Quick verdict: trading apps in the UAE
This guide covers broker-owned iOS trading apps available to you as a UAE resident. CompareForexbrokers.ae reviews 25 UAE-licensed brokers. Of those, 19 have a broker-owned iOS app with ratings on the United Arab Emirates storefront of the Apple App Store. The remaining brokers either have an app with no UAE ratings recorded or no broker-owned app in the dataset.
Our team collected all rating figures in August 2026 from the United Arab Emirates storefront of the Apple App Store. Noam Korbl pulled the data using the Apple iTunes Search and Lookup API for the UAE storefront. The figures you see in the table are the weighted average rating across each broker’s AE apps and the total number of AE ratings.
My caution before you read the ranking is simple: rating counts vary from 8 to 15,027. That is a very large range. A 4.79 average from 48 ratings and a 4.66 average from 15,027 ratings are not comparable measures of the same thing. An app rating is a snapshot of user experience with software. It is not a licence check, a custody check or a promise that your trading will be profitable.
This matters enough to repeat: the UAE has three financial regulators: the onshore CMA (formerly SCA), the DFSA in the DIFC, and the FSRA in the ADGM. An app is only software. Your account protections depend on which licensed entity you open the account with.
UAE App Store ratings compared
The figures you see here were collected in August 2026 from the United Arab Emirates storefront of the Apple App Store.
I designed the App Fit ranking to reward brokers that do well both in our app data and in our full review. The table is ranked by App Fit, which combines this page’s own captured columns (70 points) with the broker’s Overall CFB Score from its review (30 points). One broker has no published CFB Score, so no App Fit is calculated and it sits at the bottom of the table with every figure we did capture. You can see the exact weights on our methodology page.
| # | Broker | App Fit | Overall | Regulator | Stars (AE rating) | Ratings (AE ratings count) | Visit broker | More details |
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| 1 | #1 Highest App Fit Capital.com | 98 | 92 | CMA (formerly SCA) | 4.66 | 15,027 | Visit Capital.com | |
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| 2 |  XTB | 89 | 79 | DFSA (DIFC) | 4.65 | 1,035 | Visit XTB | |
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| 3 |  XM | 85 | 65 | DFSA (DIFC) | 4.62 | 1,989 | Visit XM | |
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| 4 |  IG | 85 | 85 | DFSA (DIFC) | 4.60 | 571 | Visit IG | |
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| 5 |  eToro | 82 | 59 | FSRA (ADGM) | 4.50 | 5,782 | Visit eToro | |
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| 6 |  Swissquote | 80 | 71 | DFSA (DIFC) | 4.46 | 1,012 | Visit Swissquote | |
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| 7 |  Equiti | 80 | 89 | CMA (formerly SCA) | 4.43 | 708 | Visit Equiti | |
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| 8 |  Plus500 | 79 | 68 | CMA (formerly SCA) | 4.46 | 2,707 | Visit Plus500 | |
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| 9 |  MultiBank | 77 | 82 | CMA (formerly SCA) | 4.66 | 71 | Visit MultiBank | |
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| 10 |  Amana | 75 | 54 | DFSA (DIFC) | 4.51 | 2,303 | Visit Amana | |
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| 11 |  Interactive Brokers | 75 | 54 | DFSA (DIFC) | 4.60 | 796 | Visit Interactive Brokers | |
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| 12 |  Pepperstone | 75 | 98 | DFSA (DIFC) | 4.34 | 84 | Visit Pepperstone | |
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| 13 |  ThinkMarkets | 73 | 70 | DFSA (DIFC) | 4.75 | 112 | Visit ThinkMarkets | |
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| 14 |  Century Financial | 65 | 64 | CMA (formerly SCA) | 4.79 | 48 | Visit Century Financial | |
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| 15 |  Noor Capital | 64 | 61 | CMA (formerly SCA) | 4.60 | 15 | Visit Noor Capital | |
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| 16 |  Axi | 61 | 69 | DFSA (DIFC) | 4.03 | 87 | Visit Axi | |
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| 17 |  ADSS | 57 | 58 | CMA (formerly SCA) | 4.08 | 110 | Visit ADSS | |
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| 18 |  AvaTrade | 44 | 67 | FSRA (ADGM) | 2.92 | 110 | Visit AvaTrade | |
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| 19 |  HYCM | 35 | 56 | DFSA (DIFC) | 3.00 | 8 | Visit HYCM | |
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The ranked order is a simple sort by average score. It is not a quality ranking. The rating counts differ by three orders of magnitude, from HYCM’s 8 ratings to Capital.com’s 15,027 ratings. A 4.79 average from 48 ratings and a 4.66 average from 15,027 ratings are not comparable measures of the same thing. HYCM’s 3.00 comes from 8 ratings, which is too small a sample to support any conclusion at all. For a broker with only 15 or 48 ratings, a small number of new reviews can move the average substantially.
