Comparison

SciTrader vs xCalData

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

Head to head
About

SciTrader

Visualize cryptocurrency market performance with an interactive heatmap and detailed trading charts. Track your favorite coins with a customizable watchlist and access a wide range of technical indicators for in-depth analysis.

Highlights
  • Market Overview Heatmap
  • Customizable Watchlist
  • Technical Indicators
  • USDT/BTC/ETH Pair Search
  • Feature-rich Trading Charts
Features
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SciTrader is a high-performance cryptocurrency charting app for iOS. Browse the market at a glance to see what coins are performing best with our innovative Market Overview Heatmap. Search for USDT denominated pairs or BTC or ETH to see the top and bottom performers in the crypto market. From there, long-press and add a cryptocurrency pair to your watch list. Coins can be added/removed or sorted to maintain a watch of the cryptos you regularly trade. Tap any item in the watchlist to jump to a powerful and feature-rich trading chart. Here you can add technical indicators from a list, including ADX / Average Directional Movement, ATR / Average True Range, Bollinger Bands, CCI / Commodity Channel Index, EMA / SMA Moving averages, Hilbert Transform, MACD / Moving Average Convergence Divergence, OBV / On Balance Volume, RSI / Relative Strength Index, SAR / Parabolic SAR, Standard Deviation and Stochastic Oscillator.

About

xCalData

Features
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Xcaldata How does it help? Imagine if you knew the movement of the stocks over the next week Imagine if you could trade ahead of them Our AI-based multi-model data forecaster runs daily to forecast the trading range of stocks for the next five trading sessions

Screenshots

SciTrader4 screens
xCalData4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SciTrader at none against xCalData's 5. xCalData's advantage is iOS requirement (14 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. xCalData sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. SciTrader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SciTrader ships an update every 2 weeks, xCalData every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and May 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SciTrader versus xCalData: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSciTraderxCalData
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.614 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB63 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSciTrader LtdGOLDENNEST TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

SciTrader

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

xCalData

One-time5
  • xCalData subscription -TEST$0.99
  • xCalData subscription -ACTIVE$19.99
  • xCaldata Active Subscription$19.99
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  • xCalData subscription RESEARCH$39.99
  • xCaldata Algo Subscription$59.99

Questions

Is SciTrader free?
SciTrader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is xCalData free?
xCalData is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SciTrader or xCalData have ads?
Neither SciTrader nor xCalData shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SciTrader or xCalData?
SciTrader ships an update every 2 weeks, and xCalData every 3 weeks. Most recently, SciTrader was updated on September 21, 2026 and xCalData on May 18, 2026.

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