Comparison
WickScan vs AutoChart
Chart AI Trade Plans vs Three-Engine Consensus Reads
Last updated 2026-08-21
Short answer
AutoChart and WickScan both generate a trade plan — entry, stop and take-profit targets with a confidence score — from an uploaded chart screenshot. AutoChart's edge is ongoing volume on a budget: after sign-up you get a recurring free daily analysis, paid plans start under $5/week (August 2026), and answers come in 20+ languages with a follow-up chat. WickScan's edge is the read itself: three AI engines in consensus instead of one, every level calibrated against the chart's own price axis and a store-listed browser extension. WickScan's free tier needs no sign-up commitment and never paywalls the levels.
Overview
AutoChart (branded "Chart AI · Trade Vision", by AI Nation Inc.) and WickScan both turn a chart screenshot into a concrete trade plan. AutoChart leans into volume — a recurring daily free analysis, high daily caps and multi-language output — while WickScan is built around read quality: three engines in consensus and levels calibrated to the chart's own axis. We build WickScan; here's a fair look at both. Note the name: AutoChart at autochart.trade is unrelated to the long-established Autochartist, and several similarly-named "Chart AI" mobile apps exist.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | WickScan | AutoChart |
|---|---|---|
| Analysis & AI | ||
| AI chart-screenshot analysis | ||
| Entry / stop / target setup | Entry, SL, 3 take-profits | |
| Multi-engine AI consensus | 3 engines | Single model |
| Price-axis calibration for levels | Not published | |
| Abstains when no clean setup | Not published | |
| Features | ||
| Follow-up chat about the read | ||
| Scan history | ||
| Output languages | English | 20+ |
| Usability | ||
| Browser extension (store-listed) | ||
| One subscription across web + extension surfaces | Web and mobile sold separately | |
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | Permanent, full output, no card, no sign-up wall on levels | Sign-up required; recurring daily allowance (Aug 2026) |
| Paid plans | $35.99/mo Pro · $89.99/mo Elite (list) | $4.99/wk · $12.99/mo · $79.99/yr (Aug 2026) |
What AutoChart does well
AutoChart makes screenshot analysis cheap and repeatable. The free tier (sign-up required, no card) grants a couple of analyses immediately and then one more every day — the most generous recurring free allowance in this category as of August 2026 — and paid plans undercut most rivals at $4.99/week, $12.99/month or $79.99/year with very high daily caps. Each plan returns an entry zone, stop-loss and three take-profit targets plus an alternate counter-trade scenario, supports multi-image input on higher tiers, answers follow-up questions in a built-in chat, and outputs in more than 20 languages.
Where WickScan goes further
WickScan spends its effort on the quality and verifiability of a single read. Three AI engines analyze every chart independently and only their consensus ships; the chart's price axis is calibrated first, so entry, stop and target are read off the axis rather than estimated; and when a chart offers no clean setup, WickScan says so and gives trigger levels instead of forcing a plan. Every scan is saved to your scan history. WickScan also runs as a store-listed Chrome/Firefox extension and an in-app TradingView widget, and one account covers everything — AutoChart's web and mobile subscriptions are sold separately and don't cross-unlock.
Pricing and how to choose
As of August 2026 AutoChart lists free (sign-up, recurring daily allowance), $4.99/week, $12.99/month and $79.99/year tiers with daily caps. WickScan lists a permanent free tier, WickPro at $35.99/mo and WickElite at $89.99/mo. If your priority is many quick plans per day at the lowest price — especially in a language other than English — AutoChart is a reasonable budget pick. If your priority is a read you can trust and audit — consensus, calibrated levels, s — that is WickScan's territory. Both are free to try on the same chart.
The Verdict
Choose AutoChart if you want the cheapest recurring volume — a free analysis every day after sign-up, sub-$13 monthly pricing and 20+ output languages. Choose WickScan if the read itself matters more than the quantity: three engines in consensus, levels calibrated to the chart's own axis, honest abstains and a store-listed extension. Run the same chart through both and compare what comes back.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is AutoChart?
AutoChart (branded Chart AI · Trade Vision, operated by AI Nation Inc.) is a web app that turns an uploaded chart screenshot into a trade plan: entry zone, stop-loss, three take-profit targets, a confidence score and an alternate counter-trade scenario, with a follow-up chat and output in 20+ languages. As of August 2026 it offers a sign-up free tier with a recurring daily analysis and paid plans at $4.99/week, $12.99/month or $79.99/year. It is unrelated to Autochartist.
What's the main difference between WickScan and AutoChart?
Volume versus verification. AutoChart optimizes for many cheap plans per day; WickScan optimizes each read — three AI engines in consensus, entry/stop/target calibrated against the chart's own price axis, and an explicit abstain when no clean setup exists.
Is WickScan free?
Yes — WickFree is a permanent free tier with no credit card, including the complete output: multi-engine consensus, patterns, support/resistance and the exact entry, stop-loss and take-profit read. The free allowance never recharges; WickPro ($35.99/mo list) recharges it weekly.
Does AutoChart's subscription cover its mobile apps?
No — AutoChart's own pricing page states the web subscription does not include, unlock or transfer to its mobile apps, which are billed separately. A WickScan account covers the web app, the browser extension and the in-app TradingView widget together.
Which is cheaper?
AutoChart, on list prices: $12.99/month versus WickPro's $35.99/month (list) as of August 2026. The comparison worth making is what each read contains — WickScan's price buys multi-engine consensuss. Both free tiers let you compare actual output before paying either.
Which is more accurate, WickScan or AutoChart?
No published benchmark compares them, so test both on a chart you know well. WickScan's three-engine consensus and its willingness to abstain on unclear charts exist to reduce forced or hallucinated setups.