Comparison

Virtual Trading Simulator vs Stock Trainer

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

Head to head
About

Virtual Trading Simulator

Practice trading various financial assets like stocks, crypto, and forex using virtual money. Learn investment strategies, leverage, and order types in a risk-free environment. Compete with friends in trading games and gain experience before using real capital.

Highlights
  • Trade Bitcoin, Stocks, Forex, Crypto, Gold
  • Real-time price and charts
  • Organize trading games with friends
  • Learn leverage and order types
  • Risk-free virtual money trading
  • Intuitive and powerful interface
Features
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Learn how to trade with virtual money. Trade Bitcoin, Stocks, Forex, Crypto, Gold and thousands of assets without risk. REAL TIME Virtual Trading offers you free access to price and charts of thousands of financial instruments. TRADING GAME Organize trading games against your friends, coworkers, or classmates to see who is the best trader. With private ranking. LEARN HOW TO INVEST Learn to trade with Leverage, understand how and when to place a Stop-Loss or Take-Profit order. Make use of conditional orders. BENEFITS Virtual Trading is extremely intuitive and easy to use while very powerful and functional. Use the platform to learn how to invest before using real money with complex platforms. EXPERIENCE Virtual Trading is the most popular market simulator in America and Europe. 11 years of history, in continuous renewal, working for you.

About

Stock Trainer

Practice stock trading with anonymous historical data. This app simulates real market conditions, allowing users to hone their investment strategies without financial risk. Learn and improve your trading skills through realistic, randomized historical stock scenarios.

Highlights
  • Practice stock trading
  • Anonymous historical stocks
  • Randomized historical data
  • Improve trading skills
  • Risk-free simulation
Features
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Improve your stock trading skills by praciticing on anonymous historical stocks! Stock Trainer loads anonymous stocks at random times in history.

Screenshots

Virtual Trading Simulator4 screens
Stock Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stock Trainer at 80% against Virtual Trading Simulator's 33%. Stock Trainer also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). Virtual Trading Simulator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Stock Trainer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Virtual Trading Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stock Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stock Trainer has 72 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Virtual Trading Simulator's written reviews are positive against 80% of Stock Trainer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Virtual Trading Simulator ships an update every 3 months, Stock Trainer every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Virtual Trading Simulator versus Stock Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtual Trading SimulatorStock Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)4.5 (72 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings272 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1312.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB131 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLa Bolsa Virtual SL庆辉 宋

Customer experience

Virtual Trading Simulator

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral22.2%
Negative44.4%

Stock Trainer

All ratings72 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral1.4%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Virtual Trading Simulator

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Stock Trainer

One-time1
  • Life member$14.99

Questions

Is Virtual Trading Simulator free?
Virtual Trading Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stock Trainer free?
Stock Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Virtual Trading Simulator or Stock Trainer?
Stock Trainer is rated higher. Virtual Trading Simulator averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Stock Trainer averages 4.5 from 72 ratings.
Do Virtual Trading Simulator or Stock Trainer have ads?
Stock Trainer shows ads; Virtual Trading Simulator does not.
Which is updated more often, Virtual Trading Simulator or Stock Trainer?
Virtual Trading Simulator ships an update every 3 months, and Stock Trainer every 10 days. Most recently, Virtual Trading Simulator was updated on October 14, 2026 and Stock Trainer on October 15, 2026.

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