Comparison

Alpha vs Options Picks

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

Head to head
About

Alpha

Consolidate all your financial accounts and holdings into a single, clear view of your net worth. Track global stocks, ETFs, dividends, and cash in real-time, converted to your preferred currency. Monitor wealth growth, income, and asset allocation with detailed charts and backups.

Highlights
  • Unified net worth view
  • Global market and currency tracking
  • Dividend and interest income dashboard
  • Year-over-year growth analysis
  • Asset allocation and S&P 500 benchmark
  • CSV import/export for backup and restore
  • Private by default, on-device data
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Alpha Wealth Tracking brings every account, every currency, and every holding into one clean view of your net worth. Add a wallet for each broker, bank, or savings account. Track stocks, ETFs, dividends, cash, and term deposits from anywhere in the world, converted live into the currency of your choice. Watch your wealth grow year over year, see how much your dividends and interest are paying, and back the whole picture up to a CSV anytime. • One unified total across stocks, dividends, cash, and term deposits • Global markets and currencies, converted live • APY tracking with auto-credited interest at term-deposit maturity • Year-over-year growth, asset allocation, and S&P 500 benchmark • Dividend & interest income dashboard • Beautiful charts, themes, light & dark modes • CSV import and full-backup CSV export — re-import to restore • Private by default — your data stays on your device Alpha Wealth Tracking is a personal tracker, not a broker or financial advisor. Market data may be delayed. Nothing in the app is financial advice.

About

Options Picks

Practice options trading with a virtual portfolio and live market data. Learn about options, test strategies, and track your performance without risking real money. Ideal for beginners and experienced traders looking to refine their skills.

Highlights
  • Real-time options chains
  • Virtual portfolio
  • Live profit & loss tracking
  • Test trading strategies
  • Learn risk management
  • Beginner friendly
Features
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Practice options trading without risking real money. Options Picks gives you a realistic paper trading experience using live market data and a virtual portfolio, so you can learn how options work before putting your own capital on the line. Features: • Real-time options chains • Buy Calls and Puts • Virtual portfolio • Live profit & loss tracking • Monitor open positions • Test trading strategies • Learn risk management • Track your trading history • Beginner friendly • No brokerage account required Whether you're learning your first option trade or testing advanced strategies, Options Picks provides a safe environment to build experience and confidence.

Screenshots

Alpha4 screens
Options Picks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Options Picks at none against Alpha's 6. Options Picks also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Alpha's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Alpha sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Options Picks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Alpha against 5.0 for Options Picks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Alpha versus Options Picks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlphaOptions Picks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB36 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAbdullah AlkhatibRealtime Software Inc

Customer experience

Alpha

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Options Picks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Alpha

One-time6
  • Theme: Ember$2.99
  • Theme: Liberty$2.99
  • Theme: Kingdom$2.99
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  • Theme: Gradient$2.99
  • Theme: Monochrome$2.99
  • Theme: Colorful$2.99
None

Options Picks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alpha free?
Alpha is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Options Picks free?
Options Picks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alpha or Options Picks?
Alpha and Options Picks are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Alpha or Options Picks have ads?
Options Picks shows ads; Alpha does not.

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