Comparison

DataMan vs Stock Alarm

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

Head to head
About

DataMan

Easily monitor your cellular and WiFi data usage in real-time with intelligent forecasts and custom alerts. Never exceed your data cap again with at-a-glance widgets and Siri integration.

Highlights
  • Real-time data tracking
  • Intelligent usage forecast
  • Home and Lock screen widgets
  • Custom usage alerts
  • Siri shortcut integration
  • Apple Watch support
Features
Currently charting
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DataMan is the simplest and clearest app to track your data usage. In just a glance, you can know if you're safe from busting your data cap. Never worry about overage again. REAL-TIME TRACKING Track cellular and WiFi in real-time directly on iOS. No more waiting for your carrier to update. SMART FORECAST Intelligent usage forecast predicts if you'll stay within your data cap. So you can take precautions. DATAMAN WIDGET Instantly check your usage at a glance. Just swipe on your Home or Lock screen to view. CUSTOM USAGE ALERTS Alerts warn you before you hit your data cap. Four custom alert thresholds. DATA PLANS Auto reset on your monthly bill cycle date. Support all billing periods and rollover data with DataMan Pro. SIRI SHORTCUT Get data usage forecast just by asking Siri. An easier, faster way to track your usage with voice. APPLE WATCH Designed for your wrist to quickly show your most important stats in complication and app. BEAUTIFUL INTERFACE Get the key statistics you need most in a beautiful, intuitive interface. It's so easy to track your data usage. "Simplest and clearest" NYTimes "The widget you should be using" Business Insider "We like the easy-to-use DataMan" TIME "Download this great app right now" BGR "Superpretty, superuseful" Cult of Mac "Handy money-saver with colorful alerts" Guardian Featured on USAToday, Macworld, 9to5Mac, AppAdvice, SlashGear and many more. DATAMAN PRO Access extra features with PRO subscription • Free trial 7 days • Daily usage history • Push usage alerts • Manage multiple plans • App icon badge • Custom billing periods • Rollover data • Map usage locations • Export statistics • Widget styles • Themes and more PRIVATE AND SECURE No VPN, no login. Your data is important and private. That's why we take your privacy seriously. Our privacy policy: https://xvision.me/privacy Subscription Information. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Privacy Policy - https://xvision.me/privacy Terms of Use - https://xvision.me/eula

About

Stock Alarm

Receive real-time stock and crypto alerts via push notification, call, or email. Track price movements, technical indicators, and market news to never miss an opportunity. Developed by traders for traders, this app offers comprehensive market monitoring.

Highlights
  • Push, call, or email alerts
  • Customizable alert conditions
  • Intraday and historical graphs
  • Market and sector heatmaps
  • Support for stocks, crypto, forex, and more
  • Technical and fundamental stats
  • Latest stock news
Features
Currently charting
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The ultimate stock market alerting app that will push notifications, call, or email you when your stock or crypto alert triggers. Join thousands of users and never again settle for setting limit orders before going to bed. Stop checking your phone during work to find yet another lost opportunity. Developed by traders for traders, Stock Alarm allows day/swing traders from all backgrounds to set conditional alarms to be triggered from live stock price movement. Features: - Alerts by call, email, or push notification with custom sounds per-alert - Screener: Top gainers, losers, and most active traded stocks - Intraday and historical graphs with local timezone conversion - Upper and lower limit alerts - Price change, price increase, price decrease, 1-day price change alerts - Percent change, percent increase, percent decrease, 1-day percent change alerts - Time alerts, get price updates every hour, 30 min or 15 min. Or just get a price update on market open, midday & close. - Trailing stop loss price & trailing stop loss percent alerts - Upcoming earnings & dividends alerts - Volume spike & volume dip alerts - P/E Ratio alerts - 5, 30, 50, 100 and 200-day simple & exponential moving average alerts - MACD, MACD signal, and MACD histogram limit alerts - RSI, RSI Overbought, RSI Oversold alerts - Price closing and percent change at closing alerts - Death cross, gold cross, bullish crossover, and bearish crossover pattern alerts. - Graphs to easily visualize the stock price history - Market and sector heatmaps - Over 50,000 stock tickers & cryptocurrencies supported - Cryptocurrencies updated 24/7 on a minute by minute basis - Ability to share your triggers and strategies to other people - Technical & fundamental stats - Latest Stock News Supported Assets for Alerts: - All US Stocks, ETFs, and OTC - InternationalStocks including TSX/TSE for Canada, BSE/NSE for India, ASX for Australia, LSE for the UK. - Forex Pairs - Commodities - Indices - Economic Data (CPI, GDP, Unemployment Rate, Recession Probabilities). - Treasury Rates - and more! Whether using this to catch early morning movements or opportunities throughout the day, Stock Alarm will enable you to easily track a range of stocks live, offering the ability to receive alerts through push notifications and / or phone calls. Our premium membership will enable users to: - Set an unlimited number of alarms and triggers - Access premium customer support - Allocation for a personal dedicated phone number, where someone calls when critical conditions are triggered - Weekly tailored digest over email that includes micro and macroeconomic trends, price targets of monitored stocks, and opportunities in a variety of asset classes, including new technologies/developments - Request new alerts and triggers We continue to develop new features and iterate on the current product, so we encourage all users (free and premium) to suggest new features and provide feedback. Shake the phone with our app open or send in a request in settings to leave feedback. Also, feel free to email us directly at support@stockalarm.io with any thoughts or concerns. Terms & Conditions By downloading or using the app, the terms listed at https://stockalarm.io/terms_and_conditions.html automatically apply and these terms must be agreed to when logging in. Stock Alarm does not replace traditional market or limit orders, our services should only be used for informational purposes. Privacy Policy While Stock Alarm collects basic information such as phone number and email to ensure reliable alerts, we never release your data to third party services that are not critical to core usage. If you decide to delete your account under settings, all related user data (including alarms and contact information) is removed from our system. Please review our active privacy policy here: https://stockalarm.io/privacy_policy

