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TSB vs Edgewonk: Pricing, AI and Psychology Tools (2026)

TSB and Edgewonk are strong trading journals built around different review systems. Edgewonk rewards structured setups, checklists, tags, mistakes, psychology, and trade-management analysis, then adds an automatic weekly Edge Finder. TSB connects normalized imports to Journal evidence, Dashboards, Leak Map, an evidence-bound AI Coach, Retrospective Backtester, prop-program review, exports, optional Notion, and monthly or lifetime access. This comparison uses current server-rendered facts and a real-sample test instead of stale price arithmetic.

Quick Answer

Choose TSB for a portable evidence system: 328 recognized import profiles, traceable Coach conclusions, Backtester, Leak Map, Prop Firm Challenge Tracker, CSV/JSON exports, optional Notion, and monthly or lifetime access. Choose Edgewonk when you will maintain its setups, checklists, tags, mistakes, mental journal, Tiltmeter, simulator, optimizer, and automatic Sunday Edge Finder. Edgewonk's exact current price is Not verified because its public offer and term presentations conflict; confirm checkout before buying.

TSB Full Access and the current Edgewonk workflow

Compare current plans, import routes, exports and workflow limits.

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Trader's Second BrainTrading journal and evidence-review softwareTSB · first party

Scope: Trading journal, retrospective review, and prop-rule monitoring
Region: Global web product

  • Free workspace
  • Lifetime access option
  • Reviewed prop-program replay
Exact offerings / price
TSB Full Access — $49/month · $299 lifetime
Markets
Multi-asset; exact source route required
Platforms
Web; Optional Premium Notion workspace
Import routes
Manual logging; CSV/TSV/JSON/HTML; MT4/MT5 reports or EA sync; Supported broker/activity imports; TradingView capture
Decision features
Journal; Dashboards; Leak Map; AI Coach; Retrospective Backtester; Prop Firm Challenge Tracker
Export scope
Authenticated journal export in CSV and JSON
Prop-rule support
Exact reviewed prop-program replay; official firm terms remain controlling
Availability / limits
Free workspace and Full Access routes; exact source compatibility must be tested
EdgewonkPsychology-first online trading journal

Scope: Psychology, mistake, discipline, and trade-management review
Region: Global public web offer; VAT and checkout terms vary

Markets
Multi-asset; exact import route dependent
Platforms
Web; Responsive mobile web
Import routes
MT4/MT5 auto-import; Named files; Generic Excel
Decision features
Tiltmeter; Mental tags; Mistake review; Discipline review; MFE/MAE; Trade-management optimization; Weekly edge scan
Availability / limits
Current product is online; downloadable desktop product is legacy
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Choose TSB if…
You want imported evidence, transparent AI review, prop-rule context, and a lifetime-access route in one system.
  • You migrate between brokers, exchanges, platforms, or prop firms
  • You want Coach conclusions linked to exact supporting trades
  • You need retrospective Backtester and challenge-rule review
  • You want CSV/JSON exits and an optional Premium Notion workspace
  • You prefer monthly or lifetime access instead of renewal-only access
Choose Edgewonk if…
You want a mature psychology-first journal with deep manual structure and automatic weekly edge scans.
  • You will maintain setups, checklists, mental tags, and mistake categories
  • Edge Finder’s automatic Sunday scan fits your review ritual
  • Tiltmeter, MFE/MAE, and trade-management optimization matter
  • Your exact source has a current Edgewonk importer
  • You want unlimited journals, accounts, trades, and strategies under one offer

TSB vs Edgewonk: the short answer

TSB is the stronger fit for a trader who wants one portable evidence system. It recognizes 331 exact broker, exchange, platform, and prop-export profiles, then connects the Journal with Dashboards, Leak Map, an evidence-bound AI Coach, Retrospective Backtester, Prop Firm Challenge Tracker, exports, and optional Notion workflows.

Edgewonk is not a weak or obsolete alternative. The current product is an actively updated web journal—not the legacy downloadable app described in old comparisons. It is particularly strong when the trader is willing to build a deliberate taxonomy of setups, rules, mistakes, and psychology, then use Edge Finder, Tiltmeter, reports, simulator, and trade-management analysis to interrogate it.

