icitizen App Reviews

I love being able to submit issue cards and also see how my answers stack up with using the side-by-side comparison demographics feature in the poll results!

The new version has improvements and I rely on this app to manage my civic life. I enjoy reviewing the issues- glad users can submit them now- and the polls are always interesting. I like seeing how my opinion compares with others.

A good idea, however many of the poll questions are written so poorly it is impossible to determine an appropriate response

Can you guys let news outlets know about your app so they can help get word out that you exist?

I love this app. I downloaded it last night and spent a few hours on it.

The update has improved the look and feel of the app, added some nice features, but as Ive played around a bit theres some annoyances I have: (1) User submitted issues seem poorly handled - Between the subject line and stance described, its often unclear what the "support" or "oppose" means. If I swipe to "care" is that different as well? Several I read are just complaints someone has on their personal situation. It would seem better served to have discussion or comments on issues to be relevant. And a "flag" so these can go through some staff review (it wouldnt appear there is any)? Issue (2) Representatives - Bring back the how my representatives voted feature, this was a great tool to view in one place how my representatives voted on specific pieces of legislation, I miss it. Issue (3) Why cant I see or change the Interests Im following? I deliberately didnt set many issues when created my profile, am frustrated that I dont have this option. Issue (4) Ability to change poll answers...I get why this was taken away, but cant you find a way to just make it harder to change (force a reason, jump through a few options)? I answered a couple of polls that were awkwardly worded and discovered that I inadvertently answered opposite of my intention (relieved they were opinion polls and not issue polls!)...annoying.

The voting feature is great! I like seeing where my state stands on certain issues!

I like how people are able to vote on polls and see the demographic results! There are so many features in the app that help me gain a big-picture and detailed view of where my community stands on different issues.

Major improvement with this release - app is much easier to navigate!

Wow! This is so needed today - love how I can track what issues are trending in my district and how my district ranks with things like employment, unemployment, education and income. I can also contact my elected officials directly from the app - cool!

I love the poll feature but really miss the way I used to be able to search through active polls, add my voice and see where I stood. The way it breaks down the votes in the new version is really cool but I have to scroll through ALL OF THEM everywhere to get to the issues that Im interested in :-(

App works just fine but this site seems to have a conservative agenda. Also they tend to ask more than one question at a time making it difficult to answer if the answers are inconsistent with their phrasing

It just keeps getting worse. The original version wast great. The last two versions have been so disappointing than Ive gone from a few logins a week to maybe once a quarter. Now Im just going to go away all together because its become useless.

New version is much easier to use, polls are improving in quality

Is is now hard to find how my rep voted on my topics of interest. Will have to find a another way. Disappointed in this version.

Sure the new version has cool polls and demographic stats, but I cant see any representatives but my own now unless I use search, and I cant see my representatives voting records and stances on the issues anymore. The app is just needlessly taking up memory in my phone now. I have no reason to use it. Im not just going to get on and take surveys all day. I needed that information!

Love the new app, but it needs the ability to add or remove news sources to my feed. Right now I get the Associated Press (okay) and the Daily Press. The Daily Press is the newspaper for neighboring cities in my area, it doesnt serve where I live. Mine is the Virginian Pilot. I can do searches for articles in the Virginian Pilot, but it doesnt just show up in my feed normally. I also wouldnt mind adding other news sources. Thanks.

Does not work on iPhone 6

The app is still a little glitchy. The main screen doesnt scroll very easily and sometimes not at all. Like the new format with polling.

Its been a while since Ive had this app and I remember I use to be able to look up a senators profile/bio. And find out what Bill they supported now its not available. Plz bring that back. Other then that great idea for an app.