Options Pricing Monte Carlo vs Optactic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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).
Optactic
This tool helps experienced traders visualize and plan options strategies, while also offering learning resources for beginners. It simplifies complex strategies, visualizes risks and rewards, and provides strategy recommendations. The app is fully functional offline.
- Visualize risks and rewards
- Build exit plans
- Strategy recommendations
- 40 pre-defined strategies
- Offline functionality
- Black-Scholes pricing model
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Optactic is a very useful tool for experienced traders to plan and visualize options strategies. Beginners can also use this app to learn and master various options strategies using the in-app learning resources. - Simplify complex Options strategies. - Visualize risks and rewards through time and volatilities. - Build exit plans. - Strategy recommendations based on your predictions. - Rank strategies by potential rewards and risks. - 40 pre-defined Options strategies or build your own custom strategy. - Chance of profit, expected profit and returns, greeks, margin estimation. - Provide hook to your own DIY market data server. - Fully functional offline. Accuracy - Option price calculation is based on black scholes pricing model. - Stock price probability is based on log normal. - Rigorously tested to meet the strict accuracy requirement of our in-house traders. Continuous Improvement - We are actively developing new features, fixing bugs and improve app performance. - Our goal is to make Optactic an indispensable tool for option strategists. EULA - We follow the Apple standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Options Pricing Monte Carlo at 5.0 against Optactic's 4.3. Options Pricing Monte Carlo also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Options Pricing Monte Carlo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Optactic sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Options Pricing Monte Carlo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.
Options Pricing Monte Carlo ships an update monthly, Optactic every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Options Pricing Monte Carlo | Optactic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tenacious App Production, LLC | Honghai Gu |
Customer experience
Options Pricing Monte Carlo
Optactic
In-app purchases
Options Pricing Monte Carlo
- Diamond Bag$1.99
- Large Diamond Bag$2.99
- Mega Diamond Bag$3.99
Optactic
- Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$5.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$17.991 Year
- Premium Version$17.99
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