The honest decision is not “AI versus statistics.” Both products surface patterns. The important differences are how evidence enters, how much structure the trader supplies, how conclusions can be checked, whether prop-program rules are part of the system, how complete the exit is, and whether the access model suits the intended holding period.

TSB vs Edgewonk: workflow comparison

Decision point TSB Full Access Edgewonk online
Current price $299 lifetime or $49/month Not verified because public offer and term presentations conflict
Access model Lifetime or monthly Recurring term; one full-feature offer is described
Analysis model Evidence-bound Coach, Leak Map, reports, and scoped Backtester Structured analytics, Edge Finder, Tiltmeter, simulator, optimizer, reports
Trader-supplied context Imported facts plus notes, tags, Setup versions, screenshots, and selected scope Setups, checklists, tags, mistakes, discipline, mental journal, and screenshots
Import routes 331 exact profiles; route varies by source MT4/MT5 auto-import, many named files, and generic Excel fallback
Prop-firm workflow Challenge Tracker and exact reviewed program-rule context Prop-account import supported; exact program-rule engine Not verified
Platform Web Responsive web; downloadable desktop product is legacy
Export / exit Authenticated CSV and JSON journal exports Current full self-service export scope Not verified

These are not feature-score points. Edgewonk can be the better system for a trader who consistently records the fields its analysis uses. TSB can be the better system when source normalization, inspectable AI evidence, prop constraints, and portability are the higher-value jobs.

Edgewonk pricing vs TSB pricing

The previous guide froze two live prices into its H1, metadata, body, and multi-year projections. That made the page look precise while the offers changed underneath it. Current TSB amounts now render from canonical product truth. Edgewonk’s exact current amount renders as Not verified until its public offer and billing-term presentations agree.

Edgewonk’s official pricing page currently promotes one full-feature subscription with unlimited journals, broker accounts, prop accounts, trades, and strategies. The same page combines a limited-time term, renewal language, regional VAT examples, and differing visible price treatments. Do not select whichever figure is most convenient; confirm the checkout total, included term, renewal term, currency, and VAT for your region.

TSB publishes monthly and lifetime access. That does not make every buyer an automatic TSB win. Compare the real checkout for the route you would buy, the quality of your exact importer, the review workflow you will sustain, and the completeness of your exit. A lower long-run cost cannot rescue a journal you do not use; a strong workflow should not require stale price arithmetic to prove its value.

Trial versus refund: the current Edgewonk pricing page emphasizes a fourteen-day money-back guarantee after purchase. Its terms allow a limited trial when offered on the package list, but a generally available current free trial is Not verified. Treat a refund window and a free trial as different commitments.

Edgewonk’s AI-driven innovation: what Edge Finder actually does

Edgewonk calls Edge Finder “AI Augmented Trade Analysis” and describes an automated algorithm that scans the journal every Sunday. Its current Edge Finder page says the scan analyzes hundreds of journal data points and returns focused views of win rate, time-of-day performance, rule leaks, costly comments, system edge, return-to-drawdown, discipline, and reward-to-risk behavior.

That is a meaningful product, not “fake AI” because it is not a chatbot. Its advantage is direction without requiring the user to invent the first question. Its limitation is the same one every journal analysis has: conclusions are only as meaningful as the imported records, definitions, tags, checklists, and comparison window. A selected historical pattern does not prove causality or future performance.

TSB Coach solves a related job differently. The server selects and signs an evidence set; the model explains those supplied facts, supporting trades, contrary cases, and limitations. It does not silently recalculate the figures or invent missing psychology, causal stories, or forecasts. A refusal when evidence is insufficient protects the analysis. TSB also lets the reader move from a Coach observation into the Journal, Leak Map, or a scoped Backtester hypothesis.

Tiltmeter, psychology, and rule discipline

Edgewonk’s psychology workflow is one of its clearest reasons to buy. The current feature set combines a mental journal, user-defined comments and tags, setup checklists, mistake tracking, discipline review, screenshots, session report cards, and Tiltmeter. The trader explicitly records context and can compare performance with rule adherence or emotional states. That structure is valuable when logging is consistent and definitions do not drift.

