Comparison

Trader Sim vs Modern Chinese

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

Head to head
About

Trader Sim

This educational simulator allows students to practice trading stocks, ETFs, and options with real-time market data and charts. Make simulated trades, view orders, positions, and balances on your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Simulated trading of Equities, ETFs, Options
  • Real-time Level 1 quotes
  • Market news and charts
  • Option chains and multi-leg orders
  • Simulated orders, positions, and balances
  • Multiple color schemes
Features
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Trader Sim is a simulator app that serves an educational purpose by providing tutorials for the CSU Fullerton's students via a mobile device. Students can view simulated market data and charts in real-time and place simulated trades with a few taps for Stocks, ETF’s, and Options. Stay connected to the markets so you can get access to actionable information and make simulated trading decisions anywhere, anytime. Trader Sim for iPhone: - Simulated Trading of Equities, ETFs, Options on the go - Streaming Level 1 quotes - News and Charts - Option Chains and Multi-leg Orders - Simulated Orders, Positions, and Balances - Multiple Color Schemes We love your feedback and are looking for comments and suggestions on how we can improve Trader Sim Mobile to deliver the best experience

About

Modern Chinese

This app offers a story-based approach to learning beginner Chinese, following the lives of six college students. It provides interactive activities for listening, reading, and speaking practice, focusing on practical communication skills. Designed for college students and adult learners, it aims to quickly enable real-life conversations.

Highlights
  • Story-based learning modules
  • Text Video activities
  • Reading practice exercises
  • Role-play simulations
  • Proficiency demonstration assessments
  • Progress tracking based on ability
Features
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Modern Chinese is a beginner Chinese language textbook designed for college students and adult learners with no previous exposure to Chinese. This unique program adopts a story-based approach that follows the lives of six college students whose multi-cultural backgrounds reflect today's globalized world. The themes are designed to provide students with the vocabulary and context to engage and communicate in real-life conversations quickly. This is the iPhone version of Modern Chinese, which leads the way to create the most innovative and holistic Chinese learning experience. It has 4 activities - Text Video, Reading Practice, Role Play, and Proficiency Demonstration, creating the best language learning experience by offering ample opportunities to practice listening, reading, and speaking. The iPhone application measures students' progress by what they can do in the Chinese language rather than how many vocabulary words they know. Subscriptions purchased from the app will be charged to your iTunes account and will automatically renew within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period unless auto-renewal is disabled beforehand. To manage your subscriptions or to disable auto-renewal, go to your iTunes account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.betterchinese.com/Privacy-Policy.html Terms of Uses: https://www.betterchinese.com/pages/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Trader Sim4 screens
Modern Chinese4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trader Sim at none against Modern Chinese's 8. Trader Sim also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Modern Chinese sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Trader Sim asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Trader Sim against 5.0 for Modern Chinese. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trader Sim ships an update every 3 months, Modern Chinese every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Trader Sim versus Modern Chinese: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrader SimModern Chinese
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperETNA Software CorpBetter Chinese, Inc.

Customer experience

Trader Sim

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Modern Chinese

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Trader Sim

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Modern Chinese

Subscriptions8
  • TextBook 1A1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • TextBook 1B1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • TextBook 2A1 Month trial$2.991 Month
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  • TextBook 2B1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • TextBook 1A1 Month trial$19.991 Year
  • TextBook 1B1 Month trial$19.991 Year
  • TextBook 2A1 Month trial$19.991 Year
  • TextBook 2B1 Month trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Trader Sim free?
Trader Sim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Modern Chinese free?
Modern Chinese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Trader Sim or Modern Chinese?
Trader Sim and Modern Chinese are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Trader Sim or Modern Chinese have ads?
Neither Trader Sim nor Modern Chinese shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trader Sim or Modern Chinese?
Trader Sim ships an update every 3 months, and Modern Chinese every 10 months. Most recently, Trader Sim was updated on November 3, 2026 and Modern Chinese on November 11, 2026.

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