Comparison

PropTrader vs PA

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

Head to head
About

PropTrader

This app helps futures and prop firm traders organize their financial data. Track payouts, expenses, and income across multiple accounts to understand your net trading results. It offers a clean interface and secure local data storage.

Highlights
  • Track payouts and trading income
  • Log evaluation fees and expenses
  • Automatic profit and net calculations
  • Intuitive interface for prop traders
  • Secure local data storage
Features
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Eval fees, resets, activation costs, and recurring charges add up quickly. PropTrader shows what your funded journey really costs and how much you have actually earned. PropTrader is a private ledger built for futures prop traders. Track fees, payouts, affiliate income, and account status across Apex, Topstep, Take Profit Trader, MFFU, and more than 20 other firms. SEE YOUR REAL NET Paid payouts count toward profit. Pending and rejected payouts stay visible without inflating your realized results. KNOW YOUR BREAKEVEN Every account shows exactly how much more you need in paid payouts to recover its fees and go green. TRACK EVERY COST Log evaluation fees, resets, activation charges, funded-account costs, recurring fees, payouts, affiliate income, and custom entries. STAY AHEAD OF RENEWALS Get a local reminder before an evaluation or funded-account fee is due, then log the renewal with one tap. SEE THE TREND Review monthly net, green-month streaks, your best month, evaluation pass rate, average cost to get funded, and payout per dollar of fees. BUILT FOR TAX TIME Choose a tax year, review realized 1099 income, compare firms, and export a CSV for your records or accountant. MAKE IT YOURS Choose Dark, Light, or System appearance and keep the dashboard comfortable in any environment. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Your ledger stays on your device. There is no account to create, no cloud ledger, no advertising, and no third-party tracking. Free to start with 1 account and 5 entries. Every Pro plan unlocks unlimited accounts, unlimited entries, reports, and CSV export. Choose $0.99 weekly, $1.99 monthly, or $29.99 lifetime access. PURCHASE INFORMATION PropTrader Pro purchases are processed by Apple through your Apple ID. Weekly and monthly subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Lifetime access is a one-time purchase and does not renew. Prices may vary by region. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PA

This app connects directly to your prop firm broker to verify trading performance data. It pulls real-time balance and PnL directly from the source, ensuring accuracy and preventing manipulation. Track payouts, blown accounts, and gain insights into firm-level trading realities.

Highlights
  • Connects to prop firm brokers (Rithmic, Tradovate)
  • Verifies PnL and balance from source
  • Tracks live balance and cumulative history
  • Optional public scoreboard for verified results
  • Monitors payouts and blown accounts
  • Data encrypted with AES-256-GCM
Features
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PA-Tracker connects to your prop firm broker and verifies every PnL number from the source. Self-reported trading screenshots don't survive daylight. PA-Tracker pulls your real balance and PnL straight from Rithmic and Tradovate — the same data your broker sees — and timestamps it. No edits. No cherry-picking. WHAT IT DOES • Connect your Apex, Topstep, or other prop firm account via Rithmic or Tradovate • See your live balance, today's PnL, and cumulative history • Opt into the public scoreboard — verified handles, firms, and outcomes • Track payouts, blown accounts, and firm-level trading reality • Free. WHO IT'S FOR Traders who believe the edge is provable, firms that want third-party verification, and anyone tired of screenshots masquerading as track records. HOW YOUR DATA IS HANDLED • Broker credentials encrypted AES-256-GCM at rest • Your data is yours — nothing public unless you opt in • No device fingerprinting, no cross-app tracking, no data brokers • Full privacy policy at pa-tracker.com/privacy WHAT IT'S NOT PA-Tracker doesn't place trades. It only reads balance state. Your trading, your risk, your broker — all you. We just show the numbers the way they actually happened. If the edge is real, it survives daylight.

Screenshots

PropTrader4 screens
PA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PropTrader at 5.0 against PA's 3.7. PA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PropTrader sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. PA asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PropTrader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
PropTrader versus PA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPropTraderPA
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSandoval LLCDavid Wright

In-app purchases

4 purchases

PropTrader

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$29.99
None

PA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PropTrader free?
PropTrader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PA free?
PA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PropTrader or PA?
PropTrader is rated higher. PropTrader averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while PA averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do PropTrader or PA have ads?
Neither PropTrader nor PA shows ads.

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