Bloomberg Professional vs TradeScans
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bloomberg Professional
Access real-time market data, breaking news, and AI-powered financial insights on the go. Communicate with a global network of professionals and monitor watchlists from anywhere. Requires a Bloomberg Terminal subscription.
- 24/7 market data access
- Breaking news and research
- AI-powered document search
- Global professional network communication
- Real-time watchlist monitoring
- Worksheet access
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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.
TradeScans
This app simplifies options trading by allowing fast import of trades, performance tracking, and analysis of results. It helps traders develop discipline and reduce emotional decision-making by providing a clear system for reviewing activity.
- Fast trade import
- Performance tracking
- Trade history review
- Pattern discovery
- Improved execution
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TradeScans — Trade Tracking Built for Options Traders Options trading is hard. Tracking shouldn’t be. TradeScans helps you import your trades fast, track performance, and uncover the patterns behind your results—so you can trade with more discipline and less emotion. Whether you trade 0DTE, weekly options, LEAPS, or swing stocks, TradeScans gives you a clean, simple system to review your activity and improve execution over time. Key Features: - Import trades fast (no spreadsheets) - Track performance and trade history - Uncover patterns behind your results - Improve execution with consistent trade review
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TradeScans at 5.0 against Bloomberg Professional's 3.7. TradeScans also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.1). Bloomberg Professional's advantage is ratings volume (461 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
TradeScans holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bloomberg Professional has 461 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bloomberg Professional ships an update every 2 weeks, TradeScans every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bloomberg Professional | TradeScans |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (461 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 461 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bloomberg Finance LP | Jeffery Vincent |
Customer experience
Bloomberg Professional
TradeScans
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
TradeScans
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bloomberg Professional
No in-app purchases
TradeScans
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Bloomberg Professional free?
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