Comparison

Options Picks vs OptionCreator

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

Head to head
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.

About

OptionCreator

Features
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See the shape of every strategy. OptionCreator is a visual options strategy builder for iPhone. Build multi-leg positions, compare theoretical profit-and-loss curves, and explore how price, time, and implied volatility can change the outcome. BUILD THE POSITION • Add, duplicate, edit, or remove call, put, and stock legs • Tap Side or Type to cycle between values • Set quantity, strike, days to expiration, implied volatility, and premium • Use Black–Scholes estimates or enter a custom premium COMPARE THE CURVES • View initial, selected-date, and expiration P&L together • See long and short position markers on the chart • Drag across the curve to inspect specific prices • Review net debit or credit, maximum profit, maximum loss, and breakevens EXPLORE SCENARIOS • Move through time with a touch-friendly slider • Shift implied volatility to stress-test assumptions • Use automatic price ranges, quick ±5%, ±10%, and ±20% shortcuts, or exact whole-number bounds • Start from built-in strategy templates and save strategies for later OptionCreator uses theoretical European-style Black–Scholes assumptions. Values are informational, may differ from market prices, and are not investment advice.

Screenshots

Options Picks4 screens
OptionCreator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Options Picks at none against OptionCreator's 1. Options Picks also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). OptionCreator's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. OptionCreator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Options Picks asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Options Picks versus OptionCreator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOptions PicksOptionCreator
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRealtime Software IncProfileGetServices LLC

In-app purchases

None

Options Picks

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

OptionCreator

One-time1
  • OptionCreator Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Options Picks free?
Options Picks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OptionCreator free?
OptionCreator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Options Picks or OptionCreator have ads?
Options Picks shows ads; OptionCreator does not.

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