Comparison

Savvy Trader vs Moonvest

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

Head to head
About

Savvy Trader

Track stocks and crypto investments in one place. Create and share virtual portfolios, subscribe to others, and receive trade notifications. Use it as a stock market simulator for paper trading.

Highlights
  • Track stock and crypto investments
  • Create and share virtual portfolios
  • Subscribe to other user portfolios
  • Real-time stock quotes
  • Stock market simulator/paper trading
  • AI-powered investing questions
Features
Currently charting
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Savvy Trader AI combines the power of ChatGPT with Savvy Trader for stocks and investing related questions. Track all your stock and crypto investments in one place using Savvy Trader. Create virtual portfolios of your favorite stocks and crypto for yourself or share them with others. When you choose to share your portfolio, you can do so for free or charge a monthly subscription fee and earn recurring income by sharing your portfolio. Discover and subscribe to other user portfolios based on portfolio performance, popularity or investment style. When you subscribe to a portfolio, you will be notified of every trade via SMS, email, or push notifications, allowing you to stay aware of your favorite investor's trades and comments. Use Savvy Trader to get realtime stock quotes on any stock and see who has been buying or selling the stock and why. Savvy Trader is also an excellent educational tool as you can use it as a stock market simulator or paper trading app to safely simulate investing in the stock and crypto markets without using any actual money. Best of all, it's all free and no ads! https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Moonvest

Learn stock market investing with real portfolios, AI insights, and educational content. Engage in chat groups, read trading theses, and practice with paper trading. Monitor your personal portfolio by linking brokerages.

Highlights
  • Follow real investment portfolios
  • Join chat groups for trade tracking
  • Read trader theses
  • Access AI company insights
  • Bite-sized investing education
  • Paper trading games
  • Link brokerages for portfolio monitoring
Features
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Moonvest is the one stop for learning stock market investing: - Follow real portfolios to see positions, cost basis & weights - Join chat groups to track trades and ask questions - Read thesis written by other traders - Access AI generated company insights - Learn through bite-sized content on a wide range of investing topics - Play paper trading games - Link brokerages for an all-in-1 monitoring of personal portfolio Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Savvy Trader4 screens
Moonvest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Savvy Trader at #84 against Moonvest's unranked. Savvy Trader also leads on ratings volume (650 vs 110) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Moonvest's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Savvy Trader sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per month and Moonvest sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Savvy Trader against 5.0 for Moonvest. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Savvy Trader has 650 ratings behind it against 110, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Savvy Trader's written reviews are positive against 100% of Moonvest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Savvy Trader ships an update weekly, Moonvest every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Savvy Trader versus Moonvest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSavvy TraderMoonvest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (650 ratings)5.0 (110 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings650 — better110
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#84 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB97 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSavvy Trader, Inc.Elwynn Technologies LLC

Customer experience

Savvy Trader

All ratings644 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.3%

Moonvest

All ratings110 ratings
Positive99.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

User reviews

Savvy Trader

From 650 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Transparent and fair pricing model
  • 💡 Ability to track and follow expert traders' portfolios
  • 📊 Easy portfolio creation and sharing features
  • 🎓 Educational insights and trading guidance
  • 🚀 Real-time trade notifications and alerts

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App doesn't save portfolio data reliably
  • 🐛 Notifications frequently fail to work (push, email, SMS)
  • 🐛 New alerts don't display while app is open
  • ❌ No mutual funds support (stocks and ETFs only)
  • 💳 Difficult cancellation process for recurring charges

Moonvest

From 110 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive
  • 🚀 Fast and responsive performance
  • 💡 Great for learning and insights
  • 🤝 Active and supportive community
  • 📈 Consolidates investment portfolios

Bugs and requests

Savvy Trader

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Portfolio data not persisting after app closure
  • Push, email, and SMS notifications not working
  • Alerts not showing for open positions while app is running
  • Difficult to cancel recurring subscription charges

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add mutual funds support to portfolio tracking
  • Implement direct subscription fee charging for content creators
  • Fix real-time alert display while app is active
  • Improve notification system reliability

Moonvest

No bugs or feature requests surfaced in reviews.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Savvy Trader

Subscriptions10
  • Couch_Investor - Couch Investi$49.991 Month
  • samsolid - Hidden Edge Small C$49.991 Month
  • Family Portfolio$49.991 Month
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  • Shay's Growth Portfolio$49.991 Month
  • 3000UP - Humanoid$49.991 Month
  • ToddGordon - Active Opps$49.991 Month
  • gadelhaofficial - 4th Industri$49.991 Month
  • Family Portfolio$299.001 Year
  • Shay's Growth Portfolio$299.001 Year
  • 3000UP - Humanoid$299.001 Year
2 purchases

Moonvest

Subscriptions1
  • Founders' Pack3 Days trial$15.001 Month
One-time1
  • Weekly Options Tournament$0.99

Questions

Is Savvy Trader free?
Savvy Trader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Moonvest free?
Moonvest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Savvy Trader or Moonvest?
Moonvest is rated higher. Savvy Trader averages 4.8 out of 5 from 650 ratings, while Moonvest averages 5.0 from 110 ratings.
Do Savvy Trader or Moonvest have ads?
Neither Savvy Trader nor Moonvest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Savvy Trader or Moonvest?
Savvy Trader ships an update weekly, and Moonvest every 4 days. Most recently, Savvy Trader was updated on November 7, 2026 and Moonvest on October 30, 2026.

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