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Lightyear is a simple and approachable way to invest in stocks and ETFs without unnecessarly large fees.
Richard Berry
Richard Berry
Good Money Guide Founder

Lightyear Customer Reviews

4.8

275 Good Money Guide reviewers have given this provider an average rating of 4.8 out of 5 based on their genuine experience.

Excellent85%
Very good10%
Average4%
Poor1%
Terrible0%

Leave a review and tell us what you think of this company to help others make more informed financial decisions.

Best app for investing

25th October 2024

I tried a lot of apps and Lightyear is the one I found most friendly for begginers, I learnt from the app about everything about investing and their news for stocks are spot on

Dino

Easy to use

25th October 2024

Lightyear is user friendly. I enjoy the grapjics used to help you understand and look through their products. Also, I found their customer service team quick to respond to queries.

Barbara

Value for money

25th October 2024

A far easier and intuitive app then any other I have used over the past 5 years. No problem issues and fair pricing irrespective of currency or shares.

Steven Ginsberg

25th October 2024

Alacsony díjak, jó értelemben egyszerű kezelő felület

Szűcs László

Lightyear

25th October 2024

Lightyear is an intuitive and highly user-friendly investment platform, suitable even for beginners

Anna

Great

25th October 2024

Very good!

Nándor

Simple

25th October 2024

It is a simple software, not difficult.

Zolee

Simple, without fee

25th October 2024

The Lightyear is a simple, great app for trading ETF without fee.

Dr. Tóth Attila

Good for beginners

25th October 2024

I have used this app for some time and so far I find lightyear a good beginner friendly stocks app

Quinten

Best etf platform

25th October 2024

Best ux and no fees for etfs.

Martin

6

25th October 2024

Simple and understandible

Ülle Reimann

Easy to use

25th October 2024

Easy to use with low commission and beautiful design

Adam El Messaoudi Aarab

Excellent Trading App

25th October 2024

Seamless usage of the app and trade executions are swift

Chima

A free simple investment choice

25th October 2024

Lightyear is pretty easy to use and search for a variety of ETFs

Raymond Pettigrew

Lightyear is great!

25th October 2024

Lightyear is perfect for long term investors.

Flora

super cool and convenient

25th October 2024

it is my favourite investing app. very user friendly and they are very quick to answer if you ever have questions. it brings you many options from different markets and places

zeynep

Brilliant service

25th October 2024

So much info has helped me trade

Paul french

Reliable and high quality app

25th October 2024

Lightyear offers stocks and MMFs with highest rates so you can invest in whatever suits. The experience is amazing

Frank

Awesome

25th October 2024

The best investing happens in there! Such great stats and diagrams. Love it!!

Markkus Tamm

Great

22nd October 2024

Nice

Bela

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Lightyear Review
Lightyear Review

Name: Lightyear

Description: Lightyear is a new investment app that offers low cost investing in UK, European and US shares. The company was founded by one of the first Wise (Transferwise) employees, Martin Sokk with a similar objective of making investing as cheap and easy as possible.
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Summary:

A very well-designed low-cost investing app with discounted FX charges, limit and recurring orders for investing in local and international markets.


Special Offer: Sign up with a promo code GOODMONEYGUIDE deposit at least £50 and get 10 trades for free. T&Cs apply. Capital at risk.

Pros

  • Low-cost investing account
  • Low FX fees of 0.35%
  • International market access

Cons

  • No ISA
  • No SIPP
  • Pricing
    (4.5)
  • Market Access
    (4)
  • Online Platform
    (4.5)
  • Customer Service
    (4.5)
  • Research & Analysis
    (3.5)
Overall
4.2

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Lightyear Video Review

Richard Berry tests the Lightyear investing app with real money and highlights some of it’s key features.

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Lightyear dealing ticket fx charges

How does the Lightyear investing app make money?

Lightyear make their money on the FX Fees. With Lightyear, they apply the FX fee on top of the interbank rate, so you can actually see the amount you are charged for the conversion. When I interviewed Martin Sokk he told me Lightyear aims to expand into different countries quickly, so they can help people to

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Refer a Friend

Lightyear “shares” a refer-a-friend offer

Investment platform Lightyear has introduced a refer-a-friend offer with a difference, this one pays you in shares. Lightyear is offering the opportunity for both you and your friends to earn £10 in free stocks when they join Lightyear and fund their account with at least £50. You can invite up to five friends per month,

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Lightyear Investing App Review

Breaking Into Lightyear’s High Interest Vaults

Lightyear, the online savings and investing app, has launched a new product called Lightyear High-Interest Vaults to provide its clients with a market-leading interest rate on cash deposits. The High Interest Vaults are an easy-access cash investment product with variable rates, and there are separate vaults for deposits in Sterling, Euros and US d… To

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Lightyear Investing App Review

Is Lightyear just another low cost investing app?

Just after I interviewed the Lightyear founder, Martin Sokk for this review, I went to the pub with my friend Nick, a fellow ageing stockbroker. One of the things we discussed was how things have changed in the City, in particular, what is happening to Simpsons Tavern. For over 250 years, Simpsons Tavern has sold

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