Acorns vs Robinhood

Acorns is an investment app that automatically invests your spare change. Good for young investors to get into the habit. How does it compare to Robinhood? Read our comparison chart below.

Acorns is geared towards young investors who have trouble saving. This investment app automatically rounds up and invests your spare change whenever you make a purchase. The service fee starts at $1/month for accounts under $5,000. There is no minimum to open.

While Robinhood offers $0 stock trades by cutting out physical offices and manual account management. Only basic stock trading can be performed on the mobile app. There is no minimum deposit or maintenance fee, though there is an optional paid premier customer tier starting at $5/month.

Compare Acorns with Robinhood, side-by-side. Read on for an in-depth look, including ratings, reviews, pros and cons.

	Acorns	Robinhood
	SPECIAL OFFER $10 Sign-Up Bonus - Learn More Read Acorns Review	OFFER Get a Free Stock (worth between $2.50 and $200) - Learn More Read Robinhood Review
	Benefits and Features
Stock Trading	Part of service fee. No add-on trading fees.	$0
Options Trading		$0
Annual Fee	$1/mo for Acorns Lite (taxable account only) $3/mo for Acorns Personal (includes IRA and checking account) $5/mo for Acorns Family (includes investment accounts for kids)	All trades are commission-free. No platform fees.
Minimum Deposit	$0	$0
Mutual Fund Trading		No
Commission Free ETFs		All U.S. listed ETFs
Phone Support	Yes	No
Live Chat Support	No	No
Email Support	Yes	Yes
Human Advisors	No	No
Robo Advisor		No
Assets Under Management	$1.2 Billion
Tax Loss Harvesting	No	No
Goal Tracker	Yes	No
Automatic Deposits	Yes	Yes
Broker Assisted Trades		Not available
Good For		Beginners; Active traders
Inactivity Fee		$0
Maintenance Fee		$0
Online Platform	Yes	Yes
iPhone App	Yes	Yes (4 stars, 3.2m ratings)
Android App	Yes	Yes (1.4 stars, 360k ratings)
Banking	$3/mo for Acorns + Acorns Later + Acorns Spend checking. Free debit card, no minimum balance, no overdraft fees, and unlimited free or fee-reimbursed ATMs nationwide.	No service fees for Robinhood Cash Management account. Free debit card with no in-network ATM fees or foreign transaction fees
Mobile App	Yes
Locations		No
Online Community		No
Seminars		No
Virtual Trading		No
Single Stock Diversification	No
Fractional Shares	Yes	Yes
Taxable Accounts	Yes	Yes
401k Plans	No	No
IRA Accounts	Yes	No
Roth IRA Accounts	Yes	No
SEP IRA Accounts	Yes	No
Trust Accounts	No	No
529 Plans	No	No
	CreditDonkey® Reviews
Annual Fee
Minimum Deposit
Customer Service
Stock Trading
Options Trading
Mobile App
Commissions and Fees
Ease of Use
Research
Pros & Cons	Pros: No minimum investment Invest with spare change Cash-back program Cons: Fees are high for small balances No tax benefits Limited investment options	Pros: Commission-free trades No minimum Extended trading hours Cons: No IRAs Limited research No mutual funds & bonds
Bottom Line	Investment app that automatically invests your spare change. Good for young investors to get into the habit... Read full review	Free way to trade stocks with limited bells and whistles... Read full review
	$10 Sign-Up Bonus $5 Sign-Up Bonus Try Acorns Today!	Get a Free Stock (worth between $2.50 and $200) Commission-Free Trades Free Cryptocurrency Investing
Blank fields may indicate the information is not available, not applicable, or not known to CreditDonkey. Please visit the product website for details. Acorns: Pricing information from published website as of 09/28/2020. Robinhood: Pricing information from published websites as of 04/18/2020.

Which is Better: Acorns or Robinhood?

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Articles on Robinhood

Robinhood

Robinhood lets you trade stocks commission-free and has no account minimums. Is it safe? Are there hidden fees? Read on for the pros and cons.

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Robinhood App

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Comments

• Olivia Tabor
  on April 2019 said about Acorns:

  I have both Acorns and Robinhood and even though they each serve a different purpose I don't have the freedom of stock purchase that I really like. I believe Acorns diversifies for my needs more effectively.

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