Bloomberg Professional vs MSCI
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.
MSCI
Access real-time index performance for over 850 MSCI indexes, including market cap, ESG, factor, and thematic. Compare up to five indexes simultaneously and monitor global equity markets intraday. View index composition and set push notifications for your favorite indices.
- Real-time index performance
- 850+ MSCI indexes
- Compare up to 5 indexes
- Intraday market monitoring
- Index composition details
- Favorites list
- Push notifications
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The MSCI App provides transparency to traders and investors by offering access to real-time index levels and intraday performance information of up to 850+ indexes across MSCI Market Cap, ESG, Factor, and Thematic Indexes. 1. Access to real-time index performance for 850+ select MSCI Indexes 2. Compare real-time index performance of up to 5 MSCI indexes 3. Monitor intraday performance of equity markets around the world 4. See index composition, including top constituents, country and sector weights. 5. Create a favorites list to track MSCI index performance at a glance 6. Set push notifications to keep track of your favorite items
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bloomberg Professional at every 2 weeks against MSCI's every 3 months. Bloomberg Professional also leads on ratings volume (459 vs 8). MSCI's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.0 vs 3.7). 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.
MSCI holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bloomberg Professional has 459 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bloomberg Professional ships an update every 2 weeks, MSCI every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bloomberg Professional | MSCI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (459 ratings) | 4.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 459 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 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 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bloomberg Finance LP | MSCI Inc |
Customer experience
Bloomberg Professional
MSCI
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
MSCI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bloomberg Professional
No in-app purchases
MSCI
No in-app purchases
Questions
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