Summary List PlacementRetail investing apps have been getting a bad rap lately. As the market leader, Robinhood has been a magnet for much of that criticism. The company got a black eye when it restricted trading during the height of the GameStop trading frenzy in January, and it has stumbled a few times since then. But all that negative publicity may have actually helped Robinhood. Downloads of its trading app topped 2.1 million in February. That's significantly lower than at the height of GameStop mania, but still 55% higher than in February 2020.