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Stock Master

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Stock Master is a highly informative and easy-to-use stock tracking app that is currently plagued by an overwhelming number of intrusive, long, and often freezing ads, making the free version nearly unusable for many users.

4.6★ lifetime (72,718) Free + in-app purchases since 2013 by Apponance, Inc. updated 1.7 mo ago recent negative 26% 120 reviews across 4 regions
Intrusive Ads App Functionality & Information Pricing & Subscriptions User Experience & UI Broker Integration
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recent reviews across 4 regions, vs the 4.6★ lifetime average

Stock Master is a finance app praised for its comprehensive information, real-time data, and user-friendly interface, making it a valuable tool for tracking stocks and conducting research. However, recent updates have introduced an excessive amount of intrusive advertisements that frequently freeze the app and disrupt the user experience, leading to significant frustration among both free and some paid users.

What users like

  • Provides comprehensive and informative stock data, charts, and financial resources.R4R7R8R10
  • Offers real-time or near real-time stock prices and quick, accurate information.R17R29R51R192
  • User-friendly interface and easy to navigate for tracking stocks.R4R9R23R50
  • Helpful for making investment decisions and daily trading.R8R25R28R32

What users complain about

  • Excessive, intrusive, and loud pop-up ads frequently disrupt usage.R1R2R14R15
  • Ads often freeze the app, requiring a restart and sometimes data re-entry.R5R6R9R16
  • Some ads are scam-like, promoting viruses or gambling, and raise privacy concerns.R9R11R20R47
  • Paid subscriptions do not always remove ads or are considered too expensive for the features offered.R2R52R61R62
  • Recent updates have negatively impacted the user experience, changing the interface and removing features.R3R73R75R135
  • Issues with data accuracy, missing information (IPOs, summaries), and slow updates.R21R30R58R82
  • Lack of integration with external portfolios (e.g., Schwab, Robinhood) for automatic syncing.R52R108R283
  • Some users who paid for a 'lifetime' subscription no longer have ad-free access or full features.R55R78

Latest update · v7.77

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

Bug fixes and performance improvements

Recurring themes

Intrusive Ads negative
A vast majority of recent negative reviews highlight the overwhelming presence of full-screen, loud, unskippable, and long ads. These ads frequently freeze the app, forcing users to restart it, and some are perceived as scam-like or inappropriate. This issue is so severe that many users are abandoning the app, even those who previously enjoyed it. The developer's notes mention 'bug fixes and performance improvements,' but recent reviews directly contradict this by reporting increased freezing and ad-related issues.R1R5R6R9
App Functionality & Information mixed
Users consistently praise the app for its comprehensive financial information, real-time stock tracking, and ease of use, making it a valuable resource for research and trading. However, some recent reviews report issues with features like news feeds, CPI charts, IPO data, stock summaries, widgets, and chart display on iPads being broken or removed. There are also complaints about slow updates and glitches.R4R7R8R10
Pricing & Subscriptions negative
Many users find the subscription price (e.g., $200/year) to be too expensive, especially given the ad issues. Some paying subscribers still report seeing ads, while others who purchased a 'lifetime' deal years ago feel cheated as they now face ads or limited access. There's a desire for a one-time payment option instead of subscriptions and more reasonable pricing.R2R13R21R52
User Experience & UI negative
Beyond ads, users report frustration with recent UI changes that cannot be reverted, such as the overview screen changing from a list to blocks. There are also requests for better customization options, such as advanced stock scanners and alert triggers. Some users complain about constant requests to rate the app and battery drain.R3R40R69R73
Broker Integration negative
A recurring request is for the app to automatically sync with external brokerage portfolios like Schwab, Robinhood, or ETrade, as manual entry is time-consuming. One paying subscriber reported that syncing with their broker stopped after a recent update.R52R108R283

Who it's for

Stock Master is for dedicated investors and day traders who need a comprehensive, easy-to-use source for stock information, charts, and real-time prices R8R28R32. It is particularly useful as a starting point for research and tracking potential investments R8R61. However, it is NOT for users who are sensitive to frequent, intrusive, and potentially scam-like advertisements, or those unwilling to pay a high subscription fee to potentially mitigate these issues R1R2R20.

Evidence note: The recent reviews strongly emphasize the negative impact of ads and app freezing, with a high volume of similar complaints across many users. While there are still positive comments about the app's core functionality and information quality, these are often overshadowed by the ad issues. Evidence for some specific feature removals or bugs (e.g., IPOs, news feed, widgets) is present but less widespread than the ad complaints.

