SetupBookFree, every feature; no paid plan todayBest forTraders who want the math done right and want to see what their mistakes and their own state cost them, whether the trades arrive from MetaTrader, cTrader or an exchange, from a file or by hand. Forex, crypto, futures and prop accounts.
StonkJournalFree; Pro $10 a monthBest forStock and options traders who type their trades and want a free, fast journal with risk rules, and cheap AI later.
StonkJournal and SetupBook both believe a trading journal's core should be free. StonkJournal offers unlimited trades and accounts across stocks, options, futures, forex and crypto, fast manual entry, ten types of risk rules and an offline-first app, and charges $10 a month for smart import and AI. SetupBook is free in full, including live sync from MetaTrader, cTrader, Bybit, Binance and OKX and file import, and focuses on computed numbers, priced mistakes, prop limits and the trader's own state.
The short answer. If you trade US stocks and options, want an AI coach for $10 a month later, and like an app that works offline, StonkJournal is a good fit. If you want live sync or file import, exit analysis, mistake costs and psychology measures without paying anything, SetupBook includes them.
Feature by feature
From StonkJournal's site as checked on 18 October 2026. Cells marked "not stated" are features StonkJournal's site does not mention, which does not mean they are missing.
Where StonkJournal is the better choice
- Options. Multi-leg options are detected and grouped; SetupBook has no options model.
- AI at a low price. AI Coach and AI Chat on the $10 Pro plan; SetupBook has no AI.
- Offline-first. StonkJournal works without a connection and syncs later.
- Risk rules. Ten rule types across risk, discipline and behaviour.
Where SetupBook is the better choice
- Sync and import included. MetaTrader 4 and 5, cTrader, Bybit, Binance and OKX send trades in by themselves, and MetaTrader reports, Binance, TradingView and any CSV import, all free. StonkJournal's import is part of Pro and sync is on its roadmap.
- Prices in, numbers out. Enter fills, stop and size, and P&L, risk and R are computed, with a warning when a typed value disagrees.
- Mistake cost and discipline. Every mistake tag priced in money next to your clean trades, a discipline rate and a discipline-versus-equity chart.
- Exit analysis. MAE, MFE, exit efficiency and money left on the table.
- Psychology. A morning check-in and calm at entry, read against results in four charts.
- Prop limits in the trade form. A warning before a trade would break the daily loss or drawdown limit.
- English and Turkish.
What a year costs
Moving from StonkJournal to SetupBook
If you export your trades as CSV, import them in SetupBook with column mapping, which previews the rows and skips duplicates. Options trades come across as single symbols without leg grouping.
Which one to pick
Pick StonkJournal if you trade options, want cheap AI, or need offline entry. Pick SetupBook if you trade forex, crypto, futures or prop accounts and want sync or import, exit analysis, mistake costs and psychology measures free. Both let you start in a minute; the user guide has a demo account if you want to see SetupBook filled in first.
Sources and notes
Prices and features as published on each vendor's site on October 18, 2026; third-party reviews are used only where the vendor's page is silent. Prices change often: confirm on the vendor's site before you pay.
StonkJournal is a trademark of its owner. SetupBook is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by StonkJournal.
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