# Monkey with a Dart — Can you outsmart the monkey?

> Can you outsmart the monkey? (iPhone/iPad app by John Taylor.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/monkey-with-a-dart/id6762563587 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [John Taylor](https://appshunter.io/developer/1894689329)
- Category: Finance, Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 53 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2026-04-25
- Data updated: 2026-07-22
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/monkey-with-a-dart/id6762563587/reviews.md

## What is Monkey with a Dart?

In 1973, economist Burton Malkiel wrote that "a blindfolded monkey throwing darts at a newspaper's financial pages could select a portfolio that would do just as well as one carefully selected by experts." Wall Street laughed. The monkey kept winning.

Now it's your turn.

Monkey with a Dart lets you build your own stock portfolio from the S&P 500 and pit it against a randomly-selected monkey portfolio and the S&P 500 index — in real time.

PICK YOUR STOCKS
Choose from the full S&P 500 universe. Allocate your $100,000 of fictional capital however you like — go concentrated or spread it wide.

COMPETE LIVE
The monkey mirrors your allocation percentages exactly, but picks random stocks you don't hold. Watch the leaderboard update with live Yahoo Finance prices during market hours.

START FROM TODAY OR THE PAST
Run a live competition starting today, or backtest from any date as far back as January 2010. See how your instincts would have performed through bull runs, crashes, and everything in between.

TRACK EVERYTHING
Full portfolio history, position-by-position breakdowns, sector analysis, and performance charts. Know exactly where you're winning — and where the monkey is embarrassing you.

MANAGE MULTIPLE PORTFOLIOS
Test different strategies side by side. Switch between portfolios on the leaderboard and compare approaches over time.

No account needed. No real money. Just your stock picks versus a monkey and the market.

Malkiel's monkey has had a 50-year head start. Think you can catch up?


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.1.2 — 2026-07-15

Chart accuracy improvements: performance charts now precisely reflect your portfolio's real history, including sold positions and cash — and the chart always ends at today's live value.

### 1.1.1 — 2026-06-01

Bug fix: switching between portfolios on the leaderboard now correctly loads each portfolio's data.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-04-27

Improved position history with detailed stats and character cards
Purchase dates now shown on portfolio holdings
Visual improvements to monkey and user closed position cards
Performance and display fixes

### 1.0 — 2026-04-25

No release notes.

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