Comparison

MCarloRisk3D vs Stocksnips

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

Head to head
About

MCarloRisk3D

Estimate future stock and crypto prices with advanced Monte Carlo simulations. Backtest your strategies and account for extreme market events with customizable parameters. Offers 3D visualizations for enhanced understanding of probability surfaces.

Highlights
  • Monte Carlo price/probability estimation
  • Stock and crypto analysis
  • Backtesting and verification
  • 3D probability surface visualization
  • Optional Black Swan events
  • Tunable forward volatility
  • Historical data resampling
Features
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Get estimates of price / probability distribution into the future, fast, for stocks and crypto. Backtest your results. Don't just multiply volatility by root(t), do a monte carlo study and cover the extreme bases. Give the symbol-pushers a run for their money. Can your equation throw in random, out of the ordinary shocks of different magnitude and probability? This app can! MCarloRisk3D: with 3D viewing options for better understanding of the estimated probability surface. Now with price data feeds for higher market cap crypto coins. Stock price risk analyzer app for the common man. Now with optional Black Swan events and tunable forward volatility. Estimates future price distribution using random walk theory. 
Background discussion: E. Fama article on early random walk studies from the 1960's:

 http://www.ifa.com/Media/Images/PDF%20files/FamaRandomWalk.pdf

 New model calibration tutorial:

 http://diffent.com/tuning1.pdf

 The app uses prior data from the stock in question for volatility estimates. 

User can control how far back in time to use historical data to capture only the current "epoch" of a company or of the market as a whole if desired. 
Built-in backtesting, verification, and model tuning tools.

 -- Details -- 

This app models daily stock returns as a stable stochastic process and estimates a future price distribution by Monte Carlo re-sampling from an "empirical distribution" of a user-specified subset of prior (known) daily returns. 

Be sure to press the Run Monte button on the Monte Carlo tab after changing settings or downloading a new data set. 

This app downloads historical data from Google Finance as base data to resample. Prices are converted to daily returns [P(t)/P(t-1)] before resampling. The user can choose how far back to resample. By estimating a probability distribution of future prices at the user-specified investment horizon in this manner, we can give risk-of-loss estimates in thumb-rule fashion. 

Reports out estimated price and %loss estimates at the commonly used levels of 1st percentile and 5th percentile (1% and 5% risk). Also reports out median (50th percentile) price estimates at the given number of days forward. Calculations are performed on daily Closing price data. An artificial shock filter is provided, which can be used to reject the resampling of prior returns that are artificially large (due to splits or other artificial re-valuations that do not affect the underlying value of the asset). The stochastic model may be tuned or calibrated only by adjusting the maximum number of days backwards to sample or adjusting the black swan parameters. Model Validation features: 

On the Monte Carlo tab, you can withhold any number of recent days from the model and then plot the results of the stochastic risk forecast as lower-bound envelopes at 1% and %5 estimated probability (risk) levels. 

 Validate tab:

 This allows you to perform an exhaustive validation on your model by withholding several points, computing the model, comparing the forward prediction of the model versus the actual reserved data, and repeating this in increasing time sequence for all withheld points.

 A vertical "Cursor Beam" is provided that you can drag across the new plots in the Monte Carlo tab and the Validate tab to show the plotted values from several curves at once, with the values color-coded to the curves.

 Show the full price probability plot linked to the days-forward setting of the Monte Carlo graph. This is a slice thru the probability surface generated by the Monte Carlo procedure.
 The app provider makes no claims as to the suitability of this app for any purpose whatsoever, and the user should consult an investment advisor before making investment decisions.

About

Stocksnips

This app uses AI and machine learning to analyze financial news and SEC filings, providing concise summaries and sentiment analysis for Nasdaq and NYSE-listed stocks. It helps investors focus on relevant information and understand potential stock price movements.

Highlights
  • AI-powered news summarization
  • Financial sentiment analysis
  • SEC filing analysis
  • Real-time stock news monitoring
  • Topic and sentiment tagging
  • Portfolio company tracking
Features
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StockSnips real time news sentiment is a reliable way to monitor and understand stock price movements. Our AI and Advanced Machine Learning models do what the investor can't – Sift through and summarize millions of lines of text in SEC filings and news publications, and deliver concise information based on financial sentiment. It reduces time tracking stocks by helping you focus on relevant news. Snippets from articles are tagged by topic and sentiment. Sentiment trend on a daily basis impacts the stock price. Currently market news for stocks listed on Nasdaq and NYSE are analyzed for all dimensions like sales, revenue, earnings, mergers and cash flow. Stocksnips includes the option to subscribe to monthly and annual auto-renewing subscriptions which will increase the number of companies you can hold in your portfolio. * Basic Plus - 15 companies - 1 month ($3.99), 12 months ($39.99) * Pro - 50 companies - 1 month ($9.99), 12 months ($99.99) * Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. * Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. * Privacy policy: http://stocksnips.net/privacy-policy * Terms and Conditions: http://stocksnips.net/TnCs-iOS.html

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Stocksnips4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MCarloRisk3D at 100% against Stocksnips's 57%. MCarloRisk3D also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Stocksnips's advantage is ratings volume (671 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence 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. Stocksnips sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. MCarloRisk3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MCarloRisk3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stocksnips has 671 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of MCarloRisk3D's written reviews are positive against 57% of Stocksnips's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
MCarloRisk3D versus Stocksnips: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMCarloRisk3DStocksnips
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (671 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1671 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerdifferential enterprisesStocksnips, inc

Customer experience

MCarloRisk3D

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stocksnips

All ratings666 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

Bugs and requests

MCarloRisk3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Stocksnips

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Error messages when adding certain stocks
  • Inability to locate US stocks in database
  • TSE stocks not supported or searchable

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Canadian stock support (TSE)
  • Expand to include ETFs
  • Increase portfolio size limit beyond 50 stocks
  • Add mutual fund portfolio management
  • Improve stock database coverage for US stocks

In-app purchases

None

MCarloRisk3D

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Stocksnips

Subscriptions4
  • Basic Plus$3.991 Month
  • Pro$9.991 Month
  • Basic Plus$39.991 Year
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  • Pro$99.991 Year

Questions

Is MCarloRisk3D free?
MCarloRisk3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stocksnips free?
Stocksnips is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MCarloRisk3D or Stocksnips?
MCarloRisk3D is rated higher. MCarloRisk3D averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Stocksnips averages 4.6 from 671 ratings.
Do MCarloRisk3D or Stocksnips have ads?
Stocksnips shows ads; MCarloRisk3D does not.
Which is updated more often, MCarloRisk3D or Stocksnips?
MCarloRisk3D ships an update every 2 months, and Stocksnips every 2 months. Most recently, MCarloRisk3D was updated on October 10, 2026 and Stocksnips on October 26, 2026.

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