ICE mobile vs CME Direct
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ICE mobile
Access real-time market data, manage trades, and communicate with industry peers. This app provides financial professionals with a secure platform for futures and OTC markets, including instant messaging.
- Real-time market data access
- Risk management and security controls
- Trader summary reports
- Direct trade feed to back office systems
- Instant messaging for collaboration
- Seamless desktop to mobile chat
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ICE Mobile is for use by Financial Industry Professionals with an existing ICE Connect user account. If you are a Financial Industry Professional and would like a demonstration or to request additional information regarding ICE Mobile, please visit our website at www.theice.com/ice-mobile or send an e-mail to icemobile@theice.com. ******************************************************** The ICE Connect platform is distributed globally through a secure internet connection via the web and ICE Mobile on mobile devices. Download the ICE Mobile app for a single point of access to all ICE futures and OTC markets as well as ICE Instant Messaging. Major features of ICE Mobile include: • Immediate access to real-time bids, offers and implied orders across multiple markets and exchanges • Powerful risk management, security, and credit controls with real-time alerts • Real-time trader summary reports of open orders, completed trades and profit and loss • Feed trades directly into mid and back office systems for a complete and straight-through-processing end-to-end solution • Robust instant messaging (IM) system allows you to collaborate with other market participants in your industry. • Never miss a message: transition seamlessly from desktop application to mobile application. All images are copyright the ICE 2026.
CME Direct
Access real-time futures and OTC market data, including bids and offers. Manage orders, view trader status, and analyze positions with integrated charting and calculators. Streamline trade processing with direct mid- and back-office system integration.
- Real-time market bids and offers
- Order management and modification
- Trader status and position reports
- Integrated futures charting
- Options calculators
- Straight-through processing
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Download the CME Direct app for access to all CME futures and OTC markets. Major features of CME Direct include: • Access real-time bids, offers across all CME markets • Create Alerts to get notified based on various parameters. • View and modify your working orders and fills anytime you need • Real-time trader status reports of open orders, completed trades • Real-time markets block feed • Real-time options ladder feed • Real-time positions • Trades executed across CME Direct Mobile feed directly into mid- and back-office systems for a complete and straight-through processing end-to-end solution • Integrated futures charting and options calculators If you would like a demo or to request information regarding CME Direct. Email: markettechsales@cmegroup.com https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/cme-direct/mobile-app.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ICE mobile at 2.4 against CME Direct's 2.0. ICE mobile also leads on ratings volume (43 vs 1) and review sentiment (9% vs 0%). CME Direct's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
ICE mobile holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ICE mobile has 43 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of ICE mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of CME Direct's.
ICE mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, CME Direct every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ICE mobile | CME Direct |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (43 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IntercontinentalExchange, Inc | CME Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
ICE mobile
CME Direct
In-app purchases
ICE mobile
No in-app purchases
CME Direct
No in-app purchases
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