Comparison

Candle Trader vs Candlestick Academy

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

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About

Candle Trader

Learn trading concepts with comprehensive lessons on candlestick and chart patterns, technical indicators, and price action. Includes quizzes, calculators, and audio playback for offline learning. Designed for beginners to understand market dynamics.

Highlights
  • 35 candlestick patterns with reliability rates
  • 24 chart patterns with trendline analysis
  • 11 technical indicators explained
  • Price action and Smart Money Concepts
  • 108 audio-enabled lessons
  • 8 trading calculators
  • Quizzes and glossary
Features
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Learn to read the market: 35 candlestick patterns, 24 chart patterns, 11 technical indicators, price action and Smart Money Concepts, in 108 lessons you can read or listen to. 35 CANDLESTICK PATTERNS Hammer, Doji, Bullish and Bearish Engulfing, Morning Star, Evening Star, Three White Soldiers, Three Black Crows, Harami, Tweezer, Marubozu, Shooting Star, Hanging Man and more. Each one drawn on its own chart, with the identification rules, the psychology behind it and its reliability rate from Bulkowski's encyclopedia. 24 CHART PATTERNS Reversals (Head and Shoulders, Double and Triple Top and Bottom, Wedges), continuations (Flags, Pennants, Triangles, Channels, Cup and Handle) and gaps, each on a real price chart with the trendlines marked. 11 TECHNICAL INDICATORS RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands, Moving Averages, Stochastic, ATR, OBV, ADX, Ichimoku Cloud, Fibonacci Retracement and TRIX, each with its own lesson. PRICE ACTION, SMC AND PSYCHOLOGY Market structure, BOS and CHoCH, supply and demand zones, order blocks, fair value gaps, liquidity, premium and discount. Plus the psychology side: FOMO, revenge trading, the trading plan and the journal. LISTEN TO EVERY LESSON All 108 lessons in natural voices, in 6 languages. Listen plays a whole module in a row, in the background and on the lock screen. 8 TRADING CALCULATORS Position Sizing, Risk/Reward, Pip Value, Profit/Loss, Average Price (DCA), Compound Interest, Fibonacci Retracement and Black-Scholes. QUIZ, GLOSSARY AND PROGRESS 90 quiz questions with an explanation after every answer, a glossary of 50 trading terms, and your streak and progress in each module. FOR BEGINNERS 17 Basics lessons start from zero: chart reading, timeframes, trends, support and resistance, volume, order types and risk management. NO ACCOUNT No sign-up and no login. Lessons, quizzes and calculators work offline. Free with ads; an optional annual subscription removes the ads and unlocks Listen with no ad to watch. English, Portuguese, Spanish, German, French and Italian. For educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves risk. SUBSCRIPTION Optional annual subscription with a 7-day free trial. Subscription automatically renews for the same period at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://candletrader.tortato.com/Home/Privacy

About

Candlestick Academy

Learn to interpret trading chart patterns through interactive lessons and a live market simulator. This app uses story-driven modules and gamified challenges to build long-term retention and understanding of price action.

Highlights
  • Live Market Simulator
  • Story-driven pattern learning
  • Spaced Repetition algorithm
  • Adaptive learning drills
  • Gamified progress tracking
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Candlestick Academy: Trading Mastery Stop memorizing. Start seeing. Candlestick Academy teaches you to read price action the way a trading desk mentor would. A PRO TERMINAL IN YOUR POCKET Experience the closest thing to a real trading screen. Our Live Market Simulator features tick-by-tick candle formation on a sleek, dark terminal. Identify patterns, tap "SIGNAL!", and watch your ELO rating rise from Rookie to Pro. STORY-DRIVEN LEARNING Forget dry definitions. We break down 28 essential patterns through the lens of market psychology. Every Doji, Hammer, and Shooting Star starts with a human story about the tug-of-war between bulls and bears. SCIENTIFIC MASTERY Spaced Repetition: Powered by the SM-2 algorithm for long-term retention. Adaptive Drills: Our engine identifies your weak spots and tunes every 10-question session to your specific needs. Pattern Matchup: Long-press any two patterns to see a side-by-side comparison of sentiment and visuals. Anatomy Drills: Tap any wick or body to reveal exactly what that price movement means at that moment. GAMIFIED PROGRESS Battle Mode: Compete against the clock and build your ×4 combo multiplier. Mastery Constellation: Visualize your knowledge as a growing galaxy of stars. Daily Challenges: Keep your streak alive with a 5-question morning curated set. BUILT FOR THE SERIOUS TRADER Fully Offline: No internet required. No Subscriptions, No ads. Accurate: 63 automated tests ensure every pattern is mathematically correct. Educational purposes only. Not financial advice.

Screenshots

Candle Trader4 screens
Candlestick Academy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Candle Trader at 5.0 against Candlestick Academy's 4.0. Candlestick Academy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, 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. Candle Trader sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Candlestick Academy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Candle Trader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Candle Trader ships an update every 2 weeks, Candlestick Academy every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Candle Trader versus Candlestick Academy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandle TraderCandlestick Academy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCleiton TortatoCuboid (Private) Limited

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Candle Trader

Subscriptions1
  • CandleTrader Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Year
None

Candlestick Academy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Candle Trader free?
Candle Trader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Candlestick Academy free?
Candlestick Academy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Candle Trader or Candlestick Academy?
Candle Trader is rated higher. Candle Trader averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Candlestick Academy averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Candle Trader or Candlestick Academy have ads?
Candle Trader shows ads; Candlestick Academy does not.
Which is updated more often, Candle Trader or Candlestick Academy?
Candle Trader ships an update every 2 weeks, and Candlestick Academy every 9 days. Most recently, Candle Trader was updated on November 9, 2026 and Candlestick Academy on October 31, 2026.

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