Comparison

Beat the Stock Market vs Pluto Commodities

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

Head to head
About

Beat the Stock Market

Practice stock trading with a virtual portfolio using real market data. Build a diverse portfolio, execute various order types, and compare your performance against the S&P500 and other users. Track dividends, splits, and key financial metrics.

Highlights
  • Virtual stock portfolio creation
  • Real-time market data
  • Multiple order types (market, limit, stop)
  • Dividend and split tracking
  • Performance comparison to S&P500
  • Portfolio beta and alpha calculation
  • Comparison with other users
Features
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Create a portfolio of stocks, bonds, ETFs and mutual funds and try to beat the S&P500 and other users. Uses real market data (most exchanges and real time) to execute market orders along with limit and stop orders. Beat the Market is a portfolio emulator that uses real-time real-market data to let you create a virtual portfolio of real assets and compare your virtual portfolio's return to the S&P500 and other users * start with $100,000 virtual cash * buy a portfolio of listed stocks, bonds, ETFs and mutual funds * accepts many different buy orders: market order, market-on-open order, limit buy order, stop buy order (Screenshots 3,4) * shows real time value of portfolio assets (Screenshot 2) * allows the use of a proxy asset to approximate the intra-day gain/loss of any asset that does not trade during the day * credits portfolio with dividends and splits * plots daily portfolio value against S&P500 (Screenshot 1) * calculates portfolio beta and alpha * compares return and alpha to S&P500 (Screenshot 5) * compares return and alpha to other users (requires iOS8) Creating a portfolio of assets with your $100,000 is free. Selling Assets: Beat the Market will also allow you to sell any asset to increase your cash position or to buy different assets. Selling requires a commission 'Token'. The app comes with 5 free Tokens. Additional Tokens are available as an In-App Purchase. Purchased Tokens can be transferred to any nearby iOS device. Selling an asset is not required for valuing your first portfolio over time.

About

Pluto Commodities

This app provides cost-focused solutions for commodity trading, grain, and livestock markets. It aims to empower clients to maximize revenue and manage production costs through a comprehensive understanding of cost dynamics.

Highlights
  • Commodity trading solutions
  • Grain market analysis
  • Livestock market insights
  • Cost management strategies
  • Revenue maximization tools
  • Hedging strategy development
Features
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At Pluto Commodities, we are a team of highly skilled and licensed series 3 advisors with our mission being to revolutionize the commodity trading, grain and livestock markets by providing cost-focused solutions that empower our clients to maximize revenue while effectively managing the cost of production. We are driven by the belief that a comprehensive understanding of cost dynamics is the foundation for developing successful selling and hedging strategies.

Screenshots

Beat the Stock Market4 screens
Pluto Commodities4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pluto Commodities at 100% against Beat the Stock Market's 44%. Pluto Commodities also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Beat the Stock Market sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Pluto Commodities asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pluto Commodities holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Beat the Stock Market's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pluto Commodities's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beat the Stock Market ships an update every 9 months, Pluto Commodities every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Beat the Stock Market versus Pluto Commodities: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeat the Stock MarketPluto Commodities
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter KramerQT Information Systems, Inc.

Customer experience

Beat the Stock Market

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%

Pluto Commodities

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Beat the Stock Market

One-time3
  • package of 10 Tokens (1 Token is required for each sell order)$0.99
  • package of 30 Tokens (1 Token is required for each sell order)$1.99
  • package of 60 Tokens (1 Token is required for each sell order)$2.99
None

Pluto Commodities

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beat the Stock Market free?
Beat the Stock Market is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pluto Commodities free?
Pluto Commodities is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Beat the Stock Market or Pluto Commodities?
Pluto Commodities is rated higher. Beat the Stock Market averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Pluto Commodities averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Beat the Stock Market or Pluto Commodities have ads?
Neither Beat the Stock Market nor Pluto Commodities shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beat the Stock Market or Pluto Commodities?
Beat the Stock Market ships an update every 9 months, and Pluto Commodities every 17 months. Most recently, Beat the Stock Market was updated on October 26, 2026 and Pluto Commodities on October 24, 2026.

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