Comparison

Bala量化 vs DeepAlpha Chan

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

Head to head
About

Bala量化

Features
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Bala Quant - Multi-Period Stock & ETF Screener, Daily Market Wrap & Real-time Alert Tool Bala Quant is a high-performance, cross-platform quantitative analysis assistant designed for individual investors and quant researchers. [Key Features] 1. Daily Market Wrap & Theme Tier Ladder: - Objective market sentiment thermometer and 90-day historical review calendar based on public exchange data. - Structured theme tier ladder displaying space height, first-board followers, and core capacity stocks, alongside 09:25 call auction volume movers and dragon-tiger institutional flow data. 2. Multi-Period Stock & ETF Screener & Custom Strategies: - Full-market screening across Daily, Weekly, and Monthly timeframes for both stocks and ETFs (with 3-decimal precision). - Natural-language semantic strategy editor supporting MA, MACD, KDJ, RSI, BOLL, and volume patterns, with home-screen pinning and configurable intraday radar intervals. 3. Historical Backtesting & Paper Trading Portfolio: - Long-term historical backtesting with customizable capital, position sizing, and stop-loss/take-profit rules. - Virtual portfolio tracking with real-time P&L calculation, target TP/SL monitoring, and settlement review cards. 4. Multi-Period Real-time Alerts: - Configurable price, percentage change, volume, and technical alerts across Daily, Weekly, and Monthly levels. - Instant delivery via Apple Push Notifications (APNs) and Webhooks (WeCom, Feishu, DingTalk). 5. Cross-Platform Experience & Multi-Group Watchlist: - Unlimited cloud-synced watchlist groups and adaptive split-view layout for iPad, foldables, and macOS. [Disclaimer] All market data, strategies, backtests, and paper trading tools in this app are for informational and research purposes only and do not constitute financial advice or profit guarantees. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investing involves risk. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://balajiang.com/privacy

About

DeepAlpha Chan

Analyze stock market structures using advanced charting tools and technical indicators. Access daily market briefs, fundamental data, and analyst reports. Learn trading concepts with offline educational materials.

Highlights
  • Fractal, stroke, and segment charting
  • MACD and divergence indicators
  • Multi-timeframe chart comparison
  • Daily market briefs and radars
  • Fundamental data and analyst reports
  • Offline learning materials
  • AI-powered insights
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Study Chan structures across US, A-share and Hong Kong stocks. CHARTS AND STRUCTURES View fractals, strokes, segments, pivots, divergence and B1/B2/B3 and S1/S2/S3 structure labels alongside MACD. B/S labels are educational Chan terminology, not trading instructions. - Choose Loose (default) or Strict rules, shared across analysis, radar and watchlists. - Compare weekly, daily and 4-hour charts, or 4-hour, 30-minute and 5-minute charts. - Select a range, move between adjacent timeframes and return to the previous view. - Measure price and elapsed time; Strict mode can compare MACD strength between structural legs. - Replay the previous 90 bars to study how structures developed. - Use MA, EMA, Bollinger Bands and layer controls. Full-screen charts start with strokes, trends and pivots; prior layers restore on exit. - Optimized for iPhone Duo outer, unfolded and folded displays, with adaptive two-column layouts that avoid reserved regions. - Current-day intraday charts can refresh automatically with an update timestamp and live-price cue. Charts show raw market candles. Algorithmic annotations can change as data updates. DAILY BRIEFS AND MARKET RADARS Daily briefs organize a core view, market and sector radar, upcoming events, analysis sections and stock scenarios, with history and configurable notification time, markets and on/off control. Open mentioned stocks directly in analysis. Explore Chan structure events, fundamentals-grade changes and analyst-rating changes. Filter by market, index, sector or historical date. Sector rows show the day's B/S counts. Radar labels are partially masked. Tap for analysis; long-press for the current trend stage, signal basis and explanation. FUNDAMENTALS AND REPORTS Compare valuation, growth, profitability, momentum and financial strength within an industry; US stocks also include EPS revisions. Read public periodic and annual reports, US earnings-call transcripts and available broker reports. Unlock translations and AI notes on demand. Combined AI insights organize available fundamentals, ratings and multi-timeframe structures into key figures, conditional scenarios and counter-evidence, while separating facts, hypotheses and missing data. AI output may contain errors or omissions; consult original sources. WATCHLIST AND LEARNING Follow multi-timeframe structures. Learn with trend-reading guides, illustrated lessons, the 108 Chan lessons available offline, reading lists and a glossary. Supports Chinese/English, light/dark appearance and in-app feedback. FREE QUOTA AND CHAN COINS New membership purchasing is paused. Former member features, including multi-timeframe views, radars and watchlists, are open to signed-in users. The first 3 different stocks per day are free across timeframes. Additional stocks use the coin amount shown in the app, with no repeat charge for the same stock that day. Sample stocks are exempt. Analysis settles only on success; failures do not consume coins. Existing paid membership benefits are honored. AI features and file saving use coins separately. New users receive 2 coins. Successful feedback can earn coin rewards, and more coins are available through in-app purchases. Report AI notes, translations, file saving and combined AI insights unlock separately. Current amounts, prices and purchase options appear in the app. Pausing the in-app subscription offer does not cancel existing Apple subscriptions. To prevent renewal, manage or cancel in App Store account settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://deepalpha.club/privacy DISCLAIMER Content is technical research and educational material based on public data, not investment advice, a securities recommendation, a trading instruction or a promise of returns. Structures and scores do not predict future performance. Investing involves risk; decisions are your own.

Screenshots

Bala量化4 screens
DeepAlpha Chan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DeepAlpha Chan at every 2 days against Bala量化's every 8 days. Bala量化's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Bala量化 sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and DeepAlpha Chan sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bala量化 ships an update every 8 days, DeepAlpha Chan every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Bala量化 versus DeepAlpha Chan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBala量化DeepAlpha Chan
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—80.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer晓东 陈巧利 陈

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Bala量化

Subscriptions6
  • 普通会员 - 1个月1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • Plus 会员 - 1个月$9.991 Month
  • Pro 会员 - 1个月$14.991 Month
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  • 普通会员 - 12个月$39.991 Year
  • Plus 会员 - 12个月$99.991 Year
  • Pro 会员 - 12个月$149.991 Year
6 purchases

DeepAlpha Chan

Subscriptions2
  • DeepAlpha Membership7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • DeepAlpha Membership Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time4
  • 20 Credits$5.99
  • 50 Credits$12.99
  • 100 Credits$24.99
Show 1 more
  • 500 Credits$119.99

Questions

Is Bala量化 free?
Bala量化 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DeepAlpha Chan free?
DeepAlpha Chan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bala量化 or DeepAlpha Chan have ads?
Neither Bala量化 nor DeepAlpha Chan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bala量化 or DeepAlpha Chan?
Bala量化 ships an update every 8 days, and DeepAlpha Chan every 2 days. Most recently, Bala量化 was updated on October 29, 2026 and DeepAlpha Chan on October 29, 2026.

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