13D Research & Strategy vs AlphaSense
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
13D Research & Strategy
Access weekly financial publications and search a vast archive of past reports. Features include offline reading, bookmarking for theme management, and the ability to share excerpts or comment on articles.
- Weekly publication access
- Searchable archives
- Offline reading
- Bookmark themes and ideas
- Share article excerpts
- Comment on articles
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The app allows 13D’s subscribers to access weekly publications and search the archives. The other features include: • Offline reading once the subscribers download report/article. • Identify and manage themes and ideas using Bookmark function. • Share article excerpts. • Browse previous publications. • Ask questions or comment on the article.
AlphaSense
Access AI-powered business insights and trusted answers from a vast library of premium documents. Prepare for meetings, monitor market events in real-time, and organize your research on the go. Ideal for professionals needing to make swift, confident decisions.
- AI-powered answers from premium documents
- Real-time market event monitoring
- Live earnings call transcripts
- Push notifications for companies/topics
- Organized research across devices
- Mobile-optimized premium content search
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AlphaSense is the AI platform for professionals who need to make critical decisions with speed and confidence. Go beyond web search and get instant, AI-powered answers from a deep library of business content—all in your pocket. Prep for a meeting in minutes, track companies or topics on the go, and listen to expert interviews during your commute. AlphaSense is used daily by decision-makers who can't afford to be a step behind. No more hunting for documents or missing key data points when you're away from your desk. With the AlphaSense app, you can: • Get trusted answers, instantly: Ask any business question to get a verifiable answer powered by generative AI and synthesized from hundreds of millions of premium documents. • Monitor events in real time: Experience market-moving events, the moment they happen. Stream earnings calls, follow transcripts live, and get push notifications on companies and topics that matter. • Pinpoint answers, anywhere: Search across a library of premium content, from expert calls and exclusive broker research to SEC filings and press releases—all optimized for mobile to help you move fast and prep on the go. • Organize research in one place: Move seamlessly between desktop and mobile by accessing your saved searches, bookmarks, and notes. Keep your research connected, wherever you are. Trusted by the world’s leading corporations, consulting firms, and financial institutions. Download AlphaSense today and never miss an insight.
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Verdict
13D Research & Strategy and AlphaSense both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of 13D Research & Strategy's written reviews are positive against 50% of AlphaSense's. AlphaSense's advantage is ratings volume (81 vs 7) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 — 4.6 for 13D Research & Strategy against 4.4 for AlphaSense. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AlphaSense has 81 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of 13D Research & Strategy's written reviews are positive against 50% of AlphaSense's.
13D Research & Strategy ships an update every 2 months, AlphaSense every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | 13D Research & Strategy | AlphaSense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) — better | 4.4 (81 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 81 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 13D Research | AlphaSense Inc. |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
13D Research & Strategy
No in-app purchases
AlphaSense
No in-app purchases
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