Comparison

Finviz vs SquawkIQ

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

Head to head
About

Finviz

Access powerful stock market analysis tools on your mobile device. Track watchlists, understand market movements with heat maps and news summaries, and set custom alerts for price changes and important financial events. Syncs seamlessly with the web platform.

Highlights
  • Market overview with heat maps
  • Stock movement explanations
  • Customizable watchlists
  • Advanced charting tools
  • Price and news alerts
  • Detailed stock fundamentals
  • Stock and ETF search
Features
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Finviz brings the tools millions of investors use on finviz.com to your phone. Track your watchlists, read the market at a glance, see why a stock is moving, and get notified the moment something happens. No clutter, no noise, just the data you need to make your next decision. MARKETS AT A GLANCE Open the app and know where the market stands in seconds. Major indices, a live sector heat map, the latest headlines, and a plain-language summary of what is driving the day, all on one screen. WHY IS IT MOVING Stop guessing. Finviz explains the story behind a price move, for the market as a whole and for individual stocks. Market Pulse lists today's biggest gainers and losers with the reason attached, and lets you filter by move size, sector, and news type. HEAT MAPS The Finviz sector heat map, rebuilt for touch. Pinch, zoom, and tap your way from the S&P 500 down to a single ticker and spot where money is flowing. WATCHLISTS Create as many watchlists as you need. Add tickers in one tap, jot down a note on any position, follow news filtered to just the stocks you hold, and turn a whole list into alerts with a single switch. Your watchlists stay in sync with finviz.com. CHARTS Clean, fast charts in candle, hollow, Heikin-Ashi, bar, and line styles with SMA, RSI, and volume overlays you can tune to your own settings. Share any chart as an image or link straight from the app. ALERTS THAT FIND YOU Set price alerts above or below any level. Get notified on news, analyst ratings, insider trades, and SEC filings for the stocks you follow. Add earnings, dividend, and economic calendar alerts so you never miss a date. Every alert arrives as a push notification on your phone. EVERYTHING ABOUT A STOCK Tap any ticker for the Finviz snapshot: valuation, growth, dividends, earnings dates, short interest, analyst targets, and dozens more fields, plus company news and fundamental charts. For ETFs, see top holdings, allocation, and expense data. SEARCH Find any US stock or ETF by ticker or name in a few keystrokes. Sign in with your Finviz account, Google, or Apple, and pick up right where you left off on the web. Terms of use: https://finviz.com/terms Privacy policy: https://finviz.com/privacy

About

SquawkIQ

Stay informed on market movements with real-time headlines and personalized audio news. Build watchlists, track stocks and keywords, and receive audio alerts for relevant news. Access a daily market rundown and economic calendars to enhance your trading strategy.

Highlights
  • Personalized audio news squawks
  • Stock and keyword watchlists
  • Daily Market Rundown
  • Economic and earnings calendars
  • Headline newsfeed
  • On-demand audio playback
Features
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Eyes on your trades. Ears on your news. SquawkIQ brings market headlines, personalized audio news, and a daily Market Rundown together in one focused trading companion. START FREE Create an account with no payment information required. Browse the newsfeed, build stock and keyword watchlists, and enjoy 10 free audio squawks per day, resetting at midnight Eastern. Preview the Market Rundown. HEAR THE NEWS YOU FOLLOW Build a watchlist of stocks and keywords, then turn on automatic audio squawks for new matching headlines. Follow the news while keeping your attention on your charts. Tap an eligible headline to hear it on demand. A NEWSFEED BUILT AROUND YOU Browse all market headlines or switch to Watchlist Only. Blue highlights make matching stories easy to spot. Search by ticker or keyword and open original sources for more context. YOUR MARKET RUNDOWN Premium members can see up to 20 tickers in focus, the news behind each name, and available price changes ranked from highest to lowest. Explore earnings, analyst actions, company news, and major economic catalysts when available. Expand rows for context, listen to the Rundown brief, and compare sector moves. SMARTER WATCHLISTS Search by stock symbol or company name with suggestions as you type. Quickly add suggested stocks and keywords for the topics you follow, and manage multiple watchlists. ECONOMIC AND NOTABLE EARNINGS CALENDARS Choose Today or This Week to see scheduled catalysts. Premium members can view reported results and available comparisons, with times shown in Eastern Time. Earnings coverage focuses on notable companies. ALERTS YOU CONTROL Premium members can choose available watchlist phone alerts or turn them off. Audio and phone notification settings are separate. OPTIONAL PREMIUM Upgrade for unlimited watchlist squawks, the full Market Rundown and audio brief, calendar results, and phone alerts. Eligible subscribers can try Premium free for 3 days. Localized subscription prices and trial eligibility are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled through your Apple account settings. News, calendar results, and price availability depend on source coverage. SquawkIQ provides market information for educational and informational purposes. It does not provide investment advice, personalized trade recommendations, or guarantees of financial performance. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Finviz4 screens
SquawkIQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SquawkIQ at every 2 days against Finviz's fortnightly. Finviz's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Finviz sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $45.49 per month and SquawkIQ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Finviz against 5.0 for SquawkIQ. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Finviz has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Finviz ships an update fortnightly, SquawkIQ every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Finviz versus SquawkIQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinvizSquawkIQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB33 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFinviz.comSafeTrot, LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Finviz

Subscriptions2
  • Finviz Elite Monthly7 Days trial$45.491 Month
  • Finviz Elite Yearly7 Days trial$344.991 Year
2 purchases

SquawkIQ

Subscriptions2
  • SquawkIQ Membership3 Days trial$19.001 Month
  • SquawkIQ Membership3 Days trial$190.001 Year

Questions

Is Finviz free?
Finviz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SquawkIQ free?
SquawkIQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Finviz or SquawkIQ?
Finviz and SquawkIQ are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Finviz or SquawkIQ have ads?
Neither Finviz nor SquawkIQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Finviz or SquawkIQ?
Finviz ships an update fortnightly, and SquawkIQ every 2 days. Most recently, Finviz was updated on November 5, 2026 and SquawkIQ on October 31, 2026.

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