RJO Mobile Trader vs Barchart Trader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RJO Mobile Trader
Trade futures and options derivatives on supported exchanges. Monitor real-time portfolio activity and market data. Receive push notifications for order fills and updates to stay informed on account activity.
- Futures and options trading
- Real-time portfolio activity
- Market data viewing
- Push notifications for orders
- Integration with RJO trading apps
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RJO Mobile Trader is a feature rich Futures and Options derivatives trading application provided by R.J. O’Brien & Associates, LLC. Account holders can trade on products and exchanges supported by RJO, and are able to view real-time portfolio activity and market data, where available, to assist in making important trading decisions. RJO Mobile Trader seamlessly integrates with other RJO proprietary trading applications and features push notifications of order fills and updates, helping busy traders stay abreast of activity in their accounts while on the go.
Barchart Trader
Trade commodities and futures in real-time with streaming quotes and instant trade confirmations. Access delayed data, news, and watchlists for free, or log in with your Barchart account for full trading capabilities.
- Real-time futures and forex trading
- Streaming real-time quotes
- Order placement through 40+ brokers
- Instant trade confirmations
- Customizable watchlists
- Real-time charts and P/L calculator
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Trade commodities and futures in real-time from your iPhone! Never miss another trade opportunity when you are on the go - with Barchart Trader you can place orders through over 40 different futures brokers and receive instant trade confirmations when an order is filled. With streaming real-time quotes from dozens of exchanges, Trader's clean and simple interface puts the trading data you need right at your fingertips. If you have a Barchart account, log in with your same username and password for access to realtime data and trading. If you don't already have a Barchart account, you can still use Trader -- just log in as a guest. Access to delayed quote feeds, news and watchlists are always 100% free. Real-Time Features: * Real-time quote data for futures, forex and equities (additional exchange fees may apply) * Electronic futures trading through CQG, supporting over 40 different futures brokers * Streaming real-time quotes for up-to-the-second price data * Create multiple watchlists to track the symbols you're interested in * Detailed quote pages with bid/ask, trading range, and technical indicators * Real-time charts * Position tracker with today's open positions and a running P/L calculator * Order execution history for fills, cancels and rejections * Symbol search Free Delayed Features: * Delayed quote data for futures, forex and equities * Create multiple watchlists to track the symbols you're interested in * Detailed quote pages with bid/ask, trading range, and technical indicators * Delayed charts * Symbol search
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RJO Mobile Trader at 4.3 against Barchart Trader's 3.5. Barchart Trader's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RJO Mobile Trader holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of RJO Mobile Trader's written reviews are positive against 54% of Barchart Trader's.
RJO Mobile Trader ships an update every 2 months, Barchart Trader every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RJO Mobile Trader | Barchart Trader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (9 ratings) — better | 3.5 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 53.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | R.J. O'Brien & Associates, INC | Barchart |
Customer experience
RJO Mobile Trader
Barchart Trader
In-app purchases
RJO Mobile Trader
No in-app purchases
Barchart Trader
No in-app purchases
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