Comparison

TrendSpider vs Blademap

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

Head to head
About

TrendSpider

Access professional trading and market research tools directly from your mobile device. This app provides advanced market analysis, real-time trading alerts, and unique alternative data to help you stay informed and ahead in financial markets.

Highlights
  • Professional-grade trading platform
  • Advanced market research
  • Real-time trading alerts
  • Unique alternative data
  • On-the-go access
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TrendSpider Mobile: Your gateway to professional-grade trading and market research tools on-the-go. Experience the full power of TrendSpider’s professional-grade, comprehensive trading platform right from your phone. With advanced market research, real-time trading alerts, and unique alternative data, stay ahead in the market anytime, anywhere.

About

Blademap

Track large institutional options trades in real time and receive alerts on significant ticker movements. Learn to interpret market flow and identify dealer defense levels. Includes educational resources and real trade breakdowns.

Highlights
  • Real-time institutional options order tracking
  • Directional market sentiment analysis
  • Dealer defense level identification
  • Personalized ticker alerts
  • Educational content on options flow
  • Real trade case studies
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BladeMap puts institutional options flow in your pocket. See the large trades hitting the market in real time, get alerted the moment your tickers move, and learn to read the flow the way the operators do. THE PULSE BOARD Watch institutional options orders stream in live. Premium, strike, expiry, and side on every print, with the noise filtered out so the prints that matter stand out. VECTOR Directional flips as they form, build, and confirm. Track how conviction shifts on your tickers instead of guessing from price alone. LATTICE The levels dealers defend, strike by strike. See where positioning concentrates and where the battlegrounds are. SENTINEL Your personal alert engine. Pick your tickers and the setups you care about, and Sentinel sends a push notification when they fire, even when the app is closed. BLADEMAP ACADEMY Structured chapters and quizzes that teach you how to read institutional flow, manage risk, and stop overtrading. CASE LIBRARY Real trade breakdowns added every week, tracing how a setup was spotted, how it developed, and how it resolved. NOTIFICATIONS New features, case studies, and team updates. You hear it first. An active BladeMap membership is required. BladeMap is for informational and educational purposes only and is not investment advice. BladeMap does not execute trades and does not handle funds. Trading involves substantial risk, including the possible loss of capital. Terms of Use: https://blademap.ai/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://blademap.ai/privacy

Screenshots

TrendSpider4 screens
Blademap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Blademap at 5.0 against TrendSpider's 4.3. TrendSpider's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and ratings volume (350 vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blademap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TrendSpider has 350 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TrendSpider versus Blademap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrendSpiderBlademap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (350 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings350 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrendSpider LLCBlademap LLC

Customer experience

TrendSpider

All ratings345 ratings
Positive79.4%
Neutral6.1%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive52.5%
Neutral16.8%
Negative30.7%

Blademap

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

TrendSpider

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Charts fail to load consistently
  • Indicators not syncing between web and app
  • Inability to create/manage watchlists on mobile
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Unresponsive touch controls and gestures

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add landscape mode support
  • Improve mobile drawing tools
  • Introduce mobile alerts and notifications
  • Optimize app for tablet devices
  • Enhance mobile scanning capabilities
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  • Add direct trading integration

Blademap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TrendSpider

No in-app purchases

None

Blademap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TrendSpider free?
TrendSpider is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blademap free?
Blademap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TrendSpider or Blademap?
Blademap is rated higher. TrendSpider averages 4.3 out of 5 from 350 ratings, while Blademap averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do TrendSpider or Blademap have ads?
Neither TrendSpider nor Blademap shows ads.

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