Comparison

ChartTreker vs Trading Lab

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

Head to head
About

ChartTreker

This app provides professional-grade mobile charting and technical analysis tools for active traders. It offers real-time market data, advanced indicators, and customizable charts without ads or distractions.

Highlights
  • Intuitive multi-touch charting
  • Real-time market quotes
  • Advanced technical indicators
  • Customizable chart themes
  • Unlimited watchlists (subscription)
  • Distraction-free interface
Features
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ChartTreker™ – Pro Charting for iPhone & iPad Built exclusively for active traders and technical analysts, ChartTreker™ delivers professional-grade mobile charting with the precision, reliability, and intuitive experience you've been waiting for. No ads, no distractions—just powerful charts, real-time quotes, and advanced analysis tools optimized for your iPhone and iPad. Why Active Traders Choose ChartTreker™: • PROFESSIONAL MOBILE CHARTING Intuitive multi-touch gestures provide effortless chart zooming, panning, and annotation, allowing deep technical analysis wherever you trade. • REAL-TIME MARKET QUOTES AND DATA Stay ahead of the market with accurate, reliable real-time quotes for all your tracked symbols. • ADVANCED TECHNICAL INDICATORS & ANNOTATIONS Access popular technical studies like MACD, RSI, ADX, Stochastics, and Ichimoku Clouds, plus powerful annotation tools like trend lines, Fibonacci retracements, and custom text notes. • FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE CHARTS Organize your trading workflow with customizable chart themes, unlimited watchlists, and layouts tailored specifically to your strategy (Standard Subscription). • PRIVACY & DISTRACTION-FREE CHARTING Enjoy a clean, professional environment. ChartTreker™ has zero ads and respects your privacy, never selling or sharing your data. See What Real Traders Are Saying: (5 Stars) "I am a full-time trader (16 yrs) and have tried every iPad charting app out there—ChartTreker blows them ALL away! Professional-grade charts and indicators. Love it!" – Jeff York (@mpgtrader) (5 Stars) "Finally, an app that brings advanced, versatile trading tools to mobile. Helps me track all my stocks easily in one place." – David2million FREE FEATURES: • Interactive charts: Zoom, pan, annotate effortlessly • 18 advanced technical studies included • Annotation tools: trend lines, Fibonacci, text notes & more • One customizable watchlist (up to 10 symbols) • Dynamic sorting and easy sharing (Twitter, email) UPGRADE TO STANDARD SUBSCRIPTION (Try 2 Weeks Free): • Analyze up to 3 charts simultaneously (multi-timeframe) • Unlimited symbols and watchlists • Auto-refresh quotes & charts (5-sec to 5-min intervals) • Additional premium indicators: Floor Trader, Camarilla, Woodies, Demark, Fibonacci Pivots, % Bollinger Bands, Custom Oscillators, Donchian Channels, Moving Average Envelopes, Ribbons & Trailing Volatility Bands, VWAP (intraday) SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS: • Monthly: $3.99 • 6-Month (save 16%): $19.99 Please note: • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://legacy.charttreker.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://legacy.charttreker.com/terms-of-use/ CONNECT WITH US: Web: charttreker.com X/Twitter: @ChartTreker

About

Trading Lab

Practice trading with historical market data across stocks, forex, and crypto. Analyze performance with advanced indicators and charts, and utilize dynamic playback for realistic training. Offers a variety of trading tools and order types for comprehensive practice.

Highlights
  • Historical data playback
  • Multi-market symbols
  • Full timeframes support
  • High-performance indicators and charts
  • Dynamic market replay
  • Advanced trading tools
  • Template function for indicators
Features
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Now it supports iPhone, iPad and Mac. The trading lab is a trading review and training app designed to provide users with a trading training environment based on historical data playback. Main features: multi market symbols, high-quality historical data, full timeframes, high-performance indicators and charts, dynamic market playback, convenient and efficient trading tools. Function list: ◆ Multiple market symbols ◆ High quality historical data ◆ Full time timeframes All timeframes are supported, including 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 5 minutes, 6 minutes, 10 minutes, 12 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, day, week, month, quarter, half a year, and year. ◆ High performance indicators and charts ◆ Template function Tips: You can save indicator combination and color matching as templates to facilitate switching between different combination schemes ◆ Dynamic market replay 1. Support automatic playback and manual playback 2. Support setting playback speed 3. Support setting playback step 4. Support fast jump of date ◆ Convenient and efficient trading tools 1. Support market buy, market sell, buy limit, sell limit, buy stop, sell stop 2. Support one click market price order transaction 3. Support menu quick transaction 4. Support panel line drawing transaction 5. Support trailing stop Both the market order and the pending order support the setting of trailing stop. After the position is generated, the trailing stop is activated according to the trigger conditions. 6. Support group orders ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subscription information • You can select two subscription options: Pro Monthly User and Pro Annual User. • The monthly user of Pro updates every 31 days, and the annual user of Pro updates every 12 months. During the subscription period, you can use various transaction varieties and tools without restriction. • Subscription costs $3.99 per month and $39.99 per year. • After the purchase is confirmed, the payment will be made to the iTunes account. • The subscription will be automatically renewed unless automatic renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The account will be renewed within 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the cost of renewal will be determined. • Users can manage subscriptions, and automatically renew can be turned off by going to the user's account settings after purchase. • If any unused part of the free trial period is provided, it will be confiscated when the user purchases the subscription. • Users can manage subscriptions, go to their iTunes account settings after purchase, and turn off automatic renewal. • You can unsubscribe or free trial at any time through subscription settings through your iTunes account (go to Device Settings, and then click iTunes Account Apple ID>View Apple ID>Enter Password>Subscribe>Assembly>Unsubscribe button). At least 24 hours before the end of the free trial period or subscription period to avoid charges. Learn more: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 Service Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy terms: http://xmacd.com/privacypolicy.html • Contact us Customer service email: tradingstarapp@hotmail.com

