Comparison

Nomura iCB vs DSIJ PAS

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

Head to head
About

Nomura iCB

This app provides authorized clients with real-time global coverage of the convertible bond market. It allows users to filter bond information by region and create custom portfolios, offering scenario analysis capabilities.

Highlights
  • Real-time global market coverage
  • Convertible bond data
  • Region filtering
  • Portfolio management
  • Scenario analysis
Features
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Nomura iCB brings the converts market to the mobile arena. It allows Nomura-authorized clients to stay up to date with all that is happening in the CB world, no matter where they are. Nomura iCB is available for the iPhone and optimized for the iPad. It leverages off Nomura's unique truly global approach to convertibles in order to provide live and comprehensive coverage of names in the Asian, European, Japanese and US convertible markets. Nomura iCB allows clients to filter the full universe so that they only see the bonds that are of interest to them. This includes filtering by region and the ability to create and manage smaller portfolios. It also displays static data and provides various scenario analysis capabilities. This application is free, but only available to authorized clients of Nomura's global convertible business.

About

DSIJ PAS

Features
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Introducing DSIJ Portfolio Advisory Services app to give you the edge on long term investing. Features of DSIJ PAS app includes – User-friendly interface. Easy access to Products subscribed to. Stock Recommendations & Exits via prompt notifications. Well, maintained & balanced portfolio. Simple login, up to date dashboard & real-time updates. Easy to view your portfolio on your fingertips & initiate with mentioned recommendations. Download, Install and get Updates on recommendations. It's easy, fast and user-friendly. PAS is a personalized portfolio advisory service provided by Dalal Street Investment Journal, which optimizes and monitors your portfolio on an ongoing basis to yield handsome returns in the long term. The advice given is unique in a way, that recommendation provided will be based on your risk profile and investment philosophy - basically, the ones that suit you best. Thirty-years-old but conventional, Dalal Street Investment Journal (DSIJ), India's No 1 equity research and capital investment magazine is published every fortnight to cater to the needs of its reader-investors. Armed with a set of chosen experts on markets and corporate India, the fortnightly magazine has its focus on stock market research and recommendations, capital market analysis, personal finance investment advice and also analysis of various economic activities in the country along with its impact on Indian share markets. Born in 1986, years before National Stock Exchange and market watchdog SEBI were established, DSIJ has always been the favorite among the reader-investors community across the length and breadth of the country. DSIJ is not only popular, more importantly, it is trust-worthy. Here, the word TRUST is valued the most because we help you to deal with your hard-earned money. We have grown across all these years, just because you too have grown with us seeing your money growing steadily.

Screenshots

Nomura iCB1 screens
DSIJ PAS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nomura iCB at none against DSIJ PAS's 1. Nomura iCB also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads and device support 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. DSIJ PAS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nomura iCB asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nomura iCB ships an update every 4 months, DSIJ PAS every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nomura iCB versus DSIJ PAS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNomura iCBDSIJ PAS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNomura International plcDSIJ Private Limited

In-app purchases

None

Nomura iCB

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DSIJ PAS

One-time1
  • Portfolio Advisory Service$399.99

Questions

Is Nomura iCB free?
Nomura iCB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DSIJ PAS free?
DSIJ PAS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nomura iCB or DSIJ PAS have ads?
Neither Nomura iCB nor DSIJ PAS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nomura iCB or DSIJ PAS?
Nomura iCB ships an update every 4 months, and DSIJ PAS every 12 months. Most recently, Nomura iCB was updated on November 1, 2026 and DSIJ PAS on November 3, 2026.

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