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11 Best Investing Apps of March 2024

Investing apps allow you to manage your portfolio and buy or sell investments via your smartphone. Here are NerdWallet's top picks for the best investing apps available right now.

Alieza Durana
Alana Benson
By Alana Benson and  Alieza Durana 
Edited by Arielle O'Shea

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High-quality investment apps like the ones we've highlighted below allow you to monitor your investments and make investing decisions on the go. All of the brokers on our list of the best brokers have well-reviewed investment apps that are suitable for beginners and advanced investors alike. But if an account's mobile experience is most important to you, we've narrowed down that list to determine the best investing apps.

The investment apps that made our list are intentional about ensuring users and the mobile app experience are top of mind. They have robust customer support options and positive user reviews in mobile app stores, but our analysis also factored in investment costs, account fees and account minimum to invest.

» Looking to trade stocks or options? Consult our list of the best stock apps instead.


Why you can trust NerdWallet's picks: Our writers and editors together have more than 50 years of experience writing about finance, and follow strict guidelines to maintain editorial integrity. We do a deep, independent analysis of dozens of investment firms, sorting through the details to find and evaluate the information investors want when choosing an investing account. To see our full methodology and learn more about our process, read our criteria for evaluating online brokers.
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Best Investing Apps

Best App for Investing 2024

NerdWallet rating 

5.0

/5
Fidelity
Learn more

on Fidelity's website

Fees

$0

per trade for online U.S. stocks and ETFs

Account minimum

$0

Promotion

None

no promotion available at this time

NerdWallet rating 

4.1

/5
J.P. Morgan Self-Directed Investing
Learn more

on J.P. Morgan's website

Fees

$0

per trade

Account minimum

$0

Promotion

Get up to $700

when you open and fund a J.P. Morgan Self-Directed Investing account with qualifying new money.

Best Online Broker for Advanced Traders 2024

NerdWallet rating 

5.0

/5
Interactive Brokers IBKR Lite
Learn more

on Interactive Brokers' website

Fees

$0

per trade

Account minimum

$0

Promotion

None

no promotion available at this time

NerdWallet rating 

4.9

/5
Charles Schwab
Learn more

on Charles Schwab's website

Fees

$0

per online equity trade

Account minimum

$0

Promotion

None

no promotion available at this time

NerdWallet rating 

4.3

/5
SoFi Active Investing
Fees

$0

per trade

Account minimum

$0

Promotion

Up to $1,000

in free stock for users who sign up via mobile app

NerdWallet rating 

5.0

/5
Webull
Learn more

on Webull's website

Fees

$0

per trade

Account minimum

$0

Promotion

Get up to 75 free fractional shares (valued up to $3,000)

when you open and fund an account with Webull.

NerdWallet rating 

4.7

/5

Reviewed in: Oct. 2023

Period considered: Aug. - Oct. 2023

Acorns
Learn more

on Acorns' website

AD

Paid non-client promotion

Fees

$3 - $5

per month

Account minimum

$0

Promotion

$10 Sign Up Bonus

Want to compare more options? Here are our other top picks:

More about investing apps

Which investing app features are most important?

The most important thing to consider when choosing an investing app is how you're going to use it — if you're a frequent stock trader, you may require different functionality than someone who simply wants to monitor the performance of their long-term investments. Here's a Nerdy overview of the features you might consider when choosing the best investing app for you:

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How much money do you need to start investing through an app?

Shockingly little. Thanks to micro-investing apps like Acorns and Stash, you can kick-start an investment portfolio with small amounts of money — just your spare change, in fact. Acorns, for example, sweeps a linked credit or debit card account, rounds up purchases to the nearest dollar and invests the change. Stash offers a similar opt-in feature that rounds up purchases to deposit money in a user's account.

Beyond the micro-investing apps, the amount of money you’ll need to begin investing after you open your account depends on the assets you intend to buy. Individual stock shares range from as little as a few dollars to hundreds or even thousands of dollars per share. Mutual funds often have minimums of $1,000 or more, but exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are essentially mutual funds that trade like a stock, and they can often be purchased for less than many mutual funds. Don’t forget, too, that some brokers charge trading fees every time you buy or sell an investment. The good news there is that many brokers now offer free trades.

Many of NerdWallet’s picks for best apps have account minimums of $5 or less, so you can open an account right away and entirely online. Here’s more on what a brokerage account is and how to open one.

What investments can you trade through an app?

The mobile trading experience varies by broker — and so does the range of available investments. Typically, an app from a traditional online broker will offer the largest range of investment options, while smaller apps or start-ups tend to limit their selection.

Can you lose money with an investing app?

That largely depends on how you invest your money within the app, rather than the app itself. Like traditional brokers, your investment decisions can determine how much money you gain or lose and how "safe" your money is overall. Some investments carry more risk than others — for example, individual stocks or cryptocurrencies are known to be riskier than bonds or Treasurys. Some of the investment apps listed here also offer bank or savings accounts, which are FDIC insured against loss.

The bottom line: No matter what app or investment company you're using, it's important to align your investment selections with your risk tolerance and time horizon. Generally speaking, many financial advisors suggest not investing money you need within the next five years — most investments should be considered long-term.

Last updated on March 1, 2024

Methodology

NerdWallet’s comprehensive review process evaluates and ranks the largest U.S. brokers by assets under management, along with emerging industry players. Our aim is to provide an independent assessment of providers to help arm you with information to make sound, informed judgements on which ones will best meet your needs. We adhere to strict guidelines for editorial integrity.

We collect data directly from providers through detailed questionnaires, and conduct first-hand testing and observation through provider demonstrations. The questionnaire answers, combined with demonstrations, interviews of personnel at the providers and our specialists’ hands-on research, fuel our proprietary assessment process that scores each provider’s performance across more than 20 factors. The final output produces star ratings from poor (one star) to excellent (five stars).

For more details about the categories considered when rating brokers and our process, read our full methodology.

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