Robinhood vs Acorns

Robinhood is a free option to trade stocks with limited bells and whistles. How does it compare to Acorns? Read our comparison chart below.

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 $6/month.

While 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 is waived for college students. Otherwise, the fee starts at $1/month for accounts under $5,000. There is no minimum to open.

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

	Robinhood	Acorns
	SPECIAL OFFER Invite Friends, Get Free Stocks - Learn More Read Robinhood Review	SPECIAL OFFER $10 Sign-Up Bonus - Learn More Read Acorns Review
	Benefits and Features
Stock Trading	$0	Part of service fee. Free for college students for 4 years. No add-on trading fees.
Annual Fee		Free for college students; $1/mo for Acorns; $2/mo for Acorns + Acorns Later; $3/mo for Acorns + Acorns Later + Acorns Spend
Minimum Deposit	$0	$0
Commission Free ETFs	all U.S. listed ETFs
Phone Support		Yes
Live Chat Support		No
Email Support		Yes
Human Advisors		No
Assets Under Management		$1 Billion
Tax Loss Harvesting		No
Goal Tracker		Yes
Automatic Deposits		Yes
Broker Assisted Trades	$10
Customer Service	Monday-Friday 9am - 6pm ET
Inactivity Fee	$0
Maintenance Fee	$0
Online Platform		Yes
iPhone App		Yes
Android App		Yes
Banking	No	Acorns Spend checking account comes with a debit card and has no minimum balance requirement, no overdraft fees, and unlimited free or fee-reimbursed ATMs nationwide. $3/mo for Acorns + Acorns Later + Acorns Spend.
Mobile App	Yes	Yes
Desktop App	Yes
Locations	No
Online Community	No
Seminars	No
Virtual Trading	No
Single Stock Diversification		No
Fractional Shares		Yes
Taxable Accounts		Yes
401k Plans		No
IRA Accounts		Yes
Roth IRA Accounts		Yes
SEP IRA Accounts		Yes
Trust Accounts		No
529 Plans		No
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Ease of Use
Research
Annual Fee
Minimum Deposit
Customer Service
Pros & Cons	Pros: Commission-free trades No minimum Cons: No IRAs Limited research No mutual funds & bonds	Pros: No minimum investment Invest with spare change Free for college students Cons: Fees are high for small balances No tax benefits Limited investment options
Bottom Line	Free option to trade stocks with limited bells and whistles... Read full review	Investment app that automatically invests your spare change. Good for young investors to get into the habit... Read full review
	Invite Friends, Get Free Stocks Free Cryptocurrency Investing Free Options Investing	$10 Sign-Up Bonus $5 Sign-Up Bonus Try Acorns Today!
Blank fields may indicate the information is not available, not applicable, or not known to CreditDonkey. Please visit the product website for details. Robinhood: Pricing information from published websites as of 04/05/2020. Acorns: Pricing information from published website as of 07/11/2019.

Which is Better: Robinhood or Acorns?

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Comments

• Olivia Tabor
  on April 9, 2019 7:02 AM 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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