Investing Apps reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 189 Reddit reviews across 20 subreddits and 41 posts to rank the best Investing Apps brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Bogleheads, r/personalfinance, r/investingforbeginners, r/investing, r/fiaustralia. Top-rated brands include Fidelity (4.4/5), Robinhood (3.6/5), Vanguard (3.9/5).
Stats
Reviews189
Subreddits20
Posts41
Brands61
Products4
189 reviews from
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By Brand
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#1
Fidelity
4.4
(23)
"I love Fidelity. Have a checking account, roll over IRA for all my old 401k money, Roth IRA, HSA and Brokerage."
"Fidelity, Vanguard, and Schwab are the established leaders. You can’t go wrong with any of them."
"I use fidelity."
"Fidelity Investments is the best you can use, more range and features than other available investment apps."
"Fidelity"
"Fidelity is reliable"
"I’d suggest Fidelity or Schwab."
"Get fidelity and leave everything else in the dust"
"At brokerages like fidelity or schwab you can invest as little as $1 into their index funds."
"You could not go wrong with either of these 3, they’re all fantastic platforms!"
#2
Robinhood
3.6
(24)
"Robinhood is currently the best investing app."
"Whichever one's give the best SUB sign up bonus. I think that might be Moomoo, Webull, Robinhood, Sofi"
"For beginner friendly investment app, Robinhood is way to go."
"Robinhood for fun. Fidelity when you’re ready to lock in."
"Robinhood is easy peasy"
"Just use Robinhood and buy VOO monthly"
"I use Robinhood. I know there are better accounts, but I see no fees and it’s easy to use."
"Honestly RH is probably the best app."
"I like robinhood."
"Nothing wrong with Robinhood if you are not trading and have long term investment goal."
#3
Vanguard
3.9
(11)
"Vanguard & Fidelity are top notch."
"Vanguard is best for vanguard ETFs and nothing else, allows recurring payments but not fractional transactions"
"Vanguard, because no distractions."
"I use Vanguard and Robinhood."
"Vanguard is often picked because they sell low cost funds."
"Vanguard baby!"
"I would say Vanguard and stick to the tax exempt funds."
"But the brokerages that are recommended Vanguard Fidelity Schwab"
"Vanguard has a South America website. Just Google Vanguard South America."
"I like Vanguard. It's clunky and the phone app bites."
#4
Charles Schwab
4.2
(9)
"Schwab, for its ThinkorSwim trading platform."
"I use Schwab and I’m pretty happy with that."
"You could start open a Charles Schwab or Fidelity brokerage account and take advantage of their free advice."
"I would look at Fidelity or Schwab they are full service discount brokerages that will meet your needs."
"Schwab. Invest in SPLG."
"My brokerage is Schwab. Their app is fine."
"Schwab, Vanguard, Fidelity etc they're all similar enough."
"ThinkOrSwim for practice"
"Some popular options include TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, and Charles Schwab."
#5
Interactive Brokers
4.3
(8)
"Interactive broker. You have access to everything and the rates are the cheapest around."
"If you are a serious active trader, the best broker by far is Interactive Brokers."
"IBKR is best for foreign exchanges, $1 purchases and almost free FX."
"IBKR, and Stock Events, both apps available for android."
"Personally, I like IBKR."
"Interactive brokers."
"Interactive Brokers"
"I recommend IB for sure. Bad customer support but the platform is second to none."
#6
M1 Finance
4.1
(7)
"I use M1 Finance for my Roth IRA. Their “pie slices” style of investing makes it extremely easy to set up automatic investments."
"M1 for set it and forget it boglehead style investing."
"Read about M1 Finance on a whim and moved to that platform and haven’t looked back."
"I’m a big fan of M1 because of their 'pie' model."
"I personally prefer M1. Easy to stick to my plan."
"M1 Finance."
"Check out M1Finance - it'll let you strike a nice balance between letting you just go for a diversified ETF portfolio or stock picking."
#7
Webull
4.3
(6)
"I like Webull - and if you decide to use it and want to use my referral code it would give me some free stocks:)"
"Webull is great, I am in Cyprus"
"Whichever one's give the best SUB sign up bonus. I think that might be Moomoo, Webull, Robinhood, Sofi"
"WeBull is like Robinhood but more advanced."
"Webull or RH for actually trading"
"Webull is great, so is td ameritrade as well."
