CandleStick Scanner vs Japanese Candlestick Patterns
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- Quick search for candlestick patterns
- Reference for 111 patterns
- Customizable notes and definitions
- Two training games
- Pattern identification by various criteria
- Detailed pattern information
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | CandleStick Scanner | Japanese Candlestick Patterns |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.1 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MULTIICON IDEOTECHNOLOGY PRIVATE LIMITED | James Redpath |
Customer experience
CandleStick Scanner
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In-app purchases
CandleStick Scanner
- CS Scanner Yearly Auto Renew$5.991 Year
Japanese Candlestick Patterns
No in-app purchases
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