Comparison

MoneyKnows vs 1Trade

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

Head to head
About

MoneyKnows

This app provides intraday trading tools for self-directed Alpaca users. It offers real-time market data, advanced charting, and order submission capabilities directly through your Alpaca account.

Highlights
  • Intraday market scanners
  • Minute and second-level charts
  • Microstructure analytics
  • News and market context
  • Alpaca order workflow
  • Local Alpaca credential storage
  • Push notifications
Features
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MoneyKnows is an intraday trading workflow app built for self-directed Alpaca traders. View real-time market activity, track fast-moving symbols, analyze liquidity, review charts, monitor positions, and submit user-directed orders through your own Alpaca account — all from one focused iOS experience. MoneyKnows is designed for traders who want fast market context without trade recommendations, signal selling, or account management. Key features: • Intraday market scanners Track active symbols, volume changes, ATR metrics, and liquidity-focused market movement. • Minute and second-level charts Review short-term price action with chart views designed for fast intraday decision-making. • Microstructure analytics View informational analytics such as buy/sell ratio, sweep events, quote imbalance, price profile, spread and liquidity context, and volume-at-price style data. • News and market context Follow relevant market news and real-time updates alongside your charts and scanners. • Alpaca order workflow Connect your own Alpaca account, view positions, open orders, order history, buying power, and P&L, and submit your own buy or sell orders. • Local Alpaca credential storage Your Alpaca API key and secret are encrypted and stored locally on your device. MoneyKnows servers do not store your Alpaca API credentials. • Synced preferences Keep your app preferences, scanner settings, notification settings, and subscription status available across supported devices. • Push notifications Set up app notifications for market-data and workflow updates based on supported app features. Built for self-directed traders MoneyKnows does not provide investment advice, trade recommendations, AI trading recommendations, copy trading, or automated trading analysis. Market data, charts, scanners, rankings, alerts, and analytics are provided for informational and workflow purposes only. All trading decisions are made by you through your own Alpaca account. MoneyKnows is not a broker-dealer, investment adviser, custodian, or money manager. Important risk disclosure Trading involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Intraday trading can involve high volatility, rapid price changes, delayed data, order rejections, partial fills, and other execution risks. Always review your order details before submitting any trade. MoneyKnows is currently available for iOS.

About

1Trade

Experience fast-paced arcade-style BTC/USD trading simulation. Make quick buy or sell decisions, track your session balance, and monitor key market metrics in a dark, terminal-inspired interface. Designed for entertainment and educational purposes.

Highlights
  • BTC/USD trading simulation
  • Buy and sell controls
  • Real-time-style price display
  • Session balance tracking
  • PnL display
  • Market metrics tracking
  • Dark chart-based interface
Features
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1Trade is a fast, arcade-style BTC/USD trading simulator built for people who like markets, charts, and quick decision-making. Enter a session, watch the price action, and choose when to buy or sell. Track your session balance, estimated slippage, spread, volume, position size, and PnL as the market moves. Designed with a dark, terminal-inspired interface, 1Trade gives you a focused trading-game experience without the clutter of a full brokerage platform. Features: • BTC/USD trading simulation • Buy and sell controls • Real-time-style price display • Session balance tracking • PnL display • Position size, spread, slippage, volume, and tick-change metrics • Dark chart-based interface • Simple session-based gameplay 1Trade is designed for entertainment and educational purposes. It does not provide financial advice, investment recommendations, or guaranteed trading outcomes.

Screenshots

MoneyKnows3 screens
1Trade4 screens

Verdict

The call

MoneyKnows and 1Trade are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MoneyKnows against 5.0 for 1Trade. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MoneyKnows versus 1Trade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoneyKnows1Trade
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB21 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperByteKnows LLCRev Ev LLC

Customer experience

MoneyKnows

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

1Trade

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

In-app purchases

None

MoneyKnows

No in-app purchases

None

1Trade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MoneyKnows free?
MoneyKnows is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 1Trade free?
1Trade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MoneyKnows or 1Trade?
MoneyKnows and 1Trade are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do MoneyKnows or 1Trade have ads?
Neither MoneyKnows nor 1Trade shows ads.

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