When you look at the averages, note that Century Financial has the highest weighted average at 4.79, based on 48 ratings. ThinkMarkets follows with 4.75 based on 112 ratings. Capital.com and MultiBank both show 4.66, but their samples are very different: 15,027 and 71 ratings. XTB and XM sit close behind with 4.65 and 4.62, with more than 1,000 ratings each. Noor Capital’s 4.60 comes from 15 ratings, which gives that figure much less stability than IG’s 4.60 from 571 ratings.
If you are considering Pepperstone, note that its UAE licences cover arranging only. It holds no custody permission, and client money is held by Pepperstone Markets Limited in The Bahamas, registration SIA-F217.
Risk warning: CFDs are leveraged products. Leverage works against you as well as for you, and you may lose some or all of your deposit. Read the broker's own client agreement and check its licence on the CMA (formerly SCA), DFSA or FSRA public register before opening an account.
1. Capital.com: 15,027 UAE App Store reviews
Capital.com's app is rated 4.66 by more than 15,000 UAE traders. I think the sheer volume of local feedback makes it the natural starting point for a UAE trader who wants an app that is already in wide circulation here. CAPITAL COM MENA SECURITIES TRADING L.L.C is licensed by the CMA (formerly SCA) under reference CP-0000937.
Average spread
0.7 pips EUR/USD
Published schedule account, no commission stated
Trading platforms
MT4, MT5, TradingView, own platform
Minimum deposit
Not published
Regulation
CMA (formerly SCA)
CP-0000937
Pros & Cons
- The platform set includes MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, TradingView, and a proprietary web terminal.
- Capital.com holds a CMA Dealing in Investments licence under reference CP-0000937.
- The broker publishes maximum leverage of 300:1 on major forex pairs.
- The exact contracting entity for a UAE resident is not publicly verified.
- Spreads are dynamic and no typical spread figure is published.
- The Swap-Free account terms contain no Islamic or Shari'ah certification language.
Broker's Detail
Capital.com trades in the UAE through CAPITAL COM MENA SECURITIES TRADING L.L.C on CMA (formerly SCA) reference CP-0000937: a dealing permission, so the UAE-licensed entity can be your counterparty, with client assets endorsed.
Licence covers: Trading broker of OTC derivatives and currencies (spot market); also Financial Products dealer
2. XTB: 1,035 UAE App Store reviews
XTB's app arrives with a 4.65 AE rating. I would point a trader who values a tightly designed, broker-built experience straight at this one, because the app feels purpose-made rather than white-labelled. XTB MENA Limited is licensed by the DFSA (DIFC) under reference F006316.
Average spread
0.8 pips EUR/USD
Published schedule account, no commission stated
Trading platforms
MT4, own platform
Minimum deposit
Not published
Regulation
DFSA (DIFC)
F006316
Why higher here? Its app-first design lifts it 6 places above its 8th sitewide rank, and I think the clean interface explains why mobile traders rate it so highly. See the ranking method ↓
Pros & Cons
- Zero minimum deposit on the standard account.
- No commission per lot on the standard account.
- Regulated by the DFSA in the DIFC under reference F006316.
- AED is not supported for deposits, withdrawals, or account currency.
- API access is not published.
- Swap-free account does not state Shari'ah certification.
Broker's Detail
XTB trades in the UAE through XTB MENA Limited on DFSA (DIFC) reference F006316: a dealing permission, so the UAE-licensed entity can be your counterparty, with client assets endorsed.
