Comparison

Tri vs STAR Mobile Trading

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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 (β€œTML”) 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

STAR Mobile Trading

Features
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STAR Mobile Trading, the innovative mobile trading application, working seamlessly with the STAR desktop trading and risk system from Sucden Financial. The mobile application provides real-time trade and position monitoring, order management and execution. Complemented with a range of alerts and notifications, you can react rapidly to market movements, wherever you are. STAR connects with many of the world's key exchanges, including CME, ICE and the London Metal Exchange, with its unique prompt-date structure. The trading applications are exclusively available to Sucden Financial’s corporate and institutional clients for trading futures and options. About Sucden Financial With a history and heritage in commodity futures and options trading, we have evolved and diversified, to become a leading multi-asset execution, clearing and liquidity provider across FX, fixed income and commodities. Sucden Financial has headquarters in London and subsidiaries in Hong Kong and New York, providing a global reach and a local service to clients around the clock. Sucden Financial Limited is authorised and regulated by Financial Conduct Authority.

Screenshots

Tri4 screens
STAR Mobile Trading4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: STAR Mobile Trading at every 5 weeks against Tri's every 4 months. Tri's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· 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, STAR Mobile Trading every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Tri versus STAR Mobile Trading: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTriSTAR Mobile Trading
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better16.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size16 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTriland Metals LimitedSucden Financial Limited

In-app purchases

None

Tri

No in-app purchases

None

STAR Mobile Trading

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tri free?
Tri is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is STAR Mobile Trading free?
STAR Mobile Trading is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tri or STAR Mobile Trading have ads?
Neither Tri nor STAR Mobile Trading shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tri or STAR Mobile Trading?
Tri ships an update every 4 months, and STAR Mobile Trading every 5 weeks. Most recently, Tri was updated on September 14, 2026 and STAR Mobile Trading on September 8, 2026.

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