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Head-to-head

Investing.com vs Stocks

Investing.com 4.7★ · Free + IAP 75
Winner Investing.com
Stocks 4.5★ · Free to download 55

Investing.com is the better choice for serious investors seeking comprehensive market data and analysis, despite its customer service and ad issues, while Stocks is a more basic, free option plagued by paywalls and data inaccuracies.

Full reviews: Investing.com · Stocks

Investing.com offers extensive market data and advanced features for investors, though some users report issues with customer service and intrusive ads. Stocks, while easy to use, is criticized for frequent paywalls, ads, and occasional data inaccuracies.

Head to head

Features & Content edge: Investing.comR1R8R9R21
Investing.com Investing.com is praised for its comprehensive market coverage, real-time data, and advanced tools like 'InvestingPro' and 'Ideas Track,' which help users with research and investment ideas R8R29. However, some users find the 'Pro' subscription not worth the money, citing useless stock picks and paywalled content R1R9R21.
Stocks Stocks is appreciated for providing readily available information and links to real-time news . However, a major drawback is the inability to filter out paywalled news articles, with many users frustrated by having to subscribe to Apple News to read content R63R67R72. Users also desire more customization and sorting features .
Ease of Use & Reliability tieR2R12R13R16
Investing.com Investing.com is generally considered fast, convenient, and easy to use for monitoring markets R2R29. However, it suffers from significant technical issues, including ads freezing the app, data not loading, and problems with watchlists and search functions R12R13R16. Some users also report issues with language settings and font size .
Stocks Stocks is described as easy to use and navigate . However, it has significant reliability issues, with users reporting inaccurate data, such as incorrect Nasdaq performance R79R103. There are also complaints about the app stopping updates and becoming awkward to use after updates . A major accessibility flaw is its inability to switch from dark mode, which affects users with visual challenges .
Price & Value edge: Investing.comR1R4R7R9
Investing.com Investing.com offers a free tier, but many users complain about intrusive and frequent ads that disrupt the experience R7R12. The 'InvestingPro' subscription is considered expensive by some, with prices around $20/month or $214.99 annually, and users question its value, especially when content becomes paywalled even for subscribers R1R4R9R21.
Stocks Stocks is free to download, but its value is significantly diminished by the prevalence of paywalled news articles, primarily through Apple News subscriptions R63R67R72. Users feel that the app acts as a marketing tool for Apple News, making much of its content inaccessible without further payment .
Customer Support edge: Investing.comR3R37R40R43
Investing.com Investing.com receives strong criticism for its customer service, which is described as awful, solely via email, with slow response times (several days), and unhelpful R3R37R40R43. Users report difficulties connecting with a human to solve problems and issues with discounted memberships not being honored R37R40.
Stocks There are no specific reviews mentioning customer support for Stocks, suggesting either a lack of interaction or that issues are typically handled through general app support channels.
Pick Investing.com if

Pick Investing.com if you are a serious investor who needs comprehensive market data, real-time information, and advanced analytical tools, and are willing to tolerate occasional bugs and poor customer service R8R29.

Pick Stocks if

Pick Stocks if you need a very basic, free app for quick stock checks and don't mind navigating around frequent paywalls for news articles, or if you are an Apple user looking for a pre-installed option .

Evidence note: Evidence for Stocks' customer support is thin, as no reviews directly mention it. The comparison of free vs. paid tiers highlights that Investing.com's negativity often stems from free-tier ad friction and paid-tier value concerns, while Stocks' issues are largely due to paywalled content within its free offering.

Frequently asked

Is Investing.com worth paying for?
Investing.com's 'InvestingPro' subscription is considered worth it by some users for its research and real-time information, with the 'Ideas Track' specifically highlighted as valuable . However, other paid users find the subscription not worth the money, citing useless stock picks and content being paywalled even for subscribers, with prices around $214.99 annually R1R4R9R21.
Does the Stocks app have a lot of ads or paywalls?
Yes, the Stocks app is heavily criticized for having too many paywalled news articles, primarily linked to Apple News subscriptions, which users cannot filter out R63R67R72. Some users also report ads making the app feel unprofessional R69.
Which app is better for real-time stock data?
Investing.com is praised for its fast and accurate real-time data and market monitoring R2R29. In contrast, the Stocks app has been reported to display inaccurate data frequently, such as incorrect Nasdaq performance, which undermines its reliability for real-time information R79R103.

