Best investing and stock trading apps
Brokerage apps for buying and selling stocks, ETFs and options from your phone or browser, often with fractional shares, retirement accounts and crypto on the side.
15 apps, ordered by visits from AppBreakup and how often our research lists each one as an alternative. Open any app to see its alternatives.
All investing and stock trading apps
- Alternatives to Zerodha Kite

Zerodha's web and mobile trading platform for Indian stocks, F&O, commodities and currencies.
Free plan + paidWeb, Android, iOS - Alternatives to Groww

Indian investing app for stocks, mutual funds, F&O, IPOs and US stocks.
Free plan + paidWeb, Android, iOS - Alternatives to Upstox

Indian discount broker app for stocks, F&O, commodities, mutual funds and IPOs.
Free plan + paidWeb, Android, iOS - Alternatives to Angel One

Indian full-service broker app for stocks, F&O, mutual funds, IPOs and commodities.
Free plan + paidWeb, Android, iOS - Alternatives to Robinhood

US investing app for commission-free stocks, ETFs, options and crypto.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Webull

Commission-free brokerage app with advanced charting, extended hours and paper trading.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to ICICI Direct

Indian stockbroker from ICICI Securities with a 3-in-1 bank, trading and demat account.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Dhan

Indian trading and investing app built around options traders, with TradingView charts and free APIs.
Free plan + paidWeb, Android, iOS - Alternatives to Fidelity

Large US brokerage for stocks, funds, retirement accounts and trading, with web, mobile and desktop platforms.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS - Alternatives to Motilal Oswal

Full-service Indian stockbroker with research calls, advisors and an investing app.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Vanguard

US investment firm known for low-cost index funds, with its own brokerage account and app.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Kotak Neo

Kotak Securities' trading app for Indian stocks, F&O, mutual funds and IPOs.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Mirae Asset Sharekhan

Full-service Indian broker with research, branches, the TradeTiger desktop terminal and mobile apps.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, iOS, Android - Alternatives to 5paisa

Listed Indian discount broker with a flat per-order fee, F&O tools, algo trading and US stocks.
Free plan + paidWeb, Android, iOS, Windows - Alternatives to Paytm Money

Paytm's Indian investing app for stocks, F&O, mutual funds, IPOs and NPS.
Free plan + paidWeb, Android, iOS
Our picks by need
Best for most people
Zerodha KiteBest for Mac
WebullBest for Windows
FidelityBest for iPhone and Android
GrowwPopular comparisons
Common questions
What are the best investing and stock trading apps?
Based on how often our research lists them as alternatives and visits from AppBreakup, the leading investing and stock trading apps right now are Zerodha Kite, Groww, Upstox, Angel One and Robinhood.
Are there free investing and stock trading apps?
Yes. Zerodha Kite (free plan + paid), Groww (free plan + paid), Upstox (free plan + paid), Angel One (free plan + paid) and Robinhood (free plan + paid) have a free option, out of 14 free or freemium apps we track.
Which investing and stock trading apps are open source?
None of the apps in this category is open source.