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Life & fun · February 17, 2011

Stock Bubbles app, advices?

A few weeks ago I got an idea for a more interesting interface to check the stock market. The huge list of symbols in a table view that are either green or red (the same red and green whatever the gain is 0.1% or 10%) is not really cool for fast scanning, nor fun to use. Since I happen to be involved with an iPhone and iPad devleopment company here in Sicily since a few years, as share holder and "advisor", I suggested the idea to this friends of mine. As there was no really development bandwidth to do things like this, as they mostly work for other companies creating applications for the…

Stock Bubbles app, advices? launched on February 17, 2011 with 13 votes, #43 of 163 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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Stock Bubbles is an iOS app that displays stock market data through an alternative visual interface using bubbles instead of traditional tables. Rather than showing gains and losses as uniform red and green colors regardless of magnitude, the app uses bubble size and color to help users quickly scan and compare stock performance. It is designed for iPhone and iPad users who want a more engaging way to monitor the stock market.

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