Licence covers: Dealing in Investments as Principal (Debentures, Futures, Options); Arranging Deals in Investments (Debentures, Futures, Options, Shares, Units)
3. XM: Trade with confidence app
XM's app posts a 4.62 AE rating from close to 2,000 reviews. I would send a trader here who wants a straightforward, confidence-led mobile workflow without excessive menus getting in the way. Trading Point MENA Limited is licensed by the DFSA (DIFC) under reference F003484.
Average spread
1.1 pips EUR/USD
Ultra Low account, no commission stated
Trading platforms
MT5, TradingView, own platform
Minimum deposit
Not published
Regulation
DFSA (DIFC)
F003484
Why higher here? A focused mobile experience pushes it 13 places above its 16th sitewide position, which tells me the app is doing the heavy lifting for this broker locally. See the ranking method ↓
Pros & Cons
- DFSA licence with dealing permission (reference F003484).
- Advertised EUR/USD spread from 0.8 pips on Ultra Low Account with zero commission.
- No deposit or withdrawal fees.
- MT4 and copy trading are not available on the DFSA-regulated platform.
- The exact contracting entity for UAE residents is unverified.
- AED is not confirmed as an account currency or deposit currency.
Broker's Detail
XM trades in the UAE through Trading Point MENA Limited on DFSA (DIFC) reference F003484: a dealing permission, so the UAE-licensed entity can be your counterparty, with client assets endorsed.
Licence covers: Dealing in Investments as Principal (Futures); Arranging Deals in Investments (Futures)
4. IG: 571 UAE App Store reviews
IG's app has a 4.60 AE rating. I would recommend it to a trader who wants a mature, well-funded platform where the mobile experience mirrors the desktop depth without feeling cramped. A thinner sample of 571 UAE ratings makes the average more sensitive, yet the availability of MT4, MT5, TradingView and its own platform lets phone charting mirror desktop. IG Limited is licensed by the DFSA (DIFC) under reference F001780.
Average spread
0.6 points EUR/USD
CFD account, no commission stated
Trading platforms
MT4, MT5, TradingView, own platform
Minimum deposit
Not published
Regulation
DFSA (DIFC)
F001780
Pros & Cons
- Holds a DFSA dealing licence under register reference F001780.
- Publishes retail asset-class leverage maximums that match the DFSA rulebook figures.
- Lists a CFD account with a 0 USD minimum deposit and 0 USD commission per lot per side.
- AED does not appear on the captured UAE page; account currencies and conversion fees are not published.
- Platform availability is not stated because the platform set was not recaptured this pass.
- Swap-free account status is unconfirmed on the UAE-hosted pages.
Broker's Detail
IG trades in the UAE through IG Limited on DFSA (DIFC) reference F001780: a dealing permission, so the UAE-licensed entity can be your counterparty, with client assets endorsed.
Licence covers: Dealing in Investments as Principal (Certificates, Debentures, Futures, Options, Shares, Structured Products, Warrants, Units, Crypto Tokens); Providing Custody (Certificates, Debentures, Shares, Units)
5. eToro: 5,782 UAE App Store reviews
eToro's app has a 4.50 AE rating drawn from over 5,700 reviews. I would route a social-first trader here, someone who learns by watching others and wants copy-trading built directly into the mobile screen. eToro (ME) Ltd is licensed by the FSRA (ADGM) under reference FSP 220073.
Average spread
Not published
Trading platforms
own platform
Minimum deposit
Not published
Regulation
FSRA (ADGM)
FSP 220073
Why higher here? Its social and copy-trading features suit a mobile screen so well that it climbs 16 places above its 21st sitewide rank. See the ranking method ↓
Pros & Cons
- eToro (ME) Ltd holds FSRA (ADGM) register reference FSP 220073 with a dealing tier permission.
- eToro publishes a full Swap-Free administrative fee schedule, the only broker of the nine in the captured set that does so.
- The single offering account has a minimum deposit of USD 100 and charges 0 USD commission per lot per side.
- MT4, MT5, cTrader and TradingView are not offered; only the eToro platform is available.
- The exact entity a UAE resident contracts with is still unverified.
- AED is not an account currency and is not accepted as a deposit currency; no UAE local bank detail is stated.
Broker's Detail
eToro trades in the UAE through eToro (ME) Ltd on FSRA (ADGM) reference FSP 220073: a dealing permission, so the UAE-licensed entity can be your counterparty, with no client-asset endorsement.
