Trading simulator
Investopedia Stock Simulator
A free stock trading simulator from Investopedia. You get virtual cash to buy and sell real U.S.-listed stocks and funds, and you can join or create games with rankings — public, or private behind a password, on dates the creator sets. It needs a free Investopedia account and runs in a web browser; we found no official simulator app in the app stores.
Described from public reviews and guides — check investopedia.com for current details.
Fits you if you want to practice buying and selling stocks and funds with virtual cash and see where you rank in a game.
Trading simulator
Wall Street Survivor
A free stock market simulator from Stock-Trak that runs in your browser: trade stocks, ETFs, options and crypto with virtual cash, with short investing lessons alongside. Public contests run about a month at a time, and the portfolio that grows the most wins — with prizes for eligible adults 18 and over in the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec). Anyone can also create a free invite-only contest with custom rules and share a link to it with friends.
Fits you if you want short lessons alongside your trading, or a month-long public contest with prizes.
Trading simulator
MarketWatch's Virtual Stock Exchange
A free trading game from MarketWatch: create or join a game, trade stocks with virtual cash, and compete on that game's leaderboard. The host sets the budget, dates and rules; games can be public or password-private, and each one has a comment feed. It's meant for ages 16 and up, needs a free MarketWatch login, and plays in a web browser — its phone apps are no longer in the app stores.
Fits you if you want to host a trading game with your own budget, dates and rules.
Trading simulator
How the Market Works
A free, ad-supported stock market simulator from Stock-Trak, built for schools — teachers run contests for their classes. Players trade stocks, ETFs and mutual funds with virtual cash, and need a free account. For adults, self-learners and friend contests, its site points to its sister site, Wall Street Survivor.
Fits you if you're a teacher who wants to run a stock market contest for a class.
Fantasy-style game
Fantasy Stock League app
A free fantasy-style stock game from Fantasy Stock League LLC — not affiliated with PlayFSL — with iPhone, iPad and Android apps plus a website. In its ranked drafts, 12 players snake-draft 10 stocks each; each portfolio is weighted by draft slot, locked for a 90-day season, and ranked by value within a 12-player division, with finishes earning World Ranking points. Private drafts run from 7 days to a year; there is no real money and no in-app purchases, and it is for ages 13+.
Fits you if you want a phone app, and a drafted portfolio that stays locked for a 90-day season.
Fantasy-style game · Our game
PlayFSL
Our game: free, in any modern browser, with no real money — you never buy, sell or hold a share, and there are no entry fees, bets or prizes, just bragging rights. You snake-draft 7 real companies from about 100 large U.S. companies, then each week start 5 and rank them by conviction — the top slot counts 5×, down to 1× — and score on how they move that week, live on market weekdays. Private leagues seat up to 8 friends for 4 or 8 weeks, with league chat and head-to-head matchups; public leagues always run 4 weeks, are free to join, and draft Sundays at 3 PM ET.
Fits you if you want to draft a team with friends and make a lineup call every week of a short season.
