ActPad vs ThinkMarkets Portal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ActPad
Trade Forex, CFDs, Futures, and ETFs on your iPad with this platform. Access your existing trading account, monitor positions, view live charts, and manage orders in real time. Stay updated with a live news stream and manage your trading history.
- Live streaming dealing rates
- Trade Forex, CFDs, Futures, ETFs
- Real-time interactive charts
- Easy order management
- Detailed account information
- Live news stream
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ActPad is the iPad version of the popular ActTrader platform by ActForex, Inc. ActPad allows you to trade the same instruments you can on the desktop version, including Forex, CFDs, Futures, and ETFs. Simply log in with your ActTrader username and password to access your trading account, orders, and open positions. Place trades, monitor your account, and even view live charts. Your account data and trading activity are synced in real time. Trades you make on the iPad are reflected on the desktop application, and vice-versa. With ActPad, you never have to be tied down to your computer again! Features: -Live streaming dealing rates -Live trading from your ActTrader account -Trade Forex, CFDs, Futures, ETFs -Real-time interactive charts -Easy order management -Detailed account information -Open position information -Trading history -Live, up to the minute News stream -Instrument subscription
ThinkMarkets Portal
Manage your trading accounts with ease. This app provides an overview of your balances, allows for seamless deposits and withdrawals, and lets you download detailed trading history reports. Access economic calendars and trading signals, with 24/7 multilingual support available.
- Create live or demo accounts
- Account overview (balance, margin, leverage)
- Deposit and withdraw funds
- Transfer balance between accounts
- Download trading history reports
- Access economic calendar and trading signals
- 24/7 multilingual client support
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Managing your ThinkMarkets trading account has never been easier. ThinkMarkets Portal allows you to get an overview of your accounts, deposit or withdraw, and even download a detailed report of your trading history. ThinkMarkets Portal is an exclusive account management hub for ThinkMarkets traders. Here’s what you can do: - Create new live or demo ThinkMarkets accounts - Get a comprehensive overview of your trading accounts, including balance, margin, margin level, and leverage - Seamlessly deposit and withdraw trading funds - Transfer balance between accounts - Download a detailed report of your account and trading history - Access a global economic calendar and up to 40 daily trading signals - Reach out to a 24/7 multilingual client support team ThinkMarkets is a trading name of the ThinkMarkets Group. ThinkMarkets Group comprises of a number of regulated legal entities. To find out details of your contracting party, please sign into your Client Portal. Trading involves risks. Please see our Full Risk Warning and Disclaimer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ActPad at none against ThinkMarkets Portal's shown. ActPad also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). ThinkMarkets Portal's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 2.6) and review sentiment (50% vs 27%). On price, ratings volume 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.
ThinkMarkets Portal holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of ActPad's written reviews are positive against 50% of ThinkMarkets Portal's.
ActPad ships an update every 3 months, ThinkMarkets Portal every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ActPad | ThinkMarkets Portal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ACT TRADER TECHNOLOGIES LTD | TF GLOBAL MARKETS (UK) LIMITED |
Customer experience
ActPad
ThinkMarkets Portal
In-app purchases
ActPad
No in-app purchases
ThinkMarkets Portal
No in-app purchases
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