The best investment apps allow you to buy or sell investments quickly and easily, review your portfolio’s performance and analyze potential investment opportunities.
What’s the difference between a stock app and an investing app? Generally speaking, the stock apps below shine for their stock-trading capabilities — they have strong mobile trading platforms and fast trade execution. The investment apps on our list are more well-rounded. They’re more likely to appeal to investors who want to stray from stocks — say, into mutual funds or even cryptocurrency — or who want a service that will manage their investments for them. There are some apps on our list that could easily fall into either category — Fidelity and Charles Schwab are good examples.
How our team selects the best investing apps
Our full-time investing writers and editors do comprehensive testing of each investing and stock app we review to decide if they make this list. Our testing includes opening and funding accounts whenever possible. Our reviewers focus on ease of use, available functionality (especially as compared to the company’s website and online stock trading platform), trading and account fees and customer support. We also note how easy it is to fund an account, how quickly investment transfers settle and any account-linking hiccups. For stock trading apps, we also look for more unique factors like the availability of fractional shares and options trading costs.
