Forex Watch vs iBidSmart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Forex Watch
Track global Forex and stock market open/close times with color-coded indicators relative to your timezone. Get timely alerts for market events and breaking news, and use liquidity monitors to inform trading decisions. Features include price alerts, live news, memory charts, and a weekly calendar.
- Color-coded market open/close times
- Unlimited price alerts
- Live video news updates
- Memory charts access
- Countdown to market bells
- Push notifications for news and market events
- Weekly Forex calendar with reminders
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Never lose time in the 24 hour Forex Markets ever again. Forex Watch shows the Open and Close times of all major markets around the world including stock exchanges: each one color coded and relative to your timezone. Create calendar reminders for big market events 5 minutes before they occur with a touch of a button. See a countdown to each event to aid your trading decisions around market moving news events. Liquidity monitor gauges market participants and helps you avoid moments of light sporadic trading. Features Include: - Color coded time to easily distinguish between open and closed markets. - Unlimited Price Alerts - Live Video News to keep track of latest breaking events. - Access to Memory Charts - Countdown to the opening and closing bell for both Forex and Stock Exchanges. - Notifications for open and close for Forex and Stock Exchanges. - Push Notifications for breaking news. - Full weekly Forex calendar. Easily add events to iPhone and iCloud Calendar schedule with reminder 5 minutes before event. - Watchlist of upcoming news events to assist with your trading strategy. (Get out or downsize positions minutes before High impact news if profit targets have not been hit as an example). Subscribe for only USD$4.99 per month. Upon expiration of free trial period user's iTunes account will be charged the above stated price on a monthly basis. Subscription automatically renews on a month to month basis at the above stated price within 24-hours prior to the end of the current month, unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current month. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period is automatically forfeited upon cancellation. Privacy Policy: http://forexwatch.net/privacypolicy.html Terms Of Use: http://forexwatch.net/tos.html
iBidSmart
This platform allows users to auction their inventory directly to buyers. Manage buyers, inventory, and auction communications seamlessly. Generate invoices and documents post-auction.
- Buyer management
- Inventory management
- Auction management
- Real-time buyer communication
- Invoice generation
- Document posting
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iBidSmart is an auction platform which enables customers to auction their inventory to their buyers. This app works in conjunction with the iBidSmart desktop application. Features include managing: - Buyers: adding/editing buyers - Inventory: adding/editing/activating inventory - Auctions: starting auctions/communications with buyers during an auction - Post auction: posting invoices/documents/communications
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iBidSmart at 5.0 against Forex Watch's 4.5. iBidSmart also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and device support (3 vs 1). Forex Watch's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 40 months) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 3). On price and ads 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. Forex Watch sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. iBidSmart asks for nothing beyond the download.
iBidSmart holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Forex Watch has 1.4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Forex Watch ships an update every 3 days, iBidSmart every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Forex Watch | iBidSmart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.4K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 40 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AWUMSURI MTUI | ALTESO |
Customer experience
Forex Watch
iBidSmart
Bugs and requests
Forex Watch
Reported bugs
4 issues- Constant sign-outs and login failures
- News feed not updating or loading properly
- Notifications not working as expected
- App crashing on opening or navigating
Requested features
4 requests- Landscape mode for tablets
- Customizable notification settings
- Price alerts and notifications
- Support for login options other than Apple ID
iBidSmart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Forex Watch
- FX Watch Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- FX Watch 3 Month Subscription7 Days trial$17.993 Months
- FX Watch 6 Month Subscription7 Days trial$24.996 Months
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- FX Watch Annual Subscription7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Ai Forex Watch Starter Bundle$19.99
- Ai Forex Watch Popular Bundle$49.99
- Ai Forex Watch MAX Bundle$99.99
iBidSmart
No in-app purchases









