The best trading apps
for UK investors.

The app that made commission-free investing mainstream in the UK. Fractional shares, automated "pies" with dividend reinvestment, a wide range of UK, US and European shares and ETFs, and a public API for anyone who wants their data elsewhere. The CFD side of the app is a separate, leveraged product; ignore it unless you know exactly what it is.

Clean, calm and deliberately limited. Commission-free dealing and fractional shares on a free plan for a general account, with paid plans adding the ISA and SIPP and cutting currency costs. Its activity export is the easiest of any UK app to work with.

A newer app from Estonia with a UK arm, covering UK, US and European shares and ETFs with low currency costs and interest paid on uninvested cash. The research pages on each stock are unusually good for an app at this price, and a UK ISA is offered.

Commission-free shares and ETFs, crypto in the same app, and the social layer: see what other investors hold and copy them. The account is in US dollars, so there is a conversion cost in and out. Treat the copy feature as what it is: trusting your money to someone you have not met.

ETFs only, and all the better for it: no platform fee on the do-it-yourself service, fractional ETF units, automatic investing and one-click rebalancing to your target weights. A managed option exists for a fee. There are no individual shares, which rules it out for stock pickers and makes it ideal for everyone else.

A trading platform first, with spread betting and CFDs, but also a proper share-dealing service with an ISA and a SIPP and a large international range. The app and charting are a level above the buy-and-hold apps, and commission falls with activity.

Built around round-ups and regular deposits rather than stock picking: a Lifetime ISA for a first home, a Stocks & Shares ISA and a pension, invested in a short list of funds and ETFs with a few US shares. The app is friendly and the choice is narrow by design.

AJ Bell's simple app: a small curated range of funds and themed investments plus a selection of shares, a low percentage fee and the backing of one of the largest UK platforms. When you outgrow it, the full AJ Bell service is next door.

Share and ETF dealing inside the Revolut app, alongside the current account, crypto and commodities. A number of commission-free trades each month depending on your plan, then a fee per trade. Convenient if you are already there; not a reason to join. Check the current account types before relying on it for an ISA.

A long-established trading platform that added commission-free shares and ETFs up to a monthly volume, interest on uninvested cash and, more recently, a UK ISA. The CFD heritage shows in the platform, which is more capable and busier than the buy-and-hold apps.