# Stock Market Simulator — user reviews > 214 indexed App Store user reviews of Stock Market Simulator by LineCentury, rated 4.60/5 from 6,886 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stock-market-simulator/id1454193469/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stock-market-simulator/id1454193469.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 5,501 · 4★ 688 · 3★ 296 · 2★ 97 · 1★ 304 ## What do users think of Stock Market Simulator? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Good mechanics - 🚀 Realistic stock simulation - 💡 Great practice for beginners - 👍 Useful for learning stock trading **Cons** - 🐛 Glitches and bugs - 🐛 Crashes and freezes - 🐛 Issues with stock splits and tracking - 🔊 Annoying sounds and ads - 🔍 Limited features and functionality **Commonly reported bugs** - Stocks not updating correctly after splits - Limit orders not working properly - Portfolio graphs and data not functioning - Crashing and freezing issues - Stocks not tracking correctly **Most requested features** - Personalized starting buying power - Distinguish cash on hand from invested money - Add futures and options trading - Real-time chart updates - Leaderboard and competition features ## Newest reviews (14 of 214) ### 3/5 — Developer tournament reset *2026-07-29, version 9.4* Some nitpicks with the app, no dividend returns, graph of portfolio shows what the current portfolio if invested from opening of the app would be worth but not the actual worth of the portfolio and changes over time. But one very big issue, the weekly tournament is able to be reset by anyone, or at least me. I feel this should not be possible at all, I didn’t think it was but I was curious so I tried to and it let me without a hitch. This shoipd be fixed, I don’t even have premium on the app. I do very much appreciate not having ads on the free version but wish I could save up my one trade a day and then do multiple trades on one day. Overall best free app that I have found for this but still has many issues ### 3/5 — Ideas *2026-04-23, version 2.5.0* I really wish it had index funds like the S&P500 and Dow jones that would make it much better other than that great game ### 2/5 — Doesn’t use real time data *2026-03-24, version 2.4.0* This platform doesn’t use real time data from the market, so you can’t accurately time trades. Not very helpful ### 3/5 — Not free anymore *2025-10-09, version 2.1.0* Was free and fun while it lasted. Used it only to pass time and for the dopamine hits. After recent update, stocks reset and I lost the 18M that I accumulated through app bug. Now, it wants me to pay for fun. Deleted. ### 4/5 — Pretty decent *2025-07-28, version 1.7.17* I honestly wish I could “trade” options to see how they may perform ### 4/5 — Mostly good *2025-06-26, version 1.7.16* I can’t get reward from ad it stuck on screen but overall good ### 1/5 — Stopped working 2025 *2025-05-19, version 1.7.16* This was a great app that suddenly does not recognize stock symbols or give updated information. Started after the latest bug fixes. ### 1/5 — Funktioniert nicht. *2025-05-17* Die App am besten gar nicht erst installieren, es funktioniert nichts. Außerdem werdet ihr mit Werbung vollgespamt. **Developer response:** Hi, We've fixed the issue when searching for stocks. Please update to the latest version. Let us know if it worked. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you ### 4/5 — Stock market sim *2025-05-13, version 1.7.16* This app is quite helpful for beginners trying to learn just I think there should be more stock options etc but over all it’s pretty good. ### 1/5 — Can’t search stocks anymore *2025-05-08, version 1.7.16* Can’t search for stocks anymore, must have been an update that ruined this app ### 3/5 — It won’t let me search for stocks *2025-05-02, version 1.7.16* When I try to search for a stock using its clicker it just a blank screen? Could you help me? If I find out how to search it looks like it would be a 5 star app ### 2/5 — Flaw *2025-04-14, version 1.7.16* Can’t search stocks ### 2/5 — Used to be good *2025-04-11* Not able to search any Stocks **Developer response:** Hi, We've fixed the issue when searching for stocks. Please update to the latest version. Let us know if it worked. