Comparison

Barchart Trader vs StockCharts

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

Head to head
About

Barchart Trader

Trade commodities and futures in real-time with streaming quotes and instant trade confirmations. Access delayed data, news, and watchlists for free, or log in with your Barchart account for full trading capabilities.

Highlights
  • Real-time futures and forex trading
  • Streaming real-time quotes
  • Order placement through 40+ brokers
  • Instant trade confirmations
  • Customizable watchlists
  • Real-time charts and P/L calculator
Features
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Trade commodities and futures in real-time from your iPhone! Never miss another trade opportunity when you are on the go - with Barchart Trader you can place orders through over 40 different futures brokers and receive instant trade confirmations when an order is filled. With streaming real-time quotes from dozens of exchanges, Trader's clean and simple interface puts the trading data you need right at your fingertips. If you have a Barchart account, log in with your same username and password for access to realtime data and trading. If you don't already have a Barchart account, you can still use Trader -- just log in as a guest. Access to delayed quote feeds, news and watchlists are always 100% free. Real-Time Features: * Real-time quote data for futures, forex and equities (additional exchange fees may apply) * Electronic futures trading through CQG, supporting over 40 different futures brokers * Streaming real-time quotes for up-to-the-second price data * Create multiple watchlists to track the symbols you're interested in * Detailed quote pages with bid/ask, trading range, and technical indicators * Real-time charts * Position tracker with today's open positions and a running P/L calculator * Order execution history for fills, cancels and rejections * Symbol search Free Delayed Features: * Delayed quote data for futures, forex and equities * Create multiple watchlists to track the symbols you're interested in * Detailed quote pages with bid/ask, trading range, and technical indicators * Delayed charts * Symbol search

About

StockCharts

Access market data and your saved charts on the go. View real-time stock, bond, and commodity information with customizable indicators and styles. Designed for existing members of StockCharts.com.

Highlights
  • Market summaries
  • Access ChartLists
  • Real-time advanced charts
  • Customizable indicators
  • Saved ChartStyles
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The official companion app for StockCharts.com equips existing StockCharts members with easy access to the markets and their charts - anywhere, anytime. See a detailed summary of the current markets, including stocks, bonds, commodities, major indexes, sectors, and much more. Access all of your ChartLists and quickly swipe through your saved charts within the app. Plus, view advanced real-time charts for any symbol with any of your saved ChartStyles to easily apply different indicators and settings.

Screenshots

Barchart Trader3 screens
StockCharts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Barchart Trader at 54% against StockCharts's 10%. Barchart Trader also leads on rating (3.5 vs 2.8) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.5). StockCharts's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (49 vs 16). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Barchart Trader holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 49 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Barchart Trader's written reviews are positive against 10% of StockCharts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barchart Trader ships an update every 3 months, StockCharts every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Barchart Trader versus StockCharts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarchart TraderStockCharts
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (16 ratings) — better2.8 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews — better10.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1649 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBarchartStockCharts.com, Inc.

Customer experience

Barchart Trader

All ratings16 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative38.5%

StockCharts

All ratings34 ratings
Positive38.2%
Neutral11.8%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative70.0%

In-app purchases

None

Barchart Trader

No in-app purchases

None

StockCharts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Barchart Trader free?
Barchart Trader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StockCharts free?
StockCharts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Barchart Trader or StockCharts?
Barchart Trader is rated higher. Barchart Trader averages 3.5 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while StockCharts averages 2.8 from 49 ratings.
Do Barchart Trader or StockCharts have ads?
Neither Barchart Trader nor StockCharts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Barchart Trader or StockCharts?
Barchart Trader ships an update every 3 months, and StockCharts every 2 weeks. Most recently, Barchart Trader was updated on November 6, 2026 and StockCharts on November 3, 2026.

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