Comparison

MetaTrader 5 vs Fransabank

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

Fransabank

Manage your finances on the go with a comprehensive mobile banking solution. Access account balances, transfer funds locally and globally, and utilize self-service features like password reset and a currency converter. Enjoy secure access with fingerprint login and find nearby branches or ATMs instantly.

Highlights
  • Account and card balance display
  • Local and global fund transfers
  • Self-service password reset
  • Currency converter
  • Fingerprint login
  • Branch/ATM locator
Features
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Enjoy a world of banking at your fingertips with Fransabank’s new mobile app. Experience the enhanced mobile application with new features that bring you easier, faster and more powerful mobile banking, whenever and wherever you are. Access a full feature set of quick and secure banking with: • Account and card balance display • Fund transfers (locally and globally) • Self-service password reset • Currency converter • Latest offers • Fingerprint login • Instant Branch/ATM locator • Contact us • And much more… You are always in good company with Fransabank. Our Call Center provides 24/7 support by phone and email so you can rest assured that our team is always available for any assistance that you may need.

Screenshots

MetaTrader 54 screens
Fransabank4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MetaTrader 5 at 89% against Fransabank's 20%. MetaTrader 5 also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Fransabank's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MetaTrader 5 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MetaTrader 5 has 87K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of MetaTrader 5's written reviews are positive against 20% of Fransabank's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MetaTrader 5 ships an update fortnightly, Fransabank every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
MetaTrader 5 versus Fransabank: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetaTrader 5Fransabank
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (87K ratings) — better3.4 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews88.7% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings87K — better12
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#117 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB281 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMetaQuotes Software Corp.Fransabank SAL

Customer experience

MetaTrader 5

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

Fransabank

All ratings12 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

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

Fransabank

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MetaTrader 5

No in-app purchases

None

Fransabank

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MetaTrader 5 free?
MetaTrader 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fransabank free?
Fransabank is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MetaTrader 5 or Fransabank?
MetaTrader 5 is rated higher. MetaTrader 5 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 87K ratings, while Fransabank averages 3.4 from 12 ratings.
Do MetaTrader 5 or Fransabank have ads?
Neither MetaTrader 5 nor Fransabank shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MetaTrader 5 or Fransabank?
MetaTrader 5 ships an update fortnightly, and Fransabank every 4 months. Most recently, MetaTrader 5 was updated on November 6, 2026 and Fransabank on November 1, 2026.

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