Comparison

CandleStick Scanner vs Japanese Candlestick Patterns

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

Head to head
About

CandleStick Scanner

Identify and get alerts for major candlestick patterns across multiple time frames and markets. Create custom indicators and set preferences to predict market trends. Supports multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Identifies major candlestick patterns
  • Alerts for identified patterns
  • Custom indicator creation
  • Multi-time frame analysis (30 min, 1 hour, 4 hours, Day)
  • Supports multiple markets (Forex, Indices, Stocks, Commodities, Currencies)
  • Multi-language support
Features
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This application scans, identifies & alerts the user for all the major candle sticks pattern viz. Gravestone doji ; Hanging Man, Shooting Star, Shaven head, Shaven bottom, Bearish harami, Bearish harami cross, Bullish 3-method formation, Bullish harami cross, Morubozu, MCX Market, Hammer CandleStick, Engulfing bearish line, Engulfing bullish; Falling window, Morning Doji Star, Bullish Harami, On Neckline ; Three Black Crows, Three White Soldiers, Tweezer Bottoms, Tweezer Tops, Doji Star, Piercing Line, Rising Window, Dark Cloud Cover, GragonFly Doji. This application will be helpful to user for creating their own candle stick indicator & set their preferences for multiple time frames Viz ; 30 Min, 1 hour, 4 hours & Day chart for multiple markets i.e. Forex - Majors, Forex - Crosses; Indices - America, indices - Asia/Pacific, indices - Europe, Indian Stock/Equity, Indian MCX/Commodities, Indian Currencies, under one application with all the major patterns to help investors, traders, technical analysts and other market participants to predict the current trends such as up trend or down trend. Application also facilitate users by giving option of multiple languages.

About

Japanese Candlestick Patterns

This app helps traders identify and interpret Japanese candlestick patterns for technical analysis. It offers a comprehensive reference, search functionality, customizable notes, and interactive training games to enhance charting knowledge.

Highlights
  • Quick search for candlestick patterns
  • Reference for 111 patterns
  • Customizable notes and definitions
  • Two training games
  • Pattern identification by various criteria
  • Detailed pattern information
Features
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Japanese candlesticks provide a visual insight into Market psychology as one of many tools in technical analysis of the financial markets for trading success. This app provides 1) a quick search of patterns given observed chart factors to narrow to a few possible candle patterns for quick identification and interpretation of current market trading direction, 2) a complete reference on 111 Japanese Candlestick patterns, 3) some patterns augmented with caveat notes, 4) ability to add, edit, and delete patterns and caveat notes, 5) ability to edit candle recognition notes or provide personal notes, and 6) two training games to build your knowledge of charting patterns. Candice helps you quickly find the possible Japanese candlestick patterns in a chart from input of the trading situation. No more looking through numerous graphic images to match or memorizing what each pattern means. Enter specific values to find possible matches and then see the trade action. Patterns can also be found by name, prior trend, number of trade days, signal type (bearish/bullish), number of candles, or marked favorites. Each candle pattern provides image, name, signal, reliability, rating, trend, colors, how to recognize, recommended trade actions, and your own custom notes. A separate database is provided populated with definitions, and notes where entries can also be added, edited or deleted. Candice employs a visual table of contents as well as a full index dictionary name reference. Patterns images can be enlarged for view or replaced with your own. A separate Caveat Notes database is provided populated with added notes and definitions where entries can also be added, edited or deleted. Candice comes Flashcard and Slideshow pattern games to review candle patterns. You can configure which patterns to learn or all of them.

Screenshots

CandleStick Scanner4 screens
Japanese Candlestick Patterns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CandleStick Scanner at 67% against Japanese Candlestick Patterns's 0%. CandleStick Scanner also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.5). Japanese Candlestick Patterns's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

CandleStick Scanner is free to download; Japanese Candlestick Patterns costs $4.99 up front. CandleStick Scanner sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year. Japanese Candlestick Patterns asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Japanese Candlestick Patterns holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of CandleStick Scanner's written reviews are positive against 0% of Japanese Candlestick Patterns's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CandleStick Scanner ships an update monthly, Japanese Candlestick Patterns every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
CandleStick Scanner versus Japanese Candlestick Patterns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandleStick ScannerJapanese Candlestick Patterns
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.1 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMULTIICON IDEOTECHNOLOGY PRIVATE LIMITEDJames Redpath

Customer experience

CandleStick Scanner

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Japanese Candlestick Patterns

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CandleStick Scanner

Subscriptions1
  • CS Scanner Yearly Auto Renew$5.991 Year
None

Japanese Candlestick Patterns

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CandleStick Scanner free?
CandleStick Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Japanese Candlestick Patterns free?
Japanese Candlestick Patterns costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CandleStick Scanner or Japanese Candlestick Patterns?
Japanese Candlestick Patterns is rated higher. CandleStick Scanner averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Japanese Candlestick Patterns averages 4.1 from 7 ratings.
Do CandleStick Scanner or Japanese Candlestick Patterns have ads?
Neither CandleStick Scanner nor Japanese Candlestick Patterns shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CandleStick Scanner or Japanese Candlestick Patterns?
CandleStick Scanner ships an update monthly, and Japanese Candlestick Patterns every 2 days. Most recently, CandleStick Scanner was updated on October 7, 2026 and Japanese Candlestick Patterns on September 25, 2026.

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