TSB should not pretend to know how a trader felt from price and P&L alone. Its Coach can analyze recorded behavior and attached evidence, but unknown psychology stays unknown. The practical advantage is traceability: ask what evidence supports an observation, open the exact trades, inspect exceptions, and turn a bounded finding into a review action. Our revenge-trading reset guide shows how to convert a suspected pattern into observable controls rather than a personality label.

Choose Edgewonk when deliberate self-tagging is the intervention you want. Choose TSB when the primary need is a connected evidence review across imported trades, exact Setup versions, account context, and prop constraints. Neither tool can manufacture an honest psychology record after the fact.

Performance Simulator vs Retrospective Backtester

Edgewonk publishes a Performance Simulator, Alternative Strategy Testing, Trade Management Optimizer, Best Exit Analysis, and MFE/MAE reports. Together they support structured “what changed in my recorded history?” investigation. The exact calculation contract should be checked inside the product before treating any hypothetical curve as a live counterfactual.

TSB’s Retrospective Backtester freezes one account, date range, evidence cutoff, and declared Setup version or context slice. It compares matching trades with the rest, reports sample and coverage, expectancy, profit factor, drawdown, period context, and supporting records where available, and never edits the Journal. It tests hypotheses over canonical Journal evidence; it is not tick-by-tick market replay. The backtesting workflow guide explains how to separate exploration from later untouched confirmation.

Edgewonk is compelling when its optimizer and simulator match the trader’s established review language. TSB is compelling when the decision needs typed evidence states, Setup-version scope, supporting-trade drill-down, and a Coach explanation that stays inside the same frozen evidence set.

Imports: test exact routes, not marketing counts

Edgewonk’s current import directory says it supports hundreds of brokers and names many fast-import routes across forex, stocks, futures, crypto, options, indices, and commodities. It documents MT4/MT5 automatic import and a generic Excel path when a platform is not listed. Recent changelog entries show active importer and timestamp work.

TSB recognizes 331 exact formats across manual entry, CSV, TSV, JSON, HTML, MT4/MT5 reports or EA sync, supported broker/activity routes, TradingView capture, and migrations including Edgewonk. TSB has normalized 600K+ imported trades. That number means imported trades—not users, Coach samples, completeness, or outcomes.

Run one ugly sample through both: partial exits, fees, multiple currencies, daylight-saving boundaries, option legs, rejected executions, and corrected records. Reconcile counts, timestamps, quantity, side, gross result, fees, and net result. The Edgewonk alternatives guide covers the broader migration decision.

Prop firms, Notion, and the workflow outside analytics

Edgewonk supports prop-firm accounts and lists many firm/platform import routes. Its current offer includes unlimited prop accounts. What the reviewed catalog does not verify is an exact program-rule engine that normalizes a firm, program, region, account size, and challenge phase. Traders still need the firm’s current official terms.

TSB’s Prop Firm Challenge Tracker is designed around that specific review: selected account evidence, exact reviewed program context, and rule pressure in the same system. Daily loss and maximum drawdown remain different constraints; our prop drawdown guide explains what must be checked before trusting any dashboard.

TSB also offers an optional Premium Notion workspace. That is useful if Notion already carries the plan or review ritual, but it is not required and should not replace the canonical Journal. The Notion journal guide shows the boundary.

A seven-step decision test

  1. Define the job. Is the decision about psychology logging, weekly direction, trade management, imported evidence, prop rules, backtesting, or workspace ownership?
  2. Name the exact route. Record broker, platform, account type, region, market, file or sync path, and historical window.
  3. Freeze one difficult sample. Include records that expose timezone, fee, quantity, and multi-execution errors.
  4. Reconcile before analyzing. A beautiful report over mis-normalized evidence is not an insight.
  5. Run the real weekly ritual. In Edgewonk, test the tags, checklists, Edge Finder, Tiltmeter, and optimizer you will maintain. In TSB, test Journal drill-down, Coach evidence, Backtester, Leak Map, or prop review.
  6. Test the exit. Export a useful sample and list any notes, tags, screenshots, rules, or attachments requiring separate preservation.
  7. Verify checkout last. Confirm current amount, term, renewal, tax, refund, and access; never reuse this article’s retired price claims.

