Morningstar Investor
authentic ratingMorningstar Investor is a big name in analytics, but the app is stuck somewhere in the early 2000s. It goes years without updates, login constantly throws an error, and key features like X-Ray are simply missing. For a paid subscription, people expect far more.
A sharp gap: a store average of 3.98 against a text average of 1.63 and only 4% five-star ratings in text. But this is an honest rating from disappointed subscribers, not manipulation. Even some of the text five-star reviews are negative ('stopped working six months ago'). The complaints are very specific and repeat: the app goes years without updates, login throws an error, it has fewer features than the site, and the subscription is expensive.
What users love
- The rich fund data and ratings that people come to Morningstar for. On the desktop the analytics are still strong
- And simple quote checks in the app do work.
What users hate
- The app goes years without development and clearly trails the web: no portfolio X-Ray
- No stock intersection
- No dark mode
- Buttons that do not work. Login regularly throws an error and forces you to sign in again
- And Face ID cannot really be set up.
Who it is for
Morningstar subscribers who need quick quote checks on the go, though serious analysis still has to be done on the desktop.