Bloomberg Professional vs Acuris
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bloomberg Professional
Access key Bloomberg Terminal functions on your mobile device. Stay updated with breaking news, market data, and communicate with colleagues and clients. Requires a Bloomberg Terminal and Bloomberg Anywhere subscription.
- Breaking news updates
- Market data access
- Instant Bloomberg messaging
- Security data and research
- Portfolio tracking
- Customizable alerts
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This app is only accessible by Bloomberg Terminal clients with a Bloomberg Anywhere subscription. Markets don’t stop when you leave your desk. Stay ready with 24/7 access to breaking news, markets, clients and colleagues wherever you go. ASKB by Bloomberg AI: A new conversational AI interface that transforms how financial professionals discover, analyze and act on market intelligence. News and Research: Read breaking and overnight news or dig deeper with AI-powered document search. IB (Instant Bloomberg): Exchange ideas, research, pricing, indications of interest and more with a global network of financial professionals. All with the same compliant communication capture as on the Terminal. Market Data: Quickly assess markets across asset classes. Access analyst recommendations, estimates, ownership data and summaries of developed and emerging markets. Worksheets: Access worksheets away from the Terminal, monitor watchlists in real time and view related news, events, research and charts. Please note: your B-Unit app is required for the initial login only.
Acuris
Receive personalized news alerts based on your interests, with content available offline for 30 days. Access company intelligence and news from various financial publications.
- Personalized news alerts
- Offline reading
- Company Search feature
- Access to Mergermarket, Debtwire, Dealreporter
- Content stored for 30 days
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The Acuris App delivers your personalised news alerts directly to your iPhone. All content is delivered based on your interests and preferences and is stored on your device for 30 days, providing off-line reading wherever you are. Looking for news and information about a company? You can use our Company Search feature to find all the latest and historic intelligence from our products. The App currently combines content from your subscriptions to Mergermarket, Debtwire, Dealreporter, Wealthmonitor, Activistmonitor and PaRR, with content from other products in the Acuris family coming soon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bloomberg Professional at 3.7 against Acuris's 1.8. Bloomberg Professional also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (460 vs 13). Acuris's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bloomberg Professional holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bloomberg Professional has 460 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Bloomberg Professional's written reviews are positive against 20% of Acuris's.
Bloomberg Professional ships an update every 2 weeks, Acuris every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bloomberg Professional | Acuris |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (460 ratings) — better | 1.8 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 460 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bloomberg Finance LP | Mergermarket (Overseas) Limited |
Customer experience
Bloomberg Professional
Acuris
Bugs and requests
Bloomberg Professional
Reported bugs
4 issues- Search function not working
- Worksheet views and column widths issues
- Portfolios not loading properly
- Incompatibility with older iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Add IB chat functionality
- Improve portfolio management features
- Allow offline content access
- Provide more customization options
- Integrate with iPhone calendar for events
Acuris
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bloomberg Professional
No in-app purchases
Acuris
No in-app purchases
Questions
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