Nomura iCB vs DSIJ PAS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time global market coverage
- Convertible bond data
- Region filtering
- Portfolio management
- Scenario analysis
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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.
DSIJ PAS
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. DSIJ PAS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nomura iCB asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Nomura iCB | DSIJ PAS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nomura International plc | DSIJ Private Limited |
In-app purchases
Nomura iCB
No in-app purchases
DSIJ PAS
- Portfolio Advisory Service$399.99









