Comparison

MetaTrader 5 vs mySWAN

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MetaTrader 5

Access real-time financial market data, perform technical analysis with advanced charting tools, and execute trades directly from your mobile device. Connect to hundreds of brokers for both demo and live trading, and stay informed with financial news and trader chats.

Highlights
  • Real-time financial instrument quotes
  • Full set of trade orders
  • Advanced charting with 30+ technical indicators
  • Interactive price charts
  • Financial news and trader chats
  • Demo and live trading capabilities
Features
Currently charting
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Connect to hundreds of brokers and trade in financial markets using MetaTrader 5 for iPhone and iPad. The mobile trading platform allows you to receive quotes of financial instruments, analyze markets using charts and technical indicators, perform demo trades, connect to brokers for live trading and view the history of trading operations. Risk Warning: Our programs may involve real trading with a high risk of losing money rapidly. Most retail investor accounts lose money when trading financial products. You should consider whether you understand how various financial products work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing money. TRADING • Real-time quotes of financial instruments • Full set of trade orders, including pending orders • Depth of Market (Level 2) • All types of trade execution • Complete trading history ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITY • High-performance charts • Customizable chart color scheme • Configuring properties of graphical objects and indicators • Display of four charts in one window available on the MetaTrader 5 for iPad • Trade levels visualizing the prices of pending order, as well as SL and TP values on the chart • Information window that displays orders, trading history, emails, news, and logs in MetaTrader 5 iPad • Sound notifications • Financial news — dozens of materials daily • Secure and fast chats with other traders, creation of group chats and channels • Support for push-notifications from the desktop platform and MQL5.community services TECHNICAL ANALYSIS • Interactive real-time price charts with zoom and scroll options • 30 most popular technical indicators • 24 analytical objects: lines, channels, geometric shapes, as well as Gann, Fibonacci and Elliott tools • 9 timeframes: M1, M5, M15, M30, H1, H4, D1, W1 and MN • 3 types of charts: bars, Japanese candlesticks and broken line Download MetaTrader 5, connect to a broker and trade in financial markets! To trade using real money, you need to open a real trading account by entering into a separate agreement with a financial company (broker), which has installed the server component of the MetaTrader 5 trading platform and has the appropriate permissions to provide financial trading service in their respective country. MetaQuotes is a software company and does not provide financial services, nor it has access to MetaTrader 5 platform servers and databases managed by financial companies.

About

mySWAN

Manage your insurance policies, submit claims, and access digital insurance cards. Request quotes, view accounts, and find branch locations. All your insurance needs are accessible anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • View and monitor insurance policies
  • Submit health and motor claims
  • Access digital insurance cards
  • View accounts
  • Request insurance quotes
  • Locate branches
  • Call assistance
Features
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MySwan is the free app from Swan for a seamless access to various services around your insurance products anytime, anywhere ! MySwan users having Internet Access on their smartphone will be able to: · View and monitor their Health insurance, Home insurance, Car insurance and Life policies. · Submit health claims. · Submit motor claims notifications. · View digital version of SWAN cards for Health, Travel and Rewards · View accounts. · Request quotes · Locate Swan branches · Call Swan Assistance Follow these simple steps to start using MySwan 1. Download MySwan on your phone 2. Register using your Swan Direct credentials 3. Enter your 4 digit mPIN Now your Swan insurance is within your fingertips! Stay tuned for innovative updates on MySwan! For more details, please visit www.swanforlife.com or contact us on +230 207 3500. Call our hotline on 207 9111 between 09:30 to 18:30 from Monday to Friday and on Saturday from 09:30 to 17:00. You can also email us on myswan.appsupport@swanforlife.com.

Screenshots

MetaTrader 54 screens
mySWAN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MetaTrader 5 at 89% against mySWAN's 0%. MetaTrader 5 also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and chart position (#109 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MetaTrader 5 ships an update fortnightly, mySWAN every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
MetaTrader 5 versus mySWAN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetaTrader 5mySWAN
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (86K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings86K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#109 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMetaQuotes Software Corp.Swan General Ltd

Customer experience

MetaTrader 5

All ratings86,364 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews8,924 reviews
Positive88.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative9.1%

mySWAN

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

MetaTrader 5

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues and account blocking
  • Disappearing indicators and objects on charts
  • Inconsistent lot size display and calculation

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add time remaining indicator for different timeframes
  • Ability to export trade history
  • Option to customize chart background color
  • Implement trailing stop loss feature on mobile
  • Add alerts and notifications for price levels

mySWAN

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MetaTrader 5

No in-app purchases

None

mySWAN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MetaTrader 5 free?
MetaTrader 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is mySWAN free?
mySWAN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MetaTrader 5 or mySWAN have ads?
Neither MetaTrader 5 nor mySWAN shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MetaTrader 5 or mySWAN?
MetaTrader 5 ships an update fortnightly, and mySWAN every 3 months. Most recently, MetaTrader 5 was updated on November 3, 2026 and mySWAN on October 24, 2026.

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