Bloomberg Professional vs Refinitiv Eikon
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.
Refinitiv Eikon
Access comprehensive financial data, market news, and research tools on the go. Monitor portfolios, receive custom alerts, and collaborate with colleagues through an intuitive interface. Requires an existing account.
- Market-moving news and Reuters exclusives
- Portfolio monitoring
- Custom alerts for data and news
- Eikon Messenger for collaboration
- Save news and research offline
- Natural language search
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Refinitiv Eikon – the most comprehensive, intuitive, and collaborative set of financial tools available! Discover the exceptional clarity and power of Refinitiv Eikon for iOS today. * Note, a Refinitiv Eikon account is required to access the app. Features: • Unrivaled market-moving news and Reuters exclusives • Quick and seamless list and portfolio monitoring • Comprehensive market summaries • Custom alerts for market data, news, research and more • Eikon Messenger • Ability to save news and research in Briefcase for availability in offline mode • Natural language search with Eikon Answers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bloomberg Professional at 3.7 against Refinitiv Eikon's 2.3. Bloomberg Professional also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (460 vs 36). Refinitiv Eikon's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.1). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Bloomberg Professional holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bloomberg Professional has 460 ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 35% of Bloomberg Professional's written reviews are positive against 42% of Refinitiv Eikon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Bloomberg Professional ships an update every 2 weeks, Refinitiv Eikon every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bloomberg Professional | Refinitiv Eikon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (460 ratings) — better | 2.3 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.2% of reviews | 42.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 460 — better | 36 |
| 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bloomberg Finance LP | Refinitiv US LLC |
Customer experience
Bloomberg Professional
Refinitiv Eikon
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
Refinitiv Eikon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bloomberg Professional
No in-app purchases
Refinitiv Eikon
No in-app purchases
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