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Head-to-head

Bloomberg vs Yahoo Finance

Bloomberg 4.6★ · Free to download 60
Winner Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance 4.8★ · Free + IAP 75

Yahoo Finance is generally preferred for its user-friendly interface and comprehensive free features, while Bloomberg offers higher quality, in-depth content but struggles with app stability and a high subscription cost.

Full reviews: Bloomberg · Yahoo Finance

Yahoo Finance offers a user-friendly experience for tracking investments and market data, with many free features, though recent updates have introduced bugs and UI issues. Bloomberg provides high-quality, in-depth financial journalism, but its app is plagued by significant bugs, poor functionality, and a high subscription price.

Head to head

Content Quality and Depth edge: BloombergR2R5R8R14
Bloomberg Bloomberg is highly praised for its unbiased, serious, and detailed financial news and market commentary, offering comprehensive data and insights that users find valuable for investment decisions R2R5R8R14. Many users consider it a primary source for business and world news, often preferring it over competitors for its depth R2R8.
Yahoo Finance Yahoo Finance is valued for providing accurate and professional financial data, stock tracking, and portfolio reviews R68R80R95. However, some users criticize its news articles as biased or subpar, with an increase in crypto-bro segments and advertisements .
App Functionality and Reliability tieR1R3R6R7
Bloomberg Bloomberg's app suffers from numerous critical bugs and functionality issues, with many users reporting that articles don't open, videos don't play, and the app frequently crashes or freezes R1R3R7R10. Users also experience problems with audio streaming, login issues, and watchlists disappearing R6R18. The search function is described as abysmal, and the app can be slow and clunky .
Yahoo Finance Yahoo Finance generally works well for many users R86, but recent updates have introduced significant bugs and UI problems. Users report issues with advanced charts being broken, widgets not working, and portfolios not displaying correctly R64R67. There are also complaints about inaccurate price reporting, slow loading times, and the app losing watchlists .
Ease of Use edge: Yahoo FinanceR11R12R15R18
Bloomberg Some users find Bloomberg easy to install and navigate R11, but others report frustrating UI issues, such as the back button being too close to system controls, articles returning to the top of the page, and the TV being stuck on screen R12R15. The inability to access articles from emails directly in the app and constant re-logging are also points of friction R18.
Yahoo Finance Yahoo Finance is generally considered user-friendly and easy to navigate, especially for tracking investments and portfolios R86. However, recent UI changes have made some features less convenient, like the inability to see all positions in basic view or the search bar being misplaced . Users also dislike the automatic opening of advanced charts and the difficulty in sorting watchlists R67R84.
Price and Value edge: Yahoo FinanceR1R7R9R22
Bloomberg Bloomberg is a paid subscription service, and users often complain about paying an 'exorbitant' amount for a broken app R7. Many paying subscribers are frustrated by still seeing ads and commercials, which they find unacceptable R9R22R24. The perceived value is diminished by the app's poor functionality and the loss of features like free watchlists R1.
Yahoo Finance Yahoo Finance offers many features for free, including investment tracking and market data, which users appreciate . While there are paid options, some users find the subscription expensive . The value of the free tier is sometimes undermined by an increase in ads and a perceived decline in content quality .
Support and User Experience tieR18R19R25R34
Bloomberg Bloomberg users report difficulties with customer support, including issues with unsubscribing from emails and a deliberately difficult cancellation process R25. The app's frequent logging out and re-personalization requests are annoying R18. Some users also complain about political bias in the news content R19R34.
Yahoo Finance Yahoo Finance users experience issues with comment moderation, reporting that normal comments are removed . There are also complaints about political bias in the journalistic staff . Users desire better help screens and more control over news sources .
Pick Bloomberg if

Pick Bloomberg if you prioritize in-depth, high-quality, and unbiased financial journalism and market commentary, and are willing to tolerate significant app bugs and a high subscription cost for superior content R2R5R8R14.

