Comparison

Candle Trader vs Learn2Trade

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

Head to head
About

Candle Trader

Features
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The complete reference for reading price charts. Free, offline, no account. 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 pattern with an interactive chart, identification rules, the psychology behind it, and the reliability percentage from Bulkowski's encyclopedia. 24 CHART PATTERNS Reversals (Head and Shoulders, Double and Triple Top and Bottom, Wedges), continuations (Bull and Bear Flags and Pennants, Triangles, Channels, Cup and Handle) and gaps. Each with a real OHLC chart and annotated trendlines. 11 TECHNICAL INDICATORS RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands, Moving Averages, Stochastic, ATR, OBV with Accumulation/Distribution, ADX with DMI, Ichimoku Cloud, Fibonacci Retracement and TRIX. Each with its own lesson. 5 TRADING CALCULATORS Compound Interest, Position Sizing, Average Price (DCA), Risk/Reward Ratio, and Black-Scholes options pricing. 90 INTERACTIVE QUIZZES 30 questions on Basics, 30 on Candlesticks, 30 on Indicators. Immediate feedback with an explanation for every answer. AUDIO LESSONS Built-in text-to-speech in 6 languages. Adjustable voice and speed. FOR BEGINNERS AND INTERMEDIATES 17 Basics lessons start from zero: chart reading, timeframes, trends, support and resistance, volume, order types, position sizing, risk management. 6 LANGUAGES, NATIVE QUALITY English, Portuguese, Spanish, German, French and Italian. Real translations, not machine output. PRIVACY FIRST 100% offline content. No account, no login, no personal data collection. The app uses anonymous analytics and AdMob ads only. IPHONE AND IPAD Works on iPhone and iPad. Same content, layout adapted. For educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves risk. Always do your own research before making any investment decisions.

About

Learn2Trade

This app transforms trading education into a daily habit, offering a comprehensive curriculum on chart reading from basic candle patterns to advanced order flow. It provides thousands of practice scenarios to build confidence without real-world risk.

Highlights
  • 15-chapter curriculum with 51 lessons
  • 33 candlestick patterns with reliability ratings
  • 53 trade-decision scenarios across stocks, futures, crypto
  • Trade execution drills
  • Real-world context from a 30-year pro
  • Spaced-repetition flashcards
  • Daily challenge and study streak
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Learn2Trade turns trading education into a daily practice habit. From your very first candle to advanced order flow and options concepts, Learn2Trade is built to sharpen the one skill that separates professionals from everyone else: reading charts in real time, in context, with the confidence that comes from thousands of reps. --- Built for practice, not for tips. Learn2Trade does not give buy or sell recommendations. It does not stream live data. It does not connect to a brokerage. Every chart is a teaching scenario — designed to train your eye, then let you choose buy, sell, or wait and watch how it plays out. --- What's inside - 15-chapter curriculum spanning 72 lessons — from single-candle shapes (Doji, Hammer, Shooting Star) through multi-candle patterns, volume, volume profile, order flow basics, implied volatility, options strategies, and position sizing. - 33 candlestick patterns with reliability ratings drawn from decades of classical analysis. Programmatic SVG illustrations for every pattern. - 53 hand-crafted trade-decision scenarios across stocks, futures, and crypto. Pick buy, sell, or wait — then watch the future bars play out at 1x, 5x, or 10x speed to see if your call was right. - Career Mode — a simulated $10,000 paper trading account. 1-3 daily setups drawn from the Trade Decisions library, auto-sized at 2% risk per trade, played out over real historical price data. Track P&L, win rate, and drawdown over months. No real money. No broker required. - Tools tab — a built-in Risk Calculator with position sizing, R:R, Expected Value, and a straight TAKE / MARGINAL / SKIP verdict. Plus a Pattern Cheat Sheet with all 33 patterns at a glance. - Trade Journal — every practice decision and Career Mode trade auto-logs with full stats: win rate, profit factor, expectancy, R-multiple, and more. See your judgment improve. - Trade Execution drills — practice placing entry, stop, and profit target on real chart scenarios. - "From the Desk of a 30-Year Pro" callouts in every lesson — real-world context for when textbook patterns work and when they don't. - Home Screen Widget — your current streak and next lesson, right on your lock screen. - Spaced-repetition flashcards so patterns stick in long-term memory. - Daily challenge and study streak with optional opt-in daily reminders to keep the habit going. - Pattern mastery tracking — see which patterns you know cold and which ones need more work. - Chapter completion badges across all 15 chapters. --- Who it's for - Traders new to charts who want a proven curriculum instead of scattered YouTube videos - Experienced traders looking to sharpen pattern recognition with structured drills - Anyone who wants to think like a professional trader without risking a dollar --- Privacy first. All progress lives on your device. No account required. No analytics, no tracking, no data sold to anyone. Education, not advice. Nothing in this app is a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Trading involves substantial risk. Always consult a licensed professional before making investment decisions.

Screenshots

Candle Trader4 screens
Learn2Trade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Learn2Trade at none against Candle Trader's 1. Learn2Trade also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). Candle Trader's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Candle Trader sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Learn2Trade asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Candle Trader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn2Trade has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Candle Trader ships an update fortnightly, Learn2Trade every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Candle Trader versus Learn2Trade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandle TraderLearn2Trade
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings113 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCleiton TortatoMarlon Malbrough

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Candle Trader

Subscriptions1
  • CandleTrader Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Year
None

Learn2Trade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Candle Trader free?
Candle Trader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn2Trade free?
Learn2Trade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Candle Trader or Learn2Trade?
Candle Trader is rated higher. Candle Trader averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Learn2Trade averages 4.7 from 13 ratings.
Do Candle Trader or Learn2Trade have ads?
Candle Trader shows ads; Learn2Trade does not.
Which is updated more often, Candle Trader or Learn2Trade?
Candle Trader ships an update fortnightly, and Learn2Trade every 6 days. Most recently, Candle Trader was updated on October 25, 2026 and Learn2Trade on October 25, 2026.

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