We analyzed 174 negative reviews from the top 5 Stock Trading apps on the App Store. Here's what users hate most.
Ranked by frequency — how often each complaint appears in negative reviews.
37% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Why must we pay for the news on the stock app?"
"Almost all the articles in this app require a subscription."
29% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"The app no longer works. Opened today to a window that says it has been updated. Sadly it doesn’t work anymore."
"This app is very frustrating because it often does not reflect the real current price for hours on end."
18% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Bias News"
"Left-wing biased opinions presented as news"
15% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Ads in a native iOS app is CRAZY."
"With the News and Stocks app it is now impossible to scroll past ads before they pop up and cover the entire screen."
14% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"This app sometimes reports the daily percentage return that is not correct."
"Fails to refresh stock prices often and will revert to day old data randomly."
11% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"How about custom stock price alerts?"
"Why can’t we enter the qty of shares I hold?"
Design and usability issues driving negative reviews.
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