What Kyra is
A privacy-first trading journal for iOS. Trades stored on-device. Pattern detection runs locally and waits for sample size before claiming — every pattern surfaces with n and an uncertainty range. Per-trade emotion capture (8 states) feeds the engine's cross-correlations. No streaks, no badges, no public profile, no friend reactions. $4.99/mo or $39.99/yr after a 7-day trial.
What TradeZap is
TradeZap (Aura Crafts LLC) centers on Aura, "your AI trading coach," which reads your trades, emotions, and strategies and delivers a personalized report. Like Kyra, it captures emotion per trade: its listing asks you to log how you feel before and after every trade, with states such as Confident, FOMO, Revenge, Greedy, and Patient, and it supports per-trade strategy tags. It is account-based with cloud sync; its App Store privacy label lists purchases, identifiers, and usage data under "Data Used to Track You," and financial info among data linked to identity. In the version we reviewed hands-on (May 2026), the free tier was capped at 15 trades and 3 Aura messages, and TradeZap disclosed in-app which third-party AI provider processes the data it sends. Pricing on the listing (2026-09-05) spans ten SKUs: weekly at $5.99–$9.99, monthly at $9.99–$29.99, and yearly at $59.99–$179.99.
How they compare
| Dimension | Kyra | TradeZap |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | On-device + iCloud user-private sync | Cloud servers (account required) |
| Per-trade emotion capture | Yes — one fixed state per trade | Yes — before and after each trade (per listing) |
| Per-trade setup / strategy tag | Yes (7 fixed setups per trade) | Yes (strategy tags) |
| Per-trade execution rating | Yes (3 states per trade) | Star rating on each trade (May 2026 review) |
| Pattern detection approach | Sample-size-gated statistical inference, on-device | LLM coach (Aura) generating reports, server-side |
| Sample-size shown per claim | Yes — every pattern shows n and an uncertainty range | Not shown (May 2026 review) |
| Tracking (App Store privacy label) | None | Purchases, identifiers, usage data |
| Free tier | Unlimited logging + first patterns | 15 trades, 3 Aura messages (May 2026 review) |
| Pricing | $4.99/mo or $39.99/yr — 2 SKUs | Ten listed SKUs from $5.99/wk to $179.99/yr |
Who should pick which
Pick TradeZap if:
- You want a named AI coach (Aura) you can chat with about your trades
- You want an AI-written report on your emotions and strategies rather than a statistical table
- You're comfortable with cloud storage of your trade data and a third-party AI processor in the path
- Live portfolio position tracking inside the journal is a hard requirement
Pick Kyra if:
- You want your per-trade emotion data tested statistically, with
nand an uncertainty range on every claim, not summarized by a language model - You don't want trade data routed through a cloud AI processor, or a privacy label that lists tracking
- You want two SKUs and one clear annual discount
The trade-off
The two apps capture similar raw material: an emotion on each trade, a strategy tag, a P/L. The difference is what reads it. TradeZap sends it to a language model that writes you a report; Kyra runs classical statistics on your device and shows you a pattern only when the sample supports it, with the sample size on the card.
The second difference is where the data lives. TradeZap requires an account and syncs to its servers, and its App Store privacy label declares tracking. Kyra has no account and no Kyra-operated server, and its label declares none. Both are the developers' own declarations; read them before you choose.
Pricing: TradeZap's cheapest listed annual SKU ($59.99) is about 1.5× Kyra's; its Pro annual SKUs run roughly 2–4.5×. Kyra Free is unlimited logging plus every Emerging pattern and your single strongest Developing or Established pattern; TradeZap's free tier was 15 trades and 3 Aura messages when we reviewed it.
TradeZap details reflect its App Store listing as checked on 2026-09-05, plus a hands-on review in May 2026 where noted. Features and pricing change; verify current details with the developer. Kyra details reflect v1.7.
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