Comparisons
Simple Trading Journal vs FX Replay: what each one is for
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FX Replay is mainly a backtesting platform: you replay historical charts and practise trades on them, and it includes a journal. Simple Trading Journal is a journal for the trades you actually take on your account. They overlap less than it seems — here is how they compare.
| Simple Trading Journal | FX Replay | |
|---|---|---|
| Main purpose | Journal and analysis of your real trades | Backtesting on historical charts, with a journal |
| Monthly price | $14.99 | $17.99 – $35 |
| Yearly price | $119 | $180 – $350 |
| Free plan | Yes — 2 trades a day, no time limit | Yes — 2 backtesting sessions, 1 indicator, 1 week of data retention |
| Free trial | 3 days of Pro, no card | Yes, no card (length not stated) |
| MetaTrader | MT4 and MT5 auto-sync with an add-on + key | MT4 and MT5 by file upload |
| Imports | MT4/MT5 report, cTrader, TradeLocker, DXtrade, Match-Trader, any CSV | Any CSV; NinjaTrader, Tradovate and MT4/MT5 files |
FX Replay's prices and features are taken from its own pricing and journal pages in September 2026 and may have changed since. Check its website before you decide.
Where FX Replay is stronger
- Backtesting: replay past price action bar by bar, including seconds-level data on its Pro plan.
- A prop firm challenge simulator for practising under challenge rules.
- Testing a strategy on a large sample before risking money on it.
- An active community on Discord.
Where Simple Trading Journal is stronger
- Your real MetaTrader 4 and 5 trades are recorded automatically as you trade.
- Pro costs $14.99 a month or $119 a year.
- Discipline analysis on real trades: revenge trades, rising risk after losses, overtrading, off-hours trading.
- Prop firm limit tracking on your real challenge account.
- The whole app in 9 languages, including Turkish, Persian and Arabic.
Which one should you choose?
They do different jobs. To test a strategy on past data, FX Replay is built for that. To record and review the trades you actually take — especially on MetaTrader — use Simple Trading Journal. Many traders use a backtesting tool and a journal side by side; the free plan here needs no card.