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Apps and Software related to Government and Politics
The purpose of this page is to list all apps, software and websites related to government and politics. We will also have an overview of these items. Doing this will let us know what platforms exist out there and what their features are. This will give us ideas for our own software and apps, as well serve as a database for such items.
Distinctions:
- App: For phones, tablet
- Software: Can be used for Desktop computers and Laptops
- Websites: Online platform accessible from any device
For help with how to search for these items see: Methods for Searching for Apps and software related to Govt and Politics (open in a new tab if needed)
Possible Categories
- Public Service
- Transport
- ...
App/SW/Website name and Link (add items first) -- Experimental Table
Only fill out the first two columns for now (Name/Link and Platform type). For Apps, specify in brackets if its Android or Iphone:
| Name & Link | Platform Type (App, Software or Website) | Category | Country | Short Summary | Non-commercial? | Pros/Cons | Quotes from Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countable - Contact Congress | App (Android) | Government Legislation | ? | Provides information about bills, resolutions and other important matters related to lawmaking; and allows users participate in the process. | - | - | - |
| Counties Work | App (Android) | Game (Government Simulation) | ? | Helps users experience governing a county without elections. | - | - | - |
| Government | App (Android) | Game (Political Simulation) | Various | Features 4 different time periods (1945 Britain, 1949 Germany, 2010 Britain and 2012 USA) where users can lead their party and adjust their stance to win. | - | - | - |
| President Simulator Lite | App (Android) | Game (Political Simulation) | ? | Let users rule and manage a country as its president. | - | - | - |
| RandomNation - Politics Game | App (Android) | Game (Political Simulation) | ? | Allows users experience the life of politicians including the role of a president of a nation. | - | - | - |
| All Government Websites | App (Android) | E-Government (Site Links) | India | Contains lists of different sites of government agencies and departments. | - | - | - |
| Government Digital Services | App (Android) | E-Government (Departments' Services) | India | Provides access to some of the government services like application for voter's ID and driver's license. | - | - | - |
| My Government App | App (Android) | E-Government (Site Links) | Kenya | Allows easier access to government services through the listed sites. | - | - | - |
| Kerala Government Websites | App (Android) | E-Government (Site Links) | India | Contains lists of government services websites of a specific state. | - | - | - |
| Tamilnadu Government e-Websites and Apps | App (Android) | E-Government (Site Links) | India | Provide links of government websites and apps that users can access to meet their needs in health, agriculture and other state government services. | - | - | - |
| SingPass Mobile | App (Android) | E-Government (Personal Data Access) | Singapore | Provides an easy access of users data based on their transactions related to government services. | - | - | - |
| Barbados Government Directory | App (Android) | E-Government (Directory) | Barbados | Bears sites, contact details and address with maps of most of the government's departments. | - | - | - |
| Government Directory | App (Android) | E-Government (Directory) | Bahrain | Shows lists of government entities with contact details, social media accounts and maps. Includes employee directory. | - | - | - |
| MyGov | App (Android) | E-Government (Social Services) | India | Permits participation in different government activities such as policy formation and program implementation. | - | - | - |
| DubaiNow | App (Android) | E-Government (Public Services) | Dubai | Offers unified government services from 22 entities including residency visas, public transportation and more. | - | - | - |
| Saudi e-Government Mobile App. | App (Android) | Delete | Saudi | About information lacks, and outdated (updated on 2013) | - | - | - |
| MyTSA | App (Android) | E-Government (Transportation) | America | Provides access to information commonly asked by passengers of different airlines. | - | - | - |
| Pakistan Citizen Portal | App (Android) | E-Government (Grievance Redressal) | Pakistan | Processes complaints and connects to all levels of government organizations from federal to provincial to resolve issues. | - | - | - |
| E-Services Pakistan | App (Android) | E-Government (Site Links) | Pakistan | Tracks almost all government and private organization services. Features include Vehicle verification, passport information and driving license. | - | - | - |
| Samagra mGOV Services | App (Android) | E-Government (Personal Data Access) | India | Provides information to services like birth certificate verification, file tracking and more. | - | - | - |
| SSS Mobile | App (Android) | E-Government (Social Security - Finance) | Philippines | Allows members to check records and status of benefits, apply for salary loans and more. | - | - | - |
Remaining Items
| Name & Link | Platform Type (App, Software or Website) | Category | Country | Short Summary | Non-commercial? | Pros/Cons | Quotes from Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swamy Publishers App | App (Android) | Employees' Manual | India | Shows information about different aspects of government service including Central Civil Service Rules, Office Memorandums and Case-laws for government employees. | - | - | |
| GovHKNotifications | App (Android) | Emergency Alerts | Hong Kong | Disseminates government information or alerts relevant to the users. | - | - | |
| Alberta Emergency Alert | App (Android) | Emergency Alerts | Canada | Alerts and provides critical information when approaching disasters are detected. | - | - | |
| SmartPass | App (Android) | Services Access | UAE | Allows access to multiple UAE Government services using one account. | - | - | |
| IRCTC Rail Connect | App (Android) | Transportation | India | Offers train ticketing services like reservation or booking of tickets and transaction status updates. | - | - | |
| Govt e-Procurement System - NIC | App (Android) | Procurement | India | Provides access to details of tenders published by government entities. | - | - | |
| GovInfo - government schemes, jobs & scholarships | App (Android) | Publication and Schemes | India | Shows government information such as schemes, job alerts and scholarships. | - | - | |
| Schemy (Government Schemes) | App (Android) | Publication and Schemes | India | Links to information about government schemes such as application for agricultural insurance, pensions, and more. | - | - | |
| P@CGov | App (Android) | Social Security - Finance | Singapore | Provides access to information of government officers and pensioners pay, claims and medical bills. | - | - | |
