Sterling Trader vs TraderEvolution
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sterling Trader
A sophisticated mobile trading platform for equities and options. Access U.S. exchanges with real-time data, charting, and customizable watch lists. Manage portfolios and receive price and trade alerts.
- Equities and options trading
- U.S. exchange access
- Real-time charting
- Customizable watch lists
- Price and trade alerts
- Portfolio management
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Sterling Trader® Mobile is a highly sophisticated trading platform designed for both stand-alone use and to provide existing STT users access to the markets while they are away from their desktop application. ***Please note that a brokerage account is required to access the platform. Contact your broker to set up an account and login for use with Sterling Trader® Mobile.*** Sterling Trader® Mobile Features: · Equities, single and multi-leg options trading support · Trading access across all U.S. exchanges and STT execution venues · Broker and Clearing firm neutral with deep brokerage and clearing firm network · Multi-broker and multi-clearing firm support · Real-time charting · Customizable ticker watch lists · Robust and reliable technology and infrastructure · High performance, real-time Level I and Level II market data · Price Alerts for equities and options · Email and SMS alerts for orders and trades · Portfolio management – real time position, P&L and Account Values
TraderEvolution
Perform market analysis and execute trades directly from your mobile device. Offers advanced charting tools with multiple styles, timeframes, and technical indicators. Facilitates quick order entry and in-chart trading with drag-and-drop functionality for stop-loss and take-profit orders.
- 3 chart styles
- 9 timeframes
- 23 technical indicators
- Order and position viewing on chart
- Quick order entry
- Trading from market depth
- In-chart order entry
- Drag & drop SL/TP
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TraderEvolution mobile application allows performing market analysis and trading operations on the go. Chart features: - 3 chart styles - 9 timeframes - 23 technical indicators - View orders and positions on the chart Trading features: - Quick access to the order entry - Trading from the market depth - In-the-chart order entry - Drag & drop for SL/TP available in the chart
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sterling Trader at 3.0 against TraderEvolution's 1.8. Sterling Trader also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 17%) and ratings volume (40 vs 5). TraderEvolution's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Sterling Trader holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sterling Trader has 40 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Sterling Trader's written reviews are positive against 17% of TraderEvolution's.
Sterling Trader ships an update every 2 months, TraderEvolution every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sterling Trader | TraderEvolution |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (40 ratings) — better | 1.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Professional Trading Solutions | TRADEREVOLUTION GLOBAL LIMITED |
Customer experience
Sterling Trader
TraderEvolution
In-app purchases
Sterling Trader
No in-app purchases
TraderEvolution
No in-app purchases
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