IDBIdirect vs Currency Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IDBIdirect
Access stock market trading and investment tools on the go. Track live rates, manage orders, and monitor your positions with intuitive features and real-time data. Make informed decisions with price charts and stock analysis.
- Real-time streaming quotes
- Create editable watch lists
- Place and monitor orders
- Track trading positions
- Access demat account holdings
- Intraday price charts
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IDBI direct’s App is light, quick, easy to operate with intuitive and logical flows. It allows you to operate in the stock markets at anytime from anywhere you are. Track live rates, create your own watch lists, place and monitor orders and trade positions. Never miss a trading opportunity. Provides critical decision making tools like price charts, volumes, limits and stock positions. Create multiple and editable watch lists Get real time streaming quotes Monitor your orders, trades, open positions Check available limits, limit utilization, lien / transfer funds and stocks. Easily access your holdings in demat account Link multiple demat and savings account Access intraday charts to track price movements. • Member name: -IDBI Capital Markets & Securities Ltd • SEBI Registration Number`: INZ000007237 • Member Code: NSE – 07066 BSE - 084 • Registered Exchange/s name: National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE) and BSE Limited (BSE) • Exchange approved segment/s: NSE – CASH/FO and BSE - CASH
Currency Now
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A powerful and simple currency converter, Currency Now provides up-to-date exchange rates for over 150 different currencies and countries. It is a great tool to have when abroad, or if you are just curious about exchange rates and would like to learn about trading. In the future, we hope to add new features to the app, such as support for more currencies, offline mode, localization, favorites, charts, and general interface improvements. Check Currency Now often to see if there are any new updates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: IDBIdirect at every 2 months against Currency Now's every 26 months. IDBIdirect also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
IDBIdirect ships an update every 2 months, Currency Now every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IDBIdirect | Currency Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 9.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IDBI Capital Markets & Securities Ltd | Matthew Turk |
In-app purchases
IDBIdirect
No in-app purchases
Currency Now
No in-app purchases
Questions
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