Comparison

Seeking Alpha vs Splitly

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

Head to head
About

Seeking Alpha

Access real-time financial news, market analysis, and expert investment insights. Track your portfolio, set customizable alerts, and discover stock ratings. This platform empowers active investors with tools previously available only to institutions.

Highlights
  • Real-time financial news
  • Market-moving analysis
  • Stock ratings and insights
  • Customizable stock alerts
  • Portfolio tracking
  • Earnings reports and filings
Features
Currently charting
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Seeking Alpha provides active and engaged investors with a wide range of tools and resources to make data-driven investment decisions. Our platform offers: Real-time financial news and market-moving analysis Insight on our ‘Strong Buy’ ratings, plus more than 1,300 stocks Wall St. doesn’t cover Expert insights from investors and industry professionals Customizable alerts for stocks in your watchlist Price quotes, charts, and portfolio tracking tools Access to earnings reports, transcripts, and filings With millions of monthly users, Seeking Alpha is a global community where investors share ideas, create strategies, and discuss breaking financial news. Our coverage spans stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, commodities, and cryptocurrencies, including analysis of small and mid-cap stocks often overlooked elsewhere. Thousands of contributors publish investment theses monthly, each undergoing rigorous editorial review. This crowdsourced approach provides diverse perspectives and in-depth analysis across various sectors and investment strategies. Seeking Alpha provides knowledgeable investors with financial analysis by offering tools previously available only to institutional investors. Our suite of plans caters to different investing styles and needs, providing advanced tracking, monitoring, charting, and analytical capabilities. BASIC MEMBERSHIP A Basic Seeking Alpha account provides access to a wealth of financial information from a diverse community of investors and experts - at no cost. With our free plan, you’ll get: - One Premium article per month - free - Real-time stock prices - The option to create your own portfolio - Real-time alerts on the stocks you follow - Wall Street Ratings for every stock - Limited access to other content PREMIUM (in-app subscription available) Seeking Alpha Premium provides investors with all the tools, resources, and industry-leading ratings needed to give a portfolio the edge it needs. With Premium, you’ll get all the features of Basic, plus: - Unlimited access to expert investor content - A thriving community of serious investors to discuss and debate ideas - Seeking Alpha's Quant Ratings - our 'Strong Buy' ratings outperform the S&P 500 - Rankings of stop stocks and ETFs to help identify opportunities - Stock and ETF screeners to help construct your portfolio - Portfolio health check and warnings to help you become a more informed investor - Listen to articles, access to webinars and more ALPHA PICKS Alpha Picks, perfect for a buy-and-hold strategy, puts the power of Quant at your fingertips and enables you to invest smarter, not harder. Since inception, the Alpha Picks portfolio has consistently outperformed the S&P 500. https://seekingalpha.com/alpha-picks/about With Alpha Picks, you’ll get: - Two new stock picks each month, delivered right to your inbox - Hold and Sell alerts when ratings shift, along with regular performance updates - Members-only webinars, plus access to our stock selection research - Access to our entire Alpha Picks portfolio INVESTING GROUPS Guided by leading analysts on Seeking Alpha, Investing Groups offer a unique opportunity to connect with like-minded investors and explore the sectors and strategies that interest you. Features of Investing Groups include: - Exclusive portfolios and stock ideas - Unparalleled analysis and investor resources - Real-time alerts and commentary - Live community chat with like-minded investors - Direct access to your Investing Group leader PRO Seeking Alpha PRO offers enhanced features and exclusive content that will give you a competitive edge in the market. With PRO, you’ll have access to all of the benefits of Premium, plus: - Daily updating ranking of top 15 analysts - Investing ideas from our top 50 analysts - Comprehensive upgrades and downgrades - Vetted short-selling ideas - Exclusive ‘Buys’ and ‘Strong Buys’ - Dedicated customer relationship manager Terms of Use: https://seekingalpha.com/page/terms-of-use

About

Splitly

Features
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Splitly – Your Smart Income Splitter & Budget Planner Take control of your money like never before. Splitly helps you manage your monthly income by automatically dividing it across essential categories — expenses, investing, saving, fun, and more. Whether you're working toward financial freedom, embracing stoic discipline, or just want to spend smarter, Splitly makes it easy and rewarding. Features: Enter your monthly income and main expenses Automatically split the rest into smart categories Choose your mindset: Stoic, Growth, YOLO, Balanced, or Chaos Visualize your spending with elegant pie charts and bar charts Generate PDF budget reports instantly Light & Dark mode with beautiful design Motivational quotes to inspire better money habits Built for Discipline and Freedom Splitly isn't just another expense tracker — it helps you plan ahead with intention. Every month is a new opportunity to grow, save, and enjoy life.

Screenshots

Seeking Alpha4 screens
Splitly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Splitly at none against Seeking Alpha's 13. Splitly also leads on ads (none vs shown). Seeking Alpha's advantage is chart position (#10 vs unranked). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Seeking Alpha sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $49.00 per month. Splitly asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Seeking Alpha versus Splitly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeeking AlphaSplitly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (127K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings127K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#10 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeeking Alpha Ltd.Abdullah Sulaiman

Bugs and requests

Seeking Alpha

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Please support app rotation
  • Dark theme
  • Earning call audio transcript can't be played in the background mode on iPhone
  • Portfolio useful but US orientated, as is the rest of the content, however still some value to global investors
  • Dividend frequency

Splitly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Seeking Alpha

Subscriptions13
  • Premium Monthly$49.001 Month
  • Potential Multibaggers Monthly$59.991 Month
  • Value & Momentum Breakouts$69.001 Month
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  • Data Driven Investor Monthly$70.001 Month
  • The Dividend Kings$74.991 Month
  • High Yield Landlord$79.001 Month
  • High Dividend Opps. Monthly$79.991 Month
  • iREIT on Alpha$81.001 Month
  • The Market Pinball Wizard$150.001 Month
  • Premium Annual1 Month trial$299.001 Year
  • Premium 12 Month$299.001 Year
  • Alpha Picks$499.001 Year
  • High Dividend Opps. Annual$749.001 Year
None

Splitly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Seeking Alpha free?
Seeking Alpha is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Splitly free?
Splitly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Seeking Alpha or Splitly have ads?
Seeking Alpha shows ads; Splitly does not.

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