How often it updates: the version and its date

Every store page carries the version the developer last published and the day it was published. The App Store goes further and lets anyone open the version history. This page reads both on 6 November 2026: the current version of each of the 6 listings of MetaTrader 4 and 5 and cTrader, then the App Store history with the number of days between entries.

Versions and dates, as the pages show them

The current version of every listing, the day it was published and how many days before the reading that was; then the App Store history, newest first. Pages read here: MetaTrader 4 and 5 and cTrader in the Philippines.

The current versions

On 6 November 2026 the pages showed: MetaTrader 4 Forex Trading (Google Play): version 400.1493, 27 October 2026, 10 days before the reading; MetaTrader 5 — Forex, Stocks (Google Play): version 500.6260, 8 October 2026, 29 days before the reading; MetaTrader 4 (App Store): version 4.0.1478, 28 August 2026, 70 days before the reading; MetaTrader 5 (App Store): version 5.0.6290, 2 November 2026, 4 days before the reading; cTrader: CFD Trading & Charts (Google Play): version 5.11.140, 2 November 2026, 4 days before the reading; cTrader: CFD Trading & Charts (App Store): version 5.11.150, 3 November 2026, 3 days before the reading.

Numbers in two version schemes cannot be compared with each other: a Play build named with three numbers and an iPhone build named with two follow different conventions, and the pages explain neither.

The shape of the App Store history: MetaTrader 4

The history on the App Store page of MetaTrader 4 begins on 24 June 2022 with version 4.0.1350 and ends on 28 August 2026 with version 4.0.1478: 25 entries in 1526 days. The gaps between consecutive entries have a median of 46 days, the longest is 241 days and the shortest 1. Of the 24 gaps, 3 are a week or less, 1 are between eight and fourteen days, 11 are between fifteen and sixty days and 9 are longer than sixty days.

For MetaTrader 4 the page lists only what the App Store still shows; earlier versions may exist that it no longer lists, and this site claims nothing about them. Each entry carries a note from the developer: 25 of the 25 entries repeat a note that appears more than once, and 0 have a note of their own.

The shape of the App Store history: MetaTrader 5

The history on the App Store page of MetaTrader 5 begins on 11 June 2025 with version 5.0.5050 and ends on 2 November 2026 with version 5.0.6290: 25 entries in 509 days. The gaps between consecutive entries have a median of 14 days, the longest is 102 days and the shortest 0. Of the 24 gaps, 9 are a week or less, 3 are between eight and fourteen days, 10 are between fifteen and sixty days and 2 are longer than sixty days.

For MetaTrader 5 the page lists only what the App Store still shows; earlier versions may exist that it no longer lists, and this site claims nothing about them. Each entry carries a note from the developer: 25 of the 25 entries repeat a note that appears more than once, and 0 have a note of their own.

The shape of the App Store history: cTrader: CFD Trading & Charts

The history on the App Store page of cTrader: CFD Trading & Charts begins on 25 May 2026 with version 5.9.100 and ends on 3 November 2026 with version 5.11.150: 25 entries in 162 days. The gaps between consecutive entries have a median of 7 days, the longest is 14 days and the shortest 1. Of the 24 gaps, 15 are a week or less, 9 are between eight and fourteen days, 0 are between fifteen and sixty days.

For cTrader: CFD Trading & Charts the page lists only what the App Store still shows; earlier versions may exist that it no longer lists, and this site claims nothing about them. Each entry carries a note from the developer: 24 of the 25 entries repeat a note that appears more than once, and 1 have a note of their own.

What the notes say: cTrader: CFD Trading & Charts

The newest note that is not a repeat belongs to version 5.9.160, 26 June 2026: “What's New cTrader Mobile 5.9 introduces My cTrader, improves in-app navigation and upgrades charts with floating panels and focus features. My cTrader Explore your new trading hub available from the bottom bar. Here, you can switch between trading accounts, create new ones, deposit and withdraw funds and grant account access to others. Share your real-time account stats via a public link to showcase your trading ...” The oldest entry listed, version 5.9.100 of 25 May 2026, reads: “cTrader Mobile 5.9 introduces My cTrader, improves in-app navigation and upgrades charts with floating panels and focus features. My cTrader Explore your new trading hub available from the bottom bar. Here, you can switch between trading accounts, create new ones, deposit and withdraw funds and gr” These are the developer's words and are quoted as written; this desk did not try the features.

Reading a version number

The version strings read on 6 November 2026 are: 400.1493 (MetaTrader 4 Forex Trading, Google Play); 500.6260 (MetaTrader 5 — Forex, Stocks, Google Play); 4.0.1478 (MetaTrader 4, the App Store); 5.0.6290 (MetaTrader 5, the App Store). A version number is a label chosen by the developer; the usual convention reads it from left to right as major, minor and patch, so that a change in the first number marks a large release and a change in the last a small correction. Here 2 of them have 2 parts and 4 of them have 3 parts. The pages do not state the convention, so this site does not claim that any version is a “major” one: it only compares a string with the same string at another time.

How the days column is counted

The last column of the first table counts calendar days between the date the page gives for the current version and the day of the reading, 6 November 2026, both in UTC. A page that says “updated 3 November 2026” is counted from that day. Because the stores show dates in the viewer's local time, a page can show a date one day away from the UTC date of the same event; the table follows the page.

Why a version number is worth writing down

Version numbers let two people talk about the same build. If a rating, a size or a requirement changes between two readings of this site, the version beside it tells you whether the app changed too or only the page did.

Google Play also prints an “Updated on” date; the table prints it as the page words it, and the days-before column counts from the reading day in UTC.

What the page cannot show

A version history does not show whether an update changed a fee or moved a button. Notes are written by the developer, they are short and many are generic, and the public Play page shows only the current version. Neither store says anything about the terms of the account behind the app; those are in the broker's documents.

A routine a reader can repeat

App Store: open the page, find “What’s New”, open Version History and compare it with the table, counting entries and days yourself. Google Play: write down the version and the “Updated on” date, and the day you looked. A newer version goes on top of your own list; that is the whole method.