Trading Apps reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 186 Reddit reviews across 40 subreddits and 51 posts to rank the best Trading Apps brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/wallstreetbets, r/Trading, r/SPACs, r/ausstocks, r/StockMarket. Top-rated brands include Interactive Brokers (4.4/5), Robinhood (2.8/5), ThinkorSwim (4.4/5).
Stats
Reviews186
Subreddits40
Posts51
Brands81
Products27
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#1
Interactive Brokers
4.4
(17)
"If you're trading stocks and derivatives check Interactive Brokers. Is the platform used by institutional investors and traders in all developed countries."
"With IBKR you can convert EUR to USD and skip the exchange rate when trading by buying/selling only in USD."
"Either IBKR or Trading 212"
"IBKR 🚀"
"Check out IBKR"
"Excellent for experienced traders."
"Two words. Interactive brokers."
"Interactive brokers"
"Works better with an iPad, but it is awesome."
"Great for exposure in other markets."
#2
Robinhood
2.8
(13)
"HOOD/IBKR"
"A lot of people use it despite the hate."
"Robinhood is great for options trading."
"As simple as it comes (which can be a good thing)."
"Australia does have RobinHood doesn't it?"
"Naturally, Robinhood is easy but, webul, TasteTrade, and IBKR have their perks."
"Robinhood is user-friendly for beginners but has some controversies."
"Alternative but only for common stocks. No units, no warrants."
"Have you tried Robinhood?"
"No robinhood please. yet it has the most users/active traders, really confused why"
#3
ThinkorSwim
4.4
(8)
"Thinkorswim!"
"Thinkorswim for basic paper trading."
"Thinkorswim has paper trading, it’s owned by Charles Schwab now"
"Think Or Swim or Trading View are the best you can get for charting."
"Think or Swim is a must. Even if you don't trade on it the charting will give you tons of information."
"Your question is very generic and can be answered by the usual suspects: Thinkorswim, IBKR, tastytrade, etc."
"ToS"
"I don't use 90% of the stuff on thinkorswim."
#4
Webull
3.9
(9)
"I used webull for years and think it's one of the best for sure"
"I use Webull"
"Webull works for me. Decent charts and charting tools."
"Webull for trading, stock picking and options."
"Great tools for active trading."
"WeBull is great"
"Webull offers extended hours trading."
"Webull"
"Alternative but only for common stocks. No units, no warrants."
#5
TD Ameritrade
3.9
(9)
"TD Think or Swim has a great paper trading platform available for android."
"TD Ameritrade offers lower rates on US exchanges."
"TD Ameritrade is a good online broker in terms of charting, research, and trading."
"I’m using td Ameritrade"
"TD Ameritrade has physical locations for in-person support."
"TD Ameritrade provides a robust platform and research material."
"No quote delay and offers margin, options, and multiple currency accounts."
"TD Ameritrade's thinkorswim if you are trading US securities."
"Provides same abilities as Fidelity, but charges $38 on ticker change, units split, stocks splits."
#6
Fidelity
4.5
(6)
"Comprehensive brokerage with many features."
"Fidelity has no fees, which is a big plus."
"Probably the best one for SPACs. Has no reorganization fee, can buy Units and Warrants."
"The app is easy to use and allows for fractional shares, which is great for DCA into VTI."
"Fidelity offers quicker SPAC unit splits and earlier listings."
"Fidelity."
#7
Etoro
4.0
(6)
"EToro, crypto.com (need verification)"
"Good customer service and reliable for backup."
"Probably eToro, Coinbase, Kraken, or Gemini."
"Etoro you can buy us stocks."
"You could buy nice stocks such as GME on Friday."
"Etoro is pretty nice to navigate."
#8
Trading 212
4.4
(5)
"Trading212 hands down."
"Trading212 - free equity trades."
"I’m using trading 212. Good chart on a phone."
"Trading 212"
"Trading 212"
#9
Wealthsimple
3.7
(6)
"Wealthsimple or Questrade are better if you're just DCAing ETFs."
"I would rather go with Wealthsimple or questrade honestly."
"Wealthsimple has no fees which is a big plus to a lot of people."
"Wealthsimple works well for me and I just pay the $10 per month for USD account."
"Useing wealthissimple right now. and i'm a newb."
"They charge a fee to withdraw funds and have a 15 min delay on stock quotes."
