Sterling Trader vs Sifter Finance
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
Sifter Finance
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Sifter Finance is the mobile companion to the Sifter platform for investment groups and student-managed funds. Sign in with your Sifter account to follow your fund on the go. PORTFOLIO - AUM, day change, and performance against a benchmark - Holdings as a list, heat map, or table, with sector weights - Risk status at a glance, with a note when a holding is on watch RESEARCH - Search any US-listed stock by ticker or company name - Price charts with 1M to 5Y windows, key stats, next earnings, and analyst targets - News, market movers, and watchlists that sync with the web app CHANNELS - Real-time team chat with threads, images, and polls - Live data embeds: quote a ticker, an economic series, or your portfolio inline - Push notifications for new messages and replies DISCUSSION - A ticker-tagged board for pitches, questions, and debate with your group A Sifter account is required. Accounts are created at sifter.finance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sifter Finance at every 3 days against Sterling Trader's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sterling Trader ships an update every 2 months, Sifter Finance every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sterling Trader | Sifter Finance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (40 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Professional Trading Solutions | Sifter, LLC |
In-app purchases
Sterling Trader
No in-app purchases
Sifter Finance
No in-app purchases
Questions
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