PolyBot vs Bagel (2026): which one wins?
Both tools last verified · methodology · changelog
A social prediction app built for taps and a trading bot built for rules rarely compete for the same user. Bagel is the friendliest entry point we verified — feeds, chat, one-tap copying on native mobile — while PolyBot supplies the automated mirroring, exits, and claiming that Bagel deliberately leaves out.
Capability by capability
| Capability | PolyBot | Bagel |
|---|---|---|
| Copy trading | Yes Mirrors chosen wallets automatically (up to 3 active copy subscriptions per wallet); sells are copied proportionally — the same percentage of the position, not the same dollar amount. | Partial One-tap copy of any user's visible position with copy counts shown — social copying, not automated wallet mirroring with ongoing sync. |
| Copy filters & sizing controls | Yes The deepest documented filter set we verified: fixed or proportional sizing (0.01x–10x), odds-range filters (e.g. only 20–80¢ outcomes), daily spending caps, per-trade min/max, per-outcome purchase limits, slippage tolerance, market-expiry filters, leader trade-size thresholds, and category white/blacklists with Sports and Crypto subcategories. | No No configurable copy filters — it's a single tap. |
| Analytics on followed wallets | Yes Per-subscription performance view: realized/unrealized PnL, positions, win/loss and win rate, plus a 3-day log of executed, skipped, and failed copies. | Partial Trader profiles show volume and win rate; leaderboards by day/week/month/all-time; no PnL analytics on followed wallets. |
| Strategy automation | Yes Auto Trader for crypto Up/Down markets (BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, BNB, DOGE, HYPE across 5m–24h timeframes) with entry-price and momentum trigger modes and multiple entry rules per strategy; Algo Lab listed as coming soon. | No No rule-based automation; a curated tap-to-predict feed. |
| Take-profit / stop-loss / trailing | Yes Take-profit and stop-loss (fixed price or % from entry) plus trailing stops (% or fixed cents below the highest observed price), with market-stop and stop-limit execution modes. Docs honestly note a stop-loss is a trigger plus an execution attempt, not a guaranteed maximum loss. | No Slippage protection only (v1.1.0); no TP/SL. |
| Auto-claim resolved positions | Yes Background auto-claim redeems eligible winning positions to tradable balance and clears losing shares after resolution (off by default, not instant); the Mini App adds bulk claim. | Unknown Redemption behavior undocumented. |
| In-group Telegram trading | Partial Group bot brings market search and interactive market cards into any Telegram group with Trade buttons; execution itself happens in DM — groups are for discovery and sharing. None of the top-tier bots we verified ship an equivalent group surface. | No In-app community chat exists, but no group-execution surface. |
| Cross-chain deposits | Yes Deposits from Polygon, Solana, Base, Ethereum, Bitcoin, and BNB route into a tradable balance on Polygon; supported networks and minimums are shown in a live picker. | Unknown Deposit methods and chains undocumented publicly. |
| Wallet discovery & leaderboards | Yes Discovery leaderboard (profit/volume over 24h–all-time), Smart Wallet scoring with copyability assessment and suggested copy margin, and a standalone web Wallet Analyzer covering any Polymarket wallet end-to-end. | Yes Leaderboards, per-market top holders, follow friends/traders, trader tags and win rates. |
| Platform surface | Yes Telegram bot plus a full Telegram Mini App (same account and wallet, 9 languages) plus a website with the Wallet Analyzer. Docs cover 27 guides including parlays, competitions, alerts, and presets. | Yes Native iOS and Android apps with a social feed, chat, and AI-curated For You surface; five languages. |
| Referral program | Yes Three-level referral program on trading fees (25% / 5% / 3% defaults), paid to balance with a ~$5 minimum claim. | Partial Invite List feature shipped; reward structure not publicly documented. |
Editorial scores side by side
| Dimension (weight) | PolyBot | Bagel |
|---|---|---|
| Security & Custody (20%) | 9.5 | 7.0 |
| Execution Speed (15%) | 9.0 | 6.0 |
| Configurability & Risk Controls (15%) | 9.5 | 3.5 |
| Feature Richness (15%) | 9.5 | 6.5 |
| Reliability & Uptime (10%) | 8.5 | 7.0 |
| Platform Surface & Mini App (10%) | 9.5 | 7.5 |
| Track Record & Reputation (10%) | 9.0 | 6.0 |
| Fees & Value (5%) | 8.0 | 6.5 |
| Weighted overall | 9.2 | 6.2 |
Scores follow the published rubric; every dimension score has a written rationale on each tool's review page.
