Comparison

Candlestick Patterns T vs Stock Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Candlestick Patterns T

Learn and analyze candlestick trading patterns with this app. It offers a mini-course, cheat sheets, and quizzes to build your knowledge, plus real-time pattern detection for stocks, crypto, and FX.

Highlights
  • Mini trading course on charts and patterns
  • Free candlestick pattern cheat sheets
  • Trading quizzes for skill development
  • Real-time candlestick pattern detection
  • Analysis for FX, crypto, and indices
Features
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Learn candlestick patterns the easy way, then spot them on real charts. TradingCake is made for new traders. Short lessons teach you to read candlestick charts step by step, a quiz game helps the patterns stick, and real market examples show you what each pattern looks like when it actually forms on stocks, forex, crypto and gold. LEARN CANDLESTICK PATTERNS FROM ZERO • Bite-sized lessons on charts, candles and price action, written for beginners • A candlestick cheat sheet for all 18 classic patterns: what each one looks like, what it means and how traders use it • Pattern stories that show how a formation builds, candle by candle • Pro tips for every pattern PRACTICE WITH CANDLEQUEST • A quiz game that trains you to recognize patterns at a glance • Levels, XP and rewards, so learning technical analysis feels like a game SEE PATTERNS ON REAL CHARTS • A candlestick scanner watches the markets and shows you patterns as they form on 15m, 1h, 4h and daily charts • Every example opens on its own chart, with a timeline of how the pattern formed • Pattern alerts: get notified when a pattern appears on the symbols and timeframes you follow PATTERNS YOU WILL LEARN Hammer, Inverted Hammer, Hanging Man, Shooting Star, Dragonfly Doji, Gravestone Doji, Bullish Engulfing, Bearish Engulfing, Bullish Harami, Bearish Harami, Morning Star, Evening Star, Piercing Line, Dark Cloud Cover, Tweezer Top, Tweezer Bottom, Three White Soldiers, Three Black Crows. MARKETS • Stocks and indices: SPY, FTSE 100, NIFTY 50, NIFTY BANK • Forex: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY, AUD/USD, NZD/USD, USD/CAD, USD/CHF • Gold: XAU/USD • Crypto: BTC, ETH, SOL, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE Lessons, cheat sheets and the quiz are free. TradingCake Pro unlocks all real-chart examples and pattern alerts. Trading involves risk, and you can lose some or all of your capital. TradingCake is for education only and is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Terms of use: https://tradingcake.com/terms Privacy policy: https://tradingcake.com/privacyPolicy

About

Stock Simulator

Features
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Stock Simulator teaches you how the stock market works by doing, not just reading. Practice with no real money, follow a guided course, and understand any stock in plain language. PRACTICE - Play quick rounds or follow a path of scenarios from beginner to advanced - Buy and sell through real moments from market history, with the stock hidden so you can't just remember what happened - Get a score and a clear review after every round, showing what worked and what didn't - Track your streaks, round history and badges LEARN - A guided course with levels and short lessons, built for beginners - Plain-English glossary with a new term every day - Candlesticks, chart patterns and indicators explained with examples - Company fundamentals made simple - Quizzes to check what you've learned EXPLORE - A simple read on today's market mood - Starter lists of well-known stocks to look at first - Save the stocks you want to follow - Stocks, indices, ETFs, commodities and crypto from markets around the world UNDERSTAND ANY STOCK - Clean price charts across different time ranges - A beginner-friendly health check that turns the numbers into plain language - Latest news for the company - Jump into a practice round with the same stock TOOLS - Handy calculators for returns, profit and loss, and more, working right on your device BUILT FOR BEGINNERS - No account and no sign-up - Your progress stays on your device - No real money is ever involved Stock Simulator is for education only. Practice rounds use historical data, and market data may be delayed. Nothing in this app is financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Investing involves risk, so do your own research.

Screenshots

Candlestick Patterns T4 screens
Stock Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stock Simulator at none against Candlestick Patterns T's 6. Candlestick Patterns T's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 36 months). On price, ads, device support 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. Candlestick Patterns T sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Stock Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Candlestick Patterns T ships an update monthly, Stock Simulator every 36 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Candlestick Patterns T versus Stock Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandlestick Patterns TStock Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (253 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings253 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 36 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB31 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperViacheslav KrivonosovDhiraj Sharma

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Candlestick Patterns T

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Pro$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium Winner$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Pro Trial3 Days trial$9.991 Month
One-time3
  • +50 Alerts$1.99
  • +100 Alerts$2.99
  • +30 Alerts$2.99
None

Stock Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Candlestick Patterns T free?
Candlestick Patterns T is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stock Simulator free?
Stock Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Candlestick Patterns T or Stock Simulator have ads?
Neither Candlestick Patterns T nor Stock Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Candlestick Patterns T or Stock Simulator?
Candlestick Patterns T ships an update monthly, and Stock Simulator every 36 months. Most recently, Candlestick Patterns T was updated on October 20, 2026 and Stock Simulator on October 5, 2026.

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