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The 10 Best Political Apps for the Iphone
NewsReal ^ | November 13, 2010 | Scott Spiegel

Posted on 11/13/2010 12:05:21 PM PST by TheHawksNest

According to Apple.com, there are over 250,000 active iPhone applications available for download at their App Store. What are some of the more interesting and useful apps related to politics?

I recently did a search of the App Store using a number of search words to see what I could find. The terms I used were politics, political, conservative, Republican, GOP, libertarian, voting, and election (sorry, I didn’t search liberal, leftist, or Democratic—I’m not a masochist.)

My search criteria were as follows. For budgetary reasons (readers’ and my own), I limited my search to free apps, though I realize that cooler stuff can often be had for a price. Many non-free apps do have limited free versions as well. For quality control, I limited my search to apps with an average user rating of at least 3.0 (out of 5.0) stars. Finally, for reliability, I limited my search to apps with at least 10 user ratings.

After eliminating a few apps that were irrelevant to politics, I experimented with what was left. Here are some of my findings (note: star rating and number of user ratings are included in parentheses after each app name):

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I don't have an iPhone (waaah!) so I can't speak to the quality of these picks. The 10 apps reviewed in the article are:
  1. NYTimes
  2. WA State Election
  3. Drudge Report Free
  4. Yes We Camera
  5. World’s Smallest Political Quiz
  6. Conservative Quote Of the Day
  7. iAmerica – The Pocket Guide to United States History and the Presidency
  8. Political GPS Free
  9. msnbc.com Conservative Cartoons
  10. Voter Fraud Mobile

1 posted on 11/13/2010 12:05:23 PM PST by TheHawksNest
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To: TheHawksNest

I have Drudge Report and Fox News apps on my Droid. I use both daily.


2 posted on 11/13/2010 12:59:54 PM PST by LiberConservative
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