Comparison

DukeMobile vs ReTrader

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

Head to head
About

DukeMobile

Access comprehensive Duke University information on the go. Find people, navigate campus with interactive maps, check event listings, and stay updated on sports scores. Includes dining hours, transportation schedules, and emergency alerts.

Highlights
  • Campus maps and navigation
  • Faculty, staff, and student directory
  • Dining and ePrint station locations
  • Sports scores and schedules
  • Emergency alert information
  • Event listings
  • Transportation tracking
Features
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DukeMobile gives you access to the latest information about Duke University, wherever you are! Explore Duke’s campus, find dining locations and hours, learn about upcoming events and featured news, and more – all within one convenient app. Students, faculty, and staff can login to DukeMobile for quick access to DukeHub, Duke@Work, and many other campus services. Features include: • A modern and customizable layout with quick access to your most-needed services – as well as Duke events, news, and campus busyness data • A robust Search feature to find events and features fast • Interactive Campus Map with real-time bus routes, building information, and easy navigation to parking, dining, and more • Calendar integration for events • Your personal account info (when logged in), where you can find your Unique ID, Flex and Food Points, and a Message Center for your alerts from integrated services, such as DukeHub • Look up Duke faculty, staff and students; store contacts with a few taps; and connect via your email or phone • Purchase a daily parking pass and pull up existing passes with the click of a button • See location and status of all printing stations on the on the campus-wide print network. • Quick access to important details and contacts for campus Safety, Transportation, and Wellness

About

ReTrader

Simulate trading major historical financial events to understand market movements. Engage in short trading scenarios, compete on leaderboards, and gain insights from experienced traders. Subscribe for weekly analysis and mini-games.

Highlights
  • Trade historical financial events
  • Simulate market movements
  • Analyze profit/loss
  • Global trading competitions
  • Weekly analysis subscriptions
  • Leaderboard rankings
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ReTrader allows users to trade major historic financial events exactly as they happened. ReTraders see first hand how markets moved and how they would have traded live, as the news unfolded. The App invites users to trade scenarios like the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Black Wednesday, or the release of major economic data, and you will be able to react to those events by buying or selling depending on whether you think the market will go up or down The objective of ReTrader is to help you understand how and why markets move, as each scenario is previewed and reviewed by an experienced trader, and you can at all times see the profit or loss of your positions. ReTrader condenses each scenario into short 3-5 minute simulations for you to engage with. Every time you play a game for the first time, we will record your score on a leaderboard where you can compare your performance to other users. ReTraders can enter into global trading competitions or use the APP to keep up-to-date with the current events by choosing to sign up to our subscriptions, which will give you our analysis in the form of mini-games on a weekly basis. If you have any questions, email us at: answers@retraderapp.com

Screenshots

DukeMobile4 screens
ReTrader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DukeMobile at 3.7 against ReTrader's 3.0. DukeMobile also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (28 vs 2). ReTrader's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 72%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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. ReTrader sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. DukeMobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DukeMobile holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DukeMobile has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of DukeMobile's written reviews are positive against 82% of ReTrader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 1, 2026 and July 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
DukeMobile versus ReTrader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDukeMobileReTrader
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (28 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews71.6% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDuke UniversityFintratech Limited

Customer experience

DukeMobile

All ratings28 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative32.1%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive71.6%
Neutral6.8%
Negative21.6%

ReTrader

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

None

DukeMobile

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

ReTrader

One-time10
  • ECB Interest Rate 2013$0.99
  • Fiscal Cliff 2012$0.99
  • Taper Tantrum 2013$0.99
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  • Flash Move 2010 - Available Soon$0.99
  • Biggest equity move of 2014$0.99
  • Swiss Remove FX Floor: EURUSD$0.99
  • Swiss Remove FX Floor: GOLD$0.99
  • Swiss Remove FX Floor: Swiss Stocks$0.99
  • Russia and ECB - Sep 2014 - Dax$0.99
  • 2 Month Subscription$14.99

Questions

Is DukeMobile free?
DukeMobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ReTrader free?
ReTrader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DukeMobile or ReTrader?
DukeMobile is rated higher. DukeMobile averages 3.7 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while ReTrader averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do DukeMobile or ReTrader have ads?
Neither DukeMobile nor ReTrader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DukeMobile or ReTrader?
DukeMobile ships an update every 2 months, and ReTrader every 2 months. Most recently, DukeMobile was updated on August 1, 2026 and ReTrader on July 26, 2026.

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