The U.S. is increasingly relying on iOS and Android apps as their source of information on politics in the country, The New York Times reported.

The White House's official app is the best source of getting information on news conference and press briefings, along with other apps which focus on the politics in the capitol.

Getting information straight from the White House, paired with other information available offers a more well-rounded perspective.

But what has been the most successful aspect of the White House app has been its very updated and up-to-date look.

For example, the free Congressional Record app is a bit old-fashioned and has very basic updates.

A tweet aggregator, Politics Today, is also useful for finding up-to-date political information and separates them into categories based on political views and categories.

Another app recently caught the attention of the news media for giving voters a chance to see what their favorite companies' political views are.

By scanning the barcodes of grocery items, the BuyPartisan app reveals which political view the company leans toward, CBS reported.

It achieves this by showing the amount each CEO donates, and to which political party.

The app reached 100,000 downloads initially, and it was a top 20 app on iTunes when it launched.

Creator of the app, Matt Colbert, told CBS, "A lot of people are heavily partisan Republican and heavily partisan Democrat, and then there are just people who are upset with the amount of money that's in politics right now. I think that this offers an appeal for all of them."

And there are even more apps that educate the public or offer items to scrutinize in order to help form political opinions.

Some offer simplified versions of bills in Congress, like Countable, or will check facts that politicians use in debates, like PolitiFact.