Precious Coin Tester Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience47.5% of reviews
Neutral8.2% of reviews
Negative experience44.3% of reviews

~ Based on 61 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about Precious Coin Tester

Is Precious Coin Tester Safe?

Precious Coin Tester appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Precious Coin Tester is 90/100.

This assessment is based on 536 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.5/5.

Safety Analysis

88.4% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.8% of ratings suggest some concerns
8.8% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 536 App Store ratings for Precious Coin Tester.

Is Precious Coin Tester Legit?

Precious Coin Tester appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Precious Coin Tester is 88/100.

Based on 88 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Inaccurate

I pinged my wine glass and it passed as gold.

Saving money

Saved me so many times

Thankful!!

Finally an app that isn’t trying to bleed you for money! I appreciate this company for making this app easy to use and free of charge!

THANK YOU!!!

Clunky

This app does what it’s supposed to but using it needs improvement. The search feature is terrible. I ran a search for “0.25 eagle” and it returned zero results. Then tried again and it came back with only two results, both were for half ounce coins. Trying to find the most basic coins is a chore so after over a year of paying for this app, I’m leaving and will verify my gold and silver purchases through alternative means.
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Money saver

Without this tool, I would have accepted over $1,000 in bogus Morgans and Silver Ridge coins.
More than pays for itself on a daily basis.

Network Error

I’ve tried using the app multiple times with different coins and always got a “network error” message.

Accurate but hard to use User interface

The app seems to be working very accurately, however, the user interface is very finicky and could use some very basic upgrades, such as being able to save the most used coins. That way you don’t have to look for them every time, and improving the search function as it could be very difficult to find some coins
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Not useful

Most the various coins are locked until you pay. I tried to test a few coins to try this app out and it doesn’t work. Clicked “check” then clinged my coin and nothing, tried again and again, doesn’t work. No waves no response nothing. My coins gonna get scratched up plus they keep falling onto the floor. Time for a new tester.
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New Point System is not good

What is the new point system? Why do I need points if I’m already a subscriber?

1 star for unecessary popups and no explanation

Zzz

Works pretty well. Sometimes see “network error” when trying to use, but usually it works.

Better than nothing

Gave me a 3/3 rating for a glass jar while testing for ASEs. Just another data point, don’t bet the house on just this app. Update - the right coin was selected, the point is you can fool the app with false positives.

I paid AND this is a scam

I paid to test coins and at random I tried to test if a silver coin (0.835‰, 12g, 29mm) passes the test masquerading as a gold coin (0.900‰, 6.45g, 21mm)
-> yes it works perfectly 3 stars!!!!
It's a scam
And so I tested with a bad old copy of a silver coin (5 French francs from the 19th century) where I can hear the difference with sound (I'm hard of hearing) -> it works perfectly....
I want my money back, it's a total scam!
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Disappointed

I bought to test U.S. 90% gold and silver coins. There are only 2 coins that be tested for free. A one silver dollar and a one ounce twenty dollar. No other denominations available without a subscription. Also, you can’t use the special parameters section without a description.

After paying $30 for the device, I expected more options.
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Subscription plan likely limiting sales revenue

Econ 101: Price up = demand down

Subscriptions are generally reviled, so, perhaps you could increase your revenue by figuring a way to segment your prospective customer base.

Maybe a one-time fee for just the *custom* tester (i.e., no access to the coin library).
Or maybe:
One-time fee—say, $9.99—for access to the current database but some additional fee for the annual update (heck, and even a $1.99 annual “maintenance fee” for a “Basic” plan).

For example, I don’t buy rounds; I buy old silver. I’d pay 10 bucks for the current library, but I have no need for annual updates. Let those who need them have the option to buy them.

More money is made via a “Volume, volume, volume!” strategy than by exclusionary pricing. How many new “casual users” could you entice with a lower-priced “Basic” plan?
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Locked behind a paywall subscription

The app used to be great, everything was free to test. Now you need to pay 3$ a month. Ridiculous

Server error coinstantly.

Paid for a subscription and server always down. A refund would be nice!

Helpfull

Very helpfull if you have hearing loss or tone loss

Silver Libertad and Gold Maple Leaf

I have tested on these two 1 oz silver and gold coins. Very easy to find the coins in the search and I had ping tested everyone to my satisfaction.

Says everything is good.

Didn't fail any of my coins even when I pinged the wrong ones on purpose. Passed an ASE as a gold double eagle a couple times in a row 3/3.

Subscriptions subscriptions subscriptions

This subscription model is tired lame and needs to be put out of it’s misery. I’m not paying $36 a year for an app I might use 2 times a month. My dealer has a tester that I can use for free. If you want my money then either charge $.50 a month or 4.99 for a years worth of updates. Until the I’ll find another to check ALL of my coins for free.
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