Comparison

cTrader vs Spot

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

Head to head
About

cTrader

Trade global assets like Forex, metals, and stocks with advanced charting and analysis tools. Customize your trading experience with price alerts, trade statistics, and a user-friendly interface. Access all your accounts in one place for seamless on-the-go trading.

Highlights
  • Trade Forex, Metals, Oil, Indices, Stocks, ETFs
  • Advanced technical analysis tools
  • Customizable price alerts
  • Trade statistics and performance review
  • Multiple chart types and drawing tools
  • One-click trading with QuickTrade Mode
  • Symbol watchlists and account management
Features
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The cTrader mobile app supports trading in forex, metals, oil, indices, stocks and ETFs. Trade with top brokers including IC Markets, Pepperstone, BlackBull, FP Markets, FPM Trading, Fusion Markets, AUTU Securities, Axiory, Deriv, Dominion Markets, FxPro, TopFX, TradeView Markets, Tradona Markets, Skilling and many others. Log in securely, connect your trading accounts and stay in sync across devices. Get access to a complete range of order types, advanced technical analysis tools, price alerts, trade statistics, advanced order and risk management settings, symbol watchlists and a variety of options to customize the platform to your on-the-go trading style. Trade on a fast, transparent trading platform designed for serious traders: - Detailed symbol information helps you understand the assets you are trading - Symbol trading sessions show you when each market is open or closed - Integrated market news keeps you informed about events that may affect your trading - Fluid, responsive charts and QuickTrade mode allow for one-tap order execution - Market sentiment indicators show how other traders are positioned Use advanced technical analysis tools with flexible settings for all indicators and drawings: - Multiple chart types, including time-based, tick, Renko, range and Heikin-Ashi - Several chart views such as candlesticks, bar, line, dots and area charts - A rich set of drawing tools, including trend lines, Fibonacci tools, channels, shapes, text and pitchforks - Dozens of popular technical indicators to support your trading strategies Stay in control with powerful trading tools: - Configure push and email alerts to stay updated on key events - Manage all your accounts in one app and switch between them quickly - Review detailed trade statistics and performance metrics - Set price alerts to be notified when a price reaches your chosen level - Create and manage symbol watchlists to track your favourite instruments - Manage active sessions and log out from other devices when needed - Trade comfortably with a dark theme optimized for long trading sessions - Access the platform in 22 languages to trade in your preferred language cTrader is trusted as a transparent, reliable trading platform rather than a single broker brand. Whether you trade Forex, CFDs, stock CFDs or gold, cTrader provides the tools you need to analyze markets, manage risk and execute your trading plan from anywhere.

About

Spot

Track your stock, crypto, commodity, and forex trades to measure profit over time. Set realistic targets and gain insights with charts. Protect yourself from overspending with a holistic view of your trading history.

Highlights
  • Collate all transaction types
  • Measure profit over time
  • Set profit targets
  • Gain insight with charts
  • Store unlimited transactions
  • Download data to CSV
  • Light/Dark modes
Features
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Collate all of your Stock, Crypto, Commodity and Forex transactions to measure your profit over time.  A profit target gauge is used to track your progress, with charts to help you gain further insight into your trading. Help protect yourself from overspending by tracking and setting realistic targets, knowing precisely how much you’re spending, with a holistic view of all your historic trades. - Store unlimited transactions - Light/Dark modes - Target profit gauge - Insight charts - Download your data to CSV Preview images have built using screenshots.pro

Screenshots

cTrader4 screens
Spot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: cTrader at none against Spot's 4. Spot's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). On price, ads, device support 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. Spot sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. cTrader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

cTrader ships an update weekly, Spot every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
cTrader versus Spot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametercTraderSpot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.8K — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size240 MB3 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSpotwareNicholas Nikeforou

Customer experience

cTrader

All ratings1,796 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews1,496 reviews
Positive87.4%
Neutral4.9%
Negative7.7%

Spot

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

cTrader

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Equity/balance panel not accessible on iOS
  • Inconsistent order execution and slippage issues
  • Inability to sort orders and positions by price or TP/SL

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add candle timer and settings to customize TP levels
  • Improve mobile app to match desktop functionality
  • Implement dark mode and more chart customization options
  • Synchronize indicators and drawings across platforms
  • Add more advanced risk management tools

Spot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

cTrader

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Spot

Subscriptions4
  • Trade Tracker Pro - 1 Month14 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Trade Tracker Pro - 3 Months14 Days trial$1.993 Months
  • Trade Tracker Pro - 6 Months14 Days trial$2.996 Months
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  • Trade Tracker Pro - 1 Year14 Days trial$4.991 Year

Questions

Is cTrader free?
cTrader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spot free?
Spot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do cTrader or Spot have ads?
Neither cTrader nor Spot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, cTrader or Spot?
cTrader ships an update weekly, and Spot every 2 days. Most recently, cTrader was updated on October 20, 2026 and Spot on October 4, 2026.

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