globalCOAL vs Intel Desk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
globalCOAL
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globalCOAL delivers realtime view-only market prices directly your mobile. Access is free and available to all clients with trading or viewing access to the globalCOAL platform. Download now to access coal market prices on the go.
Intel Desk
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Intel Desk is a live intelligence desk for energy, geopolitics and market-moving risk. Use it to monitor breaking developments, source-backed claims, cross-asset market context, chokepoint activity, sanctions signals, watchlists and critical alerts from one focused workspace. Intel Desk is built for fast situational awareness. Open the desk, see what changed, inspect the sources behind a claim, follow live risk on the map and track unresolved items without jumping between feeds, charts and research notes. Key features: ⢠Live geopolitical and energy intelligence feed ⢠One-tap source proof for important claims ⢠Watchlists for assets, regions and themes ⢠Critical alerts for high-priority developments ⢠Market context across oil, gas, gold, rates, equities and crypto ⢠Interactive map for regional and chokepoint monitoring ⢠Timeline and replay tools for tracking how events developed ⢠Paper calls and market odds for research and scenario tracking Intel Desk does not execute trades, provide brokerage services or offer personalised financial advice. It is an intelligence, monitoring and research workflow tool.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Intel Desk at every 2 days against globalCOAL's every 5 months. globalCOAL's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
globalCOAL ships an update every 5 months, Intel Desk every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | globalCOAL | Intel Desk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 ā better | 14.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trayport | Chris Woodward |
In-app purchases
globalCOAL
No in-app purchases
Intel Desk
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do globalCOAL or Intel Desk have ads?
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