Frequently asked

Are there too many ads in Stock Master?
Yes, recent reviews overwhelmingly indicate that Stock Master has an excessive number of intrusive, full-screen, loud, and long pop-up ads that frequently freeze the app and disrupt the user experience R1R5R6R9.
Does paying for Stock Master remove all ads?
Some users report that even after purchasing a subscription, ads still appear, which is extremely disappointing R2. Additionally, the annual subscription is considered very expensive by many users (e.g., $200/year) R52R61R62.
Is Stock Master reliable for stock information and tracking?
Yes, Stock Master is generally considered a reliable source for comprehensive stock information, charts, and near real-time price tracking, with many users relying on it for research and investment decisions R4R7R8R10. However, some recent reviews mention issues with specific data points being inaccurate or missing, and slow updates R21R30R58R82.
Can Stock Master sync with my brokerage accounts?
No, Stock Master currently lacks the ability to automatically sync with external brokerage portfolios like Schwab, Robinhood, or ETrade, requiring users to manually input their portfolio information, which is seen as a significant drawback R52R108.

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. [R4] 5/5 · US The best informative app: I have used multiple different apps for tracking the market and had subscription to paid apps as well but knowledge and ease of use with stock master is amazing
  2. [R7] 4/5 · US Resource: Great financial source and search engine.
  3. [R8] 5/5 · US Most informative: I rely on the app as a starting point for information, to do research on a stock and macro economy. It has helped me to make good decisions since 2018.
  4. [R10] 5/5 · US Great App: Excellent stock charts with many choices for indicators. Only negative is the pop-ups.
  5. [R17] 5/5 · US Very intuitive: Very close to live price points
  6. [R29] 5/5 · US Always current, well laid out: Gives me quick, accurate information. 👍
  7. [R51] 4/5 · US Great Tracker: This is a go to for me. It reflects real time prices in rapid speed, the news articles are relative, it has good MACD and RSI indicators already displayed and it’s a very easy platform to learn. I think it’s the best free stock tracker I’ve seen and downloaded.
  8. [R192] 3/5 · US Its a 3 star review: The app is a better than most of the other stock tracking apps. Easy to read charts and data. Stock quotes are timely. The news section is worthless. The commentary section is dubious. Could be better if there was a reference tab.
  9. [R9] 4/5 · US Good app.: This is a great app, except for the ads. Several have locked up my screen to where I had to reboot. Some are just annoying, one is a pop up that says your device is infected and then the screen locks for about a minute as they hope you will hit the purchase button. Minus the annoying ads this is a great app, easy to use, accurate, easy to trac any stock, EFT, mutual funds.
  10. [R23] 5/5 · US Easy: Love the quality of the app quick references
  11. [R50] 5/5 · US Quick and simple: Easy to get the information in one place.
  12. [R25] 5/5 · US Show me the money!: Stock Master has enabled me to make hundreds of thousands of dollars. This is true, and not meant to be funny.
  13. [R28] 5/5 · US Day trader: Awesome app for daily stock trading
  14. [R32] 5/5 · US Reliable: A must have for sock market traders who are wanting to be up to o date on all stock activities!
  15. [R1] 3/5 · US App: Way to many popups that last to long. I constantly turn my phone off to get rid of ads. The ads can come but for a shorter time…
  16. [R2] 2/5 · US Ads are very annoying!: I like most everything about the app except the ads and lack of sector and industry identification in summary section of individual stock profile. Even after a paid subscription, the ads still do not go away and that’s extremely disappointing.
  17. [R14] 1/5 · US Too many pop up ads: Great app otherwise. I understand seller needs to make money but these constant pop up ads out of nowhere when checking charts, options pricing, etc. and some are not easy to get rid of.
  18. [R15] 2/5 · US Adds: The app was better before they got carried away with the advertising when you open the app. Way too much and too long.
  19. [R5] 4/5 · US Adds won’t close: Some ads that pop up will not close. Have to reboot to get rid of them.
  20. [R6] 1/5 · US Issue with latest update: Ads freezes app and advertisement is stuck
  21. [R16] 3/5 · US Freezing: Your advertising -full screens “Freeze” on my screen - meaning I can’t get out of the App unless I dump it, and download it again - THAT MEANS that I need to Load the App again and RE-enter all of my stock list… time wasting/ frustrating…
  22. [R11] 4/5 · US Great info, but Received a lot of scam popups lately: Sorry to have to delete the app
