Does Stoic AI have paper trading?

Not as the normal start. Their FAQ says they may offer a trial or demo — contact support. Setup is still an account plus exchange API keys, with $500–$1,000 already on the exchange.

Is CryptoBud a Stoic AI alternative?

Yes if you want an iPhone crypto trading bot without handing API keys to a shared cloud. CryptoBud shows which coins it would trade for your budget, gives you a private box, and starts with paper trading. Stoic is simpler only if you already have keys and want one of their three strategies on live money.

Does Stoic AI store my API keys?

Yes. Stoic stores API keys and you whitelist their IPs on Binance. CryptoBud puts keys on your private cloud box and emails you that IP for the Binance allowlist.

How much does Stoic AI cost compared to CryptoBud?

Stoic charges by portfolio size — Starter $24/month or $149/year up to $2,500, then Plus and Pro as the connected balance grows, plus 5% a year on anything above $10,000. CryptoBud is $5/week in the iOS app ($20/month, $220/year), flat.

CryptoBud vs Stoic AI

Stoic AI alternative

Stoic AI is the closest iPhone crypto trading bot — not the easier start. Day one needs a funded exchange and API keys. CryptoBud’s first screen shows which coins it would trade for your budget, with no account. Stoic runs on shared cloud and keeps your keys on their servers.

Checked August 13, 2026

Side by side

Compared	Stoic	CryptoBud
Paper trading first	StoicNo No paper trading up front. Setup is account + API keys.^1,2	CryptoBudYes Paper trading is the default. No API keys.
Preview before keys	StoicNo Pick Meta, Long Only, or Yield — their history, not your coins.^2,1	CryptoBudYes See the current coins it would trade, before Sign in with Apple.
Keys on your box	StoicNo Keys stored with Stoic. You whitelist their IPs.^3,1	CryptoBudYes Private cloud box. Keys stay on that machine.
Practice matches live	StoicNo They backtest internally. You go live.¹	CryptoBudYes Same bot from paper trading to live.

Yes — The normal way the product works. Partial — Nearby (a demo, a backtest) but not the same. No — The opposite, or the FAQ says contact support.

Yes
The normal way the product works.
Partial
Nearby (a demo, a backtest) but not the same.
No
The opposite, or the FAQ says contact support.

How you get started

Stoic’s “five minutes” assumes you already have exchange API keys. CryptoBud’s first five minutes never open Binance.

Stoic’s own steps: sign up, choose a strategy, link the exchange with Auto-Connect or API keys.^2,4
Minimum on the exchange is $500 for most strategies, $1,000 for Meta and Automated Bitcoin Yield on Binance (and Meta on Hyperliquid).¹
FAQ on a demo: “We may offer trial periods or demo accounts… contact our support team.” That is not paper trading as the default.¹
iOS app exists — iPhone, 3.8 stars from 319 ratings when we checked.⁵

Paper trading

CryptoBud starts with paper trading: real prices, fake fills. Stoic starts when keys connect — on live money.

Stoic setup is (1) create an account, (2) generate exchange API keys, (3) connect them. They say it typically takes under 10 minutes — after you already have the exchange.¹

Where keys live

Your coins stay on the exchange with both products. The difference is who holds the API key, and which IP Binance will accept.

Stoic: “Your API key is stored in the encrypted storage.” You paste Stoic’s list of IP addresses into Binance’s trusted-IP list.³
Trade-only, no withdrawal — same rule we require. The trusted IPs are still their cloud, not a box that is yours.^3,1

Does practice match live?

Stoic publishes past strategy results on their site. You do not paper-trade your own coins on Binance testnet before going live.

They refine via “research, backtesting, and live performance” internally. You pick a named strategy and it trades.¹
Public track record is their Strategies page since 2020 — their results, not a preview of yours.¹

What it costs

Stoic’s bill scales with the portfolio you connect. CryptoBud is a flat weekly subscription for the private box — same price on paper or live.

Stoic’s own pricing is a subscription by portfolio size: Starter $24/month or $149/year (up to $2,500), Plus $39/$239 (up to $5,000), Pro $66/$399 (up to $10,000).^6,1
Above $10,000 you stay on Pro plus a 5% yearly fee on the amount over $10,000.^6,1
CryptoBud is $5/week in the iOS app ($20/month, $220/year). Flat — no fee on your trades, no cut of profits.

Who should pick which

Stoic AI. Someone who already has money on Binance (or Bybit, Coinbase, KuCoin, Crypto.com, Hyperliquid), knows how to create trade-only API keys, and wants to pick one of three ready-made strategies they cannot inspect.

CryptoBud. Someone who wants to see which coins the bot would trade for their budget, Sign in with Apple to get a private cloud box, and start with paper trading — live only when they say so.

Common questions

Not as the normal start. Their FAQ says they may offer a trial or demo — contact support. Setup is still an account plus exchange API keys, with $500–$1,000 already on the exchange.

Sources

Every competitor claim on this page points here. We quote their help centers, FAQs, and App Store listings — not something we made up.

Paper trading first — live when you say so