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Written by: Bence András R. Updated: Dec 2022
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As more and more traders and investors use their smartphones for trading, it is increasingly important that brokers offer easy-to-use apps that can deliver the same services as desktop platforms.

In this article we'll check whether flatex's mobile app ticks all the boxes.

Overall, we rate the user-friendliness of the app as better than average.

flatex mobile app vs. similar brokers
flatex Comdirect DEGIRO
Mobile app rating (5 is the best) 4.2 stars 4.7 stars 4.5 stars
User-friendliness Great Great Great
2-step authentication Yes Yes Yes
Biometric authentication Yes Yes Yes

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We're going to take a closer look at search functions, price alerts and order types, so all the little details that determine whether a trading app is user-friendly or downright cumbersome. If you want to read our full review, including fees, deposit options and other platforms (like web and desktop) then skip to the flatex review.

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Our main checklist for the flatex app

Let's start with the search functions. Although most brokers do OK in this area, there are some bad apples out there. For example, if you start typing 'Emerging markets', will the software find all the Emerging markets ETFs for you, even if their name doesn't start with 'emerging'? If you only ever traded US stocks and start typing 'Apple', will the AI show you the Apple stock or the obscure Irish stock Applegreen?

flatex got the green light, meaning its search functions are reasonably good.

flatex checklist
flatex Comdirect DEGIRO
Search functions Great Mid-range Great
2-step authentication Yes Yes Yes
Biometric authentication Yes Yes Yes
Price alerts in the app No Yes No
Confirmation after successful trade Yes Yes Yes

You cannot set price alerts in the flatex app. Yes, you can use a third-party app for this, but wouldn't it be much easier to have it in the broker's own app?

flatex app - flatex app search functions

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Checklist for nice-to-have features

For some people it might be a deal-breaker if you can't set up a trailing stop limit - we totally get that. Others couldn't care less and also don't get excited if the app is available in 25 languages. Anyway, here is our checklist of minor, nice-to-have features:

flatex has these order types available in its app: Market, Limit.

At flatex you can use the following order terms & expiry in the app: Good 'til time (GTT), Good 'til canceled (GTC).

The flatex mobile app currently supports the following languages: German.

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Author of this article

Bence András Rózsa

Author of this article

Bence is an experienced broker analyst. Having an MSc in international economy and finance, he focuses on equities, cryptos and newcomer financial services. He also has 2+ years of experience within the brokerage industry, specializing in stock and CFD/forex brokers, crypto providers and robo-advisors.

Bence András Rózsa

Broker Analyst

Bence is an experienced broker analyst. Having an MSc in international economy and finance, he focuses on equities, cryptos and newcomer financial services. He also has 2+ years of experience within the brokerage industry, specializing in stock and CFD/forex brokers, crypto providers and robo-advisors.

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