Screenshots

DataMan4 screens
Stock Alarm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stock Alarm at Free against DataMan's $0.99. Stock Alarm also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). DataMan's advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 50%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and chart position 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

Stock Alarm is free to download; DataMan costs $0.99 up front. DataMan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Stock Alarm sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stock Alarm holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stock Alarm has 7.3K ratings behind it against 682, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of DataMan's written reviews are positive against 50% of Stock Alarm's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DataMan ships an update every 3 months, Stock Alarm every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
DataMan versus Stock Alarm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDataManStock Alarm
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (682 ratings)4.8 (7.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews — better49.5% of reviews
Number of ratings6827.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
Best chart rank#44 — better#118
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohnny IxeStock Alarm, LLC

Customer experience

DataMan

All ratings682 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews1,800 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative14.2%

Stock Alarm

All ratings7,322 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews210 reviews
Positive49.5%
Neutral6.2%
Negative44.3%

User reviews

DataMan

From 682 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Accurate and simple
  • 👍 Great tool
  • 👍 Good app
  • 👍 Just what they promise
  • 👍 Excellent app

Room to improve

  • 🤑 Greedy app
  • 🤑 MISLEADING - PAID SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED
  • 🤑 Bait-and-Switch – $0.99 Gets You Almost Nothing But Aggressive Upsell
  • 🤑 Moving features behind paywall
  • 🤑 Does what it says and little more

Stock Alarm

From 7.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Efficient alerts
  • 🔔 Useful notification system
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 💰 Helpful for trading
  • ⏰ Convenient for busy traders

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unreliable alerts and notifications
  • 🔧 Buggy and crashing app
  • 💰 Deceptive subscription practices
  • 🔍 Limited stock coverage
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with required phone number

Bugs and requests

DataMan

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Inaccurate data usage
  • Widget not working properly in iOS 14
  • Usage alerts don't work
  • Doesn't register any data over cell since iOS16
  • Widget is broken in iOS 14
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  • Where has the data stopwatch widget gone?
  • Doesn't differentiate between cell phone data vs Hotspot
  • It just sits on zero
  • Not accurate
  • Usage alerts don't work

Requested features

6 requests
  • Custom time picker for plan renewal
  • Rollover data as a one-time purchase
  • Ability to track hotspot data usage separately
  • Option for unlimited data plans
  • Dark mode option
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  • Ability to exclude certain apps from tracking

Stock Alarm

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Alerts not working as expected
  • Delayed or inaccurate price updates
  • Inability to cancel subscriptions
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more customization options for alerts
  • Improve technical indicator functionality for day traders
  • Expand coverage to include more markets (e.g. forex, futures)
  • Provide an option to pay one-time instead of subscription

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DataMan

Subscriptions2
  • PRO Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • PRO Subscription Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
9 purchases

Stock Alarm

Subscriptions9
  • Stock Alarm Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Stock Alarm Bronze7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Stock Alarm Premium$9.991 Month
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  • Stock Alarm Silver7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Stock Alarm Premium$19.991 Month
  • Stock Alarm Gold7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Stock Alarm Bronze7 Days trial$53.991 Year
  • Stock Alarm Silver7 Days trial$95.991 Year
  • Stock Alarm Gold7 Days trial$164.991 Year

Questions

Is DataMan free?
DataMan costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Stock Alarm free?
Stock Alarm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DataMan or Stock Alarm?
Stock Alarm is rated higher. DataMan averages 4.4 out of 5 from 682 ratings, while Stock Alarm averages 4.8 from 7.3K ratings.
Do DataMan or Stock Alarm have ads?
Neither DataMan nor Stock Alarm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DataMan or Stock Alarm?
DataMan ships an update every 3 months, and Stock Alarm every 4 days. Most recently, DataMan was updated on September 28, 2026 and Stock Alarm on September 27, 2026.
Which is more popular, DataMan or Stock Alarm?
DataMan currently peaks at #44 in the App Store charts, and Stock Alarm at #118. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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