Edgewonk is one of the best trading journals available — built for post-trade analysis, behavioural pattern recognition, and psychology tracking. TradingPlan is a different category of tool — it’s built for the moment before a trade, turning your rules and routine into a live checklist you actually follow. They solve different problems and most serious traders benefit from using both. Use TradingPlan for in-session execution. Use Edgewonk for end-of-week analytics and behavioural review.
Quick Comparison
| Feature | TradingPlan | Edgewonk |
|---|---|---|
| Category | In-session execution tool | Post-trade journal & analytics |
| Primary use | Before and during a trade | After a trade, weekly review |
| Strategy Flow (live checklist) | ✅ Core feature | ❌ Not the use case |
| Pre-market routine builder | ✅ Dedicated module | ❌ Not built for this |
| Risk management framework | ✅ Built-in | ⚠️ Analytics only |
| Trade analytics depth | ⚠️ Flow history (PRO) | ✅ Industry-leading |
| Psychology tracking | ⚠️ Notes module | ✅ Tiltmeter, AI Edge Finder |
| Broker imports | ❌ Not the use case | ✅ 200+ brokers |
| Mobile app | ✅ Native iPhone, iPad, Mac | ❌ Web only |
| Privacy | iCloud only, no third-party | Stored on Edgewonk’s servers (Germany) |
| Free tier | ✅ 1 strategy, 1 routine | ❌ 14-day money-back only |
| Paid pricing | £59.99/year or £149.99 lifetime | $169-197/year |
| Best for | Execution and discipline | Deep analytics and behavioural review |
They Aren’t Really Competing
The natural question — “which one should I buy?” — has a strange answer. They’re not competing for the same job.
Edgewonk is a brilliant trading journal. It takes the trades you’ve already made and helps you understand them — your statistical edge, your behavioural patterns, your emotional triggers, your discipline efficiency over time.
TradingPlan is built for what happens before a trade. It surfaces your rules, walks you through your routine, and helps you actually follow what you’ve planned.
That’s like comparing a fitness tracker to a workout app. Both serve fitness — but one tells you what happened, and one tells you what to do next.
Where Edgewonk Wins
1. Best-In-Class Trade Analytics
Over 13 different graphs covering equity curve, SQN score, drawdown, holding time, R-distribution, win rate over time.
2. The Tiltmeter And Discipline Tracking
Edgewonk’s Tiltmeter identifies when you’ve deviated from your trading plan. Over hundreds of trades, this surfaces behavioural patterns no spreadsheet can.
3. Edge Finder AI
Edgewonk’s AI weekly reports analyse your trading data and surface patterns you’d miss looking at it yourself.
4. Broker Integration
200+ brokers supported with auto-sync for MetaTrader 4 and 5.
5. Alternative Strategy Testing
Edgewonk’s analytics let you test what would have happened with different exit rules on your actual historical trades.
6. Psychology-First Design
The whole platform is built around the psychological side of trading.
Where TradingPlan Wins
TradingPlan isn’t trying to be a journal.
1. Your Rules Are Active In The Moment
Edgewonk tells you what you did after the fact. TradingPlan tells you what to do before the fact.
Strategy Flow walks you through your rules step-by-step before every trade. Each rule, one tap.
2. Pre-Market Routine Builder
TradingPlan has a dedicated routine module. Edgewonk has no equivalent.
3. Native Apple — Works In The Moment
TradingPlan is built natively for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Edgewonk is a web platform.
4. Built-In Risk Framework
TradingPlan has ten dedicated risk management categories surfaced before you enter a trade.
5. Free Tier And Lower Cost
TradingPlan has a usable free tier. Edgewonk has no free tier.
6. Privacy By Design
TradingPlan stores your data in your own iCloud account. Edgewonk stores everything on their servers.
Our Honest Verdict
Use Edgewonk if: - Your trading is already disciplined and you want to analyse it deeply - You want detailed analytics over hundreds of trades - You want AI-driven pattern recognition - You trade high enough volume to feed the analytics meaningfully
Use TradingPlan if: - Your plan exists but you don’t actually follow it during sessions - You want a tool that’s active in the moment, not reflective afterwards - You want a structured routine and built-in risk framework - You want to start free and upgrade only if you need to
For most serious traders the smart answer is both.
TradingPlan for the moment of trading. Edgewonk for the end-of-week review.
The Order That Actually Makes Sense
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TradingPlan first. It solves the more immediate problem — you have rules, you’re not following them.
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Edgewonk later. Once you have 100+ trades logged and are actually executing your plan more consistently, Edgewonk’s analytics start paying real dividends.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Edgewonk a trading plan app?
No — Edgewonk is a trading journal. It helps you analyse trades after they happen. A trading plan app helps you build your rules and follow them in the moment of a trade.
Can I use Edgewonk and TradingPlan together?
Yes — they complement each other well. TradingPlan for in-session execution. Edgewonk for end-of-week analytics.
Which is cheaper, Edgewonk or TradingPlan?
TradingPlan has a free tier and £59.99/year for PRO. Edgewonk is $169-197/year with no free tier.
Does Edgewonk have a mobile app?
Not a dedicated one. Edgewonk is a web-based platform.
Is TradingPlan a journal?
Not primarily. TradingPlan is built for in-session execution. PRO users get flow history.
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