Comparison

TradeStation FuturesPlus vs Firetip X

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

Head to head
About

TradeStation FuturesPlus

Trade international futures options and spreads on leading exchanges from your mobile device. Monitor markets, manage orders, and view your positions and trading history on the go. Requires a TradeStation account with FuturesPlus enabled.

Highlights
  • Trade futures options and spreads
  • Access international exchanges
  • View market data
  • Enter, monitor, adjust, and cancel orders
  • Manage fills and positions
  • Access audit trail history
Features
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**Note: This application requires a TradeStation account with FuturesPlus enabled.** If you do not have a FuturesPlus account, create one at TradeStation.com. Stock, Stock Options, Index Options, ETF and Futures account holders should use the TradeStation app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tradestation-mobile/id581548081?ls=1 TradeStation FuturesPlus is a feature-rich trading app for futures options traders. Access and trade the leading international exchanges and liquidity platforms including CME and ICE from your mobile device with this intuitive app. With TradeStation FuturesPlus in your pocket, you can keep an eye on the markets, investment objectives and your orders while you’re on the go. This powerful app gives you the ability to: • View market data from all FuturesPlus-supported markets • Enter, monitor, adjust and cancel orders from an order ticket or MD Trader® ladder • Access fills, positions and complete audit trail history back to the day your account was created Standard features include: • Market watchlist • Market-centric view of orders and positions • Trading from order ticket • Trading and order management from MD Trader ladder • Order management screen • Fills and positions • Forever Audit Trail

About

Firetip X

This app allows users to trade and monitor futures and options accounts. Access trading strategies, formulas, quotes, charts, and account information. Execute strategies server-side for efficient trading.

Highlights
  • Trade futures, options, and complex strategies
  • Create and use custom trading formulas
  • View and manipulate indicators on charts
  • Apply indicators to Trading Matrix and Advanced Trader
  • Synchronize workspace between mobile and desktop
  • Execute strategies with one-click trading
Features
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Trade and monitor your futures & options account with Firetip X. Access your trading strategies, formulas, quotes, charts, and account information. Firetip X is a powerful trading platform and the iOS version has all of the functionality of the desktop. Trade, write formulas, chart data, and execute your strategies server-side (right at the exchange data centers). Features: * Trade futures, options, and complex strategies. Create, modify, and manage your orders and formula based strategies quickly and easily. * Create and use your custom formulas. Also access the large number of built-in trading strategies and formulas * View and manipulate indicators how you want them on charts. You can even apply indicators to the Trading Matrix (quote board) or the Advanced Trader (depth of market trading ladder) * Modify your workspace on the mobile app and access it later on the desktop (or vice versa) * Create your own custom strategies. Use these strategies as part of a trading system or enable to be used as part of one-click trading.

Screenshots

TradeStation FuturesPlus4 screens
Firetip X1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Firetip X at 5.0 against TradeStation FuturesPlus's 1.6. Firetip X also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 10%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). TradeStation FuturesPlus's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Firetip X holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TradeStation FuturesPlus has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of TradeStation FuturesPlus's written reviews are positive against 33% of Firetip X's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TradeStation FuturesPlus ships an update every 5 months, Firetip X every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TradeStation FuturesPlus versus Firetip X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTradeStation FuturesPlusFiretip X
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (19 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTradeStation Technologies, Inc.Certigo, Inc.

Customer experience

TradeStation FuturesPlus

All ratings20 ratings
Positive15.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.0%

Firetip X

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

TradeStation FuturesPlus

No in-app purchases

None

Firetip X

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TradeStation FuturesPlus free?
TradeStation FuturesPlus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Firetip X free?
Firetip X is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TradeStation FuturesPlus or Firetip X?
Firetip X is rated higher. TradeStation FuturesPlus averages 1.6 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Firetip X averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TradeStation FuturesPlus or Firetip X have ads?
Neither TradeStation FuturesPlus nor Firetip X shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TradeStation FuturesPlus or Firetip X?
TradeStation FuturesPlus ships an update every 5 months, and Firetip X every 2 months. Most recently, TradeStation FuturesPlus was updated on June 1, 2026 and Firetip X on September 12, 2026.

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