Optionomics vs RowFlow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Optionomics
This app helps traders spot unusual options activity and track large trades in real-time. It provides AI-powered trade ideas, market commentary, and custom alerts to help interpret market flow and make informed decisions.
- Real-time unusual options activity
- Whale trade tracking ($1M+ premium)
- AI trade ideas and market commentary
- Customizable push notifications
- Market Pulse dashboard
- Smart filtering by premium and DTE
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See what the options market is doing while it is still doing it. Optionomics streams live options flow and unusual activity to your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch — with the full option chain, dark pool prints, and insider and congressional filings sitting behind every ticker. REAL-TIME OPTIONS FLOW • Every print worth looking at, streamed live through the session • Unusual options activity, sweeps, blocks and multi-leg orders • Whale trades — the outsized premium and size that move a name • Filter by premium, size, DTE, strike, expiration, side and sentiment • Tap any print for the full trade, or the contract behind it THE FULL OPTION CHAIN • Every strike and expiration, opening at the money with the live price • Near-the-money by default, and it always says what it is filtering • Greeks, volume, open interest and implied volatility per contract WHAT THE CHAIN IS SAYING • Dealer positioning, gamma exposure and call/put walls • Expected move and the straddle behind it • Volatility skew, term structure, implied vs realized, max pain INSIDERS AND CONGRESS • Corporate insider and congressional filings, market-wide or per ticker • Every filing shows how long it took to be disclosed • Politician filings keep their reported range, not an invented midpoint CHARTS BUILT FOR TOUCH • One minute to monthly, with volume on the same scale • Press and hold to scrub: crosshair, OHLC readout, haptics per bar • Support and resistance, dark pool, gamma and wall overlays • Net flow you can filter by days to expiration MARKET PULSE • Breadth, volume pressure and session bias the moment you open the app • Sector money in and money out • Put/call and premium ratios, net premium flow, gamma alerts • Top symbols by premium, and the day's bullish/bearish split EARNINGS AND ECONOMIC CALENDAR • Earnings and macro releases on one month grid • A symbol's own earnings history, beats and misses • Every date on the exchange's clock, wherever you are AI RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY • Ask about a ticker, a sector or today's session, and read the answer as a report • Market commentary that ties the day's flow to the wider picture • Trade ideas with the context from the tape that produced them • Every answer shows the sources it checked ALERTS THAT REACH YOU • Push notifications on custom criteria • Watchlist monitoring • Notifications open straight to the screen they are about ON EVERY SCREEN YOU OWN • A native iPad app: two feeds side by side, two research views at once • Apple Watch complications and glances • Home Screen widgets, including Trade Ideas BUILT FOR Options traders, day and swing traders, and active investors who would rather read the flow than the chat room. Terms of Use (EULA): https://optionomics.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://optionomics.ai/privacy SUPPORT support@optionomics.ai DISCLAIMER Options trading involves substantial risk and is not suitable for every investor. Optionomics provides market data and research tools for informational purposes only — it is not investment advice, and nothing in the app is a recommendation to buy or sell any security. AI-generated commentary and trade ideas are context, not calls. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Consult a financial professional before trading.
RowFlow
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RowFlow is an options-intelligence workflow for active traders. Scan unusual options activity, review ticker netflow, study dealer positioning, monitor alerts, and learn the concepts behind options flow and volatility. OPTIONS FLOW SCANNER Review unusual options activity, premium, volume, open interest, aggressor side, and concentrated contract activity. NETFLOW, GEX, AND HEATMAPS Analyze call and put pressure, gamma exposure (GEX), important market levels, skew, and premium heatmaps. ALERTS AND SCREENERS Follow configurable flow alerts, unusual market activity, and focused screeners in one mobile workflow. TRADE RESEARCH Build and review trade ideas with entries, stops, targets, Greeks, and clear risk context. EDUCATION Use built-in explanations to understand options flow, volatility, positioning, and risk. A RowFlow account is required. Premium digital features are available through App Store subscriptions. Existing RowFlow subscribers can sign in, and eligible purchases can be restored from the app. RowFlow provides market-data analytics and education. RowFlow is not a broker-dealer, does not connect to brokerage accounts, does not execute trades, and does not hold customer funds or securities. RowFlow does not provide personalized investment advice or guarantee outcomes. Options trading involves significant risk and is not suitable for every investor. Data may be delayed, incomplete, or inaccurate. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Optionomics at none against RowFlow's 2. Optionomics also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). RowFlow's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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. RowFlow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $20.00 per month. Optionomics asks for nothing beyond the download.
Optionomics ships an update weekly, RowFlow fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Optionomics | RowFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Optionomics, LLC | Rowflow LLC |
In-app purchases
Optionomics
No in-app purchases
RowFlow
- RowFlow Premium Monthly3 Days trial$20.001 Month
- RowFlow Premium Annual3 Days trial$200.001 Year









