# Howl: Insider Trades & Alerts — SEC filings, Congress & stocks

> Stock market analysis, alerts, and smart money tracking in plain English. (iPhone/iPad app by Lionel Teo.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/howl-insider-trades-and-alerts/id6760289425 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Lionel Teo](https://appshunter.io/developer/1842096955)
- Category: Finance, News
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 3 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 18 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-03-25
- Data updated: 2026-09-19
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/howl-insider-trades-and-alerts/id6760289425/reviews.md

## What is Howl?

Howl reads the SEC filings for the stocks you follow and tells you when one is worth your attention.

Public companies disclose everything. 8-Ks, quarterly reports, insider trades, earnings. Almost nobody reads them. Howl checks for new filings on your watchlist every five minutes during market hours and turns the ones that count into plain English. When a CEO buys stock, when a company files an 8-K, when earnings land, you get a push and a short explanation of what happened.

INSIDER TRADES WITHOUT THE NOISE
Most insider filings are stock grants, tax withholdings and pre-scheduled sales. Howl filters those out and keeps the buys and sells that carry a signal, scaled to the size of the company. A large purchase at a small company gets flagged. The same dollar amount at a trillion-dollar company does not. Each stock also gets an insider sentiment read, so you can see when several executives are buying at once.

EARNINGS, EXPLAINED
Shortly after a company reports, Howl reads the press release and tells you whether it beat or missed, what changed in guidance, and what to watch next quarter. Every past quarter sits on the stock page next to what analysts expected.

CONGRESS TRADES
Members of Congress must disclose every stock trade. Howl collects those filings for 17 politicians, scores each one's disclosed buys against the S&P 500 from the day they were filed, and flags when someone trades a sector their own committee oversees.

WHAT THE BIG FUNDS HOLD
23 notable investors, from Warren Buffett to Bill Ackman, file their portfolios every quarter. See what each of them holds, what they bought and sold, and which stocks the most of them bought last quarter.

EVERY STOCK, IN PLAIN ENGLISH
Open any stock for a clear read on what is happening and why. See how the business makes money, segment by segment, with revenue figures from its own annual and quarterly reports. A valuation dial shows how much growth today's price assumes, and lets you test your own view of what a share is worth.

YOUR WEEK, BEFORE IT HAPPENS
Earnings dates, Fed decisions and economic releases for the stocks you follow, plus a daily market brief that leads with the bottom line.

No hype, no hot takes, no jargon. Just the source documents, made readable.

Free on iPhone and iPad.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://howlapp.co/privacy

## Key features

- Stock explanations in plain English
- Real-time market movement alerts
- Smart money trade tracking
- SEC filing notifications
- Financial event calendar
- Personalized stock alerts

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Howl Pro Monthly | $7.99 | per month |
| Howl Pro Yearly | $59.99 | per year |


## Recent user reviews (2 of 2)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/howl-insider-trades-and-alerts/id6760289425/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Really clean app

*2026-08-31*

I really like the UI of this app and the alerts I get from it is really helpful to stay informed on my investments! Good job!

### 5/5 — Well crafted. Tons of insights.

*2026-04-08*

Very well crafted with beautiful design. Tons of key insights across the stocks I track. Impressed with this app. Going to become my default stocks app.

## Frequently asked questions about Howl

### What is Howl's subscription cost?

Howl offers a monthly subscription for $7.99 and a yearly subscription for $59.99. Both plans include a 3-day free trial.

### Does Howl have ads?

No, Howl does not contain advertisements, allowing for an uninterrupted user experience.

### What devices does Howl support?

Currently, Howl is available on iPhone devices.

### How often is Howl updated?

The latest version of Howl was released on June 22, 2026, indicating regular updates to improve functionality and features.

### What is the age rating for Howl?

Howl has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

### Can I cancel my Howl subscription?

Yes, users can cancel their Howl subscription. Details on cancellation are typically found within the app's subscription management settings or the platform's store.

### What kind of financial events does Howl track?

Howl tracks earnings dates, Fed decisions, economic reports, and other market-moving events, explaining their significance in simple terms.

### How does Howl explain stock movements?

Howl provides clear, one-sentence explanations for stock movements exceeding 2%, avoiding jargon and complex research.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.34 — 2026-09-17

The stock chart now has both axes. Prices down the right, dates along the bottom, and the period's high and low marked where they happened. Press and hold anywhere on it and the price and date track along the axes.

Tapping the chart no longer opens a separate full screen, and the page scrolls normally when your finger starts on the chart.

On the Details tab, the section bar scrolls to keep the section you are reading in view, and the Insiders section highlights properly.

Also fixes a crash that could close the app on a stock page for some iPhones running iOS 18.

### 1.33 — 2026-09-17

A design pass across the whole app, plus a few things that are new.

- New users pick the stocks they follow during setup, and the Watchlist suggests stocks when yours is short.
- Today is rebuilt around the market clock and the day's brief.
- Stock pages get a new header, a cleaner Overview and Details, and switch tabs faster.
- Investors: tap any stock in the consensus list to see which funds hold it and how their positions changed last quarter.
- Politician pages show company logos, and the Watchlist scrolls from any row.
- Settings rebuilt, and dozens of small fixes to spacing, type and color.

### 1.32 — 2026-09-03

New for crypto treasury stocks like BMNR: a Value Estimate dial on the stock page. Drag the ETH price to see NAV per share move, and check the mNAV multiple investors quote. Holdings come straight from each week's SEC filings and now refresh automatically when a new filing lands. Plus tighter snapshot cards on the Business tab and small fixes.

### 1.31 — 2026-08-12

What's new in 1.31: 
- The Calendar now groups earnings and economic events by their US market day, with times shown in Eastern time plus your local time. Also fixed a stock-page bug where tapping a section shortcut mid-scroll didn't take you there.

### 1.30 — 2026-07-20

What's new in 1.30:
- Rule of 40 scores for software stocks, in the Value Estimate
  card and as a standalone card for companies still burning cash
- Earnings breakdowns now stay on the stock page until the next
  report instead of disappearing after 30 days
- Notable investors rows now show fund manager photos
- Faster app opens and less battery use

## More apps by Lionel Teo

- [Pulse -  Money & Minutes](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pulse-money-and-minutes/id6753002371)

All apps by Lionel Teo: https://appshunter.io/developer/1842096955

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-19.*
