Trader vs Icarus Options
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trader
Master stock and options trading with simulated trades, live market ideas, and structured lessons. Track your progress with a trade journal and learn at your own pace, from beginner to advanced, without risking real capital.
- Simulated trading with real P&L
- Live market trade ideas
- Daily market podcasts
- Structured learning paths
- Trade journal for progress tracking
- Risk-free experimentation
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Learn Options Trading Mastery: TraderLab is an all-in-one lab for stock and options mastery—an application designed to help you master real-world strategies without real-world risk. Access live trade ideas, daily U.S. market podcasts, interactive lessons, journal and copy-trade activities, all structured for every skill level. What you’ll love about TraderLab: • Learn from live market ideas featuring top real strategies • Simulate trades with real P&L outcomes, risk-free • Stay informed with daily market podcasts and trade breakdowns • Follow structured learning paths from beginner to advanced • Track your growth automatically with the Trade Journal • Experiment freely—no pressure, no capital at stake Please note: Access to these features requires a subscription plan. This application is licensed under Apple's Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Icarus Options
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This app is intended for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice, investment recommendations, or trading guidance. Users input a target price, date, and budget, and the app ranks options contracts by projected return under that scenario. No trading, login, or real-time data is provided. All data is delayed by at least 20 minutes and sourced from public APIs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Icarus Options at none against Trader's 3. Icarus Options also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17). On price, ads 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. Trader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Icarus Options asks for nothing beyond the download.
Trader ships an update every 3 weeks, Icarus Options every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trader | Icarus Options |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Native Software Technologies | Max Marolt |
In-app purchases
Trader
- Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Gold - Monthly3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Gold3 Days trial$49.993 Months
Icarus Options
No in-app purchases
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