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Investing apps.

Login & auth runs in 12 of the 12 apps here — nobody on this shelf has fixed it.

12 apps · 5,888 reviews held · 2,998 negative · 2026-08-24 snapshot

76/100 opportunity

5 of 6 factors · not advice
Nobody's fixed it12 of 12 apps100
How far above typical35% vs 13.2% typical68
How angryno deep report yet—
People in the market13,976,551 ratings100
Room to enterleader holds 34% of ratings66
Willingness to pay2 of 12 charge · $9.99 entry17

Mostly solved: ads. 10 of 12 apps run below the store’s typical rate on it — while 12 of 12 still carry login & auth complaints.

How this is scored

Weighted mean of the sub-scores, weights re-normalized over whatever is computable (nobody's fixed it 25 · how far above typical 20 · how angry 15 · people in the market 15 · room to enter 15 · willingness to pay 10). Fixed anchors map each count to 0–100: breadth and willingness-to-pay are straight shares; the gap’s heat tops out at 4times the store’s typical rate; anger scores star3 as 0 and star1.5 as 100; reach runs 104 to 107ratings on a log scale; room to enter is one minus the leader’s share of shelf ratings. A factor that cannot be counted is dropped and named — never imputed. The site’s one composite (#115, owner decision 2026-08-15); cited industry benchmarks are never blended in.

5 gaps.

01

Login & auth — unfixed in 12 of 12 apps

high · 35.0% of this shelf’s 2,998 negative reviews, against 13.2% typical store-wide.

What they said · 1048 reviews
“Holds on funds — Coinbase keeps a hold on your funds, even after they have cleared. They are refusing to let me withdraw cash. I deposited over a week ago, the charges have already hit my account and have settled, but they still will not let me withdraw.”Coinbase: Buy Crypto & Stocks · 1star · Aug 21, 2026
“Worst customer service — I have had an issue with logging in to my account and had issues. I contacted the customer service , their AI system has more information than the human agent . That’s funny right? It took them more than an hour to get a simple answer why I can’t login they never get back to me. So I don’t recommend using this app, without a browser . Find somewhere that you can have inter”Alinea: Automated Investing · 1star · Aug 21, 2026
“Scam — They advertised $8 a month and charged me $96 out my account. Both referred investments lost money the next day and they have no way of contacting them for customer support! 100% scam app. Yes they have buttons to contact them but the screen just goes blank, this app is a scam do not download. DO NOT GIVE THESE SCAMMERS YOUR MONEY.”Alinea: Automated Investing · 1star · Aug 20, 2026
How it compares
this shelf
35.0%
1,048 of 2,998
store-wide
13.2%
typical
breadth
100%
12 of 12 apps
02

UX — unfixed in 12 of 12 apps

elevated · 4.8% of this shelf’s 2,998 negative reviews, against 2.9% typical store-wide.

What they said · 145 reviews
“STOP MESSING WITH STUFF — ugh I need to change banks at this point because they are slowly removing features and changing the entire layout and process to deposit checks. What used to be a streamline process now makes you press 8 different buttons and slide a slider that barely works when there was literally NOTHING wrong with it before. Stop messing with stuff!!! It was FINE omg. What used to be”SoFi: Bank, Invest & Crypto · 1star · Aug 20, 2026
“Good for investing, but hard to use the app — The app’s position and watch list function need to be improved. It is not very intuitive to screen multiple stock at a glance. Also it can’t save our preferences settings well. I set to display position in list view, then it turns back to detail view when I reopen the app next time. In addition, you have to choose list view before you can see your watc”Fidelity Investments · 3star · Aug 18, 2026
“Establishing youth account not easy. — Establishing the youth account is not intuitive. For both children it has taken several messages and telephone calls but eventually it gets established. Fine once established.”Fidelity Investments · 2star · Aug 14, 2026
How it compares
this shelf
4.8%
145 of 2,998
store-wide
2.9%
typical
breadth
100%
12 of 12 apps
03

Support — unfixed in 12 of 12 apps

elevated · 14.6% of this shelf’s 2,998 negative reviews, against 9.2% typical store-wide.

What they said · 439 reviews
“Worst customer service — I have had an issue with logging in to my account and had issues. I contacted the customer service , their AI system has more information than the human agent . That’s funny right? It took them more than an hour to get a simple answer why I can’t login they never get back to me. So I don’t recommend using this app, without a browser . Find somewhere that you can have inter”Alinea: Automated Investing · 1star · Aug 21, 2026
“Terrible — I have tried for two days to transfer $766 to my bank. I have not been able to do it. Their customer service seems to be all AI. Do not use this app, I consider it a scam.”Coinbase: Buy Crypto & Stocks · 1star · Aug 20, 2026
“Scam — They advertised $8 a month and charged me $96 out my account. Both referred investments lost money the next day and they have no way of contacting them for customer support! 100% scam app. Yes they have buttons to contact them but the screen just goes blank, this app is a scam do not download. DO NOT GIVE THESE SCAMMERS YOUR MONEY.”Alinea: Automated Investing · 1star · Aug 20, 2026
How it compares
this shelf
14.6%
439 of 2,998
store-wide
9.2%
typical
breadth
100%
12 of 12 apps
04

Billing — unfixed in 12 of 12 apps

elevated · 37.4% of this shelf’s 2,998 negative reviews, against 32.1% typical store-wide.

