Comparison

Candlestick Academy vs Learn2Trade

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

Head to head
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.

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
Features
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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

Candlestick Academy4 screens
Learn2Trade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Learn2Trade at 4.8 against Candlestick Academy's 4.0. Learn2Trade also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 1). Candlestick Academy's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn2Trade holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn2Trade has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Candlestick Academy ships an update every 9 days, Learn2Trade every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Candlestick Academy versus Learn2Trade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandlestick AcademyLearn2Trade
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.8 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings116 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCuboid (Private) LimitedMarlon Malbrough

In-app purchases

None

Candlestick Academy

No in-app purchases

None

Learn2Trade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Candlestick Academy free?
Candlestick Academy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Learn2Trade free?
Learn2Trade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Candlestick Academy or Learn2Trade?
Learn2Trade is rated higher. Candlestick Academy averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Learn2Trade averages 4.8 from 16 ratings.
Do Candlestick Academy or Learn2Trade have ads?
Neither Candlestick Academy nor Learn2Trade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Candlestick Academy or Learn2Trade?
Candlestick Academy ships an update every 9 days, and Learn2Trade every 6 days. Most recently, Candlestick Academy was updated on October 31, 2026 and Learn2Trade on November 5, 2026.

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