Comparison

Options Pricing Monte Carlo vs Optactic

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Monte Carlo simulation for power options
  • Heston model for stochastic volatility
  • Black-Scholes calculator
  • Implied volatility calculation
  • Brownian motion visualization
Features
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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).

About

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.

Highlights
  • Visualize risks and rewards
  • Build exit plans
  • Strategy recommendations
  • 40 pre-defined strategies
  • Offline functionality
  • Black-Scholes pricing model
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Options Pricing Monte Carlo4 screens
Optactic4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Options Pricing Monte Carlo versus Optactic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOptions Pricing Monte CarloOptactic
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTenacious App Production, LLCHonghai Gu

Customer experience

Options Pricing Monte Carlo

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Optactic

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Options Pricing Monte Carlo

One-time3
  • Diamond Bag$1.99
  • Large Diamond Bag$2.99
  • Mega Diamond Bag$3.99
4 purchases

Optactic

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Version$17.99

Questions

Is Options Pricing Monte Carlo free?
Options Pricing Monte Carlo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Optactic free?
Optactic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Options Pricing Monte Carlo or Optactic?
Options Pricing Monte Carlo is rated higher. Options Pricing Monte Carlo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Optactic averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Options Pricing Monte Carlo or Optactic have ads?
Neither Options Pricing Monte Carlo nor Optactic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Options Pricing Monte Carlo or Optactic?
Options Pricing Monte Carlo ships an update monthly, and Optactic every 3 weeks. Most recently, Options Pricing Monte Carlo was updated on November 2, 2026 and Optactic on November 3, 2026.

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