Comparison

Savvy Trader vs IWB Terminal

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
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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

IWB Terminal

Visualize your investment portfolio with clear explanations of positions, coverage, and risk. Includes an educational simulator to explore scenarios without affecting real accounts. Requires an IWB Terminal account.

Highlights
  • Portfolio positions in plain English
  • Coverage and risk explained
  • Allocation at a glance
  • Scenario simulation tool
  • Educational content on finance
  • Clear risk assessment
Features
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IWB Terminal turns your portfolio into one clear picture. Sign in with your IWB Terminal account and everything you track on the website is right here on your phone. What you get: Your positions in plain English. Every holding, every option position, and what each number actually means. Coverage and risk, explained. The terminal shows how your positions relate to each other and walks you through the math behind every figure, so you always know your risk. Allocation at a glance. See how your portfolio is spread out and how that picture changes over time. A simulator for learning. Try out scenarios and see how the numbers move, without touching a real account. Clear education, not advice. IWB Terminal is an analytics and education tool. It explains, it computes, and it teaches. It does not tell you what to buy or sell, and nothing in it is investment advice. An IWB Terminal account is required to sign in. Subscription: IWB Terminal Membership, one month, renewing automatically each month. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. It renews unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends, and you can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://iwbterminal.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://iwbterminal.com/privacy

Screenshots

Savvy Trader4 screens
IWB Terminal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Savvy Trader at 650 against IWB Terminal's 4. 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 IWB Terminal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IWB Terminal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Savvy Trader has 650 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Savvy Trader ships an update weekly, IWB Terminal every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Savvy Trader versus IWB Terminal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSavvy TraderIWB Terminal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (650 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings650 — better4
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSavvy Trader, Inc.Brandon Arnett

Customer experience

Savvy Trader

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

IWB Terminal

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

IWB Terminal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
Show 7 more
  • 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
1 purchases

IWB Terminal

Subscriptions1
  • IWB Terminal Membership$8.991 Month

Questions

Is Savvy Trader free?
Savvy Trader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IWB Terminal free?
IWB Terminal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Savvy Trader or IWB Terminal?
IWB Terminal is rated higher. Savvy Trader averages 4.8 out of 5 from 650 ratings, while IWB Terminal averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Savvy Trader or IWB Terminal have ads?
Neither Savvy Trader nor IWB Terminal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Savvy Trader or IWB Terminal?
Savvy Trader ships an update weekly, and IWB Terminal every 4 days. Most recently, Savvy Trader was updated on November 7, 2026 and IWB Terminal on October 31, 2026.

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