# FRED Economic Data

> Mobile access to extensive economic data series and visualizations. (iPhone/iPad app by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fred-economic-data/id451715489 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis](https://appshunter.io/developer/451715492)
- Category: Finance, Education
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.40/5 from 87 App Store ratings · 88 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 26 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2011-07-30
- Data updated: 2026-08-28
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fred-economic-data/id451715489/reviews.md

## What is FRED Economic Data?

Take the economy with you wherever you go. The FRED app gets you the economic data you need— anytime, anywhere. Enjoy full access to nearly 149,000 economic data series from 59 regional, national and international sources.   The graphs and supporting data are housed on the St. Louis Fed’s signature database—FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Database).  The FRED app is perfect for students, financial market professionals, academics and anyone else interested in economic data. 
What you can do with this app:
•browse for data by category, release, source and popularity or search by keywords or series ID;
•view and create custom graphs;
•store your favorite data series for quick and easy access;
•share your favorite data series or graphs via e-mail or post them directly to your Twitter or Facebook account; 
•and receive the latest news on new data series , updates, and St. Louis Fed economic research.

The app is free to download. 
If you encounter problems or have suggestions for improving our app, please contact us at webmaster@research.stlouisfed.org.

## Key features

- Access 149,000+ economic data series
- Browse data by category, source, or popularity
- Create custom data graphs
- Store favorite data series
- Share data series and graphs
- Receive economic news and updates

## What do users think of FRED Economic Data?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Access to economic data
- 👍 Useful for fact-checking
- 👍 Comprehensive data source
- 👍 Handy for quick conversations
- 👍 Great content
- 👍 Useful for work
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 👍 Intuitive design
- 👍 Robust data
- 👍 Elegant simplicity

**Cons**

- 🐛 App is non-functional
- 🐛 Broken experience
- 🐛 Web slop or React Native
- 🐛 Cropped graph images
- 🐛 Unreadable charts
- 🐛 Clunky and unreliable
- 🐛 Inefficient to use
- 🐛 Outdated user interface
- 🐛 Poor usability
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Freezes on launch
- 🐛 Unusable on iPhone X
- 🐛 Graph axes off page
- 🐛 Saving only top half of graph
- 🐛 Saving low quality JPEG
- 🐛 No way to find page again
- 🐛 Website is better

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App is non-functional
- Graph images are cropped
- Graph images are cropped, only top half visible
- Saving photo only saves top half of graph
- Cannot login with Apple account
- Cannot remove favorites
- Charts are miniscule and unreadable
- Expanding graph axes go off page
- Graphs are off the screen
- Cannot be viewed properly
- Issues with logging in
- Issues with saving data or comparisons
- Chart is cut off at the bottom
- Doesn’t let you scroll through the graph
- Only see half the charts
- Cannot change settings or parameters in horizontal view
- Select years automatically gives projections instead of actual
- Expanded horizontal view bugged out, did not show half of data
- X axis often isn’t visible
- Bad Request: Account Verification Failed
- Full screen view of saved graphs often glitches and does not show full screen
- Cannot view saved dashboards
- Poor search functionality
- Search bar doesn’t narrow down list
- Doesn’t update
- Doesn’t work
- Search is a disaster
- App runs like it's 2005
- App is buggy
- App is buggy again
- Buggy search
- Charts on iPhone in portrait mode is idiotic
- When rotating phone, chart goes from five-year to max chart
- iPhone keyboard screen covers login page
- Thumbnail charts too small to read
- Cannot be used in landscape mode
- Formatted in a huge image that puts axes off the page
- Still inappropriately formatted in landscape
- Text is almost microscopic in landscape
- Stays in portrait mode on iPad
- iPad Pro charts are clipped
- Cannot zoom on graphs
- Graph scale incorrect to the point of obfuscation
- Cannot share blog posts
- Won’t display in landscape
- No value add over the website
- Crashes when attempting to add new series to a graph
- App crashes sometimes when comparing two graphs
- Navigation path to current page is unknown
- App is very buggy
- App crashed when attempting to add a graph
- New version needs months of testing
- Older version was more stable and reliable
- Can’t navigate because of screen layout
- App is broken
- Cannot launch app on iOS
- Issa broken
- Unusable as of this date
- Won’t launch on iOS 11
- App is broken, but can get past splash screen with workaround
- App is currently totally broken and unusable
- Death upon arrival
- Cannot pass the “New Features” page
- “Get Started” button aligned with home touch button
- App cant load
- Cannot get past the “New Features” screen
- “Get Started” link is outside the usable space
- App freezes
- Fails to load on current iOS and iPhone 8
- Can’t make it past preferences screen
- Screen has a “get started” window over the app that doesn’t allow interaction
- App was useful prior to iPhone X, now broken and useless
- Cannot get past the new features page
- Wouldn’t even start
- App takes forever to load
- App showed splash screen and exited
- Crashed a few times
- App gets crash sometimes

