Comparison

Pulse vs SubscriBee

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

Head to head
About

Pulse

This app offers a gamified social platform for teens to practice stock trading with virtual money. Users can post their investment ideas, compete on leaderboards, and earn experience points for their trading activity. It provides real-time market data and educational breakdowns of companies.

Highlights
  • Virtual stock trading with $10,000
  • Social feed for trading picks
  • Global leaderboards and competition
  • XP system and achievements
  • Real-time market data and charts
  • Company breakdowns and news
Features
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Pulse: Social Paper Trading by Ishaan Gulati Pulse is the gamified social paper trading app built for teens. Trade real stocks with $10,000 in virtual money, post your picks to a social feed, compete on leaderboards, and earn XP for every move - no real money ever at risk. Key Features: Search any ticker and get live prices, candlestick charts, and market news. Trade AAPL, TSLA, NVDA, and thousands more with real market data. Post your picks, go Bullish or Bearish, and watch your P/L update in real time since you posted. Follow other traders and build your feed. Compete globally by portfolio value. See exactly where you stand against every trader on the platform. Earn XP for every trade, win, and streak. Level up through ranks and unlock 16 unique achievements. Full dashboard with unrealized P/L, realized gains, period returns, top holdings, and trade history - all in one place. Tap any ticker and get a plain-English breakdown of what the company does, why it matters, and what the risks are. No real money is ever invested, transferred, or at risk. Pulse is designed for educational and entertainment purposes only.

About

SubscriBee

Features
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Stop losing money on forgotten subscriptions. SubscriBee: Sub Manager is a simple subscription manager and bill tracker. Add every recurring payment, see what you spend each month, and get reminders before renewals, or import details by scanning a photo or screenshot. TRACK EVERY SUBSCRIPTION - Add Netflix, Spotify, gym, cloud storage, and more - Set price, billing cycle, and next renewal date - See monthly and yearly totals at a glance SCAN FROM PHOTO - Snap a bill, receipt, or App Store / bank screenshot - SubscriBee: Sub Manager reads the details so you don't type everything by hand - Edit anything before saving STAY IN CONTROL - Renewal and trial-end reminders - Mark subscriptions you want to cancel - Organize by category and color - Private on your device, no bank login required WHO IT'S FOR Anyone tired of surprise charges and messy recurring bills. Manage subscriptions, track spending, and keep renewals under control in one place. Download SubscriBee: Sub Manager and take control of your subscriptions today. Privacy Policy & Terms of Use: https://get-subscribee.netlify.app/privacy https://get-subscribee.netlify.app/terms

Screenshots

Pulse4 screens
SubscriBee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pulse at none against SubscriBee's 1. SubscriBee's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SubscriBee sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pulse asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pulse ships an update fortnightly, SubscriBee every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on June 27, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pulse versus SubscriBee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulseSubscriBee
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB70 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRahul GulatiAnastasia Lisovyk

In-app purchases

None

Pulse

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SubscriBee

One-time1
  • SubscriBee Pro (Lifetime)$14.99

Questions

Is Pulse free?
Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SubscriBee free?
SubscriBee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pulse or SubscriBee have ads?
Neither Pulse nor SubscriBee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pulse or SubscriBee?
Pulse ships an update fortnightly, and SubscriBee every 5 days. Most recently, Pulse was updated on June 27, 2026 and SubscriBee on September 7, 2026.

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