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Best Brokers Stock Market Game

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Best Brokers is a popular stock market simulator that excels at teaching basic investing with real-world stock values, but it is hampered by frequent technical issues, outdated data, and a lack of advanced features.

4.6★ lifetime (13,911) Free + in-app purchases since 2012 by cdef GmbH updated 4.7 mo ago recent negative 20% 120 reviews across 4 regions
Learning & Education Technical Issues Data Accuracy & Realism Feature Limitations Monetization & Ads
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recent reviews across 4 regions, vs the 4.6★ lifetime average

Best Brokers Stock Market Game is a free app designed to simulate stock trading using real market data, helping beginners learn investing without financial risk. While many users find it educational and addictive, recent reviews highlight significant issues with app stability, data accuracy, and the absence of key features like dividends or diverse stock options.

What users like

  • Effective for learning basic stock market concepts and strategies without real financial riskR1R4R5R28
  • Uses real stock values and market trends, enhancing the learning experienceR9R10R25R32
  • User-friendly interface for easy navigation and understandingR7R33R34R36

What users complain about

  • Frequent app crashes and loading screen issues prevent users from accessing the appR14R15R23R37
  • Stock prices are often inaccurate or not real-time, undermining the simulation's valueR17R40R56R59
  • Lacks many common stocks, ETFs, and advanced trading features like options or dividendsR2R24R26R73
  • Does not allow users to change currency (stuck on Euros) or time zones, impacting usability for non-European usersR41R56R58R62
  • Users cannot easily delete their account or reset their portfolio without paying a feeR12R29R75R83
  • Excessive ads, including video ads, disrupt the user experienceR33R261R346R360
  • Orders may not go through, money can disappear, or stocks can vanish from portfolios due to bugsR42R53R182
  • Limited charting and historical data, making in-depth analysis difficultR3R13R79R85

Latest update · v2026.03

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

Just some minor fixes. Happy trading!

Recurring themes

Learning & Education positive
Many users praise the app as an excellent tool for beginners to learn about the stock market, test strategies, and understand market dynamics without financial risk. It's seen as a stepping stone to real investing.R1R4R5R8
Technical Issues negative
A significant number of recent reviews report critical technical problems, including the app getting stuck on a loading screen, frequent crashes, orders not going through, or stocks disappearing from portfolios. This directly contradicts the developer's vague 'minor fixes' update notes.R14R15R23R30
Data Accuracy & Realism negative
Users frequently complain that stock prices are not accurate, real-time, or up-to-date with the actual market. Some note significant discrepancies, making the simulation less effective for realistic practice.R17R40R56R59
Feature Limitations negative
Many users express disappointment over the lack of crucial features. These include the absence of dividends, options trading, a wider selection of stocks and ETFs, customizable starting capital, and detailed charting tools. The app also lacks currency conversion and time zone settings.R2R3R11R13
Monetization & Ads negative
Users are frustrated by in-app purchases required for basic functions like resetting an account or getting more fake cash. The frequency and intrusiveness of ads, including video ads, are also major complaints.R6R33R43R75

Who it's for

This app is for beginners, teenagers, or kids who want to learn the very basics of stock market investing and practice simple buying and selling without risking real money R4R5. It's also suitable for those who want to test simple investment strategies . It is NOT for experienced traders, users looking for real-time accurate data, advanced features like options or dividends, or those who get easily frustrated by technical bugs and intrusive ads R17R24R40.

Evidence note: The recent reviews skew significantly negative, with many users reporting critical bugs like crashing and inaccurate data, which directly contradicts the lifetime rating. The developer's release notes are minimal and do not address the widespread issues reported. The confidence is high due to the consistency of complaints across many reviews.

