CongressPro App Reviews

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Legislative Durectur

Great tool I use it every day. I tossed the bulky book I used to carry. Fantastic tech support as well.

Perfect affordable lobbying tool

Why pay hundreds of dollars for a service that ciyp can provide for a pittance, on your mobile phone, wih regular updates? As a professional lobbyist, I love this app!

terrific application for a daily user

i spend my day on capitol hill and this is a terrific application. it absolutely beats carrying around a congressional guide. also good links to 3rd party websites. i especially like the ability to send in corrections/updates to the developer and hope other users help keeping this current.

Essential Tool For Navigating Congress

Congress Pro is a superbly crafted application for any organization or individual who needs to make their voice heard. With comprehensive information on Representatives and Senators, including committee assignments and contact information, Congress Pro is as essential to contemporary political advocacy as the iPhone. Dont deal with Congress without it! The technical support provided is also exemplary. Every email is answered quickly and professionally should the need arise. Congress Pro has my highest recommendation.

Most valuable lobbying tool

Great application and fabulous service. They answer every email, and most helpful team at the Cohen group.

Great App and Customer Service

I love that so much information is in my pocket. It is always with me, versus a book, and it reduces the use of paper. The app provides a lot of information about the members that you can use to help connect to them on their level. In addition, the owner, Michael Cohen, is super responsive and very helpful. It is really refreshing. He welcomes ideas and helps problem shoot. Thank you Michael for your help and for this great app!

Very Helpful Tool

Ive used the CongressPro app on both my iPhone and iPad, as have several colleagues. Its one of the best quick-reference guides (facebook) to Congress youre ever likely to find. Unlike the bulky hardcopies we used to carry, this is convenient and up-to-date. It includes all the information you would expect, including senior staff and committee info, as well as several handy links to external resources. I had some problems upgrading to the 113th Congress version, but when I contacted the developer, Cohen Research Group, by email they responded very quickly and provided all the information I needed to get back on track (had to delete and reinstall, but it was painless and works without problem now). A colleague independently called and immediately received the same helpful assistance. They really seem to care about fixing problems and taking care of customers. I highly recommend for anyone working in the government/policy arena.

Great App with excellent and fast support!

I have used all three versions of this App since it appeared. Useful, accurate, current and their support is immediate and effective. It gets my highest recommendation.

Great app

This is an awesome app for anyone who wants to know everything about 535 members of congress. It is extremely usable and useful. Despite some App Store hurdles and convoluted updates, the Cohen research has been VERY responsive to my questions and concerns. This is well worth the money.

Excellent support, great app...

Had trouble updating the app for the 113th Congress. Followed the directions, sent an email, received a response and had the problem resolved inside of 15 minutes. Outstanding customer service. Excellent must have app for anyone working the Hill!!

Complete Congress

Really enjoyed the Rudimentary version of Congress, but have since moved up to CongressPro. Why not thoroughly Enjoy the Most Comprehensive and Informative Congressional App on the Market, Today ? This App gives you a constantly Updated record of Committees, their Members, their Activities, etc., as well as updated info on All Congressional Members. Well worth the Price ! ( I had problems updating At first, to the 113th Congress, but found a recommended Solution: Delete your App and download again, following Instructions. You will not be charged twice for the same App ).

Great Product

Ive had a great experience with this app. Easy to use and handy. If ever there was a bug or problem, I just have reached out and received a response ASAP. Most of the time it is user error, but they take feedback well. Non-DC friends have been equally impressed and downloaded a version as well. Thanks!

High hopes, not impressed

The Bad: First of all, forcing a *new* customer to make a $.99 in-app purchase to get the info for the current, 113th Congress is absurd. If youre buying the app after Jan 3, 2013 of course you want the current Congress -- why would anyone want the 112th?? Also, some of the committee assignments are not entirely up-to-date. For $21 and a product aimed at government relations professionals, I would have expected accurate committee info. Found one or two broken links to committee pages, when following from a Rep of Sen. The district maps are the terrible nationalatlas.gov ones; a better option would have been to use outlines in the native mapping app or google maps. The "Jobs" feature under "More..." is great if youre looking for work in 2011; it hasnt been updated since then. The Good: I like the link to Thomas. Staff information appears accurate. I like the Notes feature. Wish list: Would be nice if all the members caucuses were listed alongside sponsored legislation and committees.

Outdated

I have always loved these apps , however was very disappointed when I purchased congress pro that the inflation was updated to 2011. I then had to purchase an upgrade for the app for the 113th congress in tip of that, and it appears I will have to buy each update . That was not something inexperienced before, and I am hoping that those who purchased congress pro will be credited for this update. After all, we are in march and the 113th congress is well underway

Great app and support

This is the best app for government. No stone has been left unturned. Tech support is the best for any app in the app store. "The responce time is measured in minutes." 5 stars!!!

Citizen Lobbiest

Had the chance to use this app this week. Very impressive. Easy to use. Location and contact details of each Senator and Congressperson along with information on the committees they sit on. If you want to arrange an appointment through the scheduler or legislative aide you tap their name or position and their e-mail address appears on your e-mail template. An invaluable tool.

Not responsive and nothing changes in updates

I am from New Hampshire and for the sense the last major update, one f my senators (Sen. Kelly Ayotte) is not there anymore. For weeks now, I have tried to get in contact with the creators of this app, I have written other reviews, comments an so on, and I have gotten nowhere. Im very upset that I spent some money on this app and to not have full information. Im not sure who else is missing, but Im sure theres more. This app does have good information, I just wish it had all of the information if youre going to pay the amount of money for this app.

Uber Lobbyist

I have been using Congress Pro for a few years. It is the best source for quick access to Member and staff contact info. I have found a few errors and omissions. Each time i hit the contact us button and got an immediate response from the developer. The mistakes were always fixed quickly. For example, on Tuesday this week I reported that I could not find Ayotte on the app. I got a response within an hour. Turned out it was server issue and it took two days to fix but Cohen kept me updated on progress. This thing works.

Best Resource for Government Affairs Professionals in DC. Period.

This app is great and Ive been using it for years. But it needs an update for the 114th Congress sooner rather than later. Hopefully one is coming soon.

App Update Not Working

Just updated app to the newest version. Tried making the in-app purchase for the 114th Congress, but the buy button did nothing. Went to the Upgrades section, but it said that no upgrades were available for purchase, despite what was stated in the most recent app update.

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