Alpha DCF vs MongoTrader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alpha DCF
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Alpha is a social network for investors. Build simulated portfolios on real market data, publish the thinking behind your trades, and follow the people whose calls hold up over time. BUILD A PORTFOLIO Open simulated portfolios and trade stocks and crypto at live market prices. No brokerage account and no money at risk — only your strategy, measured honestly. PUBLISH TRADE IDEAS Post an idea together with the reasoning behind it, with or without placing the trade. Ideas are timestamped, so a track record is earned rather than claimed. FOLLOW WHAT WORKS Leaderboards rank portfolios and investors on results. Alpha scores reflect performance, not follower counts — a high score is a solid signal that someone is either an excellent investor or a very lucky one. TRACK THE MARKET Keep a watchlist of the tickers you care about, set price alerts, and get notified when something moves. COMPETE IN SEASONS Join timed seasons and tournaments, climb the standings against the rest of the network, and collect prizes for finishing near the top. DISCUSS AND LEARN Comment on ideas, follow investors worth learning from, and report or block anything that does not belong. Alpha is for simulation and discussion. It does not place real brokerage orders, and nothing in the app is investment advice.
MongoTrader
Practice trading stocks, ETFs, REITs, funds, and crypto with simulated money. Compete in leagues, build automated strategies, and track market data without financial risk.
- Paper trading for various assets
- Simulated trading competitions
- Visual algorithm builder
- Watchlists and real-time quotes
- Social trading features
- Backtesting and strategy execution
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MongoTrader is a paper-trading app and simulated-competition platform for stocks, ETFs, REITs, ADRs, funds, and crypto. Trade with simulated money. Sharpen your skills with zero financial risk. LEAGUES Compete head-to-head in time-bound trading competitions. Entry fees and prize pools are paid in MON, our free in-app currency. ALGORITHMS Build automated paper-trading strategies with the visual algorithm builder. Backtest, paper-deploy, and watch them execute on real-time market data. WATCHLISTS & RESEARCH Track up to 100 tickers, view real-time quotes, charts, news, analyst ratings, and sector performance. SOCIAL Friend other traders, group chat, share leagues, and chat in every league you join. All trading inside MongoTrader is simulated. No real securities are bought or sold. Not financial advice. Learn more about Legal and Privacy: https://app.mongotrader.com/terms https://app.mongotrader.com/privacy https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alpha DCF at none against MongoTrader's 2. 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
Both are free to download. MongoTrader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Alpha DCF asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alpha DCF | MongoTrader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Leonardo Devai | Mongo Technologies LLC |
In-app purchases
Alpha DCF
No in-app purchases
MongoTrader
- MongoTrader Premium$3.991 Month
- MongoTrader Max$10.991 Month
