Bloomberg Professional vs Centible
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.
Centible
This app helps students track their spending with a simple, mindful approach. Securely link bank accounts to view transactions, categorize purchases with a tap, and understand spending trends through easy-to-read graphs. Your financial data remains private and on your device.
- Secure bank account connection
- Automatic transaction import
- One-tap purchase categorization
- Customizable spending categories
- Visual spending trend graphs
- Privacy-focused data handling
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Introducing Centible - the iOS app for spenders looking to take control of their finances. Unlike other overwhelming budgeting apps, Centible takes a mindful and straightforward approach to building financial awareness. With Centible, you can securely connect your bank account(s) and instantly view your spending habits over the past week or month. Our app automatically pulls all of your transactions into the user-friendly "Inbox" feature, allowing you to effortlessly categorize each purchase with just a single tap. By categorizing your purchases, you will know exactly where you money is going every month. Whether you choose from our pre-designed categories or customize your own, Centible's intelligent backend processes the data and visually displays your spending trends in powerful yet simple and easy-to-read graphs on the app's Spending dashboard. Centible takes privacy seriously. All your personal information never leaves your device, and no financial data is uploaded to the internet or shared with us. We use Plaid to pull transactions, meaning all your financial data is shared only with a platform trusted by companies like Robinhood and Venmo. Say goodbye to confusing spreadsheets and hello to financial freedom with Centible. Download now and take the first step towards building a brighter financial future.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Centible at 100% against Bloomberg Professional's 33%. Centible also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Bloomberg Professional's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (459 vs 15). 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.
Centible holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bloomberg Professional has 459 ratings behind it against 15, 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 100% of Centible's.
Bloomberg Professional ships an update every 2 weeks, Centible every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bloomberg Professional | Centible |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (459 ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 459 — better | 15 |
| 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 — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bloomberg Finance LP | App Team Carolina |
Customer experience
Bloomberg Professional
Centible
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
Centible
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bloomberg Professional
No in-app purchases
Centible
No in-app purchases
Questions
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