Comparison

VE vs ChartLab

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

Head to head
About

VE

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股市行情,急速呈现; 虚拟交易,高度仿真; 小白炒股,练手神器; 大赛设计,新奇好玩。 VE--Virtual Exchange,是一款非常专业的模拟炒股软件,一款金融教学必备软件。 1.交易品种包括:股票、债券、基金,后续还将补充更多的交易品种,如融资融券、个股期权、沪港通、港股通、期货等,致力于为用户带来更好的体验与学习方式。 2.独特的大赛交易系统,多元化的大赛参数设置,可以满足用户多种多样的需求。 3.交易体系高度仿真,为用户提供最为真实的模拟炒股体验。

About

ChartLab

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ChartLab is a candlestick review and backtesting training tool built for traders. It includes real historical candlestick data for US stocks and A-shares, recreating past market movements so you can practice buy and sell decisions repeatedly in a risk‑free environment. 1. Two training modes: Random blind training (stock code and time hidden), and training with selected stocks and custom time ranges 2. Stock screener: Support limit-up, consecutive limit-ups, uptrend, rising volume with rising price, all-time high, 1-year high and many other filter conditions 3. Freely switch between time-sharing, minute, daily and other cycles; supports drawing, chip peak indicators and dozens of technical indicators 4. Real historical market replay, fully replicating limit rules, fees, short interest and other trading rules 5. Long and short simulated orders. Full records of profit/loss, win rate and maximum drawdown for every trade 6. Conditional order simulation: Grid trading, take-profit / stop-loss, pullback & rebound, price triggers, daily change rules and more strategies 7. Advance candle by candle to practice market reading and build trading intuition, avoiding hindsight bias 8. Auto-generated trading reports to validate your strategies and help you build your own trading system Whether you are a beginner learning candlestick basics or an experienced trader refining entry and exit logic, you can gain experience and improve your skills via historical backtesting. This app is for educational and simulation purposes only. No real stock trading service is provided. Simulation results do not guarantee future market performance.

Screenshots

VE4 screens
ChartLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VE at none against ChartLab's 2. VE also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). ChartLab's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). 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. ChartLab sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. VE asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VE ships an update every 5 weeks, ChartLab fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
VE versus ChartLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVEChartLab
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB30 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperShenzhen Gta Education Technology Co., Ltd.YoElephant

In-app purchases

None

VE

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ChartLab

One-time2
  • Quarterly Membership$36.99
  • Annual Membership$89.99

Questions

Is VE free?
VE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChartLab free?
ChartLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VE or ChartLab have ads?
Neither VE nor ChartLab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VE or ChartLab?
VE ships an update every 5 weeks, and ChartLab fortnightly. Most recently, VE was updated on October 14, 2026 and ChartLab on October 24, 2026.

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