Comparison

MetaTrader 5 vs NCB Mobile

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 financial markets and trade various instruments with real-time quotes and advanced charting tools. Analyze markets using technical indicators, perform demo trades, and manage your complete trading history. Connect to hundreds of brokers for live trading.

Highlights
  • Real-time financial instrument quotes
  • Full set of trade orders
  • High-performance interactive charts
  • 30 technical indicators
  • 24 analytical objects
  • Complete trading history
  • Live and demo trading
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

NCB Mobile

Manage your banking from anywhere with this app. Check balances, transfer funds, pay bills, and manage credit cards. Access account details and receive loan offers conveniently.

Highlights
  • Check account balances
  • Transfer funds
  • Pay bills
  • Manage credit cards
  • Add beneficiaries
  • View currency conversion
  • Receive loan offers
Features
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Bypass the lines and hours of waiting. Complete your routine banking transactions from anywhere in the world, any time you please with the bank that’s in your hands! The NCB Mobile App makes it easy to: - Check account balances • View your Saving, Chequing, Loan, Deposit or Investment account (accounts must already be enabled on the web) • View the last 20 Transactions - Transfer funds • Between own accounts • To third-party NCB accounts • To third-party non-NCB accounts - Pay bills including credit cards - Add beneficiaries and payee - Manage Credit Cards • View available and current balances • View minimum balance and payment due date (to avoid those late charges) • View Statement date and balances • Credit Card Limit - Send feedback and report issues in real time - View conversion between Jamaican and Foreign exchange currencies - View and receive loan offers. It’s sleek, intuitive and easy to use but don’t just take our word for it, try it out for yourself! Disclosure: 1. The NCB Mobile App is currently only available to customers who: • Have an active NCB Online profile • Are RSA token enabled 2. Users must allow location and other permissions for security purposes, or forfeit their ability to use the app.

Screenshots

MetaTrader 54 screens
NCB Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MetaTrader 5 at fortnightly against NCB Mobile's every 6 weeks. MetaTrader 5 also leads on chart position (#115 vs unranked) and review sentiment (89% vs 79%). NCB Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for MetaTrader 5 against 4.7 for NCB Mobile. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MetaTrader 5 has 86K ratings behind it against 17K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of MetaTrader 5's written reviews are positive against 79% of NCB Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MetaTrader 5 ships an update fortnightly, NCB Mobile every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
MetaTrader 5 versus NCB Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetaTrader 5NCB Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (86K ratings) — better4.7 (17K ratings)
Positive reviews88.6% of reviews — better79.1% of reviews
Number of ratings86K — better17K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#115 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMetaQuotes Software Corp.National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited

Customer experience

MetaTrader 5

All ratings84,628 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews8,824 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative9.1%

NCB Mobile

All ratings14,279 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral4.0%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews196 reviews
Positive79.1%
Neutral6.6%
Negative14.3%

User reviews

MetaTrader 5

From 86K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and easy to use
  • 👍 Smooth and intuitive interface
  • 🚀 Silky smooth charts and navigation
  • 👍 Comprehensive trading features
  • 👍 Excellent platform for beginners and experienced traders

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional freezing or disappearing of the app
  • 🐛 Inconsistent pricing data compared to other platforms
  • 🐛 Difficulty adjusting stop loss and take profit levels precisely
  • 🐛 Confusing time zone settings
  • 🐛 Slow server connection at times

NCB Mobile

From 17K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🚀 Convenient and efficient
  • 🔒 Secure banking experience
  • 💡 Helpful features like bill payments and money transfers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
  • 🔒 Security token issues
  • 🔍 Unclear error messages
  • 🤔 Limited functionality compared to online banking

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

NCB Mobile

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login issues due to password problems
  • Transfers failing unexpectedly
  • Inability to see transaction details
  • App crashing or freezing
  • Compatibility issues with jailbroken devices

Requested features

7 requests
  • Mobile top-up feature
  • Ability to pay credit cards from other banks
  • Cheque deposit via mobile
  • Notifications for account activities
  • Touch ID/Face ID login
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  • Ability to lock/freeze debit cards
  • Future-dated transfers

In-app purchases

None

MetaTrader 5

No in-app purchases

None

NCB Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MetaTrader 5 free?
MetaTrader 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NCB Mobile free?
NCB Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MetaTrader 5 or NCB Mobile?
MetaTrader 5 is rated higher. MetaTrader 5 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 86K ratings, while NCB Mobile averages 4.7 from 17K ratings.
Do MetaTrader 5 or NCB Mobile have ads?
Neither MetaTrader 5 nor NCB Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MetaTrader 5 or NCB Mobile?
MetaTrader 5 ships an update fortnightly, and NCB Mobile every 6 weeks. Most recently, MetaTrader 5 was updated on October 26, 2026 and NCB Mobile on October 26, 2026.

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