Comparison
WickScan vs ChartScan
Web-Based AI Chart Reading vs a Mobile Scanner App
Last updated 2026-08-11
Short answer
WickScan and ChartScan both analyze a chart image with AI, but they return different things. ChartScan is a phone app — photograph a chart and it highlights patterns (channels, breakouts, wedges) and support/resistance zones across stocks, crypto and forex. WickScan runs in any browser and returns a full structured setup: three AI engines in consensus, a specific entry, stop-loss and target with a risk-reward ratio, confidence scoring, and a WickJournal that trains a personal AI on the trades you tag. ChartScan is cheaper ($4.99/week or a yearly plan); WickScan has a permanent free tier with no credit card, so you can run the same chart through both before paying for either.
Overview
ChartScan is a mobile app on the App Store and Google Play: snap a photo of a chart and its AI flags patterns and support/resistance. WickScan does the same core job — read a chart image with AI — but goes further: three AI engines in consensus, a structured setup with entry, stop and target, and a journal that learns from your trades. This is an honest look — we build WickScan — at where the two differ.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | WickScan | ChartScan |
|---|---|---|
| Analysis & AI | ||
| AI chart-image analysis (photo or screenshot) | ||
| Pattern detection (channels, wedges, breakouts) | ||
| Support & resistance detection | ||
| Multi-engine AI consensus | 3 engines | Not disclosed |
| Entry / stop / target with risk-reward ratio | S/R levels only | |
| Confidence scoring | ||
| Features | ||
| Multi-asset (stocks, crypto, forex) | ||
| WickJournal — personal AI trained on your trades | ||
| Multi-timeframe analysis | ||
| Usability | ||
| Runs in any browser (no install) | Mobile app only | |
| Works with any broker's charts | ||
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | Free plan (no card) | Free trial, then paid |
| Paid plans | $29.99/mo | ~$4.99/wk · ~$29.99/yr (US App Store, Aug 2026) |
What ChartScan does
ChartScan, by Stringcode OU, is built for the phone-camera workflow: take a photo of any chart — or pick a screenshot from your library — and its AI scans it for technical formations like channels, breakouts and wedges, highlights support and resistance levels, and covers stocks, crypto and forex. It ships as an iOS app (which also runs on Apple Silicon Macs) and an Android app, sold as a subscription — roughly $4.99/week or $29.99/year on the US App Store — after a free trial. There is no web version.
Where WickScan goes further
WickScan treats the same input — any chart image, photographed or screenshotted — as the start of a full trade read, not just a pattern overlay. Three AI engines analyze the chart in parallel and are combined into a consensus, and the output is a structured setup: direction, a specific entry, stop-loss and target read from the chart's own price axis, the risk-reward ratio, and a confidence score. Every scan lands in WickJournal, where you tag how it played out and train a personal AI on the setups you mark as winners. It runs in any browser on desktop or mobile, with no install.
Pricing and how to choose
ChartScan is the cheaper subscription — its yearly plan costs about what one month of WickScan Pro does. If all you want is quick pattern spotting on your phone, that price is hard to argue with. If you want an actionable setup — exact levels, risk-reward, multi-engine consensus and a journal that learns from your results — that's the job WickScan is built for, and its free tier (no credit card) means you can compare both on the same chart before spending anything.
The Verdict
Choose ChartScan if you want a cheap phone app that flags patterns and support/resistance from a chart photo. Choose WickScan if you want the full read: three AI engines in consensus, a structured entry/stop/target with risk-reward, and a WickJournal that trains a personal AI on your tagged trades — in any browser, with a free tier and no credit card. The fastest way to decide is to run the same chart through both and compare the output.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ChartScan?
ChartScan is a mobile app for iOS and Android by Stringcode OU. You take a photo of a trading chart (or pick a screenshot from your library) and its AI identifies patterns like channels, breakouts and wedges and highlights support and resistance levels, across stocks, crypto and forex. It's subscription-based, at roughly $4.99/week or $29.99/year on the US App Store after a free trial.
What's the difference between WickScan and ChartScan?
Both analyze a chart image with AI. ChartScan is a phone app that flags patterns and support/resistance. WickScan runs in any browser and returns a full structured setup — three AI engines in consensus, exact entry, stop and target with a risk-reward ratio, confidence scoring — plus WickJournal, which trains a personal AI on the trades you tag.
Is ChartScan cheaper than WickScan?
On paid plans, yes — ChartScan's yearly subscription (about $29.99/year on the US App Store) costs roughly what one month of WickScan Pro ($29.99/mo) does. WickScan, however, has a permanent free tier with no credit card that includes the full analysis with exact entry/stop/target levels, so you can use it without paying at all.
Does ChartScan give entry, stop-loss and take-profit levels?
ChartScan's listings describe pattern detection and support/resistance highlighting to help guide entries and exits — not a structured bracket. WickScan returns a specific entry, stop-loss and target read from the chart's own price axis, with the risk-reward ratio calculated for you.
Can I use ChartScan or WickScan on a computer?
WickScan runs in any browser on desktop or mobile with nothing to install. ChartScan is a mobile app (its iOS version also runs on Apple Silicon Macs); there is no web version.
Which is more accurate, WickScan or ChartScan?
Accuracy varies chart to chart, so the fair answer is to run the same chart through both and compare. WickScan combines three AI engines into a consensus and logs every call in WickJournal, where you tag the outcome — so you can judge it against your own record rather than marketing claims.