Comparison

Lightstreamer Stock vs Stock Position

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

Head to head
About

Lightstreamer Stock

This application demonstrates real-time stock price updates using the Lightstreamer iOS client library. It displays live data with a simple interface and includes support for APNs push notifications. The source code is publicly available.

Highlights
  • Real-time stock price updates
  • Lightstreamer iOS client library integration
  • Simple user interface
  • APNs push notification support
  • Publicly available source code
Features
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Lightstreamer Stock-List is an application that uses the Lightstreamer iOS client library to receive real-time data from Lightstreamer Server. The app subscribes to a set of stock prices, receives the updates in real time, and displays them with a very simple user interface. This version includes full support for APNs push notifications. Source code is available on GitHub, see: github.com/Lightstreamer Lightstreamer is a real-time messaging server optimized for the Internet. Blending WebSockets, HTTP, and push notifications, it streams data to/from mobile, tablet, browser-based, desktop, and IoT applications. Lightstreamer provides many advanced mechanisms to optimize user experience, including: bandwidth management, dynamic throttling with congestion control, compression, and conflation.

About

Stock Position

Analyze stock market data for your investment portfolio. Track asset prices, visualize historical performance, and calculate key financial metrics like beta and CAPM expected return. Manage multiple portfolios with detailed insights.

Highlights
  • Download and analyze market price data
  • Track individual asset and portfolio values
  • Graph historical price performance (up to 10 years)
  • Compare portfolio to market factors
  • Calculate beta and CAPM expected return
  • Manage multiple portfolios
  • Real-time gain/loss display
Features
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Stock Position downloads and analyzes market price data of a portfolio of stock assets (NYSE or NASDAQ). It lists the current market price of the individual assets and the portfolio, graphs the price (over the past 10 years) of individual assets and the portfolio, compares the price (over time) to any listed market factor, correlates the rate of return to determine the beta value for the individual assets and the portfolio, and displays the standard deviation and CAPM expected return of the individual assets and the portfolio. * 8 portfolios of 40 assets each (or 1 portfolio of 5 assets if no subscription). * quick display of asset and portfolio current values and gain/loss (many values are real time) * use asset proxies (surrogates) to track intra-day asset values * weekly beta calculated from any start/end dates IMPORTANT NOTE: Although initially free, Stock Position requires an In App Purchase subscription (non-renewing) to use many features. A one month initial subscription for each device is included for free. Screenshots below: (All with similar portfolios) 1) CAPM graph showing portfolio diversification with a beta of .96, return slightly better than the market risk with an Alpha of 2.2%. 2) asset table - portfolio total is $ down $464 in the day. A proxy (SPY) is used to value the day's change in FPURX. 3) stocks graphed cumulatively from 2013 to 2021. Rate of return 14.9%. 4) Portfolio correlation to a market factor (SPY) showing a beta of .96 since 01/01/13, a return of 15.2% which is 2.2% (alpha) better than the market risk-related return. Beta sensitivity to Start Date is displayed by moving the slider. 5) Portfolio comparison to a market factor (SPY) showing close correlation with small residuals until recently (due to FDX and TSLA).

Screenshots

Lightstreamer Stock2 screens
Stock Position4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stock Position at 50% against Lightstreamer Stock's 0%. Stock Position also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.3). Lightstreamer Stock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Stock Position sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Lightstreamer Stock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stock Position holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Lightstreamer Stock's written reviews are positive against 50% of Stock Position's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lightstreamer Stock versus Stock Position: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightstreamer StockStock Position
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (4 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLightstreamer SrlPeter Kramer

Customer experience

Lightstreamer Stock

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

Stock Position

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lightstreamer Stock

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Stock Position

One-time2
  • load/graph data for 1 month$0.99
  • Load/graph data for 6 months$1.99

Questions

Is Lightstreamer Stock free?
Lightstreamer Stock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stock Position free?
Stock Position is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lightstreamer Stock or Stock Position?
Stock Position is rated higher. Lightstreamer Stock averages 2.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Stock Position averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Lightstreamer Stock or Stock Position have ads?
Neither Lightstreamer Stock nor Stock Position shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lightstreamer Stock or Stock Position?
Lightstreamer Stock ships an update every 8 months, and Stock Position every 8 months. Most recently, Lightstreamer Stock was updated on June 10, 2026 and Stock Position on August 20, 2026.

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