Bloomberg Professional vs REDD Intelligence
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.
REDD Intelligence
Access real-time news and analytics on over 1,400 emerging market companies. This platform provides intelligence on event-driven special situations, helping finance professionals identify trading catalysts and relevant opportunities.
- Real-time news and analytics
- Emerging market company coverage
- Event-driven special situations intelligence
- Trading catalyst reporting
- Focus on market opportunities
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Risk Event-Driven and Distressed Intelligence (REDD) is a leading provider of material intelligence on emerging market event driven special situations. Through an online platform and suite of mobile applications, REDD delivers real-time news and analytics on over 1,400 emerging market companies. REDD’s recognized team of journalists and analysts continuously report on trading catalysts, allowing bankers, asset managers and advisors to focus on opportunities relevant to their unique market or business needs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bloomberg Professional at 33% against REDD Intelligence's 0%. Bloomberg Professional also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (459 vs 4). REDD Intelligence'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.
REDD Intelligence 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 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Bloomberg Professional's written reviews are positive against 0% of REDD Intelligence'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, REDD Intelligence every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bloomberg Professional | REDD Intelligence |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (459 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 459 — better | 4 |
| 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 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bloomberg Finance LP | REDD Latin America LLC |
Customer experience
Bloomberg Professional
REDD Intelligence
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
REDD Intelligence
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bloomberg Professional
No in-app purchases
REDD Intelligence
No in-app purchases
Questions
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