SwingTrader by IBD vs TrendSpider
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SwingTrader by IBD
Discover swing trading opportunities with precise entry and exit points. This app applies proven investing system rules to identify stocks for short-term moves, offering detailed charts and real-time alerts.
- Access to long and short trades
- Trade setup with buy zone, profit goal, stop loss
- Detailed charts with buy/sell points
- Push notifications and email alerts
- Live quotes
- IBD's market analysis for swing trading
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SwingTrader subscription required. Find swing trading ideas and get exact entry and exit points with the SwingTrader APP from Investor's Business Daily. SwingTrader applies the rules of IBD's CAN SLIM Investing System in a swing-trading environment to help you take advantage of short-term trends. IBD experts use fundamental and technical analysis to identify stocks ready to make short-term moves. The SwingTrader app is simple to use so you can take advantage of the swing trade ideas at any time. Key Features: - Access to long and short trades - Trade setup for every trade, including: buy zone, profit goal and stop loss - Detailed charts with buy and sell points clearly marked on each chart - Push notifications and email alerts that link directly to trading ideas - Live quotes - Easy swipe functionality helping you go through stock ideas quickly - Access to past trades, including trade details and chart notes - IBD's market analysis customized for swing trading environment - Quick access to IBD's support and training team SwingTrader is free to download. Subscribers get full access to this app as part of their existing subscription.
TrendSpider
Access professional trading and market research tools directly from your mobile device. This app provides advanced market analysis, real-time trading alerts, and unique alternative data to help you stay informed and ahead in financial markets.
- Professional-grade trading platform
- Advanced market research
- Real-time trading alerts
- Unique alternative data
- On-the-go access
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TrendSpider Mobile: Your gateway to professional-grade trading and market research tools on-the-go. Experience the full power of TrendSpider’s professional-grade, comprehensive trading platform right from your phone. With advanced market research, real-time trading alerts, and unique alternative data, stay ahead in the market anytime, anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TrendSpider at 4.3 against SwingTrader by IBD's 2.9. TrendSpider also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription) and review sentiment (52% vs 19%). 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.
TrendSpider holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 101 and 350 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of SwingTrader by IBD's written reviews are positive against 52% of TrendSpider's.
SwingTrader by IBD ships an update every 4 months, TrendSpider every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SwingTrader by IBD | TrendSpider |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (101 ratings) | 4.3 (350 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.8% of reviews | 52.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 101 | 350 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Investor’s Business Daily, Inc. | TrendSpider LLC |
Customer experience
SwingTrader by IBD
TrendSpider
User reviews
SwingTrader by IBD
From 101 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great research and dialogue on IBD Live
- 👍 Concept and user design are fine
- 👍 Good app on the phone
- 👍 Accurate trade setup details
- 👍 Great swing trading app
Room to improve
- 😞 Poor performance relative to market
- 😞 Money loser, strategy doesn't work
- 😞 Soviet era tech, difficult to use
- 😞 Lacks basic functionality
- 😞 Not worth the subscription cost
TrendSpider
From 350 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Amazing app
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🔍 Great analysis tools
- 🔍 Powerful charting and scanning
- 🔍 Robust set of features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🐛 Slow data loading and refreshing
- 🔋 Poor mobile app performance
- 🔒 Security concerns with web access
- 🔧 Limited mobile functionality
Bugs and requests
SwingTrader by IBD
Reported bugs
95 issues- Constantly logs you out
- Email button not doing anything
- App crashes out of account
- App shows empty screen
- Can't handle load when new alert comes in
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- App shows no data when clicking alert
- Display of information is very buggy
- Current trades list is blank
- App kicks you out and logs you off
- Have to hold thumb on screen to prove human
- Fiddling on the app to see alert symbol
- Alerts are not timely
- Push notifications missing stock symbol
- App loads to a purple screen
- Current trades page will not load
- Charts work half the time
- Cannot zoom out on charts
- Informative bumbles on charts not always viewable
- Latest release keeps signing off
- Notifications no longer include stock symbol and entry price
- App is phone size, not slick
- App doesn't launch
- Utterly non-functional, just loading
- App doesn't look like screenshots
- Does not support iPads
- Trades on app 20 minutes late
- Push notifications missing stock symbol
- App is slow to update trades
- Trades are late
- Not honoring stops
- Customer service doesn't care
- Great app for losing money
- Buy alerts too late
- Feel conned, sold junk
- Lost more in one week than 6 months aggressive trading
- By the time app loads, ship has sailed
- Trades posted after closed out
- Delay in receiving alerts
- Cost is 30-50% higher
- Outdated tech, glitchy maps
- App is poorly done, needs help
- Buy point already out of range
- Many will reverse, few wins
- Too much work and stress
- Made more money just buying and holding
- Buy point is already out of range
- Stocks pick end up reversing
- Buy alerts are delayed
- Lose money on inevitable dip
- Issue has been going on for years
- Don't waste your money
- Current trades page will not load
- Don't waste your money, it's a scam
- Stocks are already high and crash
- Absolutely not worth it, poor performance
- Negative percentage performance
- Terrible, just loading
- Horrible, useless
- Doesn't look like screenshots
- Does not support iPads
- Trades on app 20 minutes late
- Push notifications missing stock symbol
- App is slow to update trades
- Trades are late
- Not honoring stops
- Customer service doesn't care
- Great app for losing money
- Buy alerts too late
- Feel conned, sold junk
- Lost more in one week than 6 months aggressive trading
- By the time app loads, ship has sailed
- Trades posted after closed out
- Delay in receiving alerts
- Cost is 30-50% higher
- Outdated tech, glitchy maps
- App is poorly done, needs help
- Buy point already out of range
- Many will reverse, few wins
- Too much work and stress
- Made more money just buying and holding
- Buy point is already out of range
- Stocks pick end up reversing
- Buy alerts are delayed
- Lose money on inevitable dip
- Issue has been going on for years
- Don't waste your money
- Current trades page will not load
- Don't waste your money, it's a scam
- Stocks are already high and crash
- Absolutely not worth it, poor performance
- Negative percentage performance
- Terrible, just loading
- Horrible, useless
- Doesn't look like screenshots
- Does not support iPads
Requested features
16 requests- List stock symbol in all alerts
- Add stock symbol and entry price point back to notifications
- Full screen iPad app
- Link to IBD for fundamentals and technicals
- Native iPad support
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- Face ID login
- Allow users to add own setups and track batting average
- Bundle deals for multiple services
- Monthly or yearly purchase options for bundles
- Improve iPad app functionality
- Add trade calculator function back
- Zoom out feature on charts
- Fix charts to display informative bumbles
- Build something for tracking our trades
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
TrendSpider
Reported bugs
5 issues- Charts fail to load consistently
- Indicators not syncing between web and app
- Inability to create/manage watchlists on mobile
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Unresponsive touch controls and gestures
Requested features
6 requests- Add landscape mode support
- Improve mobile drawing tools
- Introduce mobile alerts and notifications
- Optimize app for tablet devices
- Enhance mobile scanning capabilities
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- Add direct trading integration
In-app purchases
SwingTrader by IBD
No in-app purchases
TrendSpider
No in-app purchases
Questions
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