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] Investing.com 1/5 · US Pro plant does not even see the stock pick updated list: Not worth the money
  2. [R8] Investing.com 5/5 · US Go To App: Investing.com is my go to app for investing. I’ve tried many over the years, but this one seems to have everything I need.
  3. [R9] Investing.com 3/5 · US Not worth it: I have paid version of Investing Pro. Other than getting blasted with several news, the subscription is not worth the money. Monthly stock pick is useless so far. There are other apps that I use is worth every penny unlike this app. I wouldn’t recommend the subscription.
  4. [R21] Investing.com 3/5 · US Pro plan plus equals Canceled.: I’ve been a pro subscriber for 3 years. This year I’m being paywalled from content deemed “Plus”. Imagine if Netflix started releasing new episodes only on a new tier.
  5. [R2] Investing.com 5/5 · US Fast and convenient: Very faster and accurate data
  6. [R12] Investing.com 3/5 · US Ad blocks Entry: Love the app, but to get in they make you look at an ad, which is fine whatever, but it glitches have the time and I can never use the app. It’s been many months now.
  7. [R13] Investing.com 1/5 · US faul: it always tell not connection
  8. [R16] Investing.com 1/5 · US Fix: Broken when overseas, used to work great. Bug now
  9. [R4] Investing.com 1/5 · US What Sale???: How is $214.99 a 60% off July sale? Come on guys. Almost $20 a month for an app that doesn't even sync portfolios is a rip. You'd probably double your subscribers if you dropped the price to $99 annually. Or offer a lifetime membership.
  10. [R7] Investing.com 2/5 · US Invasive ads: Keep the junk invasive off the site. I’m not here to see kid games and move the x So immature, - switching to another app with same content would be easy.
  11. [R3] Investing.com 3/5 · US Great App, Awful Customer Service: The title says it all. Customer service is solely via email and the response time in my case was several days.
  12. [R37] Investing.com 1/5 · US App is good, Support is terrible.: Very difficult to get connected to a human that can solve problems.
  13. [R40] Investing.com 2/5 · US Discounted Pro Membership a BLOODY MESS!!: I received a code from a YouTube blogger for a discounted pro membership and from the beginning this process to input information to receive the pro membership has been a mess. Of course they charge me but they don’t respond with any kind of intro emails or any information.
  14. [R43] Investing.com 1/5 · US Poor customer service and app experience: I’m unable to comment when I’m in Singapore or Vietnam. When I’m in Thailand it works. I’ve reached out to the Customer Services, they didn’t care. Hence I will never pay for a subscription. If you cannot fix this problem when I’m traveling you cannot have my money
  15. [R63] Stocks 3/5 · US Too much paid news: Would like to be able to filter out the pay walled news articles. Would like to have only free to read articles shown. Thank you
  16. [R67] Stocks 2/5 · US Subscription useless: All these stories are originally published by other sources - which are available for no charge through many other sources. This just makes this app look silly and unnecessarily greedy. Leaves a bad impression in a long time Apple customers mind. This is one of the drop off points where you lose customers.
  17. [R69] Stocks 3/5 · US Ads: The ads make it feel really unprofessional
  18. [R72] Stocks 3/5 · US Good, but…: …just too many paywall / Apple News stories.
  19. [R29] Investing.com 5/5 · US Simply the best app for monitoring all markets.: This is my go to app for monitoring markets. Covers everything, it’s fast and it’s got everything you want to see all in one place. Cannot recommend it more highly.
  20. [R79] Stocks 1/5 · US Inaccurate: This app is a mess. It frequently displays data that are incorrect. For instance today the nasdaq is down; it’s a red day. Yet the Stocks app shows that Nasdaq is up 4.93%. This happens frequently. I don’t know if it’s a glitch or what, but when it comes to these data, accuracy matters.
  21. [R103] Stocks 1/5 · US Inaccurate: This app used to be good, but now lately it’s totally inaccurate. I have been having to find another avenues to look at the stock data. I love that it’s easy to use an easy to look at, but that’s not helpful if it’s so inaccurate.

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