Screenshots

ChartTreker4 screens
Trading Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: ChartTreker at freemium against Trading Lab's subscription. ChartTreker also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (72% vs 60%). Trading Lab's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. ChartTreker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Trading Lab sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ChartTreker holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of ChartTreker's written reviews are positive against 60% of Trading Lab's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChartTreker ships an update every 6 weeks, Trading Lab every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ChartTreker versus Trading Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChartTrekerTrading Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (27 ratings) — better4.1 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews71.7% of reviews — better59.7% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB3.7 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLiquidstreams, LLC菁晶 王

Customer experience

ChartTreker

All ratings27 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive71.7%
Neutral5.0%
Negative23.3%

Trading Lab

All ratings14 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive59.7%
Neutral9.0%
Negative31.3%

User reviews

ChartTreker

From 27 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 📈 Great for managing portfolios
  • 💡 Accurate trendline transfers
  • ✨ Customizable features
  • ✅ Good for picking buying/selling points

Room to improve

  • 🐌 Very slow price updates
  • ⏳ Prices not changing for hours
  • 💥 Crashes frequently
  • 🗑️ Lost watchlists after crash
  • 📉 No longer has intra-day charts

Trading Lab

From 14 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for backtesting
  • 👍 Good for practice
  • 👍 Useful for market review
  • 👍 Clear technical indicators
  • 👍 Good for futures and forex training

Room to improve

  • 🐌 Painfully slow to download/load
  • 🐌 Slow screen transitions
  • 💰 Too expensive / requires premium
  • 🚫 No obvious way to trade crypto
  • 🚫 Not user-friendly

Bugs and requests

ChartTreker

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Prices not updating
  • App crashes
  • Watchlists disappear after crash
  • Real-time quotes not working
  • Fibonacci retracement calculation error
Show 12 more
  • Charts not loading
  • App timing out
  • Tutorial locks up app
  • Candles not appearing on daily chart
  • RSI chart disappeared
  • Chart zooming sluggish
  • App not reflecting stock splits
  • Daily charts limited to 2 years
  • App crashes and requires reinstallation
  • Cannot save across platforms
  • Hard to control drawing trendlines
  • QuickStart Tutorial locks up app

Requested features

10 requests
  • Logarithmic price scale option
  • Crosshairs/cursor for individual bars
  • Real-time quotes for non-US stocks
  • Equity and commodity futures and forex charts
  • Sync charts across devices
Show 5 more
  • Add ASX exchange
  • Scale stock symbols larger
  • Update between devices
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

Trading Lab

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Slow download and screen changes
  • Crypto trading not functional/advertised
  • App crashes frequently
  • Drawing tools disappear when changing timeframes
  • External monitor display issues
Show 7 more
  • Inaccurate simulation balance
  • Historical data synchronization issues
  • Add template often fails
  • External monitor issues
  • Charts not properly displayed
  • External monitor issues
  • External monitor issues

Requested features

15 requests
  • Add A-share data
  • Add more drawing tools (Fibonacci, etc.)
  • Support US ETFs (leveraged ETFs)
  • Allow importing individual stock data
  • Add crypto (BTC, ETH) support
Show 10 more
  • Add timezone support
  • Improve drawing tool persistence across timeframes
  • Add session feature (London, New York)
  • Flexible time adjustment (GTM +/-)
  • Redesign time frame switching
  • Add user notes/instructions
  • Add statistical analysis on account transaction details
  • Add ability to switch instruments
  • Add Chinese futures data
  • Add a buy-out option instead of subscription

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ChartTreker

Subscriptions2
  • Standard Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Standard Subscription$19.996 Months
3 purchases

Trading Lab

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly User$5.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly User$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Permanently User$44.99

Questions

Is ChartTreker free?
ChartTreker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trading Lab free?
Trading Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ChartTreker or Trading Lab?
ChartTreker is rated higher. ChartTreker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Trading Lab averages 4.1 from 14 ratings.
Do ChartTreker or Trading Lab have ads?
Neither ChartTreker nor Trading Lab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChartTreker or Trading Lab?
ChartTreker ships an update every 6 weeks, and Trading Lab every 5 days. Most recently, ChartTreker was updated on October 7, 2026 and Trading Lab on October 12, 2026.

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