Licence covers: Dealing in Investments as Principal (Matched); Arranging Deals in Investments; Managing Assets; Arranging Custody in relation to Virtual Assets
What an app rating does and does not tell you
Let’s be clear about what an app rating actually tells you. It is a summary of user feedback about software. It may reflect whether the app opened reliably, whether navigation felt clear and whether users could find the functions they expected. It does not measure the broker’s financial health, regulatory status, execution quality, custody arrangements or capital protections.
I would not take a high app rating as evidence that trading is safe or profitable. It is not evidence that a broker is suitable for you. An app store score is not a broker quality score. The ratings in this guide were collected in August 2026 from the UAE App Store, and store ratings can change as new reviews arrive.
Never use an app rating as a substitute for checking the broker’s legal entity, licence and account terms. A larger sample can make an average more stable, but it still does not turn the score into a safety score. Capital.com has 15,027 ratings, while several brokers have fewer than 100. The sample size helps judge how much weight to place on the average. But an app rating is not a substitute for checking the broker’s legal entity, licence and account terms.
Brokers with no rated UAE app
Three brokers have an app but no UAE ratings in our dataset: Deriv, Fortrade and Traze. If you use one of these apps, the absence of ratings does not mean it is missing or broken. It simply means that no AE App Store ratings were returned at the time of collection.
CMS Financial, Daman Markets and Traders Hub had no broker-owned app in the dataset. If you are considering one of these brokers, note that they may still serve UAE clients through web platforms or other software. Having no app in this comparison is not a failing, and an app is not required for a broker to hold a UAE licence.
What to check before you trade from a phone
Before you open any account, check which legal entity the account will be with. A trading brand may use different legal entities in different jurisdictions. In the UAE, the entity could be licensed by the CMA (formerly SCA), the DFSA or the FSRA. The legal name on your account agreement should be the name you have verified on the regulator’s register.
Another thing to check is custody permissions. Check whether that entity holds a custody permission if custody matters to you. Four rated brokers in this comparison hold arranging-tier licences: ThinkMarkets, Interactive Brokers, Pepperstone and Axi. An arranging-tier firm cannot be the counterparty to a trade. For Pepperstone, its UAE licences cover arranging only, it holds no custody permission, and client money is held by Pepperstone Markets Limited in The Bahamas, registration SIA-F217.
Check who publishes the app. The publisher may be the licensed entity or a group company. The App Store developer name is not necessarily the same as the regulated entity that holds the account. Before you send money or place a trade, confirm the app publisher against the broker’s regulatory listing.
Remember: a trade on a phone is just as binding as one on a desktop. Order entry on a phone is the same legally binding instruction as order entry on a desktop. A trade you submit through an app carries the same obligations. Do not treat mobile trading as informal or less serious.
How UAE regulation applies to trading apps
I’ll say it plainly: an app is just software. It is not licensed, does not hold client money and is not a counterparty. The UAE has three financial regulators: the onshore CMA (formerly SCA), the DFSA in the DIFC, and the FSRA in the ADGM. Your protections come from the licence of the entity the account is opened with.
I always check the licence tier. A UAE licence may be in a dealing tier or an arranging tier. A dealing-tier firm can be the counterparty to a trade. An arranging-tier firm cannot. Four of the rated brokers hold arranging-tier licences: ThinkMarkets, Interactive Brokers, Pepperstone and Axi. Pepperstone’s UAE licences cover arranging only, it holds no custody permission, and client money is held by Pepperstone Markets Limited in The Bahamas, registration SIA-F217.
The app is just an access layer. When a trader uses a trading app offered by a UAE-licensed brokerage, the app is an access layer. The legal relationship is between the trader and the licensed entity. Before trading, confirm the exact legal entity, the licence number and the licence tier. Regulation does not remove market risk. Capital can be lost whether trading from a phone or a desktop.
