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Updated July 2026 · real, multi-region App Store reviews
Head-to-head

Yahoo Finance vs CNBC

Yahoo Finance 4.8★ · Free + IAP 75
Winner Yahoo Finance
CNBC 4.7★ · Free to download 68

Choose Yahoo Finance for a more comprehensive free experience.

Full reviews: Yahoo Finance · CNBC

Yahoo Finance edges out CNBC with a slightly higher lifetime rating and a more robust free tier. Users appreciate its financial tracking capabilities despite recent updates causing some frustration. CNBC, while informative, has faced significant complaints about functionality and reliability, particularly with live streaming.

Head to head

features edge: Yahoo FinanceR1R4R9R64
Yahoo Finance Yahoo Finance offers extensive financial tracking, alerts, and portfolio management features, although some recent updates have caused issues with usability R1R4R9.
CNBC CNBC provides a wealth of news articles and market data but lacks some critical features like live streaming stability and comprehensive portfolio management R64.
ease of use edge: Yahoo FinanceR14R51R73R118
Yahoo Finance Users find Yahoo Finance user-friendly but have reported issues with recent updates affecting navigation R14R51.
CNBC CNBC users have noted that the app can be cumbersome, especially with frequent ads and issues like freezing videos R73R118.
reliability tieR10R40R55R64
Yahoo Finance Yahoo Finance has faced reliability issues, particularly after updates that have caused glitches and slow performance R10R40R55.
CNBC CNBC has also struggled with reliability, particularly with live streaming and loading issues R64.
price/value edge: Yahoo FinanceR41R32R117R118
Yahoo Finance Yahoo Finance is free with optional in-app purchases, providing good value for users who want to track their investments without paying R41R32.
CNBC CNBC is free to download but has a paid subscription model that many users feel does not justify the cost due to ongoing issues R117R118.
support edge: Yahoo FinanceR13R43R85R94
Yahoo Finance Yahoo Finance users have expressed frustration over recent updates and support issues but generally find the app helpful R13R43.
CNBC CNBC users report poor customer support and unresolved technical issues, particularly with live features R85R94.
Pick Yahoo Finance if

you want a free app with strong financial tracking features and don't mind occasional glitches.

Pick CNBC if

you prefer news-focused content and are willing to pay for a subscription despite potential functionality issues.

Evidence note: While Yahoo Finance has a higher lifetime rating, recent reviews indicate both apps have significant issues. Users of Yahoo Finance express frustration mainly with updates, while CNBC users frequently mention problems with live streaming and app stability.

Frequently asked

Is Yahoo Finance free?
Yes, Yahoo Finance is free with optional in-app purchases for additional features, while CNBC is free to download but has a subscription model for premium content.

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] Yahoo Finance 1/5 · US You killed 99 free alerts: After years, personal alert triggers on stocks just disappeared without a warning. Bad form!
  2. [R4] Yahoo Finance 1/5 · US Advanced chart in mobile app: Completely broken. Why time in x axis , always current day candle not rendering 😒
  3. [R9] Yahoo Finance 3/5 · US Poor recent UI/UX changes.: In a recent iPad update (late June/July 2026 they changed the daily price change to a dollar amount (I.e. +$3.56) which is pretty much useless. Change it back to being a percentage (I.e. +1.23%) or at least make it user selectable. They also ruined the “basic” view for linked portfolios. Instead of seeing all positions now, you only see like 9. You have to switch
  4. [R64] CNBC 1/5 · US App won’t load lately: For the last few months I’m having issues where stories just won’t load. I have to reconnect to my wifi to make it work. Sort of annoying I’m assuming it’s tied to their spammy ads and my Unifi system blocking them. App used to work great, but since the spinoff has been bad.
  5. [R14] Yahoo Finance 5/5 · US Easy to use: I think this app is very user-friendly
  6. [R51] Yahoo Finance 3/5 · US Getting slower: I’ve been using Yahoo finance for over 20 years. It keeps getting slower as they stuff in more ads. Charts take much longer to load now. It often locks up, waiting for the curser to come back. It’s really frustrating.
  7. [R73] CNBC 1/5 · US Videos Freeze: I don’t understand for the life of me how this is a five star rated app. This app is absolutely horrible and has gotten worse since Versant bought out the company. The videos freeze about 20% into it. The charts are incredibly amateur and lag the videos take so long to come out after they’ve been played. Do better this is garbage.
  8. [R118] CNBC 1/5 · US Video freezes A LOT: I pay $150 for this subscription but video constantly freezes. I am on a newer and fully updated iPhone, and never experience this issue with any other apps on my device. Also, there is no way to associate you account on a smart tv, so you can only cast from a mobile device. I expected more for $150. Free video apps perform better. That said, the content itself is great for
  9. [R10] Yahoo Finance 1/5 · US Not working on xfinity network: Since 1-2 months yahoo finance app is not working on xfinity network. Even yahoo finance website doesn’t work. Not able to get data and open webpage on xfinity network. Others apps works without any issue. It sounds like xfinity blocking yahoo finance.
  10. [R40] Yahoo Finance 1/5 · US Glitches and more glitches: This is the most misleading app for price action. So many glitches specially after hours, right after close and in pre markets . Delete
  11. [R55] Yahoo Finance 1/5 · US Wildly Inaccurate: When I pull in multiple portfolios, it aggregates the information wildly inaccurate. I reported this issue several times and it continues to be a problem. For example, my current YTD performance shows over a 22 million dollar loss and 89% decline. In 5 days, it shows I lost over 145 million dollars for a 97% decline. Absolutely pointless.
  12. [R41] Yahoo Finance 5/5 · US Nice: I like tracking my investments in this app for free without having to actually having to link my accounts
  13. [R32] Yahoo Finance 5/5 · US My left arm: It helps me so much, I do so many things in this app. Love it. Sadly the subscription is quite expensive for me to move forward with it.
  14. [R117] CNBC 3/5 · GB Good but thanks: This app is a perfect app for business news. However when it comes to subscription, it’s not cheap. It when you pay for subscription, you have certain expectations. Things like Picture in Picture, doesn’t work well on IOS, PAID SUBSCRIPTION os only consist of live CNBC channel and doesn’t give access to entertainment section of the app. come on, $29.99 a month only give you ac
  15. [R13] Yahoo Finance 2/5 · US Problems with recent update: All of a sudden some of the stocks in my portfolios are not showing under basic view. The app seems to truncate some of my portfolios whether they have 4 or 40 stocks, but only under basic view. This recent update has a big bug for iPad. Doesn’t happen on android and seems random. Maybe stop updating so much, but this needs to get fixed.
  16. [R43] Yahoo Finance 2/5 · US Yahoo finance is down lately: App is unreliable
  17. [R85] CNBC 1/5 · US Not working!!! Lousy support!!!: Have had a problem every month around renew time. It won’t work for a week before and after!🙃
  18. [R94] CNBC 2/5 · US Not working anymore: I have used this app for years. Now the resent update makes this app useless. Come on guys get this app working again, Please 🙏

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