CandleCue vs Pockpit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CandleCue
Receive precise, time-based alerts for trading. Get notified the moment a new candle bar begins or set custom pre-close alerts to prepare for key trading moments. Supports flexible timeframes from 1 minute to 4 hours.
- Candle close alerts
- Custom pre-close alerts
- Layered sub-timeframe alerts
- Flexible timeframes (1m to 4h)
- Audio and haptic alerts
- Hands-free awareness
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Stay in sync with your timeframe. Trade on cue. Ever missed the perfect entry point? Or entered too early, before the signal was confirmed? CandleCue delivers precise, time-based alerts so you can act at the exact moment your candle closes. Whether you trade short-term price action or focus on higher intervals, CandleCue keeps you aligned with your chosen timeframe to help you stay ready when it closes. **Key Features** • Candle Close Alerts – Get notified the moment a new bar begins. • Layered Sub-Timeframes – Track smaller intervals within your main timeframe, each with its own customizable alert sound. • Custom Pre-Close Alerts – Set alerts minutes or seconds before candle close, with one shared, customizable alert sound. • Flexible Timeframes – From 1 minute to 4 hours, suitable for scalping, day trading, and swing trading. • Hands-Free Awareness – Audio (and haptic where supported) alerts continue even when your device is locked. --- **Subscription Required** All advanced alert features require a subscription. A 7-day free trial is available for new users. The current time display (based on your selected UTC) remains available without a subscription. --- Disclaimer: CandleCue is a timing and awareness tool intended to support trading discipline. It does not provide financial advice or guarantee any outcomes. Privacy Policy: https://candlecue.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://candlecue.app/terms
Pockpit
Manage your money privately with this simple finance tracker. It helps you monitor accounts, income, expenses, budgets, and savings goals. Features include receipt scanning, data import, and clear financial analysis.
- Track accounts, income, expenses, and transfers
- Budgets with overspending alerts
- Savings goals with progress tracking
- Receipt scan with auto-fill
- Statistics, trends & charts
- CSV import and export
- iCloud sync & backup
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Pockpit is a private and simple way to stay on top of your finances. Track accounts, income, expenses, budgets, savings goals, and recurring payments in one place. Easily import your existing financial data from other apps via CSV import, scan receipts, quickly add transactions, and analyze your finances with clear statistics and trends. Your data is stored locally on your device and in your private iCloud account. Features: • Accounts, income, expenses, and transfers • Budgets with overspending alerts • Savings goals with progress tracking • Recurring payments • Payment reminders • Split bills • Receipt scan with auto-fill • Categories and custom categories • Income statistics • Customizable home screen • Transaction templates • Asset accounts with value tracking & charts • Fixed costs overview • Statistics, trends & charts • PDF & CSV export • CSV import from other apps • Widgets • App lock • iCloud sync & backup • Export & import backups Terms of Use & EULA: https://pockpit.app/terms and https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pockpit at every 10 days against CandleCue's monthly. CandleCue's advantage is ratings volume (4 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
Both are free to download. CandleCue sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Pockpit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CandleCue against 5.0 for Pockpit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
CandleCue ships an update monthly, Pockpit every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CandleCue | Pockpit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CEIT Analytics Consulting | Mario Haider |
Customer experience
CandleCue
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In-app purchases
CandleCue
- CandleCue – Monthly Plan7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- CandleCue - Annual Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Year
Pockpit
- Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$49.99









