What Kyra is
A privacy-first trading journal for iOS. Trades stored on-device. Pattern detection runs locally with a statistical engine that tests observations against chance. Every claim ships with a sample size and a confidence range. Four tiers (Tracking, Emerging, Developing, Established) sharpen as the trade count grows so claims stay honest about evidence. Kyra supports equities and single-leg options, with manual entry or CSV import and an under-10-second Quick P&L path. $4.99/mo or $39.99/yr after a 7-day trial — no account, no email, no password.
What Plancana is
Plancana is a mobile trading journal built around a connection to the MetaTrader platforms (MT4 / MT5): trades placed through those platforms import automatically, alongside a structured, questionnaire-style logging flow and an AI-generated trading plan. Its listing names forex, crypto, and stocks, and it runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac (Apple silicon), and Apple Vision. It is account-based; its App Store privacy label lists email, user ID, device ID, and product-interaction data as linked to identity, and usage data as used for tracking. Pricing on the App Store listing (2026-09-05): Basic at $2.99/week, $4.99/month, or $9.99 per 3 months; Pro at $8.99/week, $14.99/month, or $29.99 per 3 months.
How they compare
| Dimension | Kyra | Plancana |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | iOS-native | iPhone / iPad / Mac / Vision |
| Where trade data lives | On the user's device + optional iCloud user-private sync | Account-based, cloud (privacy label: identity-linked data) |
| Account required | No (no email, no password) | Yes |
| Broker / platform integration | None (by design) | MetaTrader MT4 / MT5 connection |
| Primary instrument focus | Equities and single-leg options | Forex-first; also crypto and stocks (per listing) |
| Trade entry | Manual — under-10-second Quick P&L path | Import via MT4 / MT5 + structured manual logging |
| Pattern detection approach | On-device statistical inference with sample size and uncertainty shown beside findings | Journal analytics and an AI-generated plan; statistical inference not documented |
| Sample size on every claim | Yes — n + confidence range per pattern | Not documented |
| Pricing | $4.99/mo or $39.99/yr; one tier, one price | Basic $2.99/wk, $4.99/mo, $9.99/3 mo; Pro $8.99/wk, $14.99/mo, $29.99/3 mo (listed SKUs) |
The load-bearing row is architecture: on-device and account-free versus account-based platform sync. Most of the other differences descend from it.
Who should pick which
Pick Plancana if:
- You trade forex or CFDs through MT4 / MT5 and want fills to import from those platforms instead of typing them in
- Your instruments live on the MetaTrader platforms and platform sync is the workflow you want
- You prefer a structured, questionnaire-style logging flow that walks you through fields
- You're comfortable with an account-based journal
Pick Kyra if:
- You want trade data to live on your device, with no account, no email, no password
- You want pattern claims with explicit sample sizes and uncertainty, not a dashboard that hides how much evidence sits behind a finding
- You log across asset classes by hand and want an under-10-second Quick P&L entry path
- You don't trade through MT4 / MT5 — or you simply don't want a journal that syncs to a broker or platform
- You want a journal whose developer does not store your trade history
The honest trade-off
If you trade on the MetaTrader platforms and want your fills to flow into the journal automatically, Plancana's platform connection is a real advantage. Manual entry is friction, and auto-import removes it for the instruments it supports.
Kyra is shaped by a different commitment. Trade data stays on the device because Kyra does not operate a server that stores it — which is also why there is no broker or platform sync. The trade-off for privacy is that you log trades yourself; Kyra's answer is to make that take under ten seconds. The pattern engine shows statistical claims with sample sizes rather than dashboard aggregations, across equities and single-leg options. Those are different choices, not worse ones.
If MT4 / MT5 auto-import is the binding constraint of your workflow, Plancana fits it directly. If on-device privacy, an account-free start, and sample-size-gated pattern claims are the binding constraints, Kyra is the right tool. The two apps are built around different commitments.
For the architectural reasoning, see Why on-device. For the math, see The math behind Kyra. For the security model that the on-device architecture buys, see Security.
Plancana details reflect its App Store listing as checked on 2026-09-05. Features and pricing change; verify current details with the developer. Kyra details reflect v1.6.
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