  23. [R20] 1/5 · US Scam Ads, Bad privacy policy: Every other ad is a clickbait “you have virus” scam. I read into privacy policy and it’s horrible…basically they’ll share every piece of information they can about you whenever they want to.
  24. [R47] 1/5 · US Wretched, add monitoring and awkward charts ruin an otherwise decent effort.: Ads pop up with a blaring volume, and many of the advertisers represent gambling like non-serious approaches to invest investing, revealing who the target market is Also, long-term charts are very awkward to handle hard to zoom in and look at key turning points making this much more awkward on a phone screen then on a la
  25. [R52] 3/5 · US Too expensive not full featured: I would use this app a lot with the paid version if it would automatically sync with my Schwab and Robinhood portfolio, as well as not be so expensive for the paid version for what is being provided.
  26. [R61] 4/5 · US Great but too expensive: The app is very good, but the subscription is too expensive with little pricing options. It is worth checking out, specially if you want to build a side portafolio and to keep track before purchasing the stocks.
  27. [R62] 2/5 · US Unusable without subscription: Less than 30 seconds after opening the app, you have to watch a video ad that goes on and on and doesn’t have a skip button. The subscription is $200 a year.
  28. [R3] 1/5 · US Hard to edit: The overview screen changed and home page changed and can’t change back. Want overview to be a list, not blocks. Horrible can’t change back so looking at other apps
  29. [R73] 1/5 · US DO NOT UPDATE: The last update to this was horrible. I preferred the old look and feel much better. Thinking about canceling subscription because of update.
  30. [R75] 1/5 · US Update took all my data away: Thieves
  31. [R135] 3/5 · US Less and less information: Since I’ve got this app, I see that the developers are limiting accessibility to useful content/information, indicators and overlays. Maybe it is time to move to another platform.
  32. [R21] 3/5 · US ipo and summary: i have email several times to ask to please add ipo's back and to make sure EVERY stock has a summary. we used to get the ipo's but they are no longer there. ALSO we want a one a done payment, NOT a subscription based app.
  33. [R30] 4/5 · US Good App: StockMaster is a very good app. It provides a lot of information and will send alerts. The only issue I have is that certain features will suddenly stop working. For instance, the news feed has stopped working for the past 3 weeks. The CPI charts stopped last year. CPI returned after a few months. News has not so far.
  34. [R58] 3/5 · US Facts: The percent of corporate investing is WAY OFF and the net worth of said business is not close either. Otherwise it is a good app.
  35. [R82] 2/5 · US Defective: Not as good as before. Used to be able to see Futures and US Treasury info but now those are blank screens. Looking for another app now.
  36. [R108] 2/5 · US Almost Fantastic: Stock info and detail your app provides is fantastic. However, annual subscription is way to expensive. It would be great if you could enable the ability to sync with outside portfolios (Schwab, Robinhood, ETrade, etc) that automatically update positions like Yahoo Finance. Having to manually input all your portfolio info is bogus and takes way to much time. Implementing the abil
  37. [R283] 3/5 · GB Update, now won’t sync with my broker: Great little, but now useless to me as it has stopped importing from my broker since last update, please fix this issue as I am a paying subscriber. Thank you
  38. [R55] 1/5 · US Lifetime: I bought the app many years ago for a lifetime deal and they didn’t give me a lifetime . Now I am getting comercial and limited access to information and can’t port comments.
  39. [R78] 1/5 · US Unable to download: I’ve had the subscription for years. It’s an awesome app, but I am unable to download it on my new iPhone with the new iOS and have not been able to resolve it. I believe that they’ve deprecated the support which is probably not nice or legal since I’ve paid for the Life Time subscription and I see now that the monthly and yearly subscription is quite a lot more.
  40. [R13] 5/5 · US Love it!: Love the app, has lots of features! Just wish the price wasn’t so steep.
  41. [R40] 1/5 · US Stop bugging me for a review: I think the title says it all. Bunch of needy people.
  42. [R69] 4/5 · US Please provide tutorials: This has been my go to app for many years. The ads got CRAZY and I upgraded to paid membership - not a problem but I wish your stock scanners were better. I want to be able to search for example stocks with my own set criteria. Is there a way to search for stocks with PEG less than a specific level? I would like to see alerts more customized - say set a RSI trigger at a s

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store