Smart Trader vs Currency Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Trader
Practice stock market trading in a risk-free virtual environment. Compete with other investors using real stock data and learn from top traders to refine your strategies.
- Virtual stock trading
- Real stock data
- Competitive trading
- Learn from top traders
- Risk-free environment
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Is a virtual stock trading game that lets you test trading strategies while competing with other top investors, all in a risk-free environment. The game uses real stocks data, which give players to experience the excitement of the stock market. Players can also watch the richest trader to keep your finger on the market’s pulse and stay on top of the latest trade ideas.
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: Smart Trader at every 10 days against Currency Now's every 26 months. Smart Trader also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 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.
Smart Trader ships an update every 10 days, Currency Now every 26 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Smart Trader | Currency Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dreamtechs, Inc. | Matthew Turk |
In-app purchases
Smart Trader
No in-app purchases
Currency Now
No in-app purchases
Questions
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