★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
Tool comparison edition
Tool Comparison
ChartMill vs Uncle Stock
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ChartMill
Free • Paid plans available · Web
- You care about stock ideas, stock comparison, and news, things Uncle Stock doesn't offer
- You trade often and need tooling built for speed
Pick Uncle Stock instead if
Uncle Stock
Free • From $130/yr · Web · API
- You want an API so you can script or automate things
- You care about portfolio and APIs & data feeds, things ChartMill doesn't offer
Skip both if: Neither one clicks with how you research; there are strong third options.
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Our take
The bottom line
ChartMill and Uncle Stock cover a lot of the same ground (9 shared categories, including screeners, data visualizations, and scores), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. ChartMill simply does more: 24 categories to Uncle Stock's 11, including stock ideas, stock comparison, and news. Uncle Stock counters by keeping things simpler.
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Key differences at a glance
- API access
- Uncle Stock
- Free trial
- Uncle Stock14 days
- Broader coverage
- ChartMill24 vs 11 categories
- Free plan
- Both
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How they stack up
The side-by-side table: pricing, platforms, data, and coverage at a glance.ShowHide
How they stack up
The side-by-side table: pricing, platforms, data, and coverage at a glance.| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & plans | ||
Starting price | Free • Paid plans available | Free • From $130/yr |
Free tier | Yes | Yes |
Free trial | — | 14 days |
Plan limits | Free: financials history: 4 years/quarters (free users, example pages). | 10 limits: Bronze (Monthly): history years: 25, Bronze (Monthly): us history years: 35 +8 more |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Mobile app | No | No |
API access | No | Yes |
Broker sync | — | No |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +6 more | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +2 more |
Categories covered | 24 | 11 |
Regions | North America, Europe | North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, Middle East, Africa |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Data quality | 3 signals: Latency: 15-min Delayed and End of Day, Granularity: EOD and Minute +1 more | Granularity: EOD |
Data partners | — | Sharadar and Financial Modeling Prep |
Capabilities | Custom formulas and Universe builder | Universe builder |
| Try it | Visit ChartMill | Visit Uncle Stock |
Where each one shines
What ChartMill and Uncle Stock each do best.ShowHide
Where each one shines
What ChartMill and Uncle Stock each do best.What ChartMill does best
- Screening for stocks and ETFs with technical, fundamental, dividend, valuation, growth, profitability, health, and custom-expression filters.
- Starting point: a large Trading Ideas library covering breakout, pullback, CANSLIM, Minervini, GARP, dividend, value, growth, and other screen templates.
- ChartMill ratings, technical setup views, analyzer pages, and fundamental reports to compare candidates.
- Tools for building watchlists, save screens, export screener results, and trigger alerts from price, setup, earnings, news, insider, fundamental, analyst, and saved-screen conditions.
- Multi-chart layouts, saved chart configurations, drawings, indicators, event markers, and watchlist-based charting.
What Uncle Stock does best
- Screening for more than 100,000 global stocks across regions and market caps using more than 2,000 fundamental and valuation metrics.
- Guru-inspired models and screens based on investors such as Buffett, Graham, and Lynch, with plan-dependent advice, scores, and price-target metrics.
- Tools for building screens with metric conditions, Must/Should/Exclude clauses, and Silver-plus multi-criteria composite ranking.
- Backtest fundamental screens with yearly rebalancing on Silver, then quarterly and half-yearly rebalancing on Gold.
- Configuration for backtests with sector caps, rebalance strategies, early-sell or stop-loss rules, and multiple position-sizing methods.
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for ChartMill and Uncle Stock, side by side.ShowHide
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for ChartMill and Uncle Stock, side by side.| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksETFs | StocksCryptos |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Retail TradersPro RetailDay TradersSwing TradersLong-term InvestorsGrowth InvestorsValue InvestorsDividend Investors | Retail TradersPro RetailLong-term InvestorsValue Investors |
Regions | North AmericaEurope | North AmericaEuropeAPACLatAmMiddle EastAfrica |
Coverage details | 17 countries9 exchangesIdentifiers: Ticker and ISIN | Identifiers: Ticker |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | 15-min DelayedEnd of Day | Not specified |
Data granularity | EODMinute | EOD |
Data partners | Not specified | SharadarFinancial Modeling Prep |
| Access & integrations | ||
API protocols | Not specified | REST |
API auth & delivery | Not specified | Auth: APIKeyDocs |
Import methods | Not specified | Manual |
Export formats | CSV | CSV |
| Plans & trust | ||
Capability signals | Custom formulasUniverse builder | Universe builder |
Vendor & support | ChartMill | Castlefish BVCountry: BelgiumSupport: Chat, Email, Phone, and Forum |
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What you'll actually pay
Plans, billing, trials, and per-month pricing for both tools.ShowHide
What you'll actually pay
Plans, billing, trials, and per-month pricing for both tools.| Tier | ||
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Freefinancials history: 4 years/quarters (free users, example pages). | Free |
| Entry paid plan | $34.97/mo“Monthly Subscription” | $130/yr≈ $10.83/mo“Bronze (Yearly)”history years: 25 · us history years: 35 |
| Tier 2 | $299.97/yr“Annual Subscription + Free Course” | $210/yr≈ $17.50/mo“Silver (Yearly)”backtest rebalance: Yearly |
| Tier 3 | — | $20/mo“Bronze (Monthly)”history years: 25 · us history years: 35 |
| Tier 4 | — | $350/yr≈ $29.17/mo“Gold (Yearly)”api calls per month: 300 · backtest rebalance: Quarterly/Half-yearly |
| Tier 5 | — | $35/mo“Silver (Monthly)”backtest rebalance: Yearly |
| Top plan | — | $60/mo“Gold (Monthly)”api calls per month: 300 · backtest rebalance: Quarterly/Half-yearly |
| Free trial | — | 14 days |
Questions we keep getting
What's the difference between ChartMill and Uncle Stock?
ChartMill leans toward screeners, stock ideas, and stock comparison, while Uncle Stock puts more weight on screeners, backtesting, and data visualizations. They overlap in 9 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
How much do ChartMill and Uncle Stock cost?
Good news: both ChartMill and Uncle Stock have free plans, so you can run them side by side and only pay if you hit a wall.
Does ChartMill or Uncle Stock have an API?
Uncle Stock has an API for programmatic access and custom integrations. ChartMill doesn't, so you're working through its interface.
Should I choose ChartMill or Uncle Stock?
It depends on what you're after. Pick ChartMill if stock ideas and stock comparison matter to you; go with Uncle Stock if you'd rather have portfolio and APIs & data feeds. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do ChartMill and Uncle Stock cover?
Both cover stocks. ChartMill also handles ETFs. Uncle Stock adds cryptos on top.
Can I export data from ChartMill and Uncle Stock?
Yes, both export to spreadsheets (CSV), which is handy if you like running your own numbers.
Is ChartMill or Uncle Stock better for day trading?
ChartMill is the one positioned more for active traders. Uncle Stock is the better fit if you care less about fast trading workflows and more about a calmer research process.
Which has a better stock screener: ChartMill or Uncle Stock?
Both ChartMill and Uncle Stock include stock screeners, and they differ more in interface than raw power; try both and see which one clicks for you.
Can I track my portfolio with ChartMill or Uncle Stock?
Uncle Stock handles portfolio tracking. ChartMill is really a research tool; you'd track your portfolio elsewhere.
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