Comparison

Stocks Live + Stock Tracker vs Sparky

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

Head to head
About

Stocks Live + Stock Tracker

Track your stock portfolios in real-time with global market data, news, and advanced charting. Import data from brokers, monitor cryptocurrencies, and receive customizable alerts. Manage multiple portfolios with detailed company information and performance analysis.

Highlights
  • Real-time stock quotes
  • Portfolio tracking and management
  • Cryptocurrency support
  • Global market coverage
  • Heat map visualization
  • News feeds and company data
  • Customizable alerts
Features
Currently charting
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Turn your portfolio into a dividend paycheck. Stocks Live projects your income for the year ahead — with confidence scores and a month-by-month payment calendar — so you always know what's coming. Fourteen years in the market, no ads, and the deepest toolset on the App Store. Track what you own, discover what's next, and manage unlimited portfolios across every major market — securely synced to all your devices. DIVIDEND INCOME, PROJECTED • See your projected annual dividend income, with Low / Medium / High confidence based on each stock's payment history. • A payment calendar by month or by holding — declared and estimated payouts, a year ahead. • Automatic suspended-dividend detection, so a cut never surprises you. • Full dividend history per holding, plus an ex-dividend and earnings calendar. PORTFOLIOS WITHOUT THE HASSLE Skip the transaction logging. Enter your current positions, update them when they change — that's it. • Unlimited multi-currency portfolios and watch lists, aggregated to your home currency. • Stocks, ETFs, funds, options, RSUs, DRIP, shorts and 10,000+ cryptocurrencies. • Bulk-paste holdings, adjust splits across every portfolio, benchmark against any ticker. • Allocation by sector, industry, region or any metric; tag portfolios for family or groups. • What-if scenarios, threshold alerts, and short- vs long-term performance with annualized returns. PRICE ALERTS THAT LIVE ON YOUR DEVICE • Set above / below alerts on any ticker — checked privately on device, no account required. • Local notifications the moment they fire. • Peek at Community Alerts: anonymous levels other investors are watching, for crowd-sourced support and resistance. RESEARCH & DISCOVERY • 1,000+ market scanners, scans and filters for stocks, ETFs and crypto — find your next idea. • Real-time quotes* with extended hours, auto-refreshing every 15 seconds. • Global coverage rivaling Yahoo! Finance — US, China, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and more. • IPO center, earnings estimates, curated gurus, and 140+ trusted news feeds. • A company card for every ticker: quote, charts, events, notes, social and news in one place. CHARTS WORTH FRAMING • Full-screen charts from intraday to inception — line, bar or candle, log or linear. • Moving averages, Bollinger Bands, Parabolic SAR, volume and split overlays. • Compare any group side by side across 70+ data points. • A signature heat map with dancing tiles, in dark or light. EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for day performance, value and top holdings. • An Apple Watch app for your portfolios at a glance. • Built-in StockTwits — read the feed, post with charts, follow the sentiment. • Rich notes per company: text, charts, photos or voice memos. PRIVATE & SYNCED • iCloud keeps portfolios, watch lists, alerts and notes in sync across all your devices. • Passcode and Face ID / Touch ID protection. No ads, ever. “The Best Stock Market App for iPhone and iPad.” — TheBalance.com “Best Stock Market App for iPhone.” — About.com Stocks Live is free to download, with unlimited portfolios, quotes, charts and scanners. A subscription unlocks dividend forecasting, price alerts, StockTwits, company notes, widgets and the Apple Watch app. Subscriptions are charged to your Apple Account and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://stocksliveapp.com/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://www.stocksliveapp.com/termsofuse.html * Real-time quotes cover Nasdaq, NYSE and select UK, German, French and Netherland listings; subscription required for some markets.

About

Sparky

Effortlessly track all your subscriptions and recurring expenses with a clear overview of your finances. This app helps you visualize spending, manage monthly outlays, and make informed decisions to achieve your financial goals faster.

Highlights
  • Visualize subscriptions and expenses
  • Track recurring costs
  • Manage monthly outlays
  • Calculate remaining funds
  • Simplify expense adding
  • Gain financial control
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Discover financial peace of mind with Sparky - your ultimate companion for effortlessly tracking subscriptions and recurring expenses! # Visualize Your Finances at a Glance Unveil a crystal-clear overview of your subscriptions and recurring expenses with Sparky. Our sleek interface presents your financial commitments in an easily comprehensible format. Gain full control over your monthly outlays and pave the way for substantial savings. # Simplicity in Adding Subscriptions and Recurring Expenses Sparky simplifies your financial management. Just provide titles, amounts, and appearance for your subscriptions and recurring expenses, and let Sparky take care of the rest. No more hassle, no more fuss – just efficiency. # Empower Your Spending Decisions Reimagine your budgeting capabilities with Sparky. By intelligently calculating your remaining funds after covering your monthly expenses, Sparky grants you the confidence to make informed spending choices. Achieve your financial goals faster than ever. Ready to take charge of your financial journey? Download Sparky - Expense Tracker today and embrace a future of financial prosperity.

Screenshots

Stocks Live + Stock Tracker4 screens
Sparky4 screens

Verdict

The call

Stocks Live + Stock Tracker and Sparky both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Stocks Live + Stock Tracker's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sparky's. Stocks Live + Stock Tracker also leads on ratings volume (1K vs 7) and chart position (#102 vs unranked). Sparky's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Sparky is free to download; Stocks Live + Stock Tracker costs $9.99 up front. Stocks Live + Stock Tracker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $99.99 per year and Sparky sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Stocks Live + Stock Tracker against 4.7 for Sparky. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stocks Live + Stock Tracker has 1K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Stocks Live + Stock Tracker's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sparky's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stocks Live + Stock Tracker ships an update every 3 days, Sparky weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Stocks Live + Stock Tracker versus Sparky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStocks Live + Stock TrackerSparky
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (1K ratings)4.7 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#102 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB13 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCinnamon Mobile LLCRyan Rook

Customer experience

Stocks Live + Stock Tracker

All ratings1,008 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews312 reviews
Positive89.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative5.8%

Sparky

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Stocks Live + Stock Tracker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • News crashes app
  • Watch list FTSE 100 or DOW do not show performance in technicals over 1day / 5 day / 1 month as screen is stuck in continuous refresh mode and no data displayed
  • Stocks not showing real-time data, only 20-minute delayed
  • $0.00 values on refresh which require a full restart to fix

Requested features

2 requests
  • Change the color to green or purple
  • Add options data and tools

Sparky

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Stocks Live + Stock Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Pro unlimited access7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time9
  • Gurus' Portfolios$15.99
  • ETFs Top Holdings$15.99
  • Heat Map & Heart visualization$19.99
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  • Earnings Estimates$19.99
  • Dividend History$19.99
  • Competitors$19.99
  • Real Time Quotes$29.99
  • 450+ Scanners$49.99
  • Everything Discounted$89.99
1 purchases

Sparky

One-time1
  • Sparky +$3.99

Questions

Is Stocks Live + Stock Tracker free?
Stocks Live + Stock Tracker costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Sparky free?
Sparky is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stocks Live + Stock Tracker or Sparky?
Sparky is rated higher. Stocks Live + Stock Tracker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Sparky averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Stocks Live + Stock Tracker or Sparky have ads?
Neither Stocks Live + Stock Tracker nor Sparky shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stocks Live + Stock Tracker or Sparky?
Stocks Live + Stock Tracker ships an update every 3 days, and Sparky weekly. Most recently, Stocks Live + Stock Tracker was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sparky on October 24, 2026.

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