Comparison

Best Stocks Now vs Plan Stronger

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

Head to head
About

Best Stocks Now

This app provides daily stock rankings and analysis, including a proprietary "Gunderson Grade" based on value, performance, and safety. Get live push notifications for trading updates and access expert articles and radio shows to help you make informed investment decisions.

Highlights
  • Daily stock rankings
  • Proprietary Gunderson Grade
  • Live push notifications
  • Expert articles and radio shows
  • Stock evaluation in seconds
  • Momentum and long-term performance grades
Features
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BEST STOCKS NOW! Get live push notifications of Bill’s daily trading. Best Stocks Now is the most powerful and innovative app ever created for the stock market, yet it is simple and easy to use! The App ranks over 5,500 stocks, etf(s), asset classes, indexes, sectors, closed-end funds and mutual funds daily. Bill Gunderson is a professional money manager, stock analyst, author, newsletter writer, and radio talk-show host. The app allows you to follow Bill’s live twitter feed throughout the trading day. It also enables you to hears Bill’s daily live radio show, or listen to the archives. The app will help guide you through the cycles in the market. It will help you be in the right places at the right time, and out of the wrong places at the wrong time. Bill Gunderson is a regular contributor to theStreetcom, Marketwatch, Seekingalpha, and numerous other publications. You can access his weekly articles through the app. Bill has appeared numerous times on Fox News, and the Fox Business Channel. He is also a frequent guest on Bloomberg Radio. The app allows users to evaluate a stock in mere seconds. What is the stock worth? Is it currently under-valued? How has the stock performed over the last 1,3,5, and 10 years? What are the best stocks in the market right now? How do they stack up against over 5,000 other stocks? What is the stock’s overall Gunderson Grade? The proprietary Gunderson Grade is based on value, performance, and safety. Less than 10% of the entire market gets an “A” grade at any given time. Doesn’t a “STRAIGHT A” portfolio make sense? Why continue to own B’s, C’s, D’s, and F’s? You will be shocked at who is ON the current “A” list. Stocks value, performance and bottom-line grade are updated daily. “A” rated stocks can remain at the top for weeks, months, and even years! Current “A” rated stocks are a reflection of the current market and economy. The app allows users to look up stocks alphabetically, by risk profile, market capitalization, sector, or proprietary grade from a database of 200 stocks. The individual stock view shows the stock symbol, name, sector, market-cap, risk-profile, price, EPS estimate, forward PE ratio, estimated 5 Yr. growth rate, and a proprietary 5 year target price. It also shows the stock’s 5 year upside potential. Next, the app shows the all-important, 1 month, 3 month, 12 month, 3 year, 5 year, and 10 year performance of the stocks vs. the S&P 500. The app next shows a proprietary MOMENTUM grade (A-F) based on the stocks 1,3,6, and 12 mo. performance. Next, the app shows a LONG-TERM performance grade (if applicable) based on it’s 3,5,and 10 yr. performance. You will be shocked to see the who the best performers have been. These are truly stocks of today and not yesteryear! The app next shows how the stock did during the last bear market along with a proprietary safety grade. The upgraded version contains over 5,500 stocks and closed-end funds. The auto-renewable subscriptions will be available for $9.99/mo. or $89.99/mo for live trading notifications. Standard terms for subscriptions apply: • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. For any questions please see our terms of use and privacy policy here: -  https://www.gundersoncapital.com/terms-of-service/ https://www.gundersoncapital.com/privacy-policy-2/ You will not be left alone to navigate the market anymore. GET THE APP NOW!

About

Plan Stronger

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PlanStronger™ for your Financial Future! Receive financial news and insights on YOUR schedule! Download this free app for instant access to: Weekly Market Report Videos Breaking Financial Updates 100’s of Expert Interviews PlanStrongerTV™ Shows on Demand Retirement Planning Tips

Screenshots

Best Stocks Now4 screens
Plan Stronger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plan Stronger at none against Best Stocks Now's 3. Best Stocks Now's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Best Stocks Now sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Plan Stronger asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Best Stocks Now ships an update every 2 months, Plan Stronger every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Best Stocks Now versus Plan Stronger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest Stocks NowPlan Stronger
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (53 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings53 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerdouglas apperleyZgraph, Inc.

Bugs and requests

Best Stocks Now

Reported bugs

31 issues
  • Charged but no account created
  • App no longer works
  • Account gone, hangs on creation
  • App purchase didn't work
  • All around not functional online or app
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  • Cannot access anything
  • Very buggy new app
  • Always get spinning symbol
  • Doesn't find many stocks
  • Different searches return different results
  • New app won't let me recover password
  • No way to recover password via Apple Store
  • No feedback from company
  • App skips stock ranks
  • No response from support
  • Cannot connect to App Store
  • Error occurred, cannot connect
  • Access not turned on after subscribing
  • Cannot manage account or get support in app
  • Doesn't recognize user after a week
  • Broken or upgrade-pushing links
  • App looks like 10-year-old made it in 2004
  • New design is terrible, childish
  • Impossible to sort by data
  • Frustrating to use
  • Throws irrelevant data
  • No charts or trend lines
  • Terrible interface
  • Only shows 500 stocks after paying
  • No user account management
  • App is a joke, looks 5-year-old made

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add debt ratios
  • Add percentage of shares being shorted
  • Add charts and trend lines
  • Provide CSV file with raw data
  • Improve app design for iPad
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  • Allow sorting by specific data types
  • Make app usable in landscape mode
  • Develop an iPad version
  • Add dark mode option
  • Implement advanced analytics dashboard

Plan Stronger

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Best Stocks Now

Subscriptions3
  • Best Stocks Premium Content$9.991 Month
  • Best Stock Now Premium Subscription$89.991 Month
  • Best Stocks Premium Content$99.991 Year
None

Plan Stronger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Best Stocks Now free?
Best Stocks Now is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plan Stronger free?
Plan Stronger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Best Stocks Now or Plan Stronger have ads?
Neither Best Stocks Now nor Plan Stronger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Best Stocks Now or Plan Stronger?
Best Stocks Now ships an update every 2 months, and Plan Stronger every 8 months. Most recently, Best Stocks Now was updated on October 23, 2026 and Plan Stronger on October 25, 2026.

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