Option Explorer vs Options Pricing Monte Carlo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Option Explorer
This application provides real-time option pricing data for US-based ticker symbols. Monitor key metrics like last price, bid/ask spreads, and volume across various strike prices and expiration dates without needing a brokerage account.
- Option pricing data
- Track US ticker symbols
- Monitor last price
- Bid/ask spreads
- Volume tracking
- Multiple strike prices
- Multiple expiration dates
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Option Explorer puts the power of option pricing at your fingerprints. You can now track option specifics about any us based ticker symbol. The app allows you to monitor last price, bid / ask spreads and volume for multiple strike prices and expiration dates. No brokerage account required. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Options Pricing Monte Carlo
This app offers four financial calculators: a Monte Carlo simulator for power and European options, a Heston model simulator for stochastic volatility, a Black-Scholes calculator for pricing and implied volatility, and a simulation tab for visualizing Brownian motion.
- Monte Carlo simulation for power options
- Heston model for stochastic volatility
- Black-Scholes calculator
- Implied volatility calculation
- Brownian motion visualization
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The Options Pricing Monte Carlo app prices power options: max(S^i -K,0) or max(K-S^i,0). It also shows the % of paths with positive payoffs. The normal inverse is calculated with Beasley-Springer-Moro method. The Heston tab is used to price options under stochastic volatility using Monte Carlo. It also prices European options using Black-Scholes and can also calculate Implied Vol. Normal is calculated by direct integration using Simpson method with a low tolerance. So 4 calculators in one: - Monte Carlo simulator for regular European and Power options. - Monte Carlo simulator for European options with stochastic vol (Heston model). - Black Scholes calculator for price and greeks and implied vol. - Simulation tab lets you visualize Brownian Motion with drift. (2D or vs time).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Option Explorer at none against Options Pricing Monte Carlo's 3. Option Explorer also leads on ratings volume (160 vs 3). Options Pricing Monte Carlo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Options Pricing Monte Carlo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Option Explorer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Options Pricing Monte Carlo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Option Explorer has 160 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Option Explorer ships an update every 4 months, Options Pricing Monte Carlo monthly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Option Explorer | Options Pricing Monte Carlo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (160 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 160 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladimir Doubina | Tenacious App Production, LLC |
Customer experience
Option Explorer
Options Pricing Monte Carlo
In-app purchases
Option Explorer
No in-app purchases
Options Pricing Monte Carlo
- Diamond Bag$1.99
- Large Diamond Bag$2.99
- Mega Diamond Bag$3.99
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