Verdict up front: DayTrades is not really an app. Its own feature list describes an “optimized WebView” pointed at one website. Its most recent release did one substantive thing: changed which domain it points at. The listing never says what the previous domain was, or why it moved. It is filed under Education.
DayTrades — Deriv Copy Trader is published by TradeBots. On the day we checked it showed 1,000+ downloads, no rating and no reviews, last updated 25 July 2026.
A browser with a logo on it
From the store listing, in its own feature list
“Direct Dashboard Access — Connect directly to your DayTrader dashboard at daytrades.live… Fast Performance — Optimized WebView for smooth, responsive experience.”
A WebView is the component Android apps use to display a web page inside themselves. An app whose advertised features are a WebView, a dark theme and a loading animation is a browser restricted to a single address.
That matters for one reason. Everything the user is trusting — the account, the balance, the copy-trading engine, the record of trades — lives on daytrades.live, not in anything Google reviewed. Play checked the wrapper. The wrapper is four screens and a colour scheme.
The release note
Here is the entire substance of the latest update, as published:
“•Updated Main URL: The application now points to the new primary domain… •Branded Loading Screen… ◦Company Logo: The main logo is now displayed during page loads. ◦Animated Loading Indicator: Added a custom ‘jumping dots’ animation.”
One functional change: the destination moved. Three cosmetic ones.
Read that as a user with money on the platform. The app you installed now sends you somewhere else, the notice does not name the old address or the new one, and no reason is given. Domains move for dull reasons — and they also move when a site is blocked, blacklisted, or starting again. The listing gives you no way to tell which.
Because the interface is a WebView, the operator can change the destination again in the next release, and every installed copy follows.
Two names for one product
The app is titled DayTrades. The description calls it DayTrader — nine times, including the install instructions: “Download and install DayTrader — Deriv Copy Trader.” The domain is daytrades.live.
Someone searching for support, a refund or a complaint has to guess which name to use.
Copy trading, filed under Education
The product is copy trading on Deriv: real positions, opened in your account, mirroring somebody else’s. The category chosen by the developer is Education.
And the borrowing goes further than the title. The app’s icon carries Deriv’s own logo and the words “Powered by deriv” — the first thing a user sees in search results, before any description. Deriv is a licensed broker with no connection to this app.
The lead marketing panel adds four figures with nothing behind them: $2M+ Profit Generated, 10K+ Traders, 5K+ Strategies, 99.9% Uptime — on a listing with a thousand installs and no reviews.
And the traders being copied are never identified. The listing offers “Copy successful trading strategies with ease” and “copy successful strategies on the go” without naming one trader, publishing one result, or dating one trade. Successful is asserted, nowhere shown.
Security, and the panel below it
The listing promises “Secure Connection — Encrypted connections to protect your data and trading information” and “We prioritize your privacy and security.”
The Data safety panel declares no data collected and no data shared — for an app that logs you into a trading dashboard. There is no company name on the listing, no address, and no regulator. The developer’s other apps include Tuplemint — AI Deriv Bot Maker and NexTrader — AI Signal Provider.
⚠ Verified evidence — checked 20 September 2026
Package com.vm.daytrades, publisher TradeBots · 1,000+ installs, no rating, no reviews · the listing describes an optimized WebView pointed at daytrades.live · latest release changed the primary domain, naming neither the old nor the new one · titled DayTrades, called DayTrader throughout the description · filed under Education · names no trader, result or date · Data safety declares no data collected · no company, address or regulator.
Platforms that move address, and operators who cannot be reached afterwards, appear throughout this archive — see Pantera Prime and the fake Pepperstone.
What to check before you install a wrapper
- Look for the word WebView in the feature list. If it is there, you are installing a bookmark, and Google reviewed the bookmark.
- Read the release notes for a changed domain. Ask what the old one was, and search it.
- “Copy successful traders” needs names and dated results. Without them there is nothing to copy but a claim.
- Open the website directly in your own browser and look for a company, an address and a licence before you open any account.