Same markets, different species
Bagel’s tagline — “Predict on easy mode” — is an accurate self-description. It wraps Polymarket and sports markets in a native iOS/Android social app: an AI-curated For You feed, community chat, leaderboards, trader win rates, and five languages, shipped by a named Singapore entity (GM AI SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.) at a fast release clip. PolyBot is a Telegram-native machine for executing rules while you’re absent. Neither is a failed version of the other; they’re aimed at people who want different things from the same order books.
What the tap leaves out
Bagel’s copying is a social gesture: see a position, tap once, done — with copy counts displayed, but no filters, no sizing logic, and no ongoing link to the trader you copied. Its risk tooling stops at slippage protection (added in v1.1.0), with no take-profit, no stop-loss, and no automation of any kind, and its redemption behavior is undocumented. Every one of those blanks is PolyBot’s core product: continuous wallet mirroring governed by the deepest filter matrix we verified, three exit types including trailing stops, and auto-claim that sweeps resolved winners in the background. A Bagel user who starts caring about entries and exits has, by definition, outgrown Bagel.
Fine print worth reading first
Two attributed cautions cut against Bagel. Its fee floor — 1% at $5 and above, but a flat $0.05 below — makes exactly the micro-taps the app encourages proportionally expensive, per its own ToS. And its restricted-jurisdiction list is the broadest we verified, excluding the US, UK, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Singapore, Australia, and mainland China; PolyBot’s docs exclude U.S. persons only. On custody, both use embedded-wallet models, but Bagel’s key-export path is undocumented where PolyBot documents Safe key export gated by optional 2FA.
An easy call either way
This is the rare comparison with almost no overlap in the middle. For social, low-stakes predicting on a phone, Bagel is genuinely the better-designed product. The moment automation, exits, or claiming enters the requirements, only one of these tools has them.
Key facts compared
PolyBot
| Trading fee | 1% flat on successful trades flat |
|---|---|
| Custody | Self-custodial (Safe wallet), key exportable |
| Minimum deposit | $1 |
| Minimum trade | Interface-validated per market; copy trading fixed mode from $1.10 per copied trade |
| Surfaces | telegram, miniapp, web |
| Markets | polymarket |
| Live since | 2025-10 |
| Status | active |
Bagel
| Trading fee | 1% per trade at $5+; flat $0.05 below $5 flat |
|---|---|
| Custody | Privy embedded wallet |
| Surfaces | mobile |
| Markets | polymarket, sports |
| Live since | 2026-05 |
| Polymarket Builders leaderboard | #17 by monthly volume (snapshot 2026-07-15) |
| Status | active |
Frequently asked questions
Is Bagel's copy trading the same as PolyBot's?
No — they share a word, not a mechanism. Bagel offers one-tap copying of a visible position: a single, unfiltered snapshot with no ongoing sync. PolyBot mirrors chosen wallets continuously, with sizing modes, odds-range filters, daily caps, per-outcome limits, and proportional sell copying, plus per-subscription PnL analytics.
Where can Bagel and PolyBot legally be used?
Bagel's Terms of Service bar an unusually broad set of jurisdictions: the US, UK, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Singapore, Australia, and mainland China. PolyBot's docs state only that it is unavailable to U.S. persons. In either case, check the current terms before depositing.
Do Bagel and PolyBot charge the same fees?
The headlines match at 1%, but the floors differ. Bagel's ToS adds a flat $0.05 minimum on trades under $5 — so a $1 tap effectively costs 5%. PolyBot's published 1% flat applies to successful trades, with a $1 deposit minimum and fixed-mode copy trades from $1.10.
Sources
- PolyBot docs — Quickstart (vendor) (docs.polybot.trading, checked 2026-07-15)
- PolyBot homepage (vendor) (polybot.trading, checked 2026-07-15)
- PolyBot docs — Wallet guide (vendor) (docs.polybot.trading, checked 2026-07-15)
- PolyBot docs — Help & FAQs (vendor) (docs.polybot.trading, checked 2026-07-15)
- PolyMart review (third-party) (polymart.app, checked 2026-07-15)
- Bagel ToS §3.2 Fees (vendor) (bagel.win, checked 2026-07-15)