#10
IBKR
4.8
(4)
"100% IBKR hands down, it has multiple great apps, desktop, phone, web."
"Living on Japan I would highly recommend IBKR."
"IBKR. Best exposure to US market, US options."
"Ibkr"
#11
SelfWealth
4.8
(4)
"$9.50 per trade FLAT and is CHESS sponsored. Will have US trading and brand new app before Christmas."
"Pretty easy to set up and deposit money. Flat rate of $9.50 per trade and it's completely free to move funds back into your account."
"Cheapest I've found and I find it quite enjoyable"
"Selfwealth is decent"
#12
Binance
4.3
(4)
"Supports Instant transfer using Ideal."
"Binance is legit."
"Binace"
"I am using Binance in the uk"
#13
TradeStation
4.3
(4)
"The Tradestation App for US stuff."
"Tradestation!"
"Tradestation"
"TradeStation or NinjaTrader."
#14
Revolut
4.3
(3)
"GME has been available all week."
"Using Revolut as well as a local bank in my country"
"Revolut is looking good to me. Can't buy any UK stocks but GME and AMC haven't been blocked or restricted by them at all."
#15
TradingView
4.3
(3)
"Think Or Swim or Trading View are the best you can get for charting."
"I use tradingview and binance as a brocker to trade coins."
"Very beginner friendly."
#16
Cash App
4.3
(3)
"Cashapp is my favorite tbh"
"User-friendly for buying and selling stocks."
"Cashapp is my favorite tbh"
#17
Zerodha
4.3
(3)
"Zerodha"
"Zerodha, I use Fyers"
"Kite"
#18
Charles Schwab
3.7
(3)
"Get on Schwab and buy BBBY"
"Schwab"
"Don’t use schwab, ass customer care"
#19
Degiro
3.7
(3)
"I find Degiro very good"
"Degiro"
"I use DEGIRO, it has most of the penny stocks listed here."
#20
PoE Lurker
5.0
(2)
"Is the really amazing in my opinion"
"Imo has the cleanest and most intuitive design"
#21
Trade Republic
4.5
(2)
"It is very easy to use for beginners, allowing you to buy and sell all stocks, ETFs, and crypto with a few clicks."
"Traderepublic or Freetrade"
#22
ETrade
4.5
(2)
"ETrade has one of the best, most seamless apps."
"ETrade is great for options trading and has good instructional material."
#23
Trading212
4.5
(2)
"Trading212 has no time limit for practice accounts, allowing users to practice indefinitely."
"Trading212 has no time limit for practice accounts and emulates stock on weekends."
#24
Groww
2.7
(3)
"No for newbie interface friendly would be grow"
"You can try grow also"
"WTF… groww for trading"
#25
Nadex
4.0
(2)
"Americans uses nadex, closeoptions , and pocket."
"It depends what you are looking for in a broker but NADEX is good. I've had no issues in 15 years with them at all."
#26
Freetrade
4.0
(2)
"Best Is probably HL cost more per trade but got a lot of stocks others don’t have"
"Freetrade"
#27
Crypto.com
3.5
(2)
"Bought last week. Doing well!!"
"Got Crypto.com on Tuesday."
#28
Tastyworks
3.0
(2)
"Tastyworks is great if you plan on only doing options."
"I wouldn't recommend tastyworks as the app isn't great for beginners."
#29
E*TRADE
3.0
(2)
"My Etrade savings account pays 3.85% and the Apple savings account pays 4.15%."
"E*TRADE charges a $38 reorganization fee for each ticker conversion."
#30
IG Group
5.0
(1)
"I use IG group, the app is excellent."
#31
Halifax
5.0
(1)
"I use Halifax which I think is the best for international stocks."
#32
Netcoins
5.0
(1)
"Netcoins is my preferred app for trading cryptocurrencies."
#33
Finance Today
5.0
(1)
"An excellent overview of the best trading platforms available in 2022."
#34
Poe Trades Companion
5.0
(1)
"Is what u are looking for. Also keep awakened for price check."
#35
Alpha Squeeze
5.0
(1)
"If you’re looking for a trading journal, check out Alpha Squeeze on the App Store."
#36
Hargreaves Lansdown
5.0
(1)
"Older broker, more trustworthy, and good customer service."
#37
StockTwits
5.0
(1)
"StockTwits is a great platform for investors."
#38
Investing.com
5.0
(1)
"Investing.com provides excellent market insights."
