Congress App Reviews

Exactly as described. Great little tool.

I couldn't get the 112th congress update to load on my iPod. The CEO answered my request for help immediately and even checked up on me a day later to see if it had worked .. his directions worked perfectly in loading it on my iPod. Great service!

I got this app because my dad just got elected as a Congressman for the first time and I wanted to see him on here! :) nice app! :D

Get involved ... It's your country.

I've met Elizabeth Dole(R) NC Richard Burr (R) NC Howard Coble (R) NC

Great app! If you work in government or are just a citizen who likes to know who is or isn't doing what you elected them to do. The information in this app is a must have.

Just purchased it and it is already asking me to purchase the "new" congress. Hmm

Bought this app after 113th Congress was sworn in and expected it to be up to date. Very disappointed that it lists members of the LAST Congress. The app is easy to use, but worthless as it now stands.

Thieves. This is how they do it: you pay for the app, open it for the first time and find out you have to pay more to update information to the current congress.

I paid $.99 for an app that was outdated and immediately wanted another buck to update.

Puts the face to the name of every elected official in DC. A must have for every political junky.

Cohen group takes way too long to update frequent changes in Congressmen and Senators roster -- months. Updating process is tedious and i have been charged twice for the same version. Photos should be bigger also. It has potential to be a really useful app with needed refinements.

I paid for the update but the app still has members for the previous congress and not the freshmen sworn in almost a month ago. What did I pay for?

I was very happy with the Congress application. It does all it says it will do and then some. The updates are great and the few problems were with Apple updating the current app and not the app itself. Easy fix and now I am fully current with all the members of Congress. If you need to complain or make a comment to Congress this will get you the info on who, what, where, to make contact. Great for teaching, letters, and any contact. This is the best buck I have spent in the apple store. This will serve your needs well. Customer service is great all emails returned with in 24 hours and very helpful. There is not a lot you will need support for but is there if yo need to.

Lot's of great information presented in a logical, easy to navigate interface. Contact information for each office is easy to use... your representative or senator is just a finger tap away at all times. The bio information is non-partisan as are the links to outside websites. I think the campaign information links for each office are especially useful with so many elections coming up. The links in the "more" section provide even more details - the "Fact Check" link will help you figure out how much of that last campaign ad was true and how much was a lie! I have one minor & one major criticism: 1) in the "more" section I think the developer should put their "about," "survey," "FAQ," and "blog" links below the more relevant links (Fact Check, news, legislation). It just seems like they're putting themselves ahead of the content. 2) This app needs landscape mode!! All those great web site links are not as easy to read or handle as they would be in landscape mode. At the very least, they could have put a quick button to send the page to Safari so we can read it there in landscape (like Twitterific has). Anyone who enjoys following politics or just wants to know more about the upcoming races will find this app helpful. If you are a political junkie who watches CSPAN you should probably have this app with you 24/7! But it's the lack of landscape mode or a decent work around that makes me give it 3 stars instead of the 5 I would give it otherwise.

Charged me 1.99 for an old version (114th congress)then you have to pay again for the current congress. How do they get away with this?

This is a handy app if you like keeping up with politics. Could include a little more info, like the committees they're on.

Great app for people like me that watch cspan

This is a great app with great support. All those having database updating issues please read this review. I have an iPhone4 and had the same problem getting the updated database to install so I sent an email to the company asking for help. The CEO Dr. Cohen replied to me within 1 day with some solutions. unfortunately none of them worked but in the email he gave me a phone number to call if I still had any issues. I called late in the evening and left a message. In less than 1 hour the CEO himself called me back and worked me through the problem. Looks like iPhone4 users need to fully close the app by stopping it from running the background. After selecting the update, close the app, then double tap the home button to get to the app running in the background. Close the app there, wait a moment, and then restart the app. The new database should update then. If you are still having issues, please contact them directly before you write a bad review. I have never had better service then what I got from them! THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM! I would reccomend this app and company to anyone.

Great app, just one thing if possible to use the GPS in the phone to tell you the Representative in that area that you are currently in?

