ReTrader vs Harvard College SOCO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ReTrader
Simulate trading major historical financial events to understand market movements. Engage in short trading scenarios, compete on leaderboards, and gain insights from experienced traders. Subscribe for weekly analysis and mini-games.
- Trade historical financial events
- Simulate market movements
- Analyze profit/loss
- Global trading competitions
- Weekly analysis subscriptions
- Leaderboard rankings
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ReTrader allows users to trade major historic financial events exactly as they happened. ReTraders see first hand how markets moved and how they would have traded live, as the news unfolded. The App invites users to trade scenarios like the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Black Wednesday, or the release of major economic data, and you will be able to react to those events by buying or selling depending on whether you think the market will go up or down The objective of ReTrader is to help you understand how and why markets move, as each scenario is previewed and reviewed by an experienced trader, and you can at all times see the profit or loss of your positions. ReTrader condenses each scenario into short 3-5 minute simulations for you to engage with. Every time you play a game for the first time, we will record your score on a leaderboard where you can compare your performance to other users. ReTraders can enter into global trading competitions or use the APP to keep up-to-date with the current events by choosing to sign up to our subscriptions, which will give you our analysis in the form of mini-games on a weekly basis. If you have any questions, email us at: answers@retraderapp.com
Harvard College SOCO
Discover and join over 500 student organizations at Harvard College. Browse campus events, connect with fellow students, and find your community outside of academic life.
- Explore 500+ student organizations
- Browse and attend campus events
- Connect with other students
- Find your community
- Stay involved on campus
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Welcome to SOCO, the new student engagement app of Harvard College! Here you can explore our 500+ student organization and find your community outside of the classroom. SOCO allows you to browse and attend events around campus, connect with other students, and much more! Download the app today to stay involved!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ReTrader at 82% against Harvard College SOCO's 33%. ReTrader also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.4). Harvard College SOCO's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support 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. ReTrader sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Harvard College SOCO asks for nothing beyond the download.
ReTrader holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Harvard College SOCO has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of ReTrader's written reviews are positive against 33% of Harvard College SOCO's.
ReTrader ships an update every 2 months, Harvard College SOCO every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReTrader | Harvard College SOCO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.5 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Fintratech Limited | Harvard University |
Customer experience
ReTrader
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In-app purchases
ReTrader
- ECB Interest Rate 2013$0.99
- Fiscal Cliff 2012$0.99
- Taper Tantrum 2013$0.99
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- Flash Move 2010 - Available Soon$0.99
- Biggest equity move of 2014$0.99
- Swiss Remove FX Floor: EURUSD$0.99
- Swiss Remove FX Floor: GOLD$0.99
- Swiss Remove FX Floor: Swiss Stocks$0.99
- Russia and ECB - Sep 2014 - Dax$0.99
- 2 Month Subscription$14.99
Harvard College SOCO
No in-app purchases
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