Comparison

Podium vs Stock Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Podium

Features
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Take Note, Organize Idea, Make a Presentation. Make your own presentation with Podium. Anyone can easily make a slideshow. Make an interactive slideshow and enjoy making and playing the slideshow you made! You can use it in school, work, and at home to make all types of slideshow such as PR booklet, PDF documents, and etc. Making a multimedia slideshow You can add pictures, text, voice recordings, songs, and videos on the page. You can use the camera to take pictures or videos and add them right on to the page. You can draw image and edit image using Pen Tool. Podium provides interactive functions such as item connection and auto play to make your presentation more fun. Easy and intuitive interface Children of all ages can easily use this interface. Use the Item Bar to add items to the page by drag & drop. The size of the items can be changed by pinch-zooming with two fingers, and the items can be moved to any location by dragging. All text are shown on the page in real time with the In-Page text editor that is provided. Use the Undo function to return to the previous work. Record your slideshow You can record slideshow while it is playing. Also you can record your voice simultaneously. The recorded slideshow can export as video and it will download to Photo Library. You can record yourself by using front facing camera while slideshow. Share your slideshow You can share your slideshow with others using Book World. Join the Book World and upload your slideshow to Book World, and follow your favorite author. You can share you made with Podium on Dropbox or Google Drive, etc, or you may send the books to iTunes or via E-mail. You can upload your slideshow video to YouTube, Vimeo, etc. Save your presentation as a PDF document or you can use AirPrint or use Export to print the slideshow. You can export your slideshow to Book Writer which is support iBooks. In Class Brother of Podium, Book Writer is being used in many countries by thousands of people for educational use. Podium helps students to make a slideshow by organizing their thoughts. With an intuitive interface, anyone can easily express and organize their thoughts. You can easily share your slideshow using Book World. 50% sale for educational institutions. Use App Store Volume Purchase Program to purchase Podium. For more details - http://www.apple.com/itunes/education/ Main Functions Use drag & drop to easily add items. You can use the photos from Photo Library to add to the slideshow, or you can add pictures taken directly from camera. Pictures can be moved, the size can be adjusted, and you can rotate or crop the pictures by touching. Text box item can be added to the page to input text. Podium supports fonts and styles of various types. You can draw image and edit image using Pen Tool. You can add videos from your album or you can directly record videos with your camera to add them. Use recorder to record your voice and add to the slideshow, or add music from Music Library to your slideshow. Bring any music from Music Library to add as your background music. Use the auto play function to automatically play the media at the time you want. Item connection function is provided to connect your pictures or text to sound items. The Undo function allows you to return to your previous work. Use the Page Editor to add or delete pages or change the order of the page by using drag & drop. The completed slideshow can be play in β€˜Presentation Mode’. Slideshows that have been created can be shared via Book World, iTunes, E-mail, Dropbox, or Google Drive, etc. Online support is included. Please visit our homepage - http://goodeffect.com

About

Stock Simulator

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Stock Simulator teaches you how the stock market works by doing, not just reading. Practice with no real money, follow a guided course, and understand any stock in plain language. PRACTICE - Play quick rounds or follow a path of scenarios from beginner to advanced - Buy and sell through real moments from market history, with the stock hidden so you can't just remember what happened - Get a score and a clear review after every round, showing what worked and what didn't - Track your streaks, round history and badges LEARN - A guided course with levels and short lessons, built for beginners - Plain-English glossary with a new term every day - Candlesticks, chart patterns and indicators explained with examples - Company fundamentals made simple - Quizzes to check what you've learned EXPLORE - A simple read on today's market mood - Starter lists of well-known stocks to look at first - Save the stocks you want to follow - Stocks, indices, ETFs, commodities and crypto from markets around the world UNDERSTAND ANY STOCK - Clean price charts across different time ranges - A beginner-friendly health check that turns the numbers into plain language - Latest news for the company - Jump into a practice round with the same stock TOOLS - Handy calculators for returns, profit and loss, and more, working right on your device BUILT FOR BEGINNERS - No account and no sign-up - Your progress stays on your device - No real money is ever involved Stock Simulator is for education only. Practice rounds use historical data, and market data may be delayed. Nothing in this app is financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Investing involves risk, so do your own research.

Screenshots

Podium1 screens
Stock Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stock Simulator at Free against Podium's $2.99. Podium's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Stock Simulator is free to download; Podium costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Podium ships an update every 3 weeks, Stock Simulator every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Podium versus Stock Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPodiumStock Simulator
Price$2.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 β€” better15.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size73 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGood EffectDhiraj Sharma

In-app purchases

None

Podium

No in-app purchases

None

Stock Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Podium free?
Podium costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stock Simulator free?
Stock Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Podium or Stock Simulator have ads?
Neither Podium nor Stock Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Podium or Stock Simulator?
Podium ships an update every 3 weeks, and Stock Simulator every 2 weeks. Most recently, Podium was updated on October 24, 2026 and Stock Simulator on October 24, 2026.

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