Comparison

Lightstreamer Stock vs Yieldn

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

Yieldn

Features
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Yieldn – Smarter Investing, Made Simple Yieldn helps you track, simulate, and optimize long-term investments with ease. Whether you’re investing regularly or reinvesting dividends, Yieldn shows how your strategy performs over time — with real historical data and smart visualizations. Key Features: - Simulate recurring investments and dividend reinvestment - Visualize purchases, portfolio value, and performance over time - See the impact of fees, taxes, and market fluctuations - Analyze historical performance of global stocks - Perfect for buy-and-hold investors, FIRE enthusiasts, and anyone curious about the power of compounding. Yieldn is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. It does not offer investment advice, nor does it support gambling or real trading. The developer makes no guarantees about the accuracy or completeness of the data presented.

Screenshots

Lightstreamer Stock2 screens
Yieldn3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lightstreamer Stock at none against Yieldn's shown. Lightstreamer Stock also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). Yieldn's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 months). On price 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lightstreamer Stock ships an update every 8 months, Yieldn every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lightstreamer Stock versus Yieldn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightstreamer StockYieldn
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLightstreamer SrlJyri Hiltunen

In-app purchases

None

Lightstreamer Stock

No in-app purchases

None

Yieldn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lightstreamer Stock free?
Lightstreamer Stock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yieldn free?
Yieldn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lightstreamer Stock or Yieldn have ads?
Yieldn shows ads; Lightstreamer Stock does not.
Which is updated more often, Lightstreamer Stock or Yieldn?
Lightstreamer Stock ships an update every 8 months, and Yieldn every 2 days. Most recently, Lightstreamer Stock was updated on October 6, 2026 and Yieldn on October 3, 2026.

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