Comparison

Tri vs Fastmarkets Dashboard

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

Head to head
About

Tri

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Triland Metals is a trading and clearing member of the London Metal Exchange. We help customers across the globe mitigate the price risk involved in buying and selling metals. Tri-X is Triland’s trading platform for base, precious and ferrous metals, now available to qualified clients of Triland on iPhone, with login credentials we have provided to you. Key Features: Base metals: trade on-exchange or OTC contracts for any date, up to three years forward. Precious metals: trade OTC spot and forwards up to three years ahead. Ferrous metals: trade OTC contracts up to 15 months forward, for steel scrap and rebar. Book trades in all four LME cleared currencies – USD, EUR, JPY and GBP Review users’ trading history Monitor and set position limits for each metal Available between 1am – 10pm UK time, each UK business day Available in English, Japanese and Standard Chinese Disclaimer: This application is only available for existing corporate and institutional clients of Triland Metals Limited (“TML”) that maintain a trading account with TML. You should not download the application unless you are an authorised representative of such client, whom TML has authorised to use the application. By downloading this application, you represent that you are such authorised representative of an existing corporate or institutional client of TML. None of the information displayed herein constitutes an invitation, offer, solicitation or recommendation to buy or sell any product, service or instrument in any jurisdiction.

About

Fastmarkets Dashboard

Access real-time commodity prices and market news for metals, agriculture, and forest products. Track key commodities, explore historical data, and stay informed with customized news lists while on the go.

Highlights
  • Access 6,000+ commodity prices
  • Search proprietary news and prices
  • Save key commodity prices
  • Explore historical price data
  • Read latest market news
  • Import customized news lists
Features
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Subscribers to our price and/or news packages can stay up-to-date with price movements and read latest market news while on the move. Access to approximately 6,000 prices across metals, agriculture and forest. With this app you can: • Search our proprietary news and prices
 • Save key commodities prices for easy reference
 • Keep up-to-date with the latest price assessments from your device
 • Explore historical price data to see trends
 • Read latest metal and mining market news
 • Quickly catch up on the most important market news and broad topics recommended in the Top Stories section
 • Import customized news lists from your set up on the Fastmarkets Dashboard
 • Read the news or view price details directly in the app from the link in news or price alert emails Fastmarkets price and news data covers the following markets:
 • Base Metals
 • Steel
 • Steel Raw Materials
 • Ores and Alloys
 • Scrap Metals
 • Minor Metals
 • Industrial Minerals
 • Exchange Data
 • Recovered Paper
 • Pulp
 • Paper Packaging
 • Graphic Paper
 • Nonwovens
 • Timber & Biomass
 • Softwood Products
 • Animal Fats & Proteins
 • Biofuels
 • Freight
 • Grains
 • Oilseeds
 • Vegetable Oils

Screenshots

Tri4 screens
Fastmarkets Dashboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

Tri and Fastmarkets Dashboard are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tri ships an update every 4 months, Fastmarkets Dashboard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Tri versus Fastmarkets Dashboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTriFastmarkets Dashboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.6 (92 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—92 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTriland Metals LimitedFastMarkets Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Tri

No in-app purchases

None

Fastmarkets Dashboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tri free?
Tri is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fastmarkets Dashboard free?
Fastmarkets Dashboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tri or Fastmarkets Dashboard have ads?
Neither Tri nor Fastmarkets Dashboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tri or Fastmarkets Dashboard?
Tri ships an update every 4 months, and Fastmarkets Dashboard every 2 months. Most recently, Tri was updated on September 14, 2026 and Fastmarkets Dashboard on September 13, 2026.

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