Comparison
WickScan vs SimpleAlgo (SimpleCharts)
Indicator Membership with Chart AI vs a Dedicated Chart Reader
Last updated 2026-10-26
Short answer
SimpleAlgo's SimpleCharts and WickScan both turn a chart screenshot into a read with direction, entry, stop-loss and targets, or a no-clean-setup answer. SimpleCharts adds a 0–100 Setup Score, can take a ticker and check its levels against the live price, and comes inside a membership with SimpleAlgo's TradingView indicators, scanners, a chat assistant and a Discord community; as of October 2026 you can see the direction and score without an account, a free account gets 3 full analyses a day, and membership is $25/week or $300/year (announced to rise to $360/year for new members after October 27, 2026). WickScan reads each chart with three AI engines in consensus, takes every level from the chart's own price axis, runs as a web app, browser extension and Android app, and its free scans recharge every day with no credit card. Run the same chart through both.
Overview
SimpleAlgo's SimpleCharts analyzer and WickScan both read an uploaded chart screenshot and return a direction, entry, stop and targets, or say there's no clean setup. SimpleCharts is one part of a membership built around SimpleAlgo's TradingView indicators; WickScan, an AI chart-analysis tool, is built around the chart read itself. We build WickScan; this page sticks to what both products publish.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | WickScan | SimpleAlgo (SimpleCharts) |
|---|---|---|
| Analysis & AI | ||
| AI chart-screenshot analysis | ||
| Entry / stop / target | ||
| Multi-engine AI consensus | 3 engines | Not published |
| Price-axis calibration for levels | Levels checked against live price when a ticker is given | |
| Setup quality score | Confidence + reward-to-risk | 0–100 Setup Score |
| Explicit no-clean-setup answer | ||
| Features | ||
| Follow-up chat about the read | Separate TradeGPT assistant | |
| TradingView indicators included | ||
| Community | Members-only Discord | |
| Usability | ||
| Browser extension / Android app | Chrome + Firefox · Android | Web only |
| No-account preview | Direction + Setup Score | |
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | Recharges every day, full output, no card | 3 full analyses/day with a free account (Oct 2026) |
| Paid plans | $35.99/mo Pro · $89.99/mo Elite (list) | $25/week or $300/yr; $360/yr for new members after Oct 27, 2026 |
What SimpleAlgo's SimpleCharts does well
SimpleCharts has a useful no-account preview: upload a chart and see the direction and a 0–100 Setup Score before signing up, with a free account unlocking 3 full analyses a day. The Setup Score is clearly explained — SimpleAlgo states it describes the quality of the evidence, not the chance of profit. If you enter a ticker, SimpleCharts checks its levels against the live price. The bigger draw is the bundle: one membership includes SimpleAlgo's TradingView indicators (which work on TradingView's free plan), scanners, a journal, the TradeGPT chat assistant and a large Discord community.
Where WickScan goes further
WickScan is a dedicated chart reader. It runs three AI engines in consensus on every chart and calibrates the chart's own price axis before quoting entry, stop or target, so the levels come from the axis of the screenshot you uploaded. You can ask follow-up questions about that specific read, and it works beyond the upload box: a Chrome and Firefox extension scans a chart from the page you're on, an in-app TradingView widget scans without leaving the dashboard, and there is an Android app. Paid plans are monthly rather than weekly, and every read is saved to your history.
Pricing and how to choose
As of October 2026, SimpleAlgo's membership is $25/week or $300/year, with the annual price announced to rise to $360 for new members after October 27, 2026; a free account gets 3 full SimpleCharts analyses a day, resetting at midnight US Eastern. WickScan lists a permanent free tier whose scans recharge every day, WickPro at $35.99/mo and WickElite at $89.99/mo. If you want TradingView indicators, scanners and a community with chart AI included, SimpleAlgo's bundle is built for that. If you want a dedicated three-engine chart read with axis-calibrated levels, an extension and an Android app, WickScan fits better.
The Verdict
Choose SimpleAlgo if you want TradingView indicators, scanners and a trading community, with an AI chart analyzer and a clear 0–100 Setup Score included in one membership. Choose WickScan if you want a dedicated chart reader: three AI engines in consensus, entry, stop and target from the chart's own price axis, follow-up chat on the read, a browser extension and an Android app, with free scans that recharge every day. Run the same chart through both.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is SimpleAlgo's SimpleCharts?
SimpleCharts (simplecharts.io), made by SimpleAlgo LLC, is an AI platform whose chart analyzer reads a screenshot or a ticker and returns a buy or sell opportunity or "no clean setup", a 0–100 Setup Score, entry, stop and one or two targets. It is included in SimpleAlgo's membership with its TradingView indicators, scanners, TradeGPT and a Discord community. Note that SimpleAlgo's site is simplealgo.io.
What's the main difference between WickScan and SimpleAlgo?
SimpleAlgo sells a trading-tools membership in which chart AI is one part; WickScan is a dedicated chart reader with three AI engines in consensus, levels from the chart's own price axis, follow-up chat on each read, a browser extension and an Android app.
Is WickScan free?
Yes. WickFree is a permanent free tier with no credit card, and it includes the complete analysis with entry, stop-loss and take-profit. Free scans recharge every day. WickPro ($35.99/mo list) gives a larger allowance that recharges weekly.
How much does SimpleAlgo cost?
As of October 2026, SimpleAlgo's membership is $25 a week or $300 a year, with the annual price announced to rise to $360 for new members after October 27, 2026. A free SimpleCharts account gets 3 full analyses a day, and you can see the direction and Setup Score without an account.
Does either tool use live market data?
SimpleCharts can check its levels against the live price when you give it a ticker. WickScan reads only the chart image you upload and takes its levels from that chart's price axis; it does not use live market data for its read.
Which is more accurate, WickScan or SimpleAlgo?
There is no published head-to-head benchmark, so the honest test is the same chart through both. SimpleAlgo notes its Setup Score measures the quality of evidence, not the chance of profit; WickScan's three-engine consensus and price-axis calibration exist to reduce single-model misreads.