Comparison

MetaTrader 4 vs Solexx

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

Head to head
About

MetaTrader 4

Trade currency markets and analyze quotes with real-time data and advanced charting tools. Perform trading operations, manage orders, and access financial news. Connect to hundreds of brokers for a comprehensive trading experience.

Highlights
  • Real-time currency quotes
  • Full set of trade orders
  • High-performance interactive charts
  • 30 technical indicators
  • 24 analytical objects
  • Financial news and sound notifications
  • Secure chats with other traders
Features
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Connect to hundreds of brokers and trade on currency markets from the MetaTrader 4 for iPhone or iPad! The mobile trading platform allows you to perform trading operations and analyze currency quotes using technical indicators and graphical objects. Risk Warning: Our programs may involve real trading with a high risk of losing money rapidly. Most retail investor accounts lose money when trading financial products. You should consider whether you understand how various financial products work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing money. TRADING • Real-time quotes of financial instruments • Full set of trade orders, including pending orders • Trading from charts in iPad • All types of trade execution • Complete trading history ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITY • High-performance charts • Customizable chart color scheme • Configuring properties of graphical objects and indicators • Display of four charts in one window available on iPad • Trade levels visualizing the prices of pending order, as well as SL and TP values on the chart • Information window that displays orders, trading history, emails, news, and logs on iPad • Sound notifications • Financial news — dozens of materials daily • Secure and fast chats with other traders, creation of group chats and channels • Support for push-notifications from the desktop platform and MQL5.community services TECHNICAL ANALYSIS • Interactive real-time price charts with zoom and scroll options • 30 most popular technical indicators • 24 analytical objects: lines, channels, geometric shapes, as well as Gann, Fibonacci and Elliott tools • 9 timeframes: M1, M5, M15, M30, H1, H4, D1, W1 and MN • 3 types of charts: bars, Japanese candlesticks and broken line Download MetaTrader 4 and trade on currency markets! To trade using real money, you need to open a real trading account by entering into a separate agreement with a financial company (broker), which has installed the server component of the MetaTrader 4 trading platform and has the appropriate permissions to provide financial trading service in their respective country. MetaQuotes is a software company and does not provide financial services, nor it has access to MetaTrader 4 platform servers and databases managed by financial companies.

About

Solexx

This app connects users with professional traders who share visual trade setups with drawn charts. Users can review these trade ideas and decide if they are worth pursuing.

Highlights
  • Professional trader insights
  • Visual trade setup charts
  • Potential trade idea sharing
  • Real-time market analysis
Features
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Imagine being able to see a professional trader mark up a chart and send you a picture of what they are thinking for a potential trade setup. That’s Solexx. We connect you with our pro traders and let them share with you potential trade ideas. They send out a massive message with a chart drawn up and you can decide if it’s something worth looking into.

Screenshots

MetaTrader 44 screens
Solexx4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MetaTrader 4 at 93% against Solexx's 21%. MetaTrader 4 also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.1) and ratings volume (82K vs 28). On price, update cadence, ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MetaTrader 4 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MetaTrader 4 has 82K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of MetaTrader 4's written reviews are positive against 21% of Solexx's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MetaTrader 4 ships an update every 2 months, Solexx monthly. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MetaTrader 4 versus Solexx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetaTrader 4Solexx
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (82K ratings) — better3.1 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews93.4% of reviews — better21.1% of reviews
Number of ratings82K — better28
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB84 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMetaQuotes Software Corp.AI ALGO TECH LLC

Customer experience

MetaTrader 4

All ratings81,317 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews2,345 reviews
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.5%

Solexx

All ratings28 ratings
Positive46.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative46.4%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive21.1%
Neutral5.3%
Negative73.7%

Bugs and requests

MetaTrader 4

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Chart customizations and drawings disappearing when switching accounts or restarting the app
  • Occasional freezing or lagging of the app
  • Inconsistent behavior when accidentally switching between buy and sell orders

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more technical indicators
  • Allow setting parameters for trades and saving them for quick execution
  • Prevent loss of chart customizations and drawings when switching between accounts
  • Add price alerts and push notifications
  • Improve ability to adjust stop loss and take profit levels directly on the chart

Solexx

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MetaTrader 4

No in-app purchases

None

Solexx

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MetaTrader 4 free?
MetaTrader 4 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solexx free?
Solexx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MetaTrader 4 or Solexx?
MetaTrader 4 is rated higher. MetaTrader 4 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 82K ratings, while Solexx averages 3.1 from 28 ratings.
Do MetaTrader 4 or Solexx have ads?
Neither MetaTrader 4 nor Solexx shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MetaTrader 4 or Solexx?
MetaTrader 4 ships an update every 2 months, and Solexx monthly. Most recently, MetaTrader 4 was updated on November 12, 2026 and Solexx on November 12, 2026.

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