Comparison

TradeReview vs TraderWaves

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

Head to head
About

TradeReview

Log, track, and analyze your stock, options, forex, futures, and crypto trades. Improve trading consistency and discipline with detailed performance metrics and journaling tools. Syncs across devices for seamless access.

Highlights
  • Log trades with entry, exit, setup, and notes
  • Track win rate, P&L, and equity curve
  • Visualize performance with trading calendar
  • Record deposits and withdrawals
  • Sync journal across iPhone, iPad, and web
  • Import trades from popular brokers
Features
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TradeReview is the trading journal that reviews with you. See which setups, hours, and rules actually make you money — and the days you went off plan. Log every trade, review the ones you haven’t, and ask AI Chat about your own trades, not a generic chatbot. A trade journal and trade tracker for day traders, swing traders, options, forex, futures, and crypto traders — on iPhone, iPad, and web. THE TRADING JOURNAL THAT REVIEWS WITH YOU - Review Sessions — go trade by trade and mark each one reviewed, without bouncing back to the list - AI Chat that knows your trading journal — best setup, missing stops, this month vs last - Strategies as playbooks — start from a template, add rules and a checklist, see stats per setup - Track your trading plan: see which rules pay and how often you follow them - Planned vs realized R-multiple on every trade - Notebook and daily notes for your trading diary and process journaling TRADING ANALYTICS — SEE YOUR EDGE, NOT JUST P&L - Win rate, profit factor, P&L, returns, and R-multiple - Net cumulative P&L and drawdown charts - Trading calendar by day, month, and year, with alerts on days you broke your rules - Options reports by call/put, DTE, and expiration - Customizable dashboard with trading discipline insights - Export trading performance reports to PDF - Economic calendar to stay aware of market events IMPORT TRADES FROM ANY BROKER - Upload a CSV from any broker, match the columns, preview your trades, and save the format for next time - Ready-made importers for Interactive Brokers, Webull, TradingView, MT4, and MT5 - Import history with undo, if a file didn’t go as planned - Auto sync on Pro — Interactive Brokers, Alpaca, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, TradeLocker, and more - Your first import is free A TRADING LOG IN FIVE MINUTES, NOT THIRTY - Log any trade in seconds — entry, exit, setup, strategy, notes, and screenshots - Organize your trading log by market, instrument, tags, and strategy - Record deposits and withdrawals to track your trading capital - Sync your trade journal across iPhone, iPad, and web - Privacy mode hides balances when you need it - Replace your trading spreadsheet with a journal built for review ONE JOURNAL FOR EVERY MARKET - Stock trading journal — equities and ETFs - Options trading journal — calls, puts, spreads, and multi-leg - Forex trading journal — currency pairs - Futures trading journal — contracts - Crypto trading journal — spot and derivatives - CFD trading journal — alongside your other markets FREE TO START. LEVEL UP WITH BASIC & PRO Free - One account and manual logging - One free file import - Review Sessions - 10 AI Chat messages per month - Notebook basics - 500 MB storage Basic - File import from any broker - Options spread support - Full Notebook - 5 accounts - 80 AI Chat messages per month - 1 GB storage Pro - Everything in Basic - Broker account sync - 20 accounts - 200 AI Chat messages per month - 10 GB storage Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. WHAT TRADERS SAY “I can log trades right after closing them, even on my phone. It syncs perfectly with my desktop.” “My journaling time dropped from 30 minutes to under 5.” “This app gives me everything I need — trade logs, tags, and performance summaries.” GET STARTED IN MINUTES 1. Download TradeReview 2. Import or log your trades 3. Run a Review Session and see your edge Broker not listed? Import its CSV right away, or email the export file and platform name to support@tradereview.app — we aim to add a dedicated importer within 48 hours. TradeReview is a trading journal and analytics tool. It is not a broker, signal service, or investment advisor. Support: support@tradereview.app Privacy Policy: https://tradereview.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

TraderWaves

Track your trading performance with a comprehensive journal and analytics platform. Review trade history, analyze key metrics, and manage your workflow. Offers interactive charts and custom notes to enhance your trading strategy.

Highlights
  • Trade journal for decision review
  • Performance analytics and metrics
  • Detailed trade history
  • Daily journal and strategy notes
  • Interactive charts
  • Push notifications
Features
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TraderWaves is a trading journal and analytics platform built for traders who want a clearer view of their performance. Connect supported trading accounts, track your trade history, review key performance metrics, write journal notes, analyze charts, and manage your trading workflow from one place. Key features: - Trade journal for reviewing decisions and outcomes - Performance analytics and account metrics - Trade history with detailed execution review - Daily journal, strategy notes, and templates - Interactive charts and market review tools - Backtesting session review - Push notifications for important account activity TraderWaves is designed for analysis, journaling, and performance review. It does not provide financial advice, trading signals, or investment management. Trading involves risk, and you are responsible for your own trading decisions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://traderwaves.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://traderwaves.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

TradeReview4 screens
TraderWaves4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TradeReview at weekly against TraderWaves's monthly. TraderWaves's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. TradeReview sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.90 per month and TraderWaves sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TradeReview against 5.0 for TraderWaves. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TradeReview ships an update weekly, TraderWaves monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TradeReview versus TraderWaves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTradeReviewTraderWaves
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB53 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperArtsiom YatskevichWallace FX Ltd

Customer experience

TradeReview

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

TraderWaves

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TradeReview

Subscriptions4
  • Basic$9.901 Month
  • Pro$19.901 Month
  • Basic$99.901 Year
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  • Pro$198.991 Year
2 purchases

TraderWaves

Subscriptions2
  • TraderWaves Pro Monthly$29.991 Month
  • TraderWaves Pro Yearly$239.991 Year

Questions

Is TradeReview free?
TradeReview is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TraderWaves free?
TraderWaves is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TradeReview or TraderWaves?
TradeReview and TraderWaves are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do TradeReview or TraderWaves have ads?
Neither TradeReview nor TraderWaves shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TradeReview or TraderWaves?
TradeReview ships an update weekly, and TraderWaves monthly. Most recently, TradeReview was updated on October 13, 2026 and TraderWaves on October 7, 2026.

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