smallcase
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you're a hands-on Indian investor who wants expert-built stock baskets inside your existing broker account and will track rebalances.
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smallcase vs Angel One
smallcase and Angel One both land on Depends.
Angel One
Depends
Confidence: Medium
A reasonable low-cost, all-in-one broker for Indian retail investors who accept platform risk.
| Compare | smallcase | Angel One |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Hands-on DIY investors in India | Indian retail investors wanting one app for everything |
| Who it's not for | Passive investors . index funds are cheaper and simpler | Anyone who treats data security as a dealbreaker |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.10 | Breached: Feb 2025 AWS compromise leaked personal data of ~8 million users; company says it is assessing impact.12 |
| Support quality | No support evidence in reviewed sources | 1.9/5 Trustpilot; Reddit demat horror threads |
| Public sentiment | Play Store users rate it highly, but Reddit sentiment splits between genuine praise and complaints about fees and manager conduct.² | Reviews are split: users praise the app's smart, user-friendly tools, while Reddit and Trustpilot are full of complaints about charges and support. |
| Biggest gotcha | User reports a 3% fee charged while buying a subscription smallcase . verify manager fees first⁵ | Support reviews are poor; expect slow grievance resolution16 |
Pick smallcase when
- Hands-on DIY investors in India
- Investors on partner brokers like Angel One or Axis Direct
- Fans of curated expert stock baskets
- SIP-style basket investors
When smallcase is not a fit
- Passive investors . index funds are cheaper and simpler
- Beginners who won't track rebalances and tax events
- Anyone allergic to per-order and manager subscription fees
- Hands-off investors wanting set-and-forget portfolios
Pick Angel One when
- Indian retail investors wanting one app for everything
- F&O and IPO investors
- Beginners wanting guided, low-cost trading
- Algo traders via SmartAPI
When Angel One is not a fit
- Anyone who treats data security as a dealbreaker
- Users needing fast, reliable customer support
- Traders outside Indian exchanges (NSE/BSE only)
- Privacy-sensitive investors wary of breached platforms
Sources
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- smallcase - Save & Invest - Apps on Google Playplay.google.comreview
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- smallcase Fees & Charges: Transaction, SIP & Brokersmallcase.comofficial
- Understanding Smallcase Fees, Charges, and Taxeswrightresearch.inreview
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- State Street Global Advisors Forms Strategic Relationship With smallcaseinvestors.statestreet.comnews
- SSL Server Test: api.smallcase.comssllabs.comsecurity
- Angel One homepageangelone.inofficial
security
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- ET Now: AWS resources compromised in data leaketnownews.comsecurity
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- Trustpilot: Angel Broking reviews (1.9 Poor)trustpilot.comreview