Pick Yahoo Finance if

Pick Yahoo Finance if you need a user-friendly, generally reliable app for tracking stocks and portfolios, appreciate a robust free tier, and can overlook occasional bugs and perceived news bias R68R80R86.

Evidence note: Bloomberg's reviews are heavily skewed by recent negative feedback regarding app functionality, which contrasts with its higher lifetime rating. Many of Yahoo Finance's negative reviews also stem from recent app updates and UI changes.

Frequently asked

Does Bloomberg's app have technical issues?
Yes, Bloomberg's app has significant technical issues, with users reporting that articles often don't open, videos fail to play, audio streaming is problematic, and the app frequently crashes or freezes R3R7R10R13.
Is Yahoo Finance good for tracking investments?
Yes, Yahoo Finance is widely considered excellent for tracking investments, portfolios, and market data, with users praising its accuracy and ease of use for monitoring stock changes R68R80R86R95.
Are there ads in Bloomberg's paid subscription?
Yes, even with a paid subscription, Bloomberg users report seeing ads and commercials inserted within articles and disrupting broadcasts, which many find unacceptable given the high cost R9R22R24.
Does Yahoo Finance have issues with its charts?
Yes, Yahoo Finance has experienced issues with its charts, with users reporting that advanced charts are broken, 24-hour charts look 'dumb,' and the app sometimes automatically opens unwanted full-screen charts R64R67R72R84.