#8
Wealthfront
3.5
(6)
"I'm a Wealthfront user and I've been very happy with it."
"Wealthfront for my HYSA"
"It's worth noting wealthfront still manages 5k for free if you sign up with a referral link."
"Wealthfront also has the retirement planning guide called Path."
"May I ask why you would choose a paid service like Wealthfront over a primarily free service like WiseBanyan?"
"Why you would choose a paid service like Wealthfront over a primarily free service like WiseBanyan?"
#9
SoFi
4.0
(5)
"Whichever one's give the best SUB sign up bonus. I think that might be Moomoo, Webull, Robinhood, Sofi"
"What is your guys is opinion on sofi?"
"SoFi. Webull. Wealthfront. M1. Robinhood. Public. Fidelity. Vanguard. Schwab."
"I love SoFi for investing."
"Have you tried SoFi or Fundrise?"
#10
Acorns
2.6
(7)
"Acorns makes it easy to save and invest."
"I've been using Acorns for about a month now and I've found it really nice."
"I am not particularly fond of Acorn or RH."
"It was worth it when it was $1/month and if you are still on the $1 plan."
"Acorns is not worth it unless you make more off their referral bonus thing than your monthly cost."
"I just ended my test run with Acorns. Basically an app for people who don't know how to save."
"Investing directly with the fund managers instead of using expensive middle men like Acorns."
#11
Stake
3.6
(5)
"Stake for $3 trades"
"Some of the most popular include CommSec, SelfWealth, and Stake."
"Stake if you want to get into the US markets"
"Stake offers $3 trades on ASX stocks."
"Stake.com allows you to trade the us market, as long as you have some sort of a visa."
#12
Spaceship
4.5
(4)
"Spaceship easily. Perfect for beginner investors."
"I would recommend Spaceship for no fee below $5K."
"Spaceship and Commsec for simplicity and no/low fees."
"Spaceship is good, they require a tax file number."
#13
eToro
3.5
(4)
"There several international investing services. Etoro comes to mind as some what well known."
"Hey, in the grand scheme of investing apps, I have only used etoro."
"Any suggestions for etoro app please?"
"I'm using bank account for investment over 1k and etoro for other ones."
#14
Thinkorswim
4.3
(3)
"Thinkorswim
Robinhood
Webull
Public
E*Trade"
"Try Thinkorswim platform from TD Ameritrade."
"I love thinkorswim from TD Ameritrade."
#15
Wealthsimple
4.0
(3)
"Wealthsimple has no min balance or fee to start, give it another shot!"
"I am in the process of switching most of my investments to wealthsimple, as I really like it"
"I've really been enjoying wealth simple, everything is automated."
#16
Degiro
3.0
(3)
"For the international alternative to Robinhood try Degiro."
"I use Degiro"
"Have been using degiro. Worst part is that I need to do all tax related things manually."
#17
Binance
4.5
(2)
"Start with binance... and a trust wallet to stake in dapps"
"Binance, buy dogecoin directly with your card."
#18
Schwab
4.5
(2)
"Schwab, Fidelity or Vanguard."
"I like Schwab’s app over E trade, Morgan Stanley, Fidelity, SOFI, JPMorgan Chase."
#19
Personal Capital
4.5
(2)
"Their platform provides a complete view of your finances: every bank, investment & retirement account."
"Personal capital has an app which I like for tracking multiple accoutns spread across multiple banks, etc."
#20
Chase
4.0
(2)
"Chase self-directed investing, because you can transfer from checking to the brokerage account instantly."
"I use my chase app."
#21
Trading 212
4.0
(2)
"Trading 212 is very user friendly"
"Trade 212"
#22
Seeking Alpha
4.0
(2)
"There are services out there that you can subscribe too like Seeking Alpha and Motley Fool that have a ton of content for beginners and actionable advice by licensed professionals."
"Seeking Alpha and MarketWatch for info"
#24
Moomoo
4.0
(2)
"Whichever one's give the best SUB sign up bonus. I think that might be Moomoo, Webull, Robinhood, Sofi"
"I like moomoo which allow fractional shares trading and 24/5 trading."
#25
ROI
4.0
(2)
"Roi. Connects all your accounts/brokerages, and wallets into one place."
"I started using Roi. Basically connects all my accounts and brokerages into one place to track my net worth and still gives the option to make trades through your brokerages in the app as well."
