The short version. Several native iPhone journals have a real free tier: Kyra, UltraTrader, TradeReview, SuperTrader, and Plancana. They differ on the catch. Kyra's free tier is unusually open — unlimited manual logging, no account, and your first detected pattern, stored on-device. The others each cap something: live trades, number of accounts, storage, or monthly trades. Pick by the cap you'd hit first.
The honest way to read a free tier is to find the limit, not the feature list. A journal that advertises a free plan but caps you at a handful of open trades or a fixed monthly count stops being free the moment you trade actively. So the table below leads with the cap.
Free tiers at a glance — what's the catch?
| App | Native iOS | Free tier — the catch | Account | Paid from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyra | Yes | Unlimited logging; first detected pattern (paywall is on deeper pattern analysis, not logging) | No account | $4.99/mo |
| UltraTrader | Yes | 1 portfolio, ~8 live trades, 1 broker connection | Cloud account | ~$9/mo |
| TradeReview | Yes | 1 account, manual entry, ~500 MB storage | Cloud account | ~$9.90/mo |
| SuperTrader | Yes | ~50 trades/month, single portfolio, basic analytics | Cloud account | ~$8.99/mo |
| Plancana | Yes | Manual journaling, weekly analytics (no broker sync) | Cloud account | Weekly sub |
Free-tier contents verified from each app's own pricing page and App Store listing, 2026-07-19; caps and prices change — confirm on each provider's site. Note: a genuinely-free unlimited option that is not a native iPhone app also exists (an offline-first web app / PWA); this guide is scoped to native iPhone apps.
Where Kyra fits — free that stays free for logging
Kyra's free tier is built around a simple idea: you should never be blocked from recording your own trades. Logging is unlimited on the free plan, there's no account to create, and everything is stored on your device with optional private iCloud sync (why on-device). The free plan also surfaces your first detected behavior pattern, computed on the phone with its sample size shown (how it works). Premium ($4.99/month or $39.99/year) unlocks every pattern beyond the first, the adaptive pre-trade checklist, and the detailed breakdowns — the depth, not the logging. If you're just starting, Kyra's free journal template is a zero-cost way to see the fields before you download.
You want to log without limits or an account
You want to journal every trade for free, on a native iPhone app, with no sign-up and your data on-device — and you're happy to upgrade later only if you want deeper pattern analysis.
You need free broker sync or a web tool
Kyra's free tier has no broker auto-sync, no trade replay, and no web app. If free automatic import is the requirement, a cloud journal's free tier (with its own caps) fits better.
The full native-iPhone field — free and paid — is compared in the best iPhone trading journal guide, and the privacy angle in the private journal guide.
Educational only. Not financial or trading advice. Free-tier contents, caps, and pricing were verified from each provider's own pricing page and App Store listing on 2026-07-19 and are offered neutrally; they change — confirm current details with each provider. "Kyra" here means Kyra Trading Journal, the iOS app at kyratrading.app by Neon Tiger Labs LLC.
