13D Research & Strategy vs Gavekal
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.
Gavekal
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The Gavekal app lets you conveniently access our research, whether you are a subscriber to Gavekal Research, Gavekal Dragonomics, Gavekal-IS or Gavekal Technologies. The app offers some new features: Notifications Get notified when we publish new research. Background downloads Enable background downloads to automatically get the latest reports in PDF format in the app, so you can catch up on our research even when you’re offline. Biometric login Log in easily by enabling biometric authentication to access the app. In addition to all the features currently offered on our website: Enjoy our research Read our latest research and see the latest multimedia products we offer. Pro tip: you can adjust the text size in the app. Comment Leave a comment on our research, or just follow the comment section on a given article without leaving one of your own. Chart Dashboard Browse our chart dashboard for the latest changes to economic indicators, and read about what goes into our custom indicators. Boxes See our take on the latest news. Events See a schedule of our upcoming online and in-person events. Manage your account In the app you can adjust your subscription preferences and other account settings.
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Verdict
13D Research & Strategy and Gavekal are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 13D Research & Strategy | Gavekal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 13D Research | GAVEKAL RESEARCH LIMITED |
In-app purchases
13D Research & Strategy
No in-app purchases
Gavekal
No in-app purchases
