Smart Trader vs Private Client Services
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.
Private Client Services
Access your investment account information on the go. View balances, review asset allocation, check transactions, and assess results. Stay informed with research insights and easily contact your team.
- Secure Multi-Factor Authentication
- Comprehensive account overview
- Investment results and holdings
- Recent transactions
- Research insights
- Team contact information
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Capital Group Private Client Services clients can access account information wherever and whenever with our mobile app. It’s easier than ever to check balances, review asset allocation, view transactions, assess results, and more. Features include: • Secure Multi-Factor Authentication login • Comprehensive account overview • Complete investment results • Up-to-date holdings • Recent transactions • Insights from Capital Group research analysts • Your team’s contact information
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smart Trader at 100% against Private Client Services's 50%. Smart Trader also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 26 months). Private Client Services's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). 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 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Private Client Services has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Smart Trader's written reviews are positive against 50% of Private Client Services's.
Smart Trader ships an update every 10 days, Private Client Services every 26 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Smart Trader | Private Client Services |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.1 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dreamtechs, Inc. | The Capital Group Companies Inc. |
Customer experience
Smart Trader
Private Client Services
In-app purchases
Smart Trader
No in-app purchases
Private Client Services
No in-app purchases
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