Redvest

Redvest is a stock market simulator and financial learning app for practicing trades with virtual money. Its paper-trading mode starts with $100K Redvest Dollars and models stock and crypto markets with prices, charts, news, and leaderboards. The app listing includes automated strategies, adjustable stop-loss settings, day trading, margin, short selling, and automations.

A separate investment course combines short video lessons, worksheets, weekly practice, quizzes, an AI investment guide, and investor certification. It was developed by finance experts and is powered by AI. The Beginner plan is priced on request, billed until canceled, and covers two months and Sessions 1–8. Intermediate is priced on request, billed until canceled, and covers four months and Sessions 1–16. Advanced is priced on request, billed until canceled, and runs for six months with 100+ courses and video tutorials. All three include simulator practice, weekly quizzes, and worksheets. The app is available on iOS and Android. Redvest says it is not a financial advisor and does not guarantee execution or returns; users take on risk when opting into automations.

Redvest combines virtual trading practice with a structured investment course and certification tiers. Its simulated tools do not guarantee real-world strategy execution or returns.

Redvest suits people who want to practice trading in a simulated stock and crypto market and learn through guided lessons. Its course tiers offer options for beginners through advanced learners.

Redvest is a mobile stock-and-crypto simulator combined with a guided investing curriculum. It suits learners who want to rehearse trading decisions with virtual funds and follow a defined sequence of lessons, while experienced investors may find the simulated setting too limited for real portfolio decisions. The free simulator is a worthwhile entry point; the paid tiers add substantial instruction and certification but require a meaningful commitment.

Overview

Redvest’s iOS and Android apps combine paper trading, gamified challenges and financial education. Users receive $100K in Redvest Dollars for simulated trading, allowing practice without depositing money into a brokerage account. The format is strongest for beginners who need a risk-free place to understand orders, market movement and trading terminology.

The paper-trading service uses brokerage services and an API from Alpaca Securities LLC, including Alpaca’s Paper Trading API. That infrastructure gives the simulator a brokerage-style context, but Redvest is not a financial adviser. It does not promise that a strategy will execute or generate returns, and users accept the risks associated with enabling automations.

Key features

The simulator models stock and crypto markets with prices, charts, news and leaderboards. Day trading, margin and short selling expose learners to more than simple buy-and-hold practice. Automated strategies and adjustable stop-loss settings let users examine rules-based approaches, although these remain exercises rather than dependable execution tools.

Challenges use Redvest Coins, which have no real-world monetary value; users do not exchange real money with one another. That keeps competitions suitable for practice and motivation, but leaderboards should not be mistaken for evidence of investable performance.

The investment course is the more structured side of Redvest. It includes more than 100 short video lessons, worksheets, weekly practice and quizzes, with tiered Redvest investor certification. The program was developed by finance experts and is powered by AI, including an AI investment guide. This combination suits learners who benefit from regular assignments and checkpoints more than those seeking only a market simulator.

Google Play says the app may share device or other IDs and may collect personal information and app activity; it also says data is not encrypted. That is a material privacy consideration before creating an account. Support is available at [email protected].

Pricing

The Free Stock Market Game App costs free and includes paper trading with $100K in Redvest Dollars. It is the sensible choice for exploring the simulator, but it does not include the paid course progression or certification tiers.

Beginner costs priced on request, billed valid until canceled, for two months. It includes course Sessions 1–8, simulator practice, weekly quizzes and worksheets, and Tier 1 certification. This fits someone starting a guided program, though the short term and limited session range make it an introductory package.

Intermediate costs priced on request, billed valid until canceled, for four months. It expands the curriculum through Sessions 1–16 while retaining simulator practice, quizzes and worksheets, and adds Tier 2 certification. The extra duration and content suit learners who want continuity beyond the beginner level.

Advanced costs priced on request, billed valid until canceled, for six months. It includes 100+ courses and video tutorials, simulator practice, weekly quizzes and worksheets, a recommendation letter and Tier 3 certification. This is the most complete option for learners who value a formal progression and supporting credential, but it is difficult to justify if you only want casual paper trading.

Platforms

Redvest is available on Android and iOS, with downloads provided for both mobile platforms. There is no stated web or desktop version, so users wanting a larger-screen workflow should look elsewhere.

Who it's for

Choose Redvest if you are new to investing, want to practice trading mechanics without real capital, and prefer lessons, quizzes and weekly exercises over self-directed reading. The paid plans are aimed at learners who want certification tiers and, at the Advanced level, a recommendation letter. It is less suitable for anyone seeking personalized financial advice, guaranteed automated execution or a substitute for a live brokerage account.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Generous practice balance: $100K in virtual funds gives beginners room to test ideas without financial exposure.
• Broad trading vocabulary: Margin, short selling, day trading, stop-loss controls and automations cover concepts many introductory simulators omit.
• Structured learning path: Short videos, worksheets, weekly practice and quizzes provide accountability, with certification at each paid tier.
• Mobile access: Native Android and iOS availability makes practice convenient across the two major mobile ecosystems.

Cons

• Paid course commitment: Certification and the full lesson library require plans billed valid until canceled, rather than the free simulator alone.
• No promise of real-world results: Redvest disclaims strategy execution and returns, so automation is educational rather than an investment solution.
• Privacy concern: Google Play reports collection or sharing of identifiers and activity, with data not encrypted.
• Mobile-only footprint: The stated platform support excludes a web or desktop experience.

Alternatives

For a free K–6 financial-literacy curriculum on Android, iOS and web, choose FitMoney $uperSquad instead; it is designed for every learner and has no free trial because the core plan is free.

Choose FNCO if you want a broader personal-finance toolkit with an AI Coach, calculators, goals, analytics, priority support and cross-device sync for £9.99 a month.

Moneyling Dreamlife-Sim is another freemium alternative with Android, iOS and web access.

Choose Squirrel for a free iOS financial-literacy app, or StockMotion for free-to-play stock education on Android, iOS and macOS with optional in-app purchases.

Vespid is a free Android and iOS app, while Finfluent is free for students across Android, iOS, macOS, web and Windows without a credit card. Investmate offers a free educational toolkit with more than 30 courses on Android and iOS.

For a wider comparison of this category, see Financial Literacy Apps.

Verdict

Redvest is a strong fit for beginners who want both a substantial virtual trading sandbox and a paced investing course with quizzes and certification. Its main reason to choose it is the combination of $100K paper trading and a 100+ lesson pathway. Look elsewhere if you need real execution, individualized advice, desktop access or stronger data-protection assurances.