Octus vs Acuris
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Octus
Access comprehensive credit market insights and analysis on the go. Stay informed with original reporting, proprietary data, and expert commentary to make faster, better financial decisions.
- Original reporting and breaking news alerts
- Proprietary data and structured intelligence
- Expert analysis across the credit lifecycle
- AI-powered research tools
- Full podcast network access
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Octus puts the full power of the leading credit markets platform in your hands. Nearly 40,000 professionals at the world's leading investment firms, banks, law firms, and advisory practices rely on Octus to see risk earlier, move faster, and make better decisions. Now that same edge travels with you. Access original reporting from a global team of journalists, analysts, and legal experts covering the full credit lifecycle. Stay on top of breaking developments, proprietary data, and expert analysis wherever you are. What you get with the Octus app: - Original reporting and breaking news alerts across credit markets - Proprietary data and structured intelligence you won't find anywhere else - Expert analysis covering every stage of the credit lifecycle, from origination to restructuring - AI-powered research tools built for speed and precision - The full Octus Podcast Network, including The Octus Download, Industry Insights: Exclusive Interviews, People You Should Know, and Credit Lens: Europe & Beyond Credit moves fast. Octus makes sure you never miss what matters. Where credit becomes clear. Visit octus.com to learn more.
Acuris
Receive personalized news alerts based on your interests, with content available offline for 30 days. Access company intelligence and news from various financial publications.
- Personalized news alerts
- Offline reading
- Company Search feature
- Access to Mergermarket, Debtwire, Dealreporter
- Content stored for 30 days
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The Acuris App delivers your personalised news alerts directly to your iPhone. All content is delivered based on your interests and preferences and is stored on your device for 30 days, providing off-line reading wherever you are. Looking for news and information about a company? You can use our Company Search feature to find all the latest and historic intelligence from our products. The App currently combines content from your subscriptions to Mergermarket, Debtwire, Dealreporter, Wealthmonitor, Activistmonitor and PaRR, with content from other products in the Acuris family coming soon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Octus at 4.9 against Acuris's 1.8. Octus also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 20%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Acuris's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.4). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Octus holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Octus has 138 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Octus's written reviews are positive against 20% of Acuris's.
Octus ships an update every 3 weeks, Acuris every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Octus | Acuris |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (138 ratings) — better | 1.8 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 138 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Octus Intelligence, Inc. | Mergermarket (Overseas) Limited |
Customer experience
Octus
Acuris
In-app purchases
Octus
No in-app purchases
Acuris
No in-app purchases