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2025-04-04, version 1.7.16* I can’t use the search bar, the app is broken ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — PLEASE READ THIS *2026-04-01, version 2.4.0* You literally have to buy a subscription if you don’t you can only make 1 trade a day. That is insane minus well charge for the app. Don’t recommend if your looking for a free stock trading game ### 1/5 — Free for wasting your time *2026-03-21, version 2.4.0* I got to know this program through artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence said it was free, but it turned out to be paid. I wasted a lot of time like 🤡 ### 1/5 — Schlecht *2026-01-24* Einfach schlecht ### 1/5 — Just like all the other cash grabs *2025-11-10, version 2.1.1* I used this from time to time to play with stuff and try to learn since it was free. Now, just like all the decent free apps, it’s gone the way of the ghost. You don’t need to do subscriptions for people that just want to play the game, you can use that as a separate tier, but instead you force people to subscribe or delete the app. Fine by me, there are enough greasy and greedy companies out there. Hopefully this one never makes it to light. Don’t buy it, don’t subscribe to it. You can likely have ai build a better website you can access that does the same thing, for likely the same cost. ### 1/5 — Total waste of time *2025-10-03, version 2.1.0* They let you trade for free for a few days, and then without any warning or notice, they try forcing you to pay for an expensive subscription. This was never disclosed at the beginning, otherwise I would not have wasted my time trading or paying money to add additional funds to my account. I only added additional funds because I thought the trading would be free, only to find out later that I can no longer do any trades without paying a ridiculous $20 a month. There are many other apps out there that don’t try to fool you, I would recommend going with something else. ### 1/5 — UPDATE *2025-10-03, version 2.1.0* New update, no longer free, very disappointing. Deleted all my stocks and portfolio as well. ### 1/5 — Can’t sell stocks, I only can buy *2025-08-21, version 1.7.17* Very bad ### 1/5 — Garbage app *2025-07-15, version 1.7.16* Garbage app never waste your time on it , u will definitely regret ### 1/5 — This app should be delisted or banned *2025-05-26, version 1.7.16* I bought some funds then found out that I couldn’t search any stocks from the search bar. ### 1/5 — I cannot buy new stocks *2025-05-22, version 1.7.16* Previously it used to work well but nowdays It doesn’t let u buy any stocks. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Money *2026-08-23, version 9.5* Money ### 5/5 — Only if u know sim *2026-02-24, version 2.3.3* Good ### 5/5 — Finally an Investing App That Makes Sense *2026-02-17, version 2.3.3* I’ve tried a lot of stock market apps, but StockSim is the first one that actually helped me understand what I’m doing without risking real money. The live market data feels realistic, and being able to place market, limit, and stop-loss orders makes it feel like a real trading platform. What I love most is the combination of practice and learning. The bite-sized lessons are clear and not overwhelming, and the AI trading coach is surprisingly helpful when I want quick insights about a stock or recent news. It’s like having a guide built into the app. The simulator helped me realize how much emotion affects trading decisions. Practicing here first gave me confidence I didn’t have before. If you’re new to investing or even just want to test strategies safely, this app is absolutely worth downloading. Highly recommend for anyone serious about learning how the stock market really works. ### 5/5 — Free trial *2026-02-16, version 2.3.2* Don’t like how is only a 3 day but it’s helping me a lot with how the market works ### 5/5 — So good real stock prices and helpful to learn *2025-09-18, version 1.7.19* Love it ### 5/5 — Very good *2025-08-26, version 1.7.18* Absolutely love it. It helped me become a financial advisor ### 5/5 — Good for beginners *2025-01-12, version 1.7.16* It is good for beginners to learn how to invest.🙈🙈🙈😈 ### 5/5 — Nice for learners *2025-01-11, version 1.7.16* Nice for kids and young adults to learn how to invest ### 5/5 — Awesome stock money making for beginner *2025-01-11, version 1.7.16* This app is for beginner that don’t know how to put the money in which stock or like good stock or best stock in life. It’s gonna make you the clearance for Which is a good stock or not so I think you should get this app!! ### 5/5 — Good mechanics *2024-07-19, version 1.7.14* Pretty good fun game an mechanics --- *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 2026-09-02.*