iDAStrader vs Lightspeed Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iDAStrader
Access real-time market data, trading capabilities, and account management on your mobile device. This app offers seamless navigation to market depth quotes, order entry, and charting tools for active traders.
- Real-time market depth quotes
- Trading capabilities
- Account management
- Order and trade tracking
- Integrated charting window
- Market viewer
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iDASTrader complements the DAS Trader Pro platform for traders on the go. With full access to charting capabilities, level 2, time and sales, risk management and more, take the powerful DAS Trader Pro platform in your pocket and master the markets. Key features include: -Powerful Charting capabilities, with several studies available -Montage just like the desktop version, including hot button capabilities -Full Time & Sales -Full Level 2 quotes -Customizable Watchlist -Customizable Overview screen, complete with open positions and ability to see trading statistics in the value of ‘R’ -Full short locate capability -Same execution speed as desktop version -TradeSignal scan Alerts -Multiple Language support
Lightspeed Mobile
Monitor financial markets and trade stocks, options, and ETFs seamlessly. Access real-time data, charting, and alerts to manage your portfolio effectively. Requires a Lightspeed account.
- Real-time Level I market data
- Real-time charting
- Dynamic time and sales data
- Real-time alerts
- Portfolio management
- Options display
- Updated watchlists
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Lightspeed Mobile is the perfect complement to your Lightspeed Web account. Monitor the markets, trade stocks, options, and ETFs with ease. *** NOT compatible with Lightspeed Trader. A Lightspeed account is required to access the mobile app. *** · High performance, real-time Level I market data · Real time charting; configurable charts with OHLC, line, area, and bar charts · Dynamic time and sales data · Real time alerts; price, orders, and trades · Portfolio management; real time position, P&L and Account Values · Options display with strike prices · Updated watchlists Disclaimer: Lightspeed Financial Services Group LLC’s SIPC coverage is available only for securities, and for cash held in connection with the purchase or sale of securities, in equities and equities options accounts. Equities, equities options, and commodity futures products and services are offered by Lightspeed Financial Services Group LLC (Member FINRA, NFA and SIPC).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iDAStrader at 3.2 against Lightspeed Mobile's 1.6. iDAStrader also leads on review sentiment (37% vs 6%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Lightspeed Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (81 vs 25). 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.
iDAStrader holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 81 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of iDAStrader's written reviews are positive against 6% of Lightspeed Mobile's.
iDAStrader ships an update monthly, Lightspeed Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iDAStrader | Lightspeed Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (25 ratings) — better | 1.6 (81 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.2% of reviews — better | 6.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 81 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAS INC | Professional Trading Solutions |
Customer experience
iDAStrader
Lightspeed Mobile
In-app purchases
iDAStrader
No in-app purchases
Lightspeed Mobile
No in-app purchases
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