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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.

Simple to use

26th October 2024

Very easy to make trades with stocks and ETFs

Leslie Wood

Effortless Investing with LightYear

26th October 2024

LightYear has been a fantastic addition to my investing tools. The iOS App is user-friendly, making it easy to trade and manage my investments.

Gabriel Tondin

Simple

26th October 2024

Everything is simple and understandable

Rain Pennert

Simple and transparent to use

26th October 2024

Light year is simple to use. Charges are transparent. UI is clean and understandable. It provides large amount of free ETFs to invest

Vishesh Saxena

Excellent

26th October 2024

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Divine

Simple, inexpensive, helpful

26th October 2024

This platform have opened a way for “average people” to invest even smallest amount of money into various instruments otherwise were unavailable here around, due to cost, bank monopolies or required large commitments.

Their application is easy to use and packed with useful features, they list a lot of (ever increasing amount) instruments, and their user support have been fast and helpful multiple times.

Their cost structure is visible, which is also a bonus.

Peter
Verified

Great app for beginners!

26th October 2024

Simple to use, customer friendly with low costs on fees. So many different instruments, something for everyone. Safe way to grow your money. Highly recommend for people who’ve never invested in the stock market before.

Ingrid

Nice app through and through

26th October 2024

I have been using it for 2 years now and realizing just now that I have transfered all my investments to this one, because it is simple to use and broad enough for my diversification need. Well done Lightyear!

Joonas Laks
Verified

All good

26th October 2024

Easy and fast.

Mart
Verified

Simpel to use

26th October 2024

Easy to use, verry low fees (free)

Brecht

Lightyear, were have you been all.my life…

26th October 2024

Simple, pleasent to the eye, complete with main news for a particular stock, informative with main stock kpi data, dividend information, commisioning transparancy, fast transfers for in and outs, very good value for your costs, good custumer service. Brooker safety due to SPIC protection in the IS

Francisco Manuel Pinto

User-friendly investing for everyone

26th October 2024

The platform is easy to use, there are many ETFs and stocks to choose from. Even as a beginner investor I do not feel overwhelmed. Prices are competitive too!

Zsofia Kustra
Verified

26th October 2024

átlátható

olcsó

korrekt

István Jó

Easy and goos looking

26th October 2024

Thia app is realy easy to use and the user experience is amazing!

Péter

Best

26th October 2024

Easy to use,newbie friendly nice design.

The best thing is the really low prices.

Best choice for me. 🙂

Horváth Szabolcs
Verified

Simple and clear

26th October 2024

Simple clear and fast

Laszlo Zelenka

Saját tapasztalat alapján írt vélemény.

26th October 2024

Weblapjuk átlátható, könnyen kezelhető még az amatőröknek is. Tökéletes választás, biztonságos befektetés a fényév.

Lipták Attila

Olcsó

26th October 2024

Könnyen kezelhető felület,átlátható és költséghatékony.

Lopusni János

Good

26th October 2024

Simple UI, low fees

Ashwath Venkatasubramanian
Verified

átlátható

26th October 2024

Átlárható, egyszerü, végre én is résztvehetek a részvénypiacon.

Kunsági Balázs
Verified

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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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