Ironbeam vs Rithmic Trader Pro™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ironbeam
Manage and trade futures and options accounts with a powerful platform. Access real-time quotes, charts, and account information. Create and execute custom trading strategies server-side for a seamless trading experience.
- Trade futures, options, and complex strategies
- Create and use custom trading formulas
- View and manipulate indicators on charts
- Synchronize workspace between mobile and desktop
- Execute strategies with one-click trading
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Trade and monitor your futures & options account with Ironbeam. Ironbeam is designed for the beginner and professional trader. Change between the basic or professional version to find the best offering for you. Access your trading strategies, formulas, quotes, charts, and account information. Ironbeam is a powerful trading platform and the iOS version has all of the functionality of the desktop. Trade, write formulas, chart data, and execute your strategies server-side (right at the exchange data centers). Features: * Trade futures, options, and complex strategies. Create, modify, and manage your orders and formula based strategies quickly and easily. * Create and use your custom formulas. Also access the large number of built-in trading strategies and formulas * View and manipulate indicators how you want them on charts. You can even apply indicators to the Trading Matrix (quote board) or the Advanced Trader (depth of market trading ladder) * Modify your workspace on the mobile app and access it later on the desktop (or vice versa) * Create your own custom strategies. Use these strategies as part of a trading system or enable to be used as part of one-click trading.
Rithmic Trader Pro™
Access real-time financial market data and execute trades directly from your mobile device. This application provides streaming quotes and robust order management capabilities for active traders.
- Streaming quotes
- Place orders
- Manage orders
- Mobile trading platform
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Mobile version of R | Trader Pro. -streaming quotes -place & manage orders
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rithmic Trader Pro™ at 4.4 against Ironbeam's 2.5. Rithmic Trader Pro™ also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 30) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rithmic Trader Pro™ holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rithmic Trader Pro™ has 1.3K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Ironbeam's written reviews are positive against 40% of Rithmic Trader Pro™'s.
Ironbeam ships an update every 2 months, Rithmic Trader Pro™ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ironbeam | Rithmic Trader Pro™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (30 ratings) | 4.4 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.3% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IRONBEAM | Rithmic, LLC |
Customer experience
Ironbeam
Rithmic Trader Pro™
Bugs and requests
Ironbeam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Rithmic Trader Pro™
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to change contract month
- Positions not closing properly
- Account balance not updating correctly
- Incompatibility issues on certain devices
- Login problems and account access issues
Requested features
8 requests- Zoom and chart customization options
- Advanced charting capabilities
- Ability to manage risk settings and trade parameters
- Copy trading function
- Improved trade management tools
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- Larger display and full-screen mode
- Candlestick charts
- Auto-breakeven feature
In-app purchases
Ironbeam
No in-app purchases
Rithmic Trader Pro™
No in-app purchases
Questions
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