Frequently asked

Does Best Brokers use real stock prices?
While Best Brokers claims to use real stock values, many recent reviews indicate that the prices are often inaccurate, not real-time, or significantly delayed compared to the actual market R17R40R59R96.
Can I change the currency or time zone in the app?
No, users report that the app is set to Euros and cannot be changed to other currencies like USD, nor can the time zone be adjusted, which is a common frustration for users outside of Europe R41R58R62R175.
Are there in-app purchases or ads?
Yes, Best Brokers includes in-app purchases, such as paying $3 to get 25,000 fake cash or $2.99 to reset your account R6R75R147. Many users also report frequent and intrusive ads, including video ads, which disrupt the experience R33R261R346R360.
Can I delete my account or reset my progress?
Users report that there is no straightforward way to delete an account, and resetting your portfolio or starting a new account typically requires a paid in-app purchase R12R29R75R83.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R1] 5/5 · US Addictive: The fact you can simulate is one step ahead of the game get bad returns on the game to turn good profits in real life. super addictive
  2. [R4] 5/5 · US Must get: Great game helps you learn to invest and it is a must have for kids!!!
  3. [R5] 5/5 · US Good for learning: I am a teenager trying to learn before using my actual account so I don’t loose money this game has helped me understand the market and a good strategy for the real deal this helped me a lot and I have made 600$ in 2 years because of this game
  4. [R28] 5/5 · US Amazing: This is an awesome app if you want to “invest in the market” it gives real life examples with fake money and is completely free! Great app.
  5. [R9] 5/5 · US Pretty good: It is good because it uses real stock values and you can see the leaderboard and see what people invest in. Overall one of the best stock apps.
  6. [R10] 5/5 · US FUN & Educational: 3+ Yrs playing. Fun & true to market. Also, good market trends learning tool.
  7. [R25] 5/5 · US Best brokers: Best brokers app is a great app because it is very accurate. It shows stocks that are accurate to the real world, and it closes and opens at the same times as the real world. It is a great app for people who don’t want to spend their real money and who can learn more about stocks and how much to buy. The best brokers app is definitely recommended my me and everyone who is looking int
  8. [R32] 5/5 · US Amazing stock simulating: It’s so realistic
  9. [R7] 5/5 · US Easy to use and understand: Easy to watch stocks
  10. [R33] 4/5 · US Pretty simple to play: Nice, simple to understand, well designed, easy to navigate, have a free thousand dollar gift is very nice for the players like me, getting an ad every time I make a stock purchase, is annoying but bearable, I can’t listen to podcasts or youtube while I play, which is annoying. Good job!
  11. [R34] 5/5 · US Great app: Love this app because I like how it uses the real market and the user friendly easy to use interface and love to how investments would turn out without having to spend real money and plus I'm only thirteen and seeing how it would work is fun and I like to compete stocks and see who made better investments in stuff. This was a comment of the app I made 6 years ago. I’m 19 now and have l
  12. [R36] 5/5 · US Simple: Easy to use and paper trade with
  13. [R14] 1/5 · US Can’t even load: Just get a never ending loading screen if I could give 0 stars that’s what this app would get. Tried deleting app and then downloading again nothing.
  14. [R15] 1/5 · US Game wouldn’t load: I waited for like 10 minutes and it didn’t load😟
  15. [R23] 3/5 · US Help Please: Says it works on iPhone 6 and iOS 12 but won’t open just crashes
  16. [R37] 1/5 · US update broke the app :(: latest update crashes on load
  17. [R17] 1/5 · US Not real prices: Yes, this is paper trading. But even if this is paper trading, prices should be close to the days price (delayed). However, this app does not provide that. I traded Apple, but the price it showed on the app was FAR from the current day price (like 4 days in price). This is not a proper paper trading app.
  18. [R40] 1/5 · US Not real-time: This app claims real-time stocks, but it’s not. Not even sure where these numbers come from, but they aren’t even close to reality. Meta is traded as facebook, USD is at .89 and GameStop is trading at $20. Disappoint.
  19. [R56] 2/5 · US Good, but Not Great: This is an okay simulation but it could be better. Firstly, it would be nice if one could choose the currency to use for trading. Secondly, there are stocks missing from this game. There are quite a few well known stocks that I own in my real life brokerage account that are missing from this simulation game. Also, the prices are not up to date and it will fill an order even if
  20. [R59] 3/5 · US Fun but seemingly not comparable to irl: It’s a cool, fun way to introduce yourself to stocks, but the prices don’t seem real-time and up to date with irl prices. Pls correct me if I’m wrong
  21. [R2] 1/5 · US Best Brokers sucks: Best Brokers sucks because they don’t track dividends, or have most ETFs, so it’s basically “I’ve heard of this company, let’s buy stock and see if it goes up.”
  22. [R24] 3/5 · US Not the full experience: While it provides a great way for beginners to develop their trading techniques there is not passive income aka dividends I think this overall lowers the overall quality of the app and I would love to see this added.
  23. [R26] 1/5 · US Missing many funds.: They don’t have various funds. I searched for VEA, VWO, VTIP, VGIT, and VNQ. None of them were in the app.
