Stocks Signals - Stock Tracker

Review by eFreeware

Keeping up with short-term price moves across a long list of tickers is hard without some form of automation. Price alerts and screening tools exist to narrow that down, and Stocks Signals is one option built for exactly that job. It comes from developer Stock Screener APP and sits in the Finance category on Google Play.

The app has been available since May 2021 and has built up more than 100,000 installs, with a 3.4 average from 423 ratings. It is free to download, carries no ads, and offers in-app purchases. That combination of a free entry point and purchases inside the app is worth keeping in mind as you read through what it does.

The developer pitches it at swing and day traders who want alerts rather than a full brokerage experience. The core promise is a screener and alert system that surfaces candidates so you spend less time hunting and more time deciding. Whether that fits your workflow depends on how much you rely on screening and alerts already.

The screener and its criteria

The headline feature is the stock screener. It is described as AI-powered and offers over 100 custom criteria to filter through, which is a broad set of levers for narrowing a watchlist down to candidates that match a particular strategy. For anyone who has used basic screeners limited to a handful of filters, that breadth is the main draw.

Alongside the criteria, the app includes scanners for top gainers, pre-market and after-hours activity. Those three are the situations where a lot of short-term opportunity shows up, so having dedicated views for them is practical rather than decorative. The developer says it covers NASDAQ, NYSE, OTC and penny stocks, which widens the net beyond large-cap names.

The screener feeds into what the app calls stock signals. Real-time alert notifications are the mechanism, with daily price alerts available so you can keep tabs on positions without watching charts all day. The developer describes these as buy signals, and that framing is worth treating as a prompt to do your own analysis rather than a conclusion.

Charts, watchlists and market coverage

Supporting the screener is a charting layer, and the market coverage includes both stocks and crypto, so you can track both asset classes without switching apps.

Watchlists are unlimited and customizable, which matters if you follow several strategies or sectors at once. Organizing portfolios into separate lists is the kind of feature that only becomes obvious in value once you have too many tickers for a single screen. Market quotes from major exchanges and free news are included, so context sits alongside the price data.

On the analysis side, the app includes a technical analysis algorithm. It is aimed at identifying short-term momentum, which lines up with the swing and day trading focus. Fundamental analysis tools are also mentioned, so the app is not purely a charting exercise.

What the app asks of you

Anyone considering the app should check the current purchase options in the app itself rather than assume a particular pricing model.

In terms of requirements, the app is built around real-time data: live quotes, real-time alerts and pre-market or after-hours scanners all depend on a connection to function as intended.

The other requirement is your own judgment. The app surfaces signals and screens, but the decision to act on them stays with you. The output is presented as buy signals, and treating those as one input among several is the sensible way to use a tool of this type.

How it fits into a trading routine

The most natural use is as a morning filter. Run the pre-market or top gainers scanner, review the candidates against your criteria, and set alerts on the ones worth watching. That turns the app into a shortlist generator rather than a decision-maker.

For swing traders holding positions over days, the daily price alerts are the more relevant piece. Setting them around levels you care about means you are not checking charts constantly, and the app notifies you when something moves. Day traders will get more out of the real-time alerts and the after-hours scanner.

Watchlists are worth setting up deliberately. With unlimited lists available, separating long-term holdings from short-term candidates keeps the signal feed from becoming noise. The app also covers penny stocks and OTC names, which are higher-variance territory, so tighter criteria and smaller position sizes are the prudent approach there.

The app was updated in August 2026 with bug fixes and an API level update. That is routine maintenance rather than a feature release, but it does indicate the app is being kept current.

A screener-first tool for active traders

Stocks Signals is best understood as a screening and alerting tool rather than a full trading platform. Its strengths are the breadth of screener criteria, the inclusion of pre-market and after-hours scanners, and the combination of stock and crypto coverage in one place.

The 3.4 average from 423 ratings suggests a mixed reception among the install base. That is not unusual for finance apps, where expectations vary widely and results depend heavily on how the tool is used. It is a signal to set your own expectations accordingly rather than a reason to dismiss it outright.

If you are a swing or day trader who wants alerts and screening in a single free app, this is worth a look. If you need brokerage execution, portfolio accounting or long-term research tools, this app is built around a narrower job. The in-app purchases are the one area to check before committing.

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