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. [R2] Bloomberg 5/5 · US True and Accurate: I’m reliant on Bloomberg as one of two primary sources for business and world news. I can’t remember an occasion when I found something that was exaggerated or misleading. Even the spelling is almost always without flaw.
  2. [R5] Bloomberg 5/5 · US Overall great quality app and news - unbiased, serious and to the point: Great app with a lot of details across so many topic. Worth the money paid for the subscription. The best news team for any topic. I liked to read the app, the news articles and listen to them on radio. Their news sticks to the serious middle of the ground view regardless of topic. The opinions are where you expectedly see s
  3. [R8] Bloomberg 5/5 · US Better than CNBC: I had a sub to CNBC the past 5 years but often found their articles were short and lacked detail. Bloomberg content is more comprehensive, detailed, and a wider array of topics are covered . Goodbye CNBC, hello Bloomberg. Bill in San Diego.
  4. [R14] Bloomberg 5/5 · US Best market news: I couldn’t imagine not waking up and reading Bloomberg market commentary followed by watching Bloomberg Markets. Bloomberg provides financial advisors with a comprehensive data stream as well as commentary from some of the most prominent and successful money managers.
  5. [R1] Bloomberg 1/5 · US Huge Fail: You have totally screwed up the best financial app ever. The new version has erased my watchlists!!!
  6. [R3] Bloomberg 3/5 · US Videos don’t play: You tap a video and it pops up a page with a still frame at the top, a description, and up next below that. No video ever plays
  7. [R6] Bloomberg 3/5 · US Good, but bad streaming audio: The app is fine, but the experience of streaming audio is awful. Too many clicks and once you’re listening, it’s awful having to restart after taking a phone call (if it’s longer than 60 seconds). You cannot just hit play. You have to kill the app, navigate back to audio, then hit play one or two times, listen to a whole new ad, then you’re back.
  8. [R7] Bloomberg 1/5 · US Paying for a broken app: Pay an exorbitant subscription for the right to view the headline but not the article. They broke the app and now none of the articles open when you click them.
  9. [R11] Bloomberg 5/5 · US Exceptional: I love all the news and updates. Thanks for keeping me up to speed
  10. [R12] Bloomberg 3/5 · US What happened to the TV?: Used to be able to pop out the TV and go read the rest of the BBG site, now the TV is just stuck on screen. Not good.
  11. [R15] Bloomberg 3/5 · US Good content bad app functionality: When tapping the arrow back button after reading an article the screen goes back to the top of the scrolling page so you lose you place. Also, the back arrow is so close to Apples new window controls (minimize, close, maximize) so you have to repeatedly try to get it right. Together this makes it really annoying to use and so I now go to Bloomberg after reading
  12. [R18] Bloomberg 3/5 · US Keeps logging me out: This app keeps logging me out and then I have to re-login and it always asks me to personalize my preferences every time and it’s really annoying. I’m just trying to play Alphadots!
  13. [R9] Bloomberg 3/5 · US Ads: Bloomberg's articles are consistently excellent. However, I am a paying subscriber, and still see ads inserted in between paragraphs of the articles. Even if the ads aren't too intrusive, I believe seeing ads at all with a paid subscription is unacceptable.
  14. [R22] Bloomberg 1/5 · US Pay to get ad spam!: I paid a lot of money to get this because I thought it would be more value able than the drama daily stock news, however, this paid app is just full of commercials and ads and it’s bearable to watch.
  15. [R19] Bloomberg 1/5 · US Biased and Unfair…. Not worth the only political views and ads!: Bloomberg’s biases are obvious unfortunately…
  16. [R25] Bloomberg 1/5 · US Great articles bad experience: I cancelled because they spammed me with email i didnt want or ask for daily and no matter how much i tried to unsubscribe it wouldnt stop. Also the cancellation and live chat support seemed deliberately difficult. I dont even want to unsubscribe I just hate the feeling of being abused as a customer more.
  17. [R34] Bloomberg 1/5 · US Biased: Bloomberg editorial and staff are biased. There is zero focus on journalism and it’s all about broadcasting their political views. It’s distasteful, discouraging, and disrespectful.
  18. [R10] Bloomberg 1/5 · US The fact that the app’s most basic function, opening articles, is broken tells you everything.: The fact that this is supposed to be the mecca of financial journalism, covering trillions of dollars across the global economy, is laughable at this point. With the sheer number of bugs, the app feels more like BuzzFeed than a serious financial news platform. There’s embarrassing, and then there’s this.
  19. [R13] Bloomberg 1/5 · US App is broken: While it’s always been a little buggy, the latest update broke the app so that you can not click a link to get to an underlying story. No links work at all. If you close the app and relaunch it repeatedly, you can get it to work for a couple of minutes, before it locks up again. Please fix this. And test before you deploy. I am on iOS 26.5.1 on an iPhone 17 Pro
  20. [R68] Yahoo Finance 5/5 · US Best of all financial advice: Best financial tracking and best portfolio review and 💯accuracy
  21. [R80] Yahoo Finance 5/5 · US Checking stocksgr: I love checking stocks only , because lm broke and hope to become “ unbroke “ one day. 3-29-21 Great job yahoo finance, your information is great and professional. Great, great, great, great and great Information!!!!!!!
  22. [R86] Yahoo Finance 5/5 · US Need to keep track?: Never have to spend extra time wondering where the market is. Put all your positions in one spot, Yahoo Finance is the best.
  23. [R95] Yahoo Finance 5/5 · US The best accurate professional all data needed to take a decision: The best Financial ap. The greatest financial site
  24. [R24] Bloomberg 3/5 · US Commercials disrupt board casting: Commercials frequently disrupt the board-casting and app frozen. I am a paid-user and should not experience this
  25. [R64] Yahoo Finance 1/5 · US Advanced chart in mobile app: Completely broken. Why time in x axis , always current day candle not rendering 😒
  26. [R67] Yahoo Finance 1/5 · US App is messed up now: Every time I tap on a stock chart, it opens the advanced view which I don’t want and this view also takes likes 5 seconds to load before I can exit. Why is it so slow? I’ll look for another stock tracker and use my brokerage in the meantime.
  27. [R72] Yahoo Finance 3/5 · US 24 hr chart sucks: I do not like the new 24 hr trading chart. Looks so dumb.
  28. [R84] Yahoo Finance 3/5 · US It’s ok, I guess.: The app occasionally opens the full-screen charts on its own. Those charts suck, btw. Sergeant By The Way?

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