Comparison

Kluis NOW vs Trader PhD

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Kluis NOW

This app provides daily market updates, price targets, and event information for grain marketers subscribed to specific advisory services. It offers quotes for various commodities and includes local weather data. Users can also access archived webinars and a sales tracker.

Highlights
  • Daily Market Updates
  • Commodity Quotes
  • Price Targets
  • Sales Tracker
  • Event & Webinar Information
  • Local Weather & Radar
Features
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For farmers and other grain marketers subscribed to Kluis Commodity Advisors grain marketing services. The 'Kluis NOW' app delivers AM Market Updates before 6 AM Central time, Mid-Day Market Updates, a PM Market Update recap and a comprehensive Weekend Report. The app has quotes for grains, energies, metals and more. Keep up to date on Kluis’s current Price Targets. App users can find out when Kluis Commodity Advisors is holding events and webinars and view archived webinars. All active subscribers have free access to the Kluis NOW app. What’s New • Updated User-Friendly Appearance and Navigation • More Data to Fuel Quotes & Charts • Sales Tracker within Price Targets • Featured Local Weather and NOAA Radar

About

Trader PhD

This app educates farmers, ranchers, and traders on marketing physical commodities and trading futures markets. It offers news, commentary, advisory, and educational resources, specializing in agricultural commodities but also covering a wide range of other markets.

Highlights
  • Commodity marketing education
  • Futures market trading guidance
  • Agricultural commodity specialization
  • News and market analysis
  • Proprietary algorithms for hedging
  • Educational university sections
Features
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GREETINGS ---------- Welcome to the Trader PhD Mobile App, where we provide data, analysis and educational resources for farmers and ranchers who market physical commodities. You don’t have time to watch the market all day, so we do it for you by bringing everything together about the markets in one place on your mobile phone. We specialize in agricultural commodities, including grains, oilseeds, livestock, cotton, biofuels and more. Offering news, charts, commentary, advisory, and educational components, this app is one you don’t want to miss! WHO WE ARE
 ---------- Trader PhD LLC out of West Des Moines, Iowa provides a Commodity Market Advisory Service for grain and livestock producers. Commodity futures market focus with a mix of education. With over 30 years of experience serving farmers and ranchers, we offer essential tools and market insights that help agricultural professionals make informed decisions, safeguard profitability, and manage commodity marketing efficiently. We invest in technology that delivers advice quickly so you can act on it right away — including audio, video and written articles sent via phone calls, texts, and push notifications for this mobile app. KEY DIFFERENCES AS AN AG MARKETING ADVISORY ---------- ● TOP 20% PERFORMANCE
 - With a distinguished track record spanning over three decades, our team brings an unparalleled level of expertise that serves as a testament to our deep understanding of market intricacies, enabling us to deliver strategic insights for informed decision-making. ● BACKTEST PROVEN
 - We don’t guess. We follow a system that has been historically proven by backtesting based on market data going back over 60 years.

 ● BUILT BY FARMERS, FOR FARMERS
 - Our tools are shaped by real-world experience, hard lessons learned in the field, and a deep understanding of what it takes to succeed in agriculture. Every feature is designed with the realities of farming in mind, including volatile markets, tight margins, and the day-to-day decisions that impact your operation. MARKET INTELLIGENCE ---------- ● News
 ● Market Analysis
 ● Advisory
 ● Special Reports
 ● Trader PhD Surveys
 MARKETS COVERED ---------- 
● Grains
 - Corn
 - Soybeans
 - Chicago Wheat
 - KC Wheat
 - MPLS Wheat
 - Soybean Meal
 - Soybean Oil
 - Canola
 - Rough Rice 
● Livestock
 - Live Cattle
 - Feeder Cattle
 - Lean Hogs
 - Class III Milk
 ● Softs - Cotton
 ● Indices
 - Dow Jones 30 Industrial Average
 - S&P 500
 - Bloomberg Commodity Index
 - Russell 2000 ● Energy
 - Crude Oil WTI
 - Crude Oil Brent
 - Heating Oil
 - Reformulated Blendstock (RBOB)
 - Ethanol
 - Natural Gas
 ● Metals
 - Gold
 - Silver
 - Copper
 - Platinum
 - Palladium Download our app today to start accessing the most unique advisory service. Read our full Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy at https://traderphd.com/privacy-policy.

Screenshots

Kluis NOW4 screens
Trader PhD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Trader PhD at 4.6 against Kluis NOW's 3.4. Trader PhD also leads on ratings volume (267 vs 8) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Kluis NOW's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 16.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Trader PhD sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Kluis NOW asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Trader PhD holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trader PhD has 267 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kluis NOW ships an update every 4 months, Trader PhD every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Kluis NOW versus Trader PhD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKluis NOWTrader PhD
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (8 ratings)4.6 (267 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8267 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size203 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWedbush Securities, Inc.Trader PhD LLC

Customer experience

Kluis NOW

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Trader PhD

All ratings23 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.7%

In-app purchases

None

Kluis NOW

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Trader PhD

Subscriptions4
  • PhD Ag News$19.991 Month
  • PhD News+ Monthly$39.991 Month
  • PhD Ag News$199.991 Year
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  • PhD News+ Yearly$349.991 Year

Questions

Is Kluis NOW free?
Kluis NOW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trader PhD free?
Trader PhD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kluis NOW or Trader PhD?
Trader PhD is rated higher. Kluis NOW averages 3.4 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Trader PhD averages 4.6 from 267 ratings.
Do Kluis NOW or Trader PhD have ads?
Neither Kluis NOW nor Trader PhD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kluis NOW or Trader PhD?
Kluis NOW ships an update every 4 months, and Trader PhD every 2 months. Most recently, Kluis NOW was updated on October 19, 2026 and Trader PhD on October 24, 2026.

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