| Sustainable Development Goals | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Rival Regions | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Executive Command | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Country statistics: gdp, politics, population, etc | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| PolitiTruth: A PolitiFact Game | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Big Politics Inc. UK Edition | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pocket Politics: Idle Money | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Master of Politics | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Political Leadership | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| American HIstory and Political Sciences | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Show of Hands | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Transparent Politics | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| True Democracy | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mx. Democracy | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Laws of Civilization | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| POWER - Political Strategy MMO | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Democracy - Polls and Votes | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| VocalEyes - Community organising | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Democracy | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Democracy History | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| UP NOAH | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| MMDA for Android | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Forms PH | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Democracy | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Democracy History | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BC Highways - Road Conditions | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| My GHMC | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Qlue - Smart City App | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| VoiceMap AudioTours | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| VoteUp - Senate Elections Philippines 2019 | App (Android) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| HelloVoter | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| FactStream | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Political App | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Goods Unite Us - Open Politics | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Election the Game | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| We Vote Ballot Guide, @WeVote | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| The Political Quarterly | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| WeVote by Committee of 70 | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1776 - U.S. Politics App | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| The Congressional Record | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Debt Clock - USA, World Countries National debt | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| TrackBill: Legislation Tracker | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Ballottrax | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Congress Contact | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Engaging Congress | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Powerline | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| CivicMobile | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| HearMyVoice-Mobile democracy for the civic minded. | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Brigade: Make Change Together | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| DemocracyDelivered | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| empowr | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Puritan Boston Tests Democracy | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Wisconsin Democracy Campaign | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Outvote | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| KĀKOU | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Digital Democracy | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| USA Simulator | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| VoterPal | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Politics Classics HD | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Kratos Build your democracy | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Vote Clicker: America's Next President | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| V Democracy | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Voatz | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Scars of Democracy | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| GovernEye | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Democracy 3 | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Supercívicos - Neighborhood Report | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| CivicMobile | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Boston Trash Schedule & Alerts | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Commonwealth Connect | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pure Force Citizens App | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sakay.ph – Commute Directions | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BOS:311 | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| ParkBoston | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Street Bump | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Boston PayTix | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| My Local Services | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Supercívicos - Neighborhood Report | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Nextdoor - Neighborhood App | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Gov2Gov | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Snap Send Solve | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| The Noise App | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Coalichain | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| politiscope | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| UMANG | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| VoteSpotter | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| VoxVote | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| VoteUp: Fast group voting | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| VoteInfo | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| WISER Response | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| IEC South Africa | App (iPad) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Code for All | Software | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Code for Romania | Software | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Civic Labs | Software | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Tech For Social Good | Software | - | - | - | - | - | |
| iCompass | Software | - | - | - | - | - | |
| TurboTax | Software | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Vote Monitor | Software | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Code for Canada | Software | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Citizens Foundation | Software | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Democracy OS | Software | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Open States | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Student Vote | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Civis | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Vote411.org | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Represent | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Ushahidi | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Global Open Data Index (GODI) | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Decidim | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Democracy Earth | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Consul | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Liquid | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Nesta | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| D-CENT | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| MiVote | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Electoral Reform Society | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Democracy Club | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Web Roots Democracy | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| TheyWorkForYou | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| myGov | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| International IDEA | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Asia-Europe Foundation | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Philippines | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| SEED - Solution for Environment, Economy, and Democracy | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| ACE Electoral Knowledge Network | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Grade.DC.gov | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Elucd | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Peer City Identification Tool (PCIT) | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Transform Rockford | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| E-Democracy | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Data.gov | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| OpenGov Foundation | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Demand Progress | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Rootstrikers | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sixteen Thirty Fund | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Capital Research Center | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| The Neighborhood Empowerment Network’s Empowered Communities Program (ECP) | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| OpenProject | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Better Government Association | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| CitySourced | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| The Public Square website | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Involve Website | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Write To Them Website | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Alaveteli Software | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Find N' Fix | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| mySociety | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| the RSA | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Government Digital Services | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| CIVICgov | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Agora | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Adhocracy.de | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Appgree | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| LiquidFeedback | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Loomio | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Rousseau | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sovereign | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Epitome | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| CHVote | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Open Government Partnership | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| IBM Center for The Business of Government | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| FOSSASIA | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Vevox | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Who Should You Vote For | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Vote for policies | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Whoshallivotefor.com | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| WhoGetsMyVoteUK | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| euandi2019 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| spaceu2019 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Vote Compass | Web App | Voting Advice | Various | Analyse and compares response to questions provided and shows compatibility of the voters in the political landscape. | - | - | |
| Kieskompas | Web App | Voting Information | The Netherlands | Compares and shows information of voters' political views with the official views of political parties. | - | - | |
| Negative Vote Association | Website | Voting Advice | Taiwan | Allows users cast negative votes to politicians they do not like. | - | - | |
| TrustTheVote | Website | Voting/Election System | United States | Builds election technology framework and open source software. | - | - | |
| CAVO | Website | Voting/Election System | United States | Creates open source voting software and components. | - | - |
Links to Articles mentioning apps and software and websites
- 5 Best Political Apps to Help You Resist, Stay Informed, and Take Action
- Best apps for getting politically active (and a few you should avoid)
- Best Election Apps, Political Apps
- What is Liquid Democracy? - The Liquid Blog - Liquid US
- Technologies for 21st Century democracy
- Apps for democracy – open data and the future of politics
- Could Technology Remove the Politicians From Politics? - VICE
- Liquid democracy uses blockchain to fix politics, and now you can vote for it
- Mivote
- sitePDF Democracy as the Indicator of Sustainability - OECD.org
- How democracy can offer the 'best system' to achieve development Devex
- Democracy, democratization and climate change: complex relationships: Democratization: Vol 19, No 5 - Taylor & Francis Online
- Solutions for environment, economy, and democracy (SEED) ACM Interactions - Association for Computing Machinery
- How users of an app are influencing local government in Mexico City British Council
- Two eminent political scientists: The problem with democracy is voters
- Out in the Open: An Open Source Website That Gives Voters a Platform to Influence Politicians
- Covering political polls: A cautionary research roundup
- Your Citizen (21.5) Survey is NOT a Political Poll | National Research Center
- Nearly 150 West Virginians voted with a mobile blockchain app - The Verge
- Better than a ballot box: Could digital democracy win your vote?
- 8 Use Cases for Mobile Apps Local Government Should Be Using - Medium
- Better Government Association
- CitySourced
- Government Apps Are Popular, But Are They Useful?
- IntegriTAS
- Could Technology Remove the Politicians From Politics?
- The New Media's Role in Politics - OpenMind
- 8 Use Cases for Mobile Apps Local Government Should Be Using - Medium
- 19 of the Coolest Government Mobile Apps » Community
- 4 Apps That Help Citizens Sound Off to Government
- State, Local, & Municipal Government Apps
- Mobile Apps Connect Local Governments and Citizens - NationSwell
- GNU.FREE - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
- Where's the free e-democracy project?
- Best Government Software | 2019 Reviews of the Most Popular Systems
- 7 Mobile App Development Tips for Local Governments - Government Technology
- Mobile apps empower local government to solve social challenges - Microsoft Industry Blogs - Cloud Perspectives Blog
- Seven successful government apps from around the world
- Pakistan government app wins award at Dubai summit, Imran Khan hails success
- From open source to open government: A critique of open politics
- About – Scalable Democracy
- Adhocracy helps create a future of political engagement
- The failures of the Five Star Movement's Rousseau Privacy International
- Similar Projects – The Democracy Foundation
- DemTools 3.0 Launch: Putting Users First Powers Technology for Democracy
- The Tools We Need to Implement Liquid Democracy – Hacker Noon
- Political apps are all the rage in Trump era
- 5 must have apps for government services - The Economic Times
- Free and Easy to use Mobile Voting
- Best Polling Software 2019 Reviews of the Most Popular Systems - Capterra
- The voting website that's free and easy to use! | Doodle
- Who should I vote for? There's (not) an app for that. - Medium
- A list of Voter Advice Applications – AKA 'who should I vote for?' tools – for the …
- Launch of the Voting Advice Application 'euandi2019' - Press Conference …
- German court bans popular voting advice app Wahl-O-Mat
- Issue framing in online voting advice applications: The effect of left-wing and …
- Augmented Democracy
- Can Open-Source Voting Tech Fix the U.S. Elections System? - Techonomy