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Dividend.watch vs OptionCharts comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

Dividend.watch adds Portfolio, Dividends, Calendar, and Dividend coverage that OptionCharts skips.

OptionCharts includes Data Visualizations, Options & Derivatives, Options, Options P&L, and Blogs categories that Dividend.watch omits.

OptionCharts keeps a free entry point that Dividend.watch lacks.

Dividend.watch ships a mobile app. OptionCharts is web/desktop only.

In depth comparison

Dividend.watch logo

Dividend.watch

dividend.watch

Editor’s pick Hands-on review

A dedicated portfolio tracker built for dividend investors. It helps you monitor holdings, forecast income, and keep tabs on payout schedules. The platform also provides a proprietary Dividend Safety Score and has partnered with Questrade, offering subscribers a discount. Pricing tiers are not fully detailed on public pages.

Platforms

WebMobile

Pricing

Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Portfolio tracker tailored to dividend investing, with clear visualization of past, present, and projected income.
  • Dividend Safety Score that evaluates the reliability and quality of company payouts.
  • Calendar view of ex-dividend and payment dates, with alerts for upcoming events.
  • Built-in calculator and screener to explore dividend opportunities.
  • Native mobile app available, providing tracking and alerts on the go.

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OptionCharts

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Web app for options analytics and visualizations (P&L, greeks, IV skew, expected move, GEX/DEX, option history) with market‑wide trend screens. Free tier uses 15‑minute delayed OPRA; real‑time options available on Ultimate plan after exchange agreements. Not a broker; no trading execution.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Interactive Option Strategy Profit & Loss chart with multi‑leg templates (e.g., covered call, verticals, iron condor, calendar).
  • Per‑ticker chart library: volume, open interest, greeks (Δ, Γ, Θ, ν), implied vol skew, max pain, expected move, probability distribution.
  • Gamma Exposure (GEX) and Delta Exposure (DEX) visualizations.
  • Option Contract History (price, volume, OI, greeks) with intraday history (up to ~1‑minute intervals) and extended history.
  • Market Trends screens: most active by ticker/contract, highest OI, IV/IV rank, unusual activity, options flow (aggregates update ≈10 min).

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Where they differ

Dividend.watch

Distinct strengths include:

PortfolioDividendsCalendarDividend
  • Portfolio tracker tailored to dividend investing, with clear visualization of past, present, and projected income.
  • Dividend Safety Score that evaluates the reliability and quality of company payouts.
  • Calendar view of ex-dividend and payment dates, with alerts for upcoming events.
  • Built-in calculator and screener to explore dividend opportunities.

OptionCharts

Distinct strengths include:

Data VisualizationsOptions & DerivativesOptionsOptions P&LBlogs
  • Interactive Option Strategy Profit & Loss chart with multi‑leg templates (e.g., covered call, verticals, iron condor, calendar).
  • Per‑ticker chart library: volume, open interest, greeks (Δ, Γ, Θ, ν), implied vol skew, max pain, expected move, probability distribution.
  • Gamma Exposure (GEX) and Delta Exposure (DEX) visualizations.
  • Option Contract History (price, volume, OI, greeks) with intraday history (up to ~1‑minute intervals) and extended history.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeDividend.watchOptionCharts
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Watchlist, Screeners

Unique: Portfolio, Dividends, Calendar, Dividend

Shared: Watchlist, Screeners

Unique: Data Visualizations, Options & Derivatives, Options, Options P&L, Blogs

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs

Options, Stocks, ETFs

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, Mobile

Web

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Subscription

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Portfolio tracker tailored to dividend investing, with clear visualization of past, present, and projected income.
  • Dividend Safety Score that evaluates the reliability and quality of company payouts.
  • Calendar view of ex-dividend and payment dates, with alerts for upcoming events.
  • Built-in calculator and screener to explore dividend opportunities.
  • Native mobile app available, providing tracking and alerts on the go.

Unique

  • Interactive Option Strategy Profit & Loss chart with multi‑leg templates (e.g., covered call, verticals, iron condor, calendar).
  • Per‑ticker chart library: volume, open interest, greeks (Δ, Γ, Θ, ν), implied vol skew, max pain, expected move, probability distribution.
  • Gamma Exposure (GEX) and Delta Exposure (DEX) visualizations.
  • Option Contract History (price, volume, OI, greeks) with intraday history (up to ~1‑minute intervals) and extended history.
  • Market Trends screens: most active by ticker/contract, highest OI, IV/IV rank, unusual activity, options flow (aggregates update ≈10 min).
  • Watchlists and Saved Trades dashboards (Premium features).
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Dividend.watch and OptionCharts both support?

Both platforms cover Watchlist, and Screeners workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Which tool offers a free plan?

OptionCharts offers a free entry point, while Dividend.watch requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.

Which tool has mobile access?

Dividend.watch ships a dedicated mobile experience, while OptionCharts focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Dividend.watch differentiates itself with Portfolio tracker tailored to dividend investing, with clear visualization of past, present, and projected income., Dividend Safety Score that evaluates the reliability and quality of company payouts., and Calendar view of ex-dividend and payment dates, with alerts for upcoming events., whereas OptionCharts stands out for Interactive Option Strategy Profit & Loss chart with multi‑leg templates (e.g., covered call, verticals, iron condor, calendar)., Per‑ticker chart library: volume, open interest, greeks (Δ, Γ, Θ, ν), implied vol skew, max pain, expected move, probability distribution., and Gamma Exposure (GEX) and Delta Exposure (DEX) visualizations..

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