislative alerts, hearing notices, bill similarity detection, collaboration and public engagement tools. We're here to save you time and give you the insights you need for government advocacy. Track legislation across US Congress and all 50 states, with best-in-class data quality and reliability. Add notes, collaborate and organize your priority legislation into bill lists. Stay on top of legislative developments with real-time alerts, hearing notifications, amendments, and news. Categorize your bills and collaborate by creating bill notes, whip lists, legislator lists, and regulatory lists. With just a few taps, you research and collaborate on bills, add hearings to your calendar, search voting records and even share your priority legislation on your website. Our patent-pending bill similarity detection algorithms detect relevant language in bills and amendments - all within seconds. Now you can even track regulations in all 50 states and Federal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dome Watch at every 6 weeks against FastDemocracy's every 6 months. Dome Watch also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (96% vs 82%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dome Watch holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 73 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Dome Watch's written reviews are positive against 82% of FastDemocracy's.
Dome Watch ships an update every 6 weeks, FastDemocracy every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dome Watch | FastDemocracy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (73 ratings) — better | 4.6 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.3% of reviews — better | 81.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #177 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Office of the House Democrats | FastDemocracy Corp. |
Customer experience
Dome Watch
FastDemocracy
In-app purchases
Dome Watch
No in-app purchases
FastDemocracy
No in-app purchases






