Comparison

Stock Master vs Trading Journal

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

Head to head
About

Stock Master

This app provides real-time stock quotes, advanced charting tools, and market insights to help users track investments and identify trading opportunities. It offers customizable alerts, portfolio management, and a proprietary Trendscore engine to discover potential breakout stocks.

Highlights
  • Real-time stock quotes
  • Customizable alerts
  • Stock watchlists and portfolios
  • Proprietary Trendscore engine
  • Stock screener and market scan
  • Interactive charts and technical analysis
Features
Currently charting
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Track the market with confidence. Stock Master brings real-time stock quotes, watchlists, portfolio tracking, price alerts, AI-powered analysis, and professional charts together in one app — trusted by investors for over a decade. Whether you follow a few favorite stocks or manage multiple portfolios, Stock Master helps you watch what matters and act on it. REAL-TIME QUOTES & WATCHLISTS Follow live prices with streaming quotes, pre-market and after-hours data, key stats (market cap, open, high, low, volume, P/E, EPS), and company news. Organize symbols into multiple watchlists. (Real-time quotes for US markets; some exchanges may be delayed.) PORTFOLIO TRACKER Track your investments with full transaction history: open and closed positions, FIFO cost basis, stock splits, dividends, cash, and multi-currency holdings. Export to CSV, PDF, Excel, or plain text. Sign in free to back up and sync your data. ALERTS THAT WATCH THE MARKET FOR YOU Set it and step away — our servers monitor your alerts around the clock and send a push notification the moment a trigger hits. Alert on price, daily change or percent, volume, change from entry, trailing stops, and even technical-indicator trends. Choose from 18 alert sounds. No account required. AI ANALYSIS Generate on-demand AI analysis for any stock — or your whole portfolio — in plain English, and ask follow-up questions with Finabase AI chat. AI content is informational only, not investment advice. ADVANCED CHARTS & TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Line, candlestick, and OHLC charts with 45+ technical indicators (MACD, RSI, Bollinger Bands, Stochastic, ADX, ATR, and more) plus 60+ automatic candlestick-pattern overlays. Draw trend lines, Fibonacci retracements and fans, channels, and more with 14 drawing tools. Replay past price action bar by bar. STOCK SCREENER Scan NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, TSX, LSE, ASX, NSE, NZX, and more with 100+ fundamental and technical criteria. Save your screens and rerun them anytime. TREND SCORE & BACKTESTING Rank stocks by trend strength with Trend Score, built on backtested technical strategies — then test your own trading strategies against historical data. BEYOND STOCKS Futures on major world indexes, live forex rates, US Treasury yields, commodities, ETFs, options chains, an earnings calendar, and top cryptocurrencies. MARKET NEWS Business and finance headlines from leading sources including CNBC, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Business Insider, and more. HOME-SCREEN WIDGETS Six widgets keep the market on your home screen: single stock, watchlist, portfolio summary, portfolio list, market heat map, and index comparison. PRACTICE & COMMUNITY Sharpen your skills with virtual trading on real-time quotes, climb the leaderboard, and see what other investors are discussing. Stock Master is a market tracking and research tool, not a brokerage — no real trades are placed through the app, and nothing in it is personalized investment advice. Investing involves risk. GO PREMIUM Remove all ads and unlock everything with Essentials, Plus, or Premium — monthly or annual. Plus and Premium add exchange real-time data and higher AI limits. Some features require a subscription. - Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase - Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings - Privacy Policy: https://finabase.io/privacy.html - Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Questions or ideas? Send feedback right inside the app — investor suggestions have shaped Stock Master for over ten years. Download Stock Master free and take control of your watchlists, portfolios, and alerts today.

About

Trading Journal

This app helps traders of all levels track, analyze, and refine their strategies across various markets. Gain insights into your trading patterns with advanced analytics, customizable goal tracking, and an intuitive interface to improve performance and profitability.