I've noticed several committee links (especially Senate Committees) direct you to House Committee websites.

Great app. Very useful. The Caucus info is missing. Congressional Black Caucus, Hispanic Caucus, Blue Dog Caucus, and Women's Caucus. Please Add!!

There have been several updates since Senator Kennedy died, but this is not reflected in the updated data. Makes one wonder how current the presented data is. Or, are the updates politically motivated?

This app is an excellent and very handy resource! From info on all current legislators to legislation through LOC. Great app for political junkies and those who are interested in keeping informed. 5 stars!!!

What's the deal with punishing people that got the app when it first came out by charging the for the update to the 112th Congress. I use to show it off and recommend it, now I'll do the opposite. That's ridiculous. I've had this app for quite some time and loved it. This review would have otherwise been completely positive. Don't punish the ones who support you.

This app creates nearly zero value. Most sections of the app simply load external websites that are freely available. The only native element appears to be the list of legislators (+$1), which is actually less elegant than the list on congress.gov. What a wasted opportunity, and a waste of $3.

I love politics. Therefore I love this app! It's great to keep up with what's going through congress and makes it easy to voice your opinion. The twitter link is cool too! I'd like to see that a little more developed possibly like show all the congress I'm following on 1 tab. Also with the browser - please please put a back button. It makes it hard to browse. thanks!

I have the newest iTouch model and the app works great, giving minute-to-minute updates of floor debates, etc. Totally worth getting!

cant get the new version to upgrade and having all sorts of issues with this. do not buy it

Not worth it. Booooo.

We're sorry we didn't charge enough the first time you purchased the app, so we're charging you more for updates.

Tried to get the app to download several time. Followed instruction to delete and redownload. Large program and take a while to do. After over an hour of trying I gave up.

Why would they sell you an outdated app? It is May 2015. Wouldn’t ya think you would get the 2015 congress and not 2014=scam

It's really a terrible app. Not user friendly, no sponsored bills and worst of all they keep asking for money for the update.

I received notice of an upgrade for this application, they said to delete the previous application from the iPhone and off the computer. They said apple would not charge me again... They charged me 99 cents again and will not return my emails. This app. Is very good, but the people selling this application seem deceitful. Be aware if they say no additional charge for an upgrade!.

Whenever I use the geo locate feature it crashes. Always.

Please add fax numbers. That was a key reason I got this app. Shouldn't have to go to their website to get such basic info.

Much info provided is in Web pages linked from the app, which difficult to read on my iPhone.

It's a very basic app with address and phone numbers. Limited bio, but lacks the most important aspect of Congress: Committee information. Mad I paid 99 cents for something I can get for free.

With all of the rave reviews I thought this app would be awesome as I like to write my congressmen. But the info on them is wrong Donnelly of Indiana is democrat but they have him listed as republican. They also have a link for corrections are there really that many mistakes?

Very basic info that is accessible elsewhere. Plus you have to pay for updates. Who does that? Useless.

Did not state an update to a new congress would cost.

I regret spending 99c on this completely worthless app. All the info it presents is available on the web. It doesn't provide any additional service worthy of installing it on my phone.

This worked for awhile, but now it quits whenever I click on a member of Congress. Has yet to be updated. Still has Obama as a Senator.

I uninstalled this app thinking it would upgrade with the new Congress. Now it tells me my iPod is too old to keep supporting, and they have nothing for me. Too bad, I loved this app til now!

This is a very good app. Extremely useful for discovering congressman both by state or by last name. The mapping that shows districts is awesome. All you could want to know in one place. The people that have put this app together are also very good to work with if you encounter issues. They worked through my issues with great responsiveness.

It's pretty good, lots of info. You should add a section for Governors too. Voting records would be cool too. For future updates

I'm having the same issues as others but I have an iphone 3g. Can't get this to work. They should fix the issue or post a solution, either way this was a great app but now need some serious support.

This is information that every citizen should have! This app makes it easy for everyone to get involved. The support at Cohen Research is quick and comprehensive. I definitely recommend them!