MCRVIP vs StockBud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MCRVIP
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MCRVIP connects you with great volunteering opportunities in your community. Use the app to quickly find opportunities, join up and join in. You can log your hours and thumbs up feedback and progress through our volunteer award system. New volunteers can quickly signup and anyone who is already registered can login with their existing account and view all their current opportunities as well as joining new ones.
StockBud
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Connect, Compare, Compete. Investing is the greatest wealth building tool most people never use. Not because it isn’t accessible, but because it feels isolating and most don't know where to start. We're the social investing platform built for a generation that learns from each other. Connect your portfolio, share your picks, compete on live leaderboards and follow other investors, with transparency proving who truly knows their stuff. What you can do on StockBud now: • Sync your portfolio, track and compare performance across custom timeframes • Share investment experiences and discuss strategies with a community of investors • Compete in public leaderboards, private leagues and exclusive competitions • Follow investors, see their holdings and learn from their strategies • Chat in topic-based rooms built around the stocks and sectors you care about 41% of the UK population with savings over £10k are holding all of it in cash, losing value to inflation every year. StockBud exists to help those wanting to get onto the investing ladder. We make investing social, competitive and engaging, turning everyday savers into long-term investors taking advantage of the tools available in their pocket. StockBud is an information and social networking tool. It does not execute trades or provide financial advice. Portfolio data is read-only with no in-app portfolio management.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: StockBud at every 3 days against MCRVIP's every 2 months. StockBud also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MCRVIP ships an update every 2 months, StockBud every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MCRVIP | StockBud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Smarter in Design | LUKE GERARD CONLON |
In-app purchases
MCRVIP
No in-app purchases
StockBud
No in-app purchases