What they said · 1121 reviews
  • Price judged too high for the value52 of 1121
  • Charge the user never authorised21 of 1121
  • Cancellation blocked or broken10 of 1121
  • Trial converted without clear consent10 of 1121
“Holds on funds — Coinbase keeps a hold on your funds, even after they have cleared. They are refusing to let me withdraw cash. I deposited over a week ago, the charges have already hit my account and have settled, but they still will not let me withdraw.”Coinbase: Buy Crypto & Stocks · 1star · Aug 21, 2026
“Takes forever to be able to transfer out — Super long holds on money added to Coinbase. Not able to transfer when the app says you can.”Coinbase: Buy Crypto & Stocks · 3star · Aug 21, 2026
“Don't fall for it — This app is smoke and mirrors. After the 7 day trial, you have to pay a full year nonrefundable subscription fee up front; they don't post deposits for 2-3 days, and to take withdrawal, there's a 7 day "seasoning" period. They are earning interest all that time. Robinhood is far better. These AI finance models are like a casino: house always wins.”Alinea: Automated Investing · 1star · Aug 21, 2026
How it compares
this shelf
37.4%
1,121 of 2,998
store-wide
32.1%
typical
breadth
100%
12 of 12 apps
05

Performance — unfixed in 12 of 12 apps

17.4% of this shelf’s 2,998 negative reviews, against 16.9% typical store-wide.

What they said · 521 reviews
“A decade of service and still can't withdraw $10 to save your life — I have used Coinbase for many years. The app has always had its share of bugs, but it was once reasonably dependable for buying crypto, depositing money, and accessing funds. Unfortunately, the most important part of any financial platform--the ability to withdraw your own money on demand--has become less reliable over time. Dep”Coinbase: Buy Crypto & Stocks · 1star · Aug 20, 2026
“STOP MESSING WITH STUFF — ugh I need to change banks at this point because they are slowly removing features and changing the entire layout and process to deposit checks. What used to be a streamline process now makes you press 8 different buttons and slide a slider that barely works when there was literally NOTHING wrong with it before. Stop messing with stuff!!! It was FINE omg. What used to be”SoFi: Bank, Invest & Crypto · 1star · Aug 20, 2026
“Activity tab freezes the app — On my individual brokerage account, the activity tab just bricks the app completely. Been going on for days now.”Fidelity Investments · 1star · Aug 19, 2026
How it compares
this shelf
17.4%
521 of 2,998
store-wide
16.9%
typical
breadth
100%
12 of 12 apps

Is there a market for a new investing app?

12 apps compete on this shelf, holding 5,888 App Store reviews — and the widest unfixed complaint, login & auth, runs in 12 of 12 of them at 35% of negative reviews against 13.2% typical. Those are counts, not a verdict — the page shows what is unfixed, not whether to build.

What do users complain about most in investing apps?

1. Login & auth — in 12 of 12 apps, 35% of negative reviews; 2. UX — in 12 of 12 apps, 4.8% of negative reviews; 3. Support — in 12 of 12 apps, 14.6% of negative reviews; 4. Billing — in 12 of 12 apps, 37.4% of negative reviews; 5. Performance — in 12 of 12 apps, 17.4% of negative reviews.

How many investing app reviews did App Imp count?

5,888 US App Store reviews across 12 apps, 2,998 of them negative — counted on the 2026-08-24 snapshot, never estimated.

Searched on the App Store.

Apple’s own suggestions for investing apps terms, in their order.

automated investingbuy cryptoinvesting app for teenagersinvesting for beginnersinvesting for teensinvesting.comstock market simulatorstock market tracker

Searched, but no app on this shelf says it in its name.

Who’s in it

All 12 apps counted on this shelf · 2026-08-24.

App
Robinhood: Trading & Investing4,810,75232%5%18%40%
Fidelity Investments3,279,05538%10%8%13%
Coinbase: Buy Crypto & Stocks1,796,68835%2%21%52%
Schwab Mobile1,207,02128%8%6%12%
Acorns: Save & Invest Money957,34557%3%23%72%
Stocks853,4042%2%1%29%
SoFi: Bank, Invest & Crypto385,48544%4%19%39%
Webull: Investing & Trading339,93531%6%20%43%
Vanguard: Save, Invest, Retire177,38449%8%13%17%
Alinea: Automated Investing110,37132%1%14%76%
Investing.com: Stock Market37,6626%1%9%31%
Autopilot: Automated Investing21,44940%2%19%45%

Each cell: that app’s share of its own negative reviews. Bold from 1.15 times the store’s typical rate for that complaint, and only where an app holds 20+ negative reviews. Click a column to sort.

What they charge, and what it costs them

Prices from Apple’s public pages; the share counts payment-mechanics language only.

AppMoney complaints
Alinea: Automated Investingfree12.3% of 170
Acorns: Save & Invest Moneyfree8.4% of 238
Autopilot: Automated Investingfree4.7% of 366
SoFi: Bank, Invest & Cryptofree2.2% of 273
Stocksfree2.1% of 140
Robinhood: Trading & Investingfree1.4% of 370
Webull: Investing & Trading$2.99–$29.99 · 10 tiers1.3% of 240
Fidelity Investmentsfree0.7% of 401
Investing.com: Stock Market$16.99–$539.99 · 8 tiers0% of 160

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How this is counted

Every number is arithmetic over the reviews we hold, re-counted weekly — nothing modelled, nothing scored. Themes come from a frozen pattern classifier rather than a model reading reviews, so the same review always lands in the same bucket. A shelf rate is pooled across every app here; the store rate is the same count across 12,122 apps. A complaint is only called a gap when at least half the shelf carries it and at least 20 reviews are behind it — a problem concentrated in one app is that app’s bug. This shelf has no full report yet, so the per-app notes and the anger axis are absent rather than estimated.