#39
Acorns
5.0
(1)
"Acorns is a fantastic app for saving and investing."
#40
Nabtrade
5.0
(1)
"Nabtrade is the cheapest of the big 4, intuitive, and offers good support."
#41
CMC Markets
5.0
(1)
"Their customer support is amazing."
#42
Dhan
5.0
(1)
"Dhan App best for trader and Investor"
#43
Saros SuperApp
5.0
(1)
"I am using Saros SuperApp to access DeFi on Solana. Swaping, staking, farming, trading... All in one place."
#44
PoE Overlay
5.0
(1)
"I use PoE Overlay."
#45
Litebit
5.0
(1)
"Litebit"
#46
Koinbasket
5.0
(1)
"Probably the best cryptocurrency trading platform out there!! Give it a try."
#47
Stockpile
4.0
(1)
"I use stockpile and they didnt ban anything yesterday"
#48
Uphold
4.0
(1)
"Uphold in UK"
#49
Bitmavens
4.0
(1)
"I will recommend bitmavens."
#50
M1 Finance
4.0
(1)
"M1 finance for retirement accounts."
#51
BUX
4.0
(1)
"I really like the BUX App"
#52
IG
4.0
(1)
"IG is cheap at $8 per brokerage, but the shares aren't CHESS sponsored. Filling out a form and sending it in allows you to transfer the shares for free."
#53
Commsec
4.0
(1)
"Commsec has probably one of the best apps."
#54
PoE Awaken
4.0
(1)
"PoE Awaken has useful features for managing trades and hideout access."
#55
DBs Vickers
4.0
(1)
"No annual custodian fee and low trading fees make DBs Vickers a great choice for long-term investment."
#56
SoFi
4.0
(1)
"Great for new traders looking to buy/sell regular stock."
#57
Public
4.0
(1)
"Good platform for new traders."
#58
Fxview
4.0
(1)
"Fxview is a reliable platform for forex trading."
#59
IB
4.0
(1)
"IB offers great tools for forex traders."
#60
Stake.com.au
4.0
(1)
"No broker fee and instant transactions, better than Robinhood for day trading."
#61
Starkey
4.0
(1)
"Newer apps like Starkey and GeeFi are getting real traction—clean UI, multichain support, and built with mobile-first users in mind."
#62
GeeFi
4.0
(1)
"Newer apps like Starkey and GeeFi are getting real traction—clean UI, multichain support, and built with mobile-first users in mind."
#63
Questrade
4.0
(1)
"I'd probably pick questrade or wealthsimple."
#64
TD Easy Trade
4.0
(1)
"TD because their UI is the most friendly imo."
#65
Fynbos
4.0
(1)
"[Fynbos](https://fynbos.money) is pretty good for getting started."
#66
Alpaca
4.0
(1)
"Alpaca (us based stock investing). Great because they're programmable."
#67
Lightyear
4.0
(1)
"Lightyear."
#68
XTB
4.0
(1)
"I currently use XTB, tried eToro and IBKR in the past."
#69
Finvasia
4.0
(1)
"They are the best in my point of view in terms of costing and reliability"
#70
TraderBizz
4.0
(1)
"Https://www.traderbizz.com/best-stocks/"
#71
Altrady
4.0
(1)
"If you want a good trading app you need something like Altrady or Coinigy."
#72
Baiduri Capital
3.0
(1)
"Im using baiduri capital to invest in us stocks atm."
#73
RH
3.0
(1)
"Alternative but only for common stocks. No units, no warrants."
#74
IG Index
3.0
(1)
"Igindex if you are in the UK"
#75
Finqalab
3.0
(1)
"Finqalab BUT GOD DOES THE CUSTOMER SERVICE SUCK."
#76
Odyssey Finance
3.0
(1)
"Odyssey Finance, not yet live but I think it could be one of those platforms the market will catch up on."
#77
Scotia iTrade
3.0
(1)
"I would recommend scotia itrade since you can trade some ETFs for free."
#78
Trading App
2.0
(1)
"TradingView is too fancy and not functional on phones."
#79
SGX
2.0
(1)
"The SGX app doesn't allow you to buy and sell, only view holdings."
#80
Overwolf
2.0
(1)
"Overwolf consumes a lot of RAM, making it difficult to run on older PCs."
#81
ASB
1.0
(1)
"Trading US securities thru ASB is a non starter."
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