Handy Trader vs Interactive IL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Handy Trader
Access global stock, options, forex, and futures markets with real-time data and charting. Transmit orders instantly with advanced routing for optimal execution and monitor your account balances and portfolio on the go.
- Global market access (stocks, options, forex, futures)
- Real-time market data and charts
- Instantaneous order transmission
- Advanced order routing technology
- Account balance and portfolio monitoring
- Mobile trading access
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The Handy Trader trading application provides electronic access to stocks, options, forex, futures and futures options on multiple market destinations around the globe. Handy Trader supports real-time market data and charts, and allows you to transmit orders instantaneously or use an order ticket. Handy Trader uses a state of the art routing technology that searches for the best price available at the time of your order and dynamically routes and re-routes all or parts of your order to achieve optimal execution. In addition, you can monitor your trades and enjoy immediate access to your account balances and portfolio data wherever you go.
Interactive IL
Access stock markets and your personal account from your mobile device. Trade stocks, options, futures, currencies, and more with real-time data and advanced routing technology. Test drive the platform with delayed quotes before logging in as a customer.
- Real-time streaming quotes and charts
- BookTrader Trading Tool
- Real-time Market Scanners
- Real-time Alerts with email notification
- Support for global trading (stocks, options, futures, forex)
- SmartRouting℠ order execution
- Secure login
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Trade with your mobile and tablet on the app based version of the Israel Interactive Trading powered by Interactive Brokers. You have access to the stock markets and your personal account at any given moment. Trade in stocks, options, structured products, futures, currencies and more. You can log in via this app when you are customer of IIT. Don’t have an account yet? Take our mobile platform for a test drive: no registration is required to log in and view unlimited delayed quotes. Our mobile trading platform features include: * Access to real-time streaming quotes and charts * BookTrader Trading Tool * Real-time Market Scanners * Real-time Alerts with email notification * Delayed market data for non-subscribed tickers and non-IB customers * Support for trading stocks, options, futures, futures options and forex worldwide * The ability to route orders using IB's SmartRouting℠ technology, which searches for the best price and dynamically routes and re-routes all or part of your order to achieve optimal execution * Quick access to trade reports, portfolio and account information * Secure login through IB's Secure Login System * Access to Daily IB Market Briefs * Free customer support- Scan and find new opportunities with the mobile scanner - Monitor your orders, portfolio and current positions in real-time
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Handy Trader at 67% against Interactive IL's 0%. Handy Trader also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (26 vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Handy Trader holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Handy Trader has 26 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Handy Trader's written reviews are positive against 0% of Interactive IL's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Handy Trader | Interactive IL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (26 ratings) — better | 3.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IB Exchange Corp. | Israel Interactive Trading |
Customer experience
Handy Trader
Interactive IL
In-app purchases
Handy Trader
No in-app purchases
Interactive IL
No in-app purchases
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