**Most requested features**

- Include widgets for favorites
- Include all web version edit graph features
- Allow saving and sharing in multiple formats (PDF, Excel)
- View saved dashboards
- Use graphing editor tool
- Add help section with common definitions
- Allow indexing two datasets for comparison
- Add a button for zero-based Y-axis
- Add URL for series on info page
- Ability to add different series to the same graph
- View data in list form as % change
- More detail in descriptions for each data set

## Recent user reviews (10 of 88)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fred-economic-data/id451715489/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Just Garbage

*2026-05-03, version 5.8*

The app is non functional, viewing graphs you would think would be the main benefit, but it’s very broken experience. This is just web slop or react native shoved in an app.

### 1/5 — What happened?

*2026-04-10, version 5.8*

Graph Images are cropped, making it impossible to use for months. Never used to be like this.

### 2/5 — Very excited… but graph images are cropped

*2026-03-23*

Very excited to use this app. Had no idea that Fred put this together. However, the graph images are being cropped so only the top half is visable. This affects the image no matter, so when saving a photo it only saves the top half of the graph. Once this is resolved, I look forward to changing my rating to five stars.

### 3/5 — App is Utter Garbage, Data is Incredible Though!

*2025-10-03*

The entirety of this app is carried by the data they provide, and rightfully so. However, if you are going to make an app at least have some developers on the team with UI experience. This is truly an eyesore to open and the website is so much better. 
With that being said, and I know this is a real reach here, but it would be awesome if you could include widgets of at least our favorite's. Would be awesome to not even have to open the app and just see the real time market data.

### 1/5 — App runs like it's 2005

*2025-08-24, version 5.8*

Can't login with apple account, can't remove favorites, charts miniscule and unreadable, to name a few of the multitude of problems with this app

### 1/5 — Love FRED. Prefer the web version.

*2025-06-08*

I use the app on an iphone, which may be the problem. Graphs are small. Expanding graph axises go off page with (seemingly) no way to resize to fit to view. Web FRED works better on my phone. A lot better.

### 3/5 — I’d like to give it more than 3 stars but bugs make it unusable

*2025-02-09*

FRED itself is great but the iPhone app is unusable given the graphs are like off the screen every time and can’t even be viewed properly for whatever reason

Also think I’ve had issues with logging in and saving data or comparisons.

If they fix it I’d be happy to edit my review to 4 or 5 stars.

### 5/5 — 좋다좋다

*2025-01-19*

부자되자

### 2/5 — Broken

*2025-01-15, version 5.7*

Very good app until it just stopped working around Dec/Jan. The chart is cut off at the bottom.

### 2/5 — Needs work

*2024-12-23, version 5.7*

Doesn’t let you scroll through the graph, meaning you will only see maybe half the charts even if you turn your phone horizontally. If you do turn your phone horizontally, all you will be able to see is half a graph and not be able to change settings or parameters. When you select years, it will automatically give you projections instead of actual, meaning if you select “1 year” it will give you a projection of 2033-2034 instead of actual 2023-2024. Gonna keep the app because I would like to see it become more robust, but right now, this ain’t it chief. Better to go through the browser than the app.

## Frequently asked questions about FRED Economic Data

### What is the FRED app?

The FRED app provides mobile access to nearly 149,000 economic data series from 59 regional, national, and international sources. It allows users to browse, view, and graph economic data housed on the St. Louis Fed's FRED database.

### What are the key features of the FRED app?

Key features include browsing data by category, source, or popularity, searching by keywords or series ID, creating custom graphs, storing favorite data series, sharing data and graphs, and receiving news on new data series and economic research.

### Is the FRED app free to use?

Yes, the app is free to download and use. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned.

### Who is the FRED app designed for?

The app is designed for students, financial market professionals, academics, and anyone interested in economic data. It's useful for understanding economic trends and research.

### How can I get help or suggest improvements for the FRED app?

If you encounter problems or have suggestions for improving the app, you can contact the developers directly via email at webmaster@research.stlouisfed.org.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.8 — 2025-02-13

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 5.7 — 2024-09-11

Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

### 5.6 — 2024-04-09

Various improvements and bug fixes.

### 5.5 — 2024-02-13

Various enhancements and bug fixes.

### 5.4 — 2023-08-14

Various improvements and bug fixes.

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