GuruFocus vs Buffett Indicator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GuruFocus
Access extensive stock analysis and up to 30 years of financial data for over 90,000 global stocks. Discover new investment ideas with a powerful screener and stay updated on value investing trends and news.
- Real-time portfolio monitoring
- 30-year financial data
- Customizable stock screener
- DCF calculator
- Guru and insider trades
- Value investing news
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Invest Like a Pro with GuruFocus. Discover smart investing with the GuruFocus app. View extensive stock analysis data and up to 30-years of financial data on over 90,000 stocks trading around the globe. Find new investing ideas using our All-in-one Screener and read the latest stock analysis and news. *Key Features:* - Quick portfolio access to monitor your investments in real-time. - Deep stock analysis (summary and 30-year financials data) - Fully-customizable All-in-one Screener to define your own winning investing strategy. - Handy DCF calculator to gauge stock value instantly. - Continuous updates on value investing trends and news. - Guru and insider trades to gain insights from value legends like Warren Buffett and Howard Marks
Buffett Indicator
This app provides market valuation data to help long-term and value investors make informed decisions. It features a live Buffett Score, a valuation gauge, and historical trend comparisons, all powered by reliable financial data.
- Live Buffett Score
- Valuation Gauge (Overvalued, Fair, Undervalued)
- Historical Trend Comparison
- Widget Support
- Daily Alerts
- Reliable Data Sources
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Designed for long-term investors, and macro analysts, this app helps you make rational, data-driven decisions — not emotional ones. Key Features • Live Buffett Score — Updated everyday • Shiller PE (CAPE) — The classic cyclically adjusted P/E, backed by 140+ years of market history • Historical Trend Comparison — See how today's valuation stacks up against decades of market history • Reliable Data — Powered by the Wilshire 5000, U.S. GDP, and S&P 500 earnings • Widget Support — View real-time data right on your Home Screen • Daily Alert — Stay informed with automatic updates
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: GuruFocus at Free against Buffett Indicator's $4.99. GuruFocus also leads on ratings volume (467 vs 8) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Buffett Indicator's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). On rating 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
GuruFocus is free to download; Buffett Indicator costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for GuruFocus against 4.9 for Buffett Indicator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GuruFocus has 467 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of GuruFocus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Buffett Indicator's.
GuruFocus ships an update every 5 days, Buffett Indicator every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 21, 2026.
| Parameter | GuruFocus | Buffett Indicator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (467 ratings) | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 467 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #65 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cechan Tian | LuLu-Ventures-LLC |
Customer experience
GuruFocus
Buffett Indicator
Bugs and requests
GuruFocus
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues for premium users
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
- DCF calculator not updating properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add cash flow statement data
- Improve mobile optimization and layout
- Integrate retirement fund and index fund data
- Display off-market price changes
Buffett Indicator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GuruFocus
No in-app purchases
Buffett Indicator
No in-app purchases
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