Forex Watch vs SignalSim
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
SignalSim
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SignalSim – The Official Simulator for the NAST Automation 5 LED Smart Signal Tower Planning to integrate a PATLITE signal light into your Universal Robots cobot cell? SignalSim lets you fully test the signal tower's functionality – before purchasing the hardware. ——— HOW DOES IT WORK? ——— The app connects via TCP/IP to your UR robot controller (with the NAST Automation URCap installed incl. test key). All control commands that the URCap would send to a real PATLITE signal tower are received by SignalSim and displayed as a visual simulation in real time. ——— WHAT IS SIMULATED? ——— → 5 LED segments with configurable signal colors (Red · Yellow · Yellow-Green · Green · Blue · White · Magenta) → Flash function per segment → Buzzer indicator → Status feedback to the robot controller → Clear command (reset all LEDs) ——— REQUIREMENTS ——— → Universal Robots cobot with PolyScope 5 or PolyScope X (UR Series: UR8L · UR15 · UR18 · UR20 · UR30 | e-Series: UR3e · UR7e · UR12e · UR16e) → NAST Automation URCap incl. test key (available free of charge at nast-automation.de) → Wi-Fi connection on the same network as the robot → iOS 15 or later ——— WHO IS THIS APP FOR? ——— → System integrators looking to demonstrate the signal solution to customers → Production planners who want to validate the UR integration upfront → End customers and prospects evaluating before purchasing → URCap developers who want to test without physical hardware ——— ABOUT NAST AUTOMATION ——— NAST Automation is a UR+ developer of Universal Robots. The 5 LED Smart Signal Tower is available in the official UR Marketplace and is delivered including the URCap. The URCap incl. test key is available free of charge at nast-automation.de.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SignalSim at none against Forex Watch's 7. SignalSim also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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. SignalSim asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Forex Watch | SignalSim |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 45.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | AWUMSURI MTUI | Koordinauten |
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
SignalSim
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
SignalSim
No in-app purchases









