Comparison

Candlestick Charting vs Trade Alert

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

Head to head
About

Candlestick Charting

Analyze market sentiment with Japanese candlestick patterns and technical indicators. Identify trading opportunities, screen stocks, and follow setups with detailed analysis tools. Learn about market psychology and trading strategies.

Highlights
  • 70+ candlestick patterns and shapes
  • Technical indicators (moving averages, RSI, etc.)
  • Stock screening for bullish/bearish patterns
  • Signal notifications for followed stocks
  • Experimental S&P 500 paper portfolio
  • Integrated Help guide with lessons
Features
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Fundamentals matter, but prices also move as investors’ perceptions of those fundamentals change. Fear and greed influence those perceptions, and candlestick charts provide a visual display of the resulting bullish and bearish sentiment. Candlestick Charting brings Japanese candlestick patterns, technical indicators, stock screening, and signal systems together to help you understand the psychology behind market reversals. Follow your stocks, recognize patterns, and use technicals to study the buying and selling pressure behind them. READ THE CHART • Detect more than 70 candlestick patterns and candle shapes. • Explore stocks, ETFs, commodities, and forex. • Combine patterns with moving averages, Bollinger Bands, volume, Intraday Intensity, Stochastics, RSI, ADX, Parabolic SAR, and other technical indicators. • Choose Red/Green or Black/White candles, highlight patterns, and expand charts for a closer look. • Use chart-header shortcuts for research, notes, and signal history. FIND AND FOLLOW SETUPS Screen for bullish and bearish patterns, trends, momentum, and breakouts. Combine named preset choices for price, volume, trend strength, and other independent categories; each choice explains its criteria. Follow stocks and receive signal notifications. Compare named systems, read their rules, and examine their historical trades, statistics, and equity curves. NEW: EXPERIMENTAL S&P 500 PAPER PORTFOLIO Not sure where to start? Explore a focused daily plan built around six selected bullish candlestick patterns in the S&P 500 universe. Four visual lanes show setups Waiting for confirmation, Today’s Buys, Holding, and Today’s Exits. Open a stock block to see its setup, confirmation and guard prices, rank, allocation, trade chart, and protection. Detail screens explain estimated dollar risk at the active stop and potential reward to a specified Bollinger middle-band reference. Closing purchases are labeled PURCHASED when the paper model records an entry. Change the model’s start date and starting capital, explore realized results in Performance, browse the Signal Table, and review monthly and yearly profit/loss. Tap a recorded trade to inspect its full setup-to-exit cycle. Open-position gains and losses are shown separately on the Board. The illustrated How It Works guide explains pattern selection, ranking, volatility-based sizing, and exits. LEARN AS YOU EXPLORE The native Help guide includes candle diagrams, bullish and bearish pattern catalogs, practical indicator lessons, and further-reading links. Learn why patterns need trend context and confirmation, and how technical indicators can help you evaluate them. CHOOSE YOUR ACCESS Free: Limited portfolios, followed symbols, screens, and chart overlays. The S&P portfolio includes holdings, exits, Performance, and How It Works. Essential/Basic: Expanded access to portfolios, charting, pattern screening, and followed-stock notifications. Includes the Candlesticks signal system in the Systems tab. Premium: Includes Basic, the other signal systems and custom overlays, plus the experimental S&P portfolio’s Waiting setups, ranked planned buys, allocations, and opt-in portfolio alerts. The S&P portfolio is separate from the Candlesticks signal system included with Basic. Changing the portfolio’s start date or capital turns its alerts off; subscribe again for the new model. Eligible introductory trials provide Premium access during the trial. Availability and renewal prices are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled through your App Store subscription settings.

About

Trade Alert

This app provides real-time stock and option price alerts, market sentiment, and news. It includes advanced screening tools, a stock tracker, and an earnings calendar to help investors make informed decisions.

Highlights
  • Real-time stock price alerts
  • Stock and option screening tools
  • Earnings calendar
  • Stock tracker and watchlists
  • Market sentiment and news
  • Customizable stock screeners
Features
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Trade Alert is a must have App for stock & option investors and swing trader. It delivers the real time stock price alert, stock tracker and earnings calendar data to your fingertips. Download Trade Alert for: -Access to nasdaq, nyse and otc market’s stock alert and stock analysis -Receive stock notification, include stock alerts, stock market sentiment and stock news -Innovative stock market tools will notify you instantly when stock trend changes Trade Alert include: -Stock Screener *Support over 100 different stocks, option, and penny stocks screener criteria *Create custom stock screeners to meet your investing criteria *Provide pre-defined screener criteria such as best penny stocks, unusual options and top gainers -Stock Alert *You can access following advantages as a paid subscriber of premium stock alert *Receive stock companies earning release schedule on the earnings calendar *Receive buying stock ideas and trading stocks like a pro *Receive long term stock portfolio investing strategies and stocks signal -Premium Option Alert *You can access following advantages as a paid subscriber of premium option alert, free version will have limited number of option alerts. Paid subscription is required to access all swing option alerts, and get real time insight push. -Stock Market Tools *Access to free stock tracker, portfolio tracker and free stock charts *Track stock price movement and catch the action live *Build unlimited stock watchlists on thousands of stock tickers Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at the confirmation of purchase. Accounts will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the rate of the selected plan above. 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 the term will be forfeited once purchased. Privacy Policy:https://shareitwidgets.firebaseapp.com/alert_privacy.html Term of Use:https://shareitwidgets.firebaseapp.com/alert_terms.html With your help, we will constantly improve our product to address the concerns you bring to our attention. Your feedback is valuable to us. Contact us anytime.

