Haunted vs Edgewonk: a free alternative, compared honestly

Edgewonk is a long-standing paid journal known for its deep statistics and MetaTrader sync. Haunted is a free journal focused on manual logging, clear analytics and prop-firm accounts. Below is a fair look at both, including when Edgewonk is the better fit.

Price: free versus a paid licence

As of October 2026, Edgewonk’s pricing page offers two options: about $197 for twelve months or about $35 billed monthly, with VAT added for EU and UK buyers. Both include the same features. There is no free plan or free trial; instead Edgewonk offers a 14-day money-back guarantee. Haunted is free with no time limit, no card and no tiers, so you can use the full journal for as long as you like. If you trade forex or prop accounts and mainly want a structured place to record and review trades, that difference in cost is the main reason to look at Haunted.

When Edgewonk is the better choice

Edgewonk imports trades automatically, including a MetaTrader 4 and 5 auto-sync that works with real, demo and funded accounts, and it supports many brokers and platforms. Haunted has none of that: no broker auto-sync and no MT4 or MT5 import, so trades are entered by hand or imported from CSV or Notion. Edgewonk also has well-known analysis tools such as Edge Finder, a tilt meter and a performance simulator. If you trade from MetaTrader and want every position to appear in your journal without typing, or you want those specific statistical tools, Edgewonk is likely the better choice and worth its price.

How logging works in Haunted

Haunted asks you to log trades yourself, and makes that quick: outcome, net P/L, R:R and risk, session, model, tags, notes and screenshots pasted from the clipboard. One trade can be split across several accounts, which suits traders running the same entry on multiple prop challenges. Before a trade, the ideas section holds your bias, key levels and invalidation, and a played-out idea becomes a trade in one click. Documents store trading plans and reviews with embedded charts linked to the relevant trades. Many discretionary traders find that typing the reason for each entry is where most of the learning happens.

Analytics and prop-firm accounts

Haunted’s scorecard grades your trading across six dimensions, and every result can be broken down by session, pair, model and account. The equity curve, drawdown, expectancy and calendar heatmap are built from the trades you log. Prop-firm and personal accounts sit side by side, with challenge phases, drawdown limits, profit targets and payout history, including repeated attempts at one firm. Edgewonk’s statistics go deeper in some areas, especially its simulators and edge-finding tools. Haunted keeps the analytics focused on what a forex or prop trader reviews weekly and puts prop account tracking at the centre rather than at the edge.

Language, access and switching

Haunted works in any browser on desktop or phone; there is no separate mobile app. The interface is available in Russian, Ukrainian and English. If you have years of trades in another journal or a spreadsheet, you can import them from CSV or from a Notion database. Any trade or the whole journal can be shared through a read-only public link with an optional expiry, which is handy for mentors and trading groups. Haunted also hosts Haunted MOTM, a free monthly prediction tournament with a live leaderboard, as an optional way to test your market reads.

FAQ

Is Haunted a free alternative to Edgewonk?

Yes. Haunted is a free trading journal with manual trade logging, screenshots, analytics, a backtest journal and prop-firm tracking. The main difference is import: Edgewonk syncs trades automatically, including from MetaTrader, while in Haunted you log trades manually or import them from CSV or Notion.

Does Edgewonk have a free version?

As of October 2026, Edgewonk’s pricing page shows no free plan or trial. It costs about $197 for twelve months or about $35 per month, plus VAT in the EU and UK, and offers a 14-day money-back guarantee. Check their pricing page for current offers.

Can Haunted sync with MetaTrader 4 or 5?

No. Haunted has no MT4 or MT5 import and no broker auto-sync. You can enter trades manually with screenshots and notes or import a CSV file exported from another tool. If MetaTrader auto-sync is essential for you, Edgewonk handles it and is the better option.

Can I move my trades from Edgewonk to Haunted?

If you can export your trades from Edgewonk as a CSV file, you can import that file into Haunted and map its columns to the matching fields. Screenshots and notes may need to be added again by hand, depending on the export.

Is Haunted good for prop-firm traders?

Haunted was built with prop traders in mind. You can track several firms and accounts, challenge phases, drawdown limits, profit targets and payouts, and split one trade across multiple accounts. Personal and prop accounts live in the same journal, and the analytics can be filtered by account.