Lightspeed Mobile vs TradeStation FuturesPlus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lightspeed Mobile
Monitor financial markets and trade stocks, options, and ETFs seamlessly. Access real-time data, charting, and alerts to manage your portfolio effectively. Requires a Lightspeed account.
- Real-time Level I market data
- Real-time charting
- Dynamic time and sales data
- Real-time alerts
- Portfolio management
- Options display
- Updated watchlists
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Lightspeed Mobile is the perfect complement to your Lightspeed Web account. Monitor the markets, trade stocks, options, and ETFs with ease. *** NOT compatible with Lightspeed Trader. A Lightspeed account is required to access the mobile app. *** · High performance, real-time Level I market data · Real time charting; configurable charts with OHLC, line, area, and bar charts · Dynamic time and sales data · Real time alerts; price, orders, and trades · Portfolio management; real time position, P&L and Account Values · Options display with strike prices · Updated watchlists Disclaimer: Lightspeed Financial Services Group LLC’s SIPC coverage is available only for securities, and for cash held in connection with the purchase or sale of securities, in equities and equities options accounts. Equities, equities options, and commodity futures products and services are offered by Lightspeed Financial Services Group LLC (Member FINRA, NFA and SIPC).
TradeStation FuturesPlus
Trade international futures options and spreads on leading exchanges from your mobile device. Monitor markets, manage orders, and view your positions and trading history on the go. Requires a TradeStation account with FuturesPlus enabled.
- Trade futures options and spreads
- Access international exchanges
- View market data
- Enter, monitor, adjust, and cancel orders
- Manage fills and positions
- Access audit trail history
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**Note: This application requires a TradeStation account with FuturesPlus enabled.** If you do not have a FuturesPlus account, create one at TradeStation.com. Stock, Stock Options, Index Options, ETF and Futures account holders should use the TradeStation app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tradestation-mobile/id581548081?ls=1 TradeStation FuturesPlus is a feature-rich trading app for futures options traders. Access and trade the leading international exchanges and liquidity platforms including CME and ICE from your mobile device with this intuitive app. With TradeStation FuturesPlus in your pocket, you can keep an eye on the markets, investment objectives and your orders while you’re on the go. This powerful app gives you the ability to: • View market data from all FuturesPlus-supported markets • Enter, monitor, adjust and cancel orders from an order ticket or MD Trader® ladder • Access fills, positions and complete audit trail history back to the day your account was created Standard features include: • Market watchlist • Market-centric view of orders and positions • Trading from order ticket • Trading and order management from MD Trader ladder • Order management screen • Fills and positions • Forever Audit Trail
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lightspeed Mobile at every 2 months against TradeStation FuturesPlus's every 5 months. Lightspeed Mobile also leads on ratings volume (81 vs 20). TradeStation FuturesPlus's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.6 for Lightspeed Mobile against 1.6 for TradeStation FuturesPlus. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 81 and 20 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 6% of Lightspeed Mobile's written reviews are positive against 10% of TradeStation FuturesPlus's.
Lightspeed Mobile ships an update every 2 months, TradeStation FuturesPlus every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightspeed Mobile | TradeStation FuturesPlus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (81 ratings) | 1.6 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.5% of reviews | 10.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 81 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Professional Trading Solutions | TradeStation Technologies |
Customer experience
Lightspeed Mobile
TradeStation FuturesPlus
In-app purchases
Lightspeed Mobile
No in-app purchases
TradeStation FuturesPlus
No in-app purchases
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