Screenshots

Candlestick Charting4 screens
Trade Alert4 screens

Verdict

The call

Candlestick Charting and Trade Alert both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 64% of Candlestick Charting's written reviews are positive against 18% of Trade Alert's. Candlestick Charting also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly). Trade Alert's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.2). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Candlestick Charting sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Trade Alert sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. 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 — 4.4 for Candlestick Charting against 4.4 for Trade Alert. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 271 and 513 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Candlestick Charting's written reviews are positive against 18% of Trade Alert's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Candlestick Charting ships an update daily, Trade Alert monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Candlestick Charting versus Trade Alert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandlestick ChartingTrade Alert
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (271 ratings) — better4.4 (513 ratings)
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews — better17.6% of reviews
Number of ratings271513 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.212.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher GokeySHAREIT WIDGET PTE. LTD.

Customer experience

Candlestick Charting

All ratings271 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral9.5%
Negative26.2%

Trade Alert

All ratings512 ratings
Positive83.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive17.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative79.4%

User reviews

Candlestick Charting

From 271 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📊 Excellent candlestick pattern identification and visualization
  • 🎓 Great educational tool for beginners learning technical analysis
  • 🔍 Effective stock screener for finding trading opportunities
  • 💰 Affordable pricing compared to competitors
  • 👨‍💼 Responsive and helpful developer support

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes, especially during market hours
  • 🐛 Buggy chart overlays and glitching indicators
  • 🐢 Slow loading times and performance issues
  • 📉 Watchlist stocks disappear/get erased frequently
  • 🔔 Alert system unreliable and turns off unexpectedly

Trade Alert

From 513 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📊 Decent trading signals for experienced traders
  • 💡 Useful market analysis and watchlist features
  • 📈 Helpful commentary on key price levels and breakouts
  • 🎯 Quick order execution capabilities
  • 🔒 Good app security features

Room to improve

  • 💰 Misleading pricing structure with hidden fees
  • 📧 Non-responsive customer service
  • ⚠️ Vague and poor quality stock signals
  • 🚫 Inaccurate trade history and manipulated results
  • 🎪 False advertising and misleading claims

Bugs and requests

Candlestick Charting

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes at critical trading moments
  • App won't open or continually crashes during market hours
  • Watchlist stocks disappear after days or weeks
  • Chart overlays glitch when using multiple stacked indicators
  • 1-second and 5-minute chart timeframes malfunction
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  • Touch buttons (close, add) unresponsive
  • App freezes and becomes unusable after updates
  • Alerts turn off automatically after one day
  • Chart parameters (transparency, period length, colors) won't update
  • Stock data not updating or showing outdated information
  • Long loading times for stock screener

Requested features

10 requests
  • Educational explanations linked to candlestick pattern names
  • Bullish/bearish designation for patterns
  • iPad/desktop version for larger screens
  • More customizable stock screener filters
  • Ability to filter stocks by price or market cap
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  • Extended timeframe options for charts
  • Persistent alert settings without reactivation
  • Support for international exchanges (NSE India, LSE)
  • Improved layout with signals list visibility
  • Completion of pattern explanation documentation

Trade Alert

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App freezing and crashing
  • Contact/support button not functioning
  • Premium features inaccessible after payment
  • Watchlist mixing delayed and real-time data
  • Incorrect order execution
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  • App lagging when loading signals
  • Subscription charges despite selecting free trial

Requested features

6 requests
  • Improved app interface and user experience
  • More frequent daily notifications
  • Better backtesting system
  • Transparent pricing without hidden fees
  • Free trial period that actually works
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  • Responsive customer support system

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Candlestick Charting

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Basic Subscription3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Six Months Basic Subscription3 Days trial$34.996 Months
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  • Annual Premium Subscription3 Days trial$139.001 Year
One-time2
  • One Month Subscription$3.99
  • Six Months Subscription$9.99
4 purchases

Trade Alert

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription$29.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$49.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$199.991 Year
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  • Yearly Subscription$299.991 Year

Questions

Is Candlestick Charting free?
Candlestick Charting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trade Alert free?
Trade Alert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Candlestick Charting or Trade Alert?
Candlestick Charting is rated higher. Candlestick Charting averages 4.4 out of 5 from 271 ratings, while Trade Alert averages 4.4 from 513 ratings.
Do Candlestick Charting or Trade Alert have ads?
Neither Candlestick Charting nor Trade Alert shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Candlestick Charting or Trade Alert?
Candlestick Charting ships an update daily, and Trade Alert monthly. Most recently, Candlestick Charting was updated on November 8, 2026 and Trade Alert on November 7, 2026.

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