Editor's Review
CoinGecko was a reference point for crypto market data long before the mobile app existed, and the Android version is essentially that database made portable: prices, market capitalisation, trading volume, supply figures and exchange listings for thousands of coins and tokens.
Portfolio tracking: Holdings are logged by hand, then total value, profit and loss and allocation update against live prices. This is a tracker, not a wallet. No funds pass through it and there are no keys to protect, which removes an entire category of risk but also means you are typing figures in yourself.
Beyond price: The app carries the parts of the website people actually use, including candlestick charts, historical data, trending coins, category breakdowns such as layer-one or gaming tokens, and news headlines. Alerts push a notification when a coin crosses a threshold you set.
The weak spots deserve naming. Sheer data volume makes the interface dense on a phone, and newcomers can find the number of tabs and metrics off-putting. Manual portfolio entry turns into a chore if you trade often. And as with any aggregator, a listing is not an endorsement; obscure tokens sit alongside major assets with no quality filter, so the app tells you what a market is doing, never whether it is worth touching.
For tracking rather than trading, it remains one of the more trustworthy free options, and it holds a 4.66 rating on Google Play.
Features
Live prices and market data for thousands of coins and tokens
Portfolio tracker showing profit and loss, allocation and total value
Customisable price alerts delivered as push notifications
Candlestick charts with historical price and volume data
Exchange listings and trading pairs for each asset
Category and trending views for spotting where money is moving
Watchlists and crypto news headlines in a single feed
Pros
Broad, independent market data at no cost
Read-only by design, so no wallet keys are ever exposed
Alerts can be set per coin and per price threshold
Watchlists carry over from the web account
Cons
The interface is dense and takes time to learn
Manual portfolio entry becomes tedious for active traders
A token appearing in the listings says nothing about its safety
Questions people ask
Is CoinGecko a wallet or an exchange?
Neither. It tracks market data and records the holdings you enter, but you cannot buy, sell or store crypto through it.
Do I need an account?
Browsing prices and charts works without one. An account is needed to sync watchlists, portfolios and alerts between devices.
Does the app cost money?
No. CoinGecko sells paid API plans to developers, but the consumer app itself does not require a subscription.
