Tradebacon vs SpendWidget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tradebacon
Connect your brokerage account to share verified stock trades and see what others are buying and selling in real time. Track performance, discover new ideas, and turn trading into a transparent, social experience.
- Share verified stock trades
- View portfolios and trade history
- Discover investment ideas
- Track performance
- Set trade alerts
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Tradebacon makes trading social — and real. Connect your brokerage account to automatically share verified stock trades. No fake screenshots, no guessing. See what others are buying and selling in real time, track performance, and discover new ideas from people you trust. Whether you’re a casual investor or a market junkie, Tradebacon turns trading into a transparent, social experience. Features: • View portfolios and trade history from people you follow • Discover ideas and strategies • Connect your brokerage to share your trades • Set alerts to be notified Stop scrolling past fake gurus. Trade smarter, together.
SpendWidget
This finance app focuses on your daily spending, offering clear totals with weekly and monthly context. It helps you understand your habits at a glance to make better financial decisions without overwhelming charts or complex budgets.
- Daily spending totals
- Weekly spending context
- Monthly spending context
- Clear habit understanding
- Simplified financial decisions
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SpendWidget helps you stay aware of your spending by focusing on one simple question: How much did I spend today? Instead of overwhelming charts and complicated budgets, SpendWidget provides clear daily totals with weekly and monthly context—so you can understand your habits at a glance and make better decisions over time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tradebacon at none against SpendWidget's 3. Tradebacon also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. SpendWidget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Tradebacon asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tradebacon against 5.0 for SpendWidget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Tradebacon ships an update every 2 weeks, SpendWidget fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tradebacon | SpendWidget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tradebacon LLC | Michael Sullivan |
Customer experience
Tradebacon
SpendWidget
In-app purchases
Tradebacon
No in-app purchases
SpendWidget
- SpendWidget Pro7 Days trial$1.491 Month
- SpendWidget Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- SpendWidget Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
