Comparison

OptionGreeks vs Optactic

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

Head to head
About

OptionGreeks

This app provides professional options analysis and educational tools for traders and finance students. It offers real-time Black-Scholes calculations, visualized Greek sensitivities, and a library of pre-built trading strategies with interactive learning resources.

Highlights
  • Black-Scholes calculations
  • Visualized Greeks (Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega)
  • 40+ pre-built trading strategies
  • Precision calculator
  • Interactive learning guides
  • Dynamic charting
Features
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Every option strategy, explained by the math that prices it — not by a stranger's opinion. OptionGreeks turns Black-Scholes, the Greeks, and 37 real strategies into charts you can drag, scrub, and understand. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Price European and American options with live Black-Scholes and binomial calculations. Adjust spot, strike, volatility, rate, dividend yield, and time to expiry and watch price, Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega, Rho, and Epsilon respond instantly. • Explore all 37 catalog strategies — Covered Calls, Iron Condors, Butterflies, Calendars, Straddles, Strangles, and more — each with a payoff chart, risk profile, and breakevens. • Build a single option or a multi-leg strategy in the precision Calculator, with memory registers and clear parameter units. • Solve implied volatility backwards from a market price with the built-in IV solver. • See time decay and volatility crush as animations, and map spot price × volatility with the interactive heatmap. • Start with the free 10-lesson Learn course. A skippable onboarding guide explains the app, the Calculator, and how strategies fit together. • Ask the on-device AI tutor to explain a position or suggest strategies from a plain-language market view when Apple Intelligence is available. • Save custom strategies, favorite catalog presets, and share charts as images. Pin a Strategy of the Day or saved strategy to your Home Screen. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Every calculation runs on your device. The AI tutor is on-device Apple Intelligence; no positions or questions are sent anywhere. No account, sign-in, tracking, or ads. FREE TO START The Option tab, Calculator, 11 starter strategies, and first 3 lessons are free. OptionGreeks Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription, unlocking all 37 strategies, all 10 lessons, heatmap and animation features, unlimited saves, and AI features. Optional tips support development but do not unlock features. OptionGreeks is an educational tool. Nothing in this app is financial advice, and nothing here predicts what any market will do.

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

OptionGreeks4 screens
Optactic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Optactic at 100% against OptionGreeks's 0%. Optactic also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). OptionGreeks's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Optactic sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. OptionGreeks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Optactic holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of OptionGreeks's written reviews are positive against 100% of Optactic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OptionGreeks ships an update every 6 months, Optactic every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
OptionGreeks versus Optactic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOptionGreeksOptactic
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)4.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoao FrascoHonghai Gu

Customer experience

OptionGreeks

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral66.7%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

Optactic

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

In-app purchases

None

OptionGreeks

No in-app purchases

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 OptionGreeks free?
OptionGreeks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Optactic free?
Optactic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OptionGreeks or Optactic?
Optactic is rated higher. OptionGreeks averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Optactic averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do OptionGreeks or Optactic have ads?
Neither OptionGreeks nor Optactic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OptionGreeks or Optactic?
OptionGreeks ships an update every 6 months, and Optactic every 3 weeks. Most recently, OptionGreeks was updated on October 25, 2026 and Optactic on October 25, 2026.

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