Comparison

StockFinc vs Poltergeist

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

Head to head
About

StockFinc

Features
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If you are learning about the stock market, a stock investor or a stock day trader, this is the right app for you! StockFinc is a simple, easy, and fun virtual stock market game. You start off with $100,000 and can place unlimited trades, any time of the day. The beautiful design and easy trading flow help users learn the stock market, monitor their stocks, and test various trading strategies. Here’s the list of main features in StockFinc: - Over 10,000 symbols to trade: support different countries, including US, Hong Kong, China, Crypto Currency, etc. - Unlimited trading - Beautiful design - Live stock quotes and historical data - Easy portfolio monitoring - Live stock charts with technical indicators & overlay to perform technical analysis Disclaimer: StockFinc is only a useful tool for virtual trading. This app is not responsible for profits, revenues, or data and financial losses. This app also does not provide any financial advice.

About

Poltergeist

Learn stock market investing through simulated trading games. Explore fictional companies or historical data, and build your financial knowledge with interactive lessons. Review your performance and understand investment fundamentals.

Highlights
  • Simulated stock trading
  • Story mode with fictional companies
  • Classic mode with historical data
  • Interactive lessons on investing
  • Portfolio performance review
  • Offline play
Features
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Your portfolio in a changing world. Follow the news, connect events, and decide where to invest in Poltergeist, a stock market game with simulated money. STORY MODE: FOLLOW THE WORLD Manage a portfolio of fictional companies and funds in a simulated world. Follow the news cycle, watch events unfold, and trace their connections across industries and borders. Explore where companies produce and sell, then decide what to buy, what to sell, and when to hold. CLASSIC MODE: PAPER TRADE REAL HISTORY Read candlestick charts and trade through historical stock market data. Each turn reveals another trading day's closing prices. Take long or short positions, choose how much to invest, and see how your decisions play out over a 100-day game. The stock and historical period are revealed when you finish. ACADEMY: UNDERSTAND THE FUNDAMENTALS Work through short lessons on shares, cash, portfolios, orders, risk, and benchmarks. Interactive examples let you change the inputs and see what happens. Check your understanding, revisit a lesson, and learn at your own pace. METRICS: REVIEW YOUR DECISIONS Compare your results with buying and holding the stock. Review completed games, hit rate, time invested, and drawdown to understand more than the final balance. Built for iPhone and iPad, with a dark terminal interface and layouts that make room for more detail on larger screens. Play offline, with no account required. All trading uses simulated money. Classic uses historical daily data, not live prices or intraday trading.

Screenshots

StockFinc4 screens
Poltergeist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: StockFinc at Free against Poltergeist's $9.99. StockFinc also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Poltergeist's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). On 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

StockFinc is free to download; Poltergeist costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StockFinc ships an update every 5 months, Poltergeist every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
StockFinc versus Poltergeist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStockFincPoltergeist
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperINHOU LTD.Erlend Lovoll Strom

In-app purchases

None

StockFinc

No in-app purchases

None

Poltergeist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StockFinc free?
StockFinc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Poltergeist free?
Poltergeist costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do StockFinc or Poltergeist have ads?
Neither StockFinc nor Poltergeist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StockFinc or Poltergeist?
StockFinc ships an update every 5 months, and Poltergeist every 2 weeks. Most recently, StockFinc was updated on November 3, 2026 and Poltergeist on November 3, 2026.

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