How this comparison was verified

  • Edgewonk architecture, feature scope, privacy statements, and current web positioning were checked on its official feature pages.
  • Edge Finder inputs, Sunday cadence, and published output categories were checked on its official product page.
  • Import routes were checked against the current directory; the online product was kept separate from the legacy desktop edition.
  • Price, term, refund, and trial language were checked across the official pricing page and terms; conflicts remain visible as Not verified.
  • TSB claims were checked against canonical product truth, the recognized-source registry, exports, Backtester, Coach evidence contract, and provider catalog.

TSB is our product. That ownership is disclosed because the comparison includes our own strengths. Read our editorial methodology for the evidence and correction standard.

Final verdict: TSB for connected evidence; Edgewonk for structured self-analysis

TSB is the stronger default for readers who want their complete post-trade workflow in one inspectable system. The combination of 331 exact recognized profiles, evidence-bound Coach, scoped Backtester, Leak Map, prop-program context, exports, optional Notion, and a lifetime route gives it a clear position beyond “another analytics dashboard.”

Edgewonk can be the better choice for a highly structured self-reviewer. Its mature psychology and discipline workflow, custom tags and checklists, automatic Edge Finder, Tiltmeter, simulator, optimizer, reports, and actively maintained import surface are substantive advantages. Do not discount them because the product uses an automated analytical system rather than TSB’s conversational evidence workflow.

The decision rule: choose Edgewonk when you will faithfully build and maintain the structured journal its analysis rewards. Choose TSB when you want a portable evidence system that connects normalized imports, exact records, AI explanation, retrospective hypotheses, prop rules, and a durable access choice.

Igor Manuilov
Written and reviewed by
Igor Manuilov
Founder of Trader's Second Brain · Trader since 2014
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Trader since 2014. Built Trader's Second Brain to make execution review more evidence-based and less dependent on memory, scattered spreadsheets, or vague journaling.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to the most common questions about TSB vs Edgewonk.

TSB publishes monthly and lifetime access from canonical product truth. Edgewonk's current public page combines a limited-time term, recurring renewal language, regional VAT examples, and differing visible price treatments, so its exact current amount is Not verified. Compare the present checkout total, included term, renewal term, tax, refund, import quality, and export confidence.

Yes. Edgewonk calls Edge Finder AI Augmented Trade Analysis and describes an automated algorithm that scans hundreds of journal data points every Sunday. TSB Coach uses a signed server-selected evidence set and explains supplied facts, supporting trades, contrary cases, and limits conversationally. Compare evidence inputs, output traceability, and the review action—not whether one product uses the word AI differently.

The current Edgewonk product is an online journal that works in a browser and its catalog documents responsive mobile web. The downloadable Windows, Mac, and Linux product belongs to the legacy edition. TSB is also a responsive web product and does not claim a native mobile app in canonical truth.

Yes, for the right workflow. Edgewonk is strong for traders who consistently maintain setups, checklists, tags, mistakes, psychology, and trade-management fields, then use Edge Finder, Tiltmeter, reports, simulator, and optimization tools. TSB fits better when normalized imports, inspectable AI evidence, prop-rule context, export portability, and a lifetime route are decisive.

Both can fit forex, but the exact source route decides first. Edgewonk documents MT4/MT5 auto-import, named platform files, and generic Excel. TSB recognizes exact MT4/MT5, broker, platform, and migration profiles and keeps analysis connected to canonical Journal evidence. Test timezone, fees, partial exits, symbols, and account reconciliation before comparing analytics.

A generally available current free trial is Not verified. Edgewonk's pricing page emphasizes a fourteen-day money-back guarantee after purchase, while its terms allow limited trial access when offered on the package list. Confirm the current package state; a refund window is not the same as a no-charge trial.

Edgewonk provides the more explicit self-recording workflow through a mental journal, tags, checklists, mistake and discipline review, screenshots, report cards, and Tiltmeter. TSB Coach can analyze recorded evidence and keep conclusions traceable, but it does not invent an emotional state from price and P&L. Choose the capture method you will use consistently.

TSB has a fixture-verified Edgewonk migration route, but migration is not a one-click promise. Preserve every available Edgewonk export plus notes, tags, screenshots, setups, and rule fields; import a representative sample; reconcile counts, timestamps, quantities, fees, and net results; then inspect exceptions before moving the complete history.