  24. [R73] 1/5 · US Dosnt have all stocks: I wanted to try this app out but the stocks I wanted to get ttcf and hnst aren’t even on here
  25. [R41] 4/5 · US It’s great: Look it is a phenomenal stock sim, and I love that it uses real time, however I would like to see an update that has money translation. Like Euros to U.S. Dollars to Canadian Dollars and so on. I think this concept allows more people to understand how much money they are making in their native currency. That’s the only reason for 4 stars. I’ve had this sim for 3-4 years across multiple
  26. [R58] 3/5 · US Prices: Please put an option in the settings to change all prices to usd instead of the euro so that people in America can use this app
  27. [R62] 4/5 · US Great App with one little upgrade: It’s a nice App to play stock simulator. One little suggestion, please add the choice of currency. At least user can choose USD or Euro. That’ll be perfect. Thanks!
  28. [R12] 1/5 · US Please Delete My Account: There is not a way for me to delete this account and I would like it done ASAP.
  29. [R29] 1/5 · US There is no delete account option: Title
  30. [R75] 1/5 · US I have to pay to quit?: Reinstalled after a few years of not using the app. I seem to recall it was an interesting game. With a new install, I want to start with a new user, right? Nope, if I want to create a new user/reset my account, it'll cost me $2.99. Sorry, I dont want to play that bad.
  31. [R83] 1/5 · US It won’t let you start over: I spent all my money before watching the tutorial and now I have a bunch of bad stocks and you have to pay to reset your portfolio
  32. [R261] 3/5 · GB Was a great game but adverts now get in the way: On an iPhone XS the adverts bar is now slapped 80% through your portfolio rather than beneath it which is seriously ugly and extremely distracting. It would be far better to put it at the top of the screen somewhere or even shorten the portfolio to it did not run under it.
  33. [R346] 3/5 · CA Update ruined it: Used to be really good, but they added an update where you have to watch a 15 second ad to buy or sell anything. Wayy too many ads.
  34. [R360] 3/5 · CA Ok: Great app with little bugs BUT PLEASE MAKE IT SO WE CAN CASH OUT. It can be like 1$ every 100 or 1000 but please that would make it SOOO COOOL Re: you could add some ads Re: stop with the ads. I will deal with the tiny one on the bottom but the videos it’s bad stop it
  35. [R42] 1/5 · US Order won’t go through: It’s been 4 days and none of my orders have gone through. I purposely waited until I knew the stock market was open before making this review knowing it was a holiday weekend and there is a time zone difference. I updated my phone and tried uninstalling and reinstalling the app and nothing has worked. I’m not sure if it’s a bug or if I’m missing something.
  36. [R53] 1/5 · US Kinda buggy: Put 7,000 in sdi, nobody was selling at the requested price, cancelled order, money disappears. Game says money went to the market, but I do not own said stock. Real cool in concept if the game didn’t screw me over.
  37. [R182] 3/5 · US Some stocks you have may just disappear randomly out of your portfolio: Some stocks you have may just disappear randomly out of your portfolio
  38. [R3] 1/5 · US Read this please: I’m trying to find a free, good marketing sandbox and this is not what I was looking for, I don’t pick how much money I start out with and there are barely any charts that show me my income and outcome. DO NOT RECOMMEND
  39. [R13] 4/5 · US Needs a couple things: It needs a couple things like when you check the price of stocks it would also show the time so you can try and find a pattern
  40. [R79] 3/5 · US It’s good for its competitors, but could use a little bit more features.: It’s a pretty solid game but the thing that’s missing which I am surprised about is that you can’t look at the stocks past I know you can go and select week year 5 year and stuff but I want to be able to scroll backwards and see what happened yesterday or a few days ago to try and pinpoint patterns anyways pretty solid game.
  41. [R85] 2/5 · US We need graphs and line charts: Most traders use candlestick graphs and line charts to time their market entry strategies.
  42. [R8] 5/5 · US Turn into an elite trader: Went from the base $25k to $270k. Now I need to know how to do this with real money.
  43. [R30] 4/5 · US Problems: I love this app it teaches me a lot of things about trade and stocks, however I have been experiencing some issues after a day it crashes and the stocks won’t update.
  44. [R11] 3/5 · US Developers help: I do not know how to use this on my Apple Watch. Whenever I try, it says “start on iPhone”. I did start on iPhone and buy stocks. It doesn’t make sense. Developers help
  45. [R6] 1/5 · US You have to pay $3 to get 25k fake cash: You have to spend real money to get fake money 🤦‍♀️
  46. [R43] 1/5 · US Big bootay clapper: I thought this app gave you FREE 25,000 USD
  47. [R96] 1/5 · US Not accurate stock prices: At the moment FICO is at $504 per stock, but this app has it at $417. This is a fake stock simulator
  48. [R175] 3/5 · US Very nice, but only in Euros: Be aware that the app is set to Euros only and cannot be changed to the dollar.
  49. [R147] 3/5 · US Good app, but could use some improvements: In terms of a simulator, this is one of the best on the App Store. But there is still a lot of room to improve. There are no derivatives (options), which for someone trying to learn the stock market is a disappointment. Also, you have to start with $10,000. I wish that you could set the value that you start with (preferably lower). Lastly, you cannot rese

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