Highlights
  • Track stocks, options, futures, forex, crypto trades
  • Add rich text notes and attachments
  • Advanced analytics and charts
  • Customizable goal tracking
  • Yearly, monthly, and daily overviews
  • Filter and sort journal entries
Features
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Turn Every Trade Into Insight Trading Journal helps you record trades, identify patterns, and make more informed decisions. Track stocks, options, futures, forex, and cryptocurrency in one organized journal. Add notes, tags, and attachments to capture the strategy behind each trade—not just the result. Explore your performance through clear analytics, review trading activity on your calendar, and create personalized goals that keep you focused on improving your process. JOURNAL YOUR TRADES • Record stocks, options, futures, forex, and crypto trades • Organize entries with custom tags • Capture strategies and reflections with rich-text notes • Add supporting attachments • Sort and filter your trading history ANALYZE YOUR PERFORMANCE • Track net profit and profit and loss • Review your win/loss ratio • Monitor trading fees • Identify your best and longest winning streaks • Compare performance across tags • Filter analytics to focus on what matters REVIEW YOUR CALENDAR • Explore yearly, monthly, and daily overviews • See your trading activity over time • Filter your calendar to uncover meaningful patterns BUILD BETTER HABITS • Create daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly goals • Set goals based on earnings, wins, or percentage gained • Customize progress colors • Filter and review your progress Whether you’re building consistency, testing a new strategy, or reviewing years of trading activity, Trading Journal gives you the tools to learn from every trade. SUPPORT Email: support@sedlaceksolutions.com EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.sedlacek-solutions.com/trading-journal-privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.sedlacek-solutions.com/trading-journal-terms-of-service

Screenshots

Stock Master4 screens
Trading Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Trading Journal at none against Stock Master's shown. Stock Master's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (73K vs 47). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Stock Master sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Trading Journal sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stock Master holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stock Master has 73K ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Stock Master's written reviews are positive against 57% of Trading Journal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stock Master ships an update every 10 days, Trading Journal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Stock Master versus Trading Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStock MasterTrading Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (73K ratings) — better4.2 (47 ratings)
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews — better57.4% of reviews
Number of ratings73K — better47
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#113 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApponance, Inc.James Sedlacek

Customer experience

Stock Master

All ratings72,896 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral4.0%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews1,826 reviews
Positive67.7%
Neutral9.3%
Negative23.0%

Trading Journal

All ratings47 ratings
Positive74.5%
Neutral6.4%
Negative19.1%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive57.4%
Neutral10.6%
Negative31.9%

Bugs and requests

Stock Master

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incorrect or missing stock data
  • Syncing issues across devices
  • Unresponsive or freezing app
  • Unreliable price alerts and notifications

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • More customization and personalization
  • Improved portfolio tracking and reporting
  • Better integration with brokerage accounts
  • Enhanced options and futures analysis

Trading Journal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Stock Master

Subscriptions5
  • Premium Data$4.991 Month
  • Premium Service$19.991 Month
  • Premium Service$24.991 Month
Show 2 more
  • Premium Service$29.991 Month
  • Premium Service$199.991 Year
One-time7
  • 10K Virtual Fund$1.99
  • Unlimited Portfolios$2.99
  • Remove Ads$9.99
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  • 200K Virtual Fund$9.99
  • 3M Virtual Fund$59.99
  • All In One - Promo$199.99
  • All In One$399.00
12 purchases

Trading Journal

Subscriptions10
  • Trading Journal Pro3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Trading Journal Pro$2.991 Month
  • Trading Journal Pro - Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
Show 7 more
  • Trading Journal Pro – Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Trading Journal Pro$7.991 Month
  • Trading Journal Pro - Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Trading Journal Pro - Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Trading Journal Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Trading Journal Pro - Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Trading Journal Pro – Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Trading Journal Pro$19.99
  • Trading Journal Pro - Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Stock Master free?
Stock Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trading Journal free?
Trading Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stock Master or Trading Journal?
Stock Master is rated higher. Stock Master averages 4.6 out of 5 from 73K ratings, while Trading Journal averages 4.2 from 47 ratings.
Do Stock Master or Trading Journal have ads?
Stock Master shows ads; Trading Journal does not.
Which is updated more often, Stock Master or Trading Journal?
Stock Master ships an update every 10 days, and Trading Journal every 3 weeks. Most recently, Stock Master was updated on September 24, 2026 and Trading Journal on September 16, 2026.

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