Comparison

Permanent Portfolio Tracker vs Personal Portfolio

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

Head to head

Permanent Portfolio Tracker

★ 5.01 ratingsView app →

About

Permanent Portfolio Tracker

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Track and rebalance your investment portfolio based on Harry Browne's Permanent Portfolio strategy. Features: - Create multiple portfolios with custom allocations - Real-time price updates from market data - Push notification alerts when rebalancing is needed - Simple, clean interface for easy tracking - Supports stocks, bonds, gold, and cash The Permanent Portfolio strategy suggests dividing your investments equally between four asset classes to provide stability in any economic environment.

About

Personal Portfolio

Track stocks and stay updated with market news. Generate concise financial summaries with the help of Apple Shortcuts. Live market data can be enabled using your own Finnhub API key.

Highlights

Stock tracking
Market news updates
Concise summary generation
Apple Shortcuts integration
Optional live market data

Features

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Personal Portfolio helps you track stocks, follow market news, and generate concise summaries using Apple Shortcuts. Live market data is optional and can be enabled with your own Finnhub API key.

Screenshots

Permanent Portfolio Tracker4 screens

Personal Portfolio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Permanent Portfolio Tracker at none against Personal Portfolio's 3. Permanent Portfolio Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Personal Portfolio's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Personal Portfolio sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Permanent Portfolio Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Permanent Portfolio Tracker ships an update every 3 days, Personal Portfolio every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level

Permanent Portfolio Tracker versus Personal Portfolio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Permanent Portfolio Tracker	Personal Portfolio
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings	—	1 — better
Update frequency	Every 3 days — better	Every 6 days
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	—	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	15.1 — better	26.0
Further details — not scored
Size	25 MB	18 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Fangyi Wang	Senthil Kumar Chandrasekaran

In-app purchases

None

Permanent Portfolio Tracker

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Personal Portfolio

One-time3

Small Tip$0.99
Medium Tip$1.99
Large Tip$4.99

Questions

Is Permanent Portfolio Tracker free?

Permanent Portfolio Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Personal Portfolio free?

Personal Portfolio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do Permanent Portfolio Tracker or Personal Portfolio have ads?

Permanent Portfolio Tracker shows ads; Personal Portfolio does not.

Which is updated more often, Permanent Portfolio Tracker or Personal Portfolio?

Permanent Portfolio Tracker ships an update every 3 days, and Personal Portfolio every 6 days. Most recently, Permanent Portfolio Tracker was updated on October 9, 2026 and Personal Portfolio on October 20, 2026.