#26
StockBruh
4.0
(2)
"Check out a tool that I built www.stockbruh.com where the analysis is done in simple plain English for the benefit of beginners."
"It’s not an investment platform but rather a stock analysis platform for beginners."
#27
TD Ameritrade
4.0
(2)
"Some popular options include TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, and Charles Schwab."
"My immediate list would be TD, ETrade, Ally, Fidelity, and Schwab."
#28
Coinbase
4.0
(2)
"Buy lightcoin from coinbase, transfer it to your exodus wallet, convert it over to dogecoin."
"Maybe coinbase or public."
#29
SelfWealth
3.5
(2)
"SelfWealth is a low-cost app."
"Some people like SelfWealth for its flat $9.50 fee per trade."
#30
Public
3.5
(2)
"I'm currently using Public."
"No one here likes Public?"
#31
Pearler
3.0
(2)
"Pearler"
"Can’t get behind pearler anymore, their app is crap their website is shoddy and they’re very expensive."
#32
Bloom
3.0
(2)
"I’ve heard Bloom invest app is good for beginners."
"I tried bloom it’s overpriced and unnecessary use fidelity youth."
#33
Freedom24
5.0
(1)
"I personally use Freedom24, a leading investment platform that is easy to navigate and perfect for beginners. It’s also secure and EU-regulated, guaranteeing a safe investing experience."
#34
Composer
5.0
(1)
"Composer.trade is worth checking out"
#35
Gotrade
5.0
(1)
"Gotrade in overall is the best for newbies alike."
#36
Fundrise
4.0
(1)
"For alternative, I use Fundrise and Lending Club."
#37
Motley Fool
4.0
(1)
"There are services out there that you can subscribe too like Seeking Alpha and Motley Fool that have a ton of content for beginners and actionable advice by licensed professionals."
#38
MarketWatch
4.0
(1)
"Seeking Alpha and MarketWatch for info"
#39
E*TRADE
4.0
(1)
"Some popular options include TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, and Charles Schwab."
#40
Titan
4.0
(1)
"Looking to diversify my equity portfolio from only being Robinhood."
#41
RealtyMogul
4.0
(1)
"I do look at deals on realtymogul when I’ve got capital and no deals to do personally."
#42
Investing Apps
4.0
(1)
"There are plenty of them. Find a bunch and google them for reviews."
#43
TradingView
4.0
(1)
"You might want to check out charting platforms and communities like Tradingview or Takeprofit.com."
#44
Blox
4.0
(1)
"Blox if im correct, you can use credit card and verifies very quick."
#45
M1
4.0
(1)
"To be fair, m1 does not need to be fully take the reigns on your own investing."
#46
Ally
4.0
(1)
"Investing through an online bank, such as Ally or Schwab?"
#47
Raiz
4.0
(1)
"Raiz doesn’t require you to be Australian."
#48
Empower
4.0
(1)
"Empower (used to be called Personal Capital) to track my net worth across everything."
#49
Stockspot
4.0
(1)
"Stockspot has a great blog and ETFs."
#50
Betterment
4.0
(1)
"One of the reasons I chose Betterment over Wealthfront was the fact that Wealthfront doesn't offer investment into fractional shares."
#51
Beirmancapital
4.0
(1)
"You can go with Beirmancapital."
#52
CommSec
4.0
(1)
"CommSec is a well-established app with a wide range of features."
#53
Cash App
4.0
(1)
"Check out Cash App if you want."
#54
CMC
4.0
(1)
"CMC is best for ASX purchases, buying up to $1k is free, selling costs $7+."
#55
Tasty Trade
4.0
(1)
"Tasty Trade and Interactive Brokers."
#56
Commsec Pocket
4.0
(1)
"Commsec pocket is great if you’re looking at ETFs."
#57
Etrade
4.0
(1)
"I would highly recommend etrade. Their mobile app is very good."
#58
Trading Game
3.0
(1)
"I love tradinggame.com - it's like a Duolingo, but for finance."
#59
CMC Markets
3.0
(1)
"CMC Markets is popular because you can buy under $1,000 worth of shares/ETFs per trade for free, but no fractional shares."
#60
Acorn
3.0
(1)
"Am I missing out on really good stuff coming from apps like Acorn?"
#61
Captrader
3.0
(1)
"Captrader or Tradegate is okay."
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