Comparison

MeriTrade vs Pulsei

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MeriTrade

Manage your investments on the go with this secure trading platform. Access real-time market data, track your portfolio, and execute trades directly from your mobile device. Fund your account and make withdrawals with ease.

Highlights
  • Secure account access
  • Portfolio insights
  • Live stock quotes
  • Trade order placement
  • Fund deposits/withdrawals
  • Biometric authentication
  • Dark mode
Features
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MeriTrade Mobile App gives you the freedom to stay connected to your investment portfolio anytime, anywhere. Powered by Meristem Stockbrokers Limited, the app provides investors with a secure and convenient platform to trade directly from their mobile devices. With MeriTrade, you get seamless, on-the-go access to equity trading, live stock quotes, real-time balances and portfolio positions, as well as easy account funding and withdrawals — all in one place. Key Features • Secure access to your Meritrade account • Comprehensive portfolio insights • Market overview and stock price tracking • Seamless trade order placement • Inter-member transfers • Easy fund deposits and withdrawals • Fingerprint (biometric) authentication • Dark mode support for comfortable viewing

About

Pulsei

Gain an edge in the market with intelligent stock and crypto signals, timely news, and community insights. Make faster decisions with clear buy, hold, and sell guidance. Track trending assets and monitor market sentiment all in one place.

Highlights
  • Real-time stock and crypto signals
  • Market alerts
  • Buy, hold, and sell guidance
  • Trending asset discovery
  • Market news
  • Market sentiment insights
Features
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Pulsei helps you stay ahead of the market with smarter stock and crypto signals, market news, and community-driven insights. Pulsei requires an active Pulsei Pro subscription to access all features. Track what is moving across stocks and crypto, view trending assets, follow market sentiment, and get clearer buy, hold, and sell guidance designed to support faster decision-making. With Pulsei, you can monitor market opportunities, review asset performance, explore news updates, and learn from market opinions shared by other traders and investors. Key features (subscription required): Real-time stock and crypto signals High-confidence market alerts Buy, hold, and sell guidance Trending asset discovery Stock and crypto market news Watchlist tracking Market sentiment insights Community posts and opinions Clean charts and asset performance views Subscription details: Pulsei Pro is available as a monthly or annual subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Pulsei is built for traders, investors, and market watchers who want a simple way to follow market movement without jumping between multiple platforms. Disclaimer: Pulsei provides market information and educational insights only. It does not provide financial advice. Always do your own research before making investment decisions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MeriTrade4 screens
Pulsei4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pulsei at 5.0 against MeriTrade's 4.4. MeriTrade's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (145 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pulsei sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per 7 days. MeriTrade asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pulsei holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MeriTrade has 145 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MeriTrade versus Pulsei: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeriTradePulsei
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (145 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings145 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB49 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMeristem Securities LimitedPulsei Finance LLC

Customer experience

MeriTrade

All ratings136 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative14.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive39.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.7%

Pulsei

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MeriTrade

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Pulsei

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Weekly$17.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$79.991 Month

Questions

Is MeriTrade free?
MeriTrade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pulsei free?
Pulsei is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MeriTrade or Pulsei?
Pulsei is rated higher. MeriTrade averages 4.4 out of 5 from 145 ratings, while Pulsei averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MeriTrade or Pulsei have ads?
Neither MeriTrade nor Pulsei shows ads.

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