CandleStick Scanner vs Candly
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.
Candly
Discover numerous candlestick patterns for financial analysis. Primarily focuses on MOEX stocks, with potential future support for NYSE/NASDAQ.
- Candlestick pattern discovery
- MOEX stock support
- Potential NYSE/NASDAQ support
- User-friendly interface
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Candly is a cool app which can help you discover numerous candlestick patterns. We primarily use MOEX stocks but might add NYSE/NASDAQ support later. enjoi
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Candly at 5.0 against CandleStick Scanner's 3.0. Candly also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). CandleStick Scanner's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. CandleStick Scanner sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year. Candly asks for nothing beyond the download.
Candly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
CandleStick Scanner ships an update monthly, Candly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CandleStick Scanner | Candly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MULTIICON IDEOTECHNOLOGY PRIVATE LIMITED | Roman Zhuzhgov |
Customer experience
CandleStick Scanner
Candly
In-app purchases
CandleStick Scanner
- CS Scanner Yearly Auto Renew$5.991 Year
Candly
No in-app purchases
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