Comparison

MyTrader vs FX Journal

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

Head to head
About

MyTrader

Features
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No compromises! Trade from your iPhone or iPad with more tools and controls than your desktop platform. MyTrader offers outstanding charting, market analysis, and power-user trading tools including order batches, grids, and market depth. And it’s fully customisable. MyTrader contains over 40 different trading widgets which you can combine in any order to create your own personalised trading platform - as simple or as complex as you want. MyTrader can trade FX Blue's own demo accounts, and can also currently to forex, CFD, and cryptocurrency accounts with OANDA, Forex.com, FXCM, or any MT4/MT5 broker by running the MyTrader Connector EA in the MT4/5 client terminal. MyTrader also offers a data-only connection if you just want to analyse markets and prices without trading an account. Trading MyTrader has it all: one-tap trading, order placement and editing direct from charts, choice between deal tickets or order grids, sophisticated order templating, and power tools such as grids and batches. You can even write your own scripts to place a single order or basket with a tap of an icon. Outstanding Charting Over 100 technical indicators, over 50 drawing tools, and chart types which include Renko, Kagi, and Point & Figure as well as more traditional bar and candle charts. Hugely flexible and unique drawing features, to create stunning charts. Supports multi-chart layouts on iPads. Technical Analysis Automated technical analysis, combining multiple moving averages, oscillators, and pivot points into a single overall buy/sell rating. Heat Map, Currency Strength, and Sentiment Keep track of market movements using a heat map of major changes, a display of relative currency strength, and real-time long/short sentiment based on real-money trades by FX Blue users. Quote Boards and Watch-lists Monitor current prices using the app's simple but effective quote board. Choose from pre-defined lists of markets, such as USD crosses, or create your own watch-lists which can then be used throughout the app. Calculators Easy-to-use calculators for common trading needs: calculate position sizes, Fibonacci retracements, pivot levels etc, or simply convert cash values from one currency to another. Fully Customisable Open widgets on a temporary basis if you just want a quick peek at some information, or create saved pages within the app which make your preferred widgets more permanently available. iPhones can have any number of pages within the app, but each page can only display a singe widget. The larger screen of iPads allows multi-widget layouts of huge flexibility - in particular, multiple charts side by side. Scripts Create scripts for your common actions and turn them into one-tap icons in the software's banner. Software developers can go much, much further and create whole new widgets of the software with access to all the same features as the built-in components.

About

FX Journal

This app helps traders meticulously record their trades, including economic details, thoughts, and feelings. It allows for trade validation, risk/reward calculation, and post-trade analysis. Users can attach screenshots, export data, and identify personal trading strengths and weaknesses.

Highlights
  • Detailed trade logging
  • Percentage-based performance tracking
  • Trade setup validation
  • Risk/reward calculation
  • Thought process recording
  • Screenshot attachment
  • Data export to CSV
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Any trader knows the importance of keeping a detailed trading journal that captures not only the economics of your trades, but also your thoughts and feelings while trading. This app helps you do exactly that. • Keep a detailed log of your trades and track percentage-based account performance. • Validate trade setups and calculate risk/reward ratios before execution. • Record your thought-process from initial trade idea up to a post-trade review. • Attach screenshots to trades and export your data to CSV. • Learn to think in percentages, instead of focusing on the monetary values of your P&L. • Identify your pitfalls and strengths - and discover your edge as a trader. Please leave suggestions in the comments or send me an email. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MyTrader4 screens
FX Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MyTrader at none against FX Journal's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. FX Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. MyTrader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyTrader ships an update every 3 weeks, FX Journal every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MyTrader versus FX Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyTraderFX Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB87 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFX BluePieter Hurter

In-app purchases

None

MyTrader

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

FX Journal

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is MyTrader free?
MyTrader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FX Journal free?
FX Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MyTrader or FX Journal have ads?
Neither MyTrader nor FX Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyTrader or FX Journal?
MyTrader ships an update every 3 weeks, and FX Journal every 6 weeks. Most recently, MyTrader was updated on October 26, 2026 and FX Journal on October 5, 2026.

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