Broker App Ratings: Apple App Store UAE
23 of the 26 brokers in our App Store capture offer a proprietary iOS trading app; Capital.com has the most-rated app in the UAE, with 15,027 App Store ratings averaging 4.66 stars (App Store UAE, August 2026).
| Broker | App | UAE ratings | Avg rating |
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| Capital.com 15,027 ratings total | Forex Trading - Capital·com | 64 | 4.44 |
| Capital·com: Trading & Finance | 14,963 | 4.66 | |
| eToro 5,782 ratings total | etoro: Trade & Invest | 5,782 | 4.50 |
| eToro AI | 0 | n/a | |
| Plus500 | Plus500 Trading Platform | 2,707 | 4.46 |
| Amana 2,303 ratings total | Trading & Investing App: amana | 2,302 | 4.51 |
| Amana PrePaid Cards | 1 | 5.00 | |
| XM | XM App - Trade with confidence | 1,989 | 4.62 |
| XTB | XTB Online Investing | 1,035 | 4.65 |
| Swissquote 1,012 ratings total | Swissquote | 963 | 4.46 |
| Swissquote CFXD | 49 | 4.33 | |
| Interactive Brokers 796 ratings total | IBKR Mobile - Invest Worldwide | 783 | 4.61 |
| IBKR GlobalTrader | 11 | 4.18 | |
| IMPACT by Interactive Brokers | 2 | 5.00 | |
| Equiti 708 ratings total | Equiti Trader | 672 | 4.48 |
| Equiti Gold | 32 | 3.66 | |
| Equiti: Trading & Finance | 4 | 3.50 | |
| IG | IG: Trading & Investing | 571 | 4.60 |
| ThinkMarkets 112 ratings total | ThinkTrader | 111 | 4.75 |
| ThinkMarkets Portal | 1 | 5.00 | |
| ADSS | ADSS: CFD Trading & Investing | 110 | 4.08 |
Show all 26 brokers
| Broker | App | UAE ratings | Avg rating |
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| AvaTrade 110 ratings total | AvaTrade: Trading App | 107 | 2.90 |
| AvaOptions: Options Trading | 1 | 5.00 | |
| AvaSocial: Copy Trading App | 2 | 3.00 | |
| CFI 92 ratings total | CFI: Trading & Investing App | 92 | 4.61 |
| Gate To Pay - CFI Card | 0 | n/a | |
| CFI Multi-Asset | 0 | n/a | |
| Axi 87 ratings total | Axi Trading Platform | 72 | 3.99 |
| Axi Copy Trading | 15 | 4.27 | |
| Axi Card | 0 | n/a | |
| Axi Select | 0 | n/a | |
| Pepperstone 84 ratings total | Pepperstone: Trade CFD & Forex | 28 | 3.82 |
| Pepperstone cTrader | 56 | 4.61 | |
| CopyTrading by Pepperstone | 0 | n/a | |
| MultiBank 71 ratings total | MultiBank-Plus: Invest & Trade | 39 | 4.59 |
| mb.io: Crypto Trading & Wallet | 32 | 4.75 | |
| Century Financial | Century Trader | 48 | 4.79 |
| Noor Capital 15 ratings total | Noor Capital (GTN) | 14 | 4.57 |
| Noor Clearing | 1 | 5.00 | |
| Noor Capital - Pulse | 0 | n/a | |
| HYCM | HYCM Trader | 8 | 3.00 |
| CMS Financial | n/a | No proprietary app | Clients use MT4/MT5 |
| Daman Markets | n/a | No proprietary app | Clients use MT4/MT5 |
| Deriv 0 ratings total | Deriv - Online Trading | 0 | n/a |
| Deriv Partners | 0 | n/a | |
| Fortrade | Fortrade Pro | 0 | n/a |
| Traders Hub | n/a | No proprietary app | Clients use MT4/MT5 |
| Traze | n/a | No proprietary app | Clients use MT4/MT5 |
Ratings counts and averages from the Apple App Store United Arab Emirates storefront via the iTunes Search API, August 2026, each one an all-versions average rather than a windowed one, because that is what Apple publishes. Broker-owned apps only; MetaTrader and cTrader platform apps are excluded. Google Play is not in this table: a Play review count is worldwide rather than UAE-specific, so it is not comparable with the counts here and is never added to them. Play figures are published on the individual broker reviews we hold a capture for. Refreshed monthly.
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About the author
Justin Grossbard co-founded CompareForexBrokers in 2014 and serves as Co-Founder and CEO. He has traded forex since 1998. For this site he directs the research and comparison of UAE-licensed brokers. He holds Monash University degrees including a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours and a Master of Marketing. His commentary has appeared in Forbes, Kiplinger, Finance Magnates and Entrepreneur.