Comparison

Whalor vs Setup Ai

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

Head to head
About

Whalor

Gain an advantage in options trading with real-time alerts on institutional activity and whale trades. Monitor unusual options flow, dark pool orders, and smart money movements. Customize your experience with smart filtering and track your positions with profit targets.

Highlights
  • Real-Time Options Flow Alerts
  • Whale Trade Tracking
  • Dark Pool Monitoring
  • Smart Filtering Options
  • Position Tracking
  • Custom Watchlists
  • Push Notifications
Features
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Whalor helps options traders find and follow zero-day trade setups without watching charts all day. ZERO-DAY SETUPS, DELIVERED IN REAL TIME Whalor scans actively traded stocks and ETFs for repeatable price-action setups. When a qualified setup appears, you receive the contract, entry price, profit targets, strategy, and key underlying levels directly on your phone. KEY FEATURES • Real-Time 0DTE Alerts: Receive qualified zero-day options setups as they develop • Clear Trade Plans: See the contract, entry, target, expiration, and invalidation level • Take-Profit Updates: Get notified when setups reach take-profit levels one, two, and three • Price-Action Guidance: Follow the underlying levels that support or weaken each trade thesis • Strategy Records: Compare win rates, average returns, total returns, speed, and runner history • Calendar Research: Review historical setups and compare profit-taking approaches • Custom Strategy Alerts: Choose which setup strategies you want delivered • Push Notifications: Stay informed without watching the market continuously BUILT FOR FOCUSED TRADING Whalor focuses on zero-day opportunities designed to be entered and resolved during the same trading session. Historical results and modeled research are clearly identified and do not guarantee future performance. SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS • Premium Plan: $99.99/month Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.whalor.app/privacy-policy

About

Setup Ai

This app uses AI to analyze financial charts for forex, crypto, and stocks, providing plain-language explanations of price movements and trade plans. It includes economic news and a macroeconomic calendar to help users make informed trading decisions.

Highlights
  • AI chart analysis for forex, crypto, stocks
  • Plain-language read-outs of price action
  • Trade plans with entry, stop loss, and target
  • Real-time US dollar news updates
  • Macroeconomic calendar
  • Trading courses from basics to strategies
Features
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Setup Ai reads a price chart the way an analyst would, and says what it sees in plain words. Pick an instrument and in a few seconds the AI reads the 4-hour, 1-hour and 15-minute charts and answers in plain words: what the price is doing, where to enter and why there. The trade plan is drawn on the chart - entry, stop loss and target, each with the distance from the current price. When there is no clear entry, the read-out says so. WHAT IS INSIDE • Read-out of any instrument: forex, crypto, stocks - more than 1,000 in the catalogue • Trade plan on the chart: entry, stop and target • Important US dollar news for the next 24 hours, right under the read-out • Macroeconomic calendar, so a release does not catch you inside a position • Courses from the basics to strategies, written for reading rather than watching HOW IT WORKS Candles and indicators are calculated by code from market data. The AI looks at three charts the way a trader would, picks the entry and the stop and explains the decision without jargon. The program keeps the stop at about one and a half 15-minute candles and sets the target at exactly two stops. HONESTLY The app does not execute trades, is not a broker and does not hold client funds. It gives no personalised investment advice. Trading on financial markets carries a risk of losing your capital, and past results of any signal do not guarantee future returns. The decision is always yours. SUBSCRIPTION PRO opens unlimited read-outs, the full trade plan and all courses. Weekly or monthly, with three free days on the weekly plan for those who have not subscribed before. The subscription renews automatically; it can be cancelled at any time in Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/setupaitos Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/setupaipk

Screenshots

Whalor4 screens
Setup Ai4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Setup Ai at 4.9 against Whalor's 4.5. Whalor's advantage is ratings volume (44 vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Whalor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month and Setup Ai sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Setup Ai holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Whalor has 44 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Whalor ships an update every 3 days, Setup Ai every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Whalor versus Setup Ai: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhalorSetup Ai
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (44 ratings)4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings44 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB63 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperZavion ShermanTolebi Turekanov

Customer experience

Whalor

All ratings44 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.1%

Setup Ai

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Whalor

Subscriptions2
  • Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Month
2 purchases

Setup Ai

Subscriptions2
  • PRO — Weekly$8.997 Days
  • PRO Monthly3 Days trial$17.991 Month

Questions

Is Whalor free?
Whalor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Setup Ai free?
Setup Ai is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Whalor or Setup Ai?
Setup Ai is rated higher. Whalor averages 4.5 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Setup Ai averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Whalor or Setup Ai have ads?
Neither Whalor nor Setup Ai shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Whalor or Setup Ai?
Whalor ships an update every 3 days, and Setup Ai every 2 days. Most recently, Whalor was updated on October 6, 2026 and Setup Ai on October 16, 2026.

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