# Precious Metal Calculator Pro — user reviews > 123 indexed App Store user reviews of Precious Metal Calculator Pro by Michael Burkard, rated 1.80/5 from 19 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/precious-metal-calculator-pro/id398995109/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/precious-metal-calculator-pro/id398995109.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 15 ## What do users think of Precious Metal Calculator Pro? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface - 💰 Useful for precious metal buyers and sellers - 🔢 Accurate calculations for metal pricing - 📊 Professional presentation for transactions - 🎯 Effective percentage markup/markdown feature - 🔄 Quick spot price updates when working - 📱 Portable tool for field use **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes - 💔 Abandoned by developer with no updates - 💸 Misleading free trial converted to paid subscription - 📉 Outdated spot prices not refreshing - 🔄 Currency settings reset to QAR unexpectedly - 📧 Non-responsive customer support - 🚫 Subscription required after free trial - 💳 Unauthorized recurring charges - 🔗 Broken support website links - 📵 App won't open or load properly - 🎯 Inconsistent functionality across devices - 📢 Excessive and intrusive advertising - ⚠️ Bait-and-switch from one-time purchase to subscription **Commonly reported bugs** - Spot prices show $0.00 or fail to load - App crashes on launch or during use - Currency defaults to QAR instead of USD - Settings and weights reset after closing app - Subscription verification fails despite active payment - In-app purchase restoration not working - App freezes and becomes unresponsive - Prices stuck on old dates (December 2019, 1969) - Spelling errors in metal names (cooper instead of copper) - Currency converter add-on non-functional - Requires constant iTunes authentication - Only works on WiFi, not on 3G/cellular **Most requested features** - Manual price update option - Historical price charts - Multiple currency support (CAD, GBP, etc.) - Landscape mode with expanded display - Data persistence and saved settings - Reverse calculation (money to ounces) - Support for additional metals and countries - Offline functionality - 3G/mobile network compatibility ## Newest reviews (17 of 123) ### 2/5 — Abandoned by developer! *2024-03-23* As stated by another user, this was a great app before the developer apparently abandoned it. No updates in a couple of years. Which is no biggie as long as it continued to function… but it hasn’t! The spot prices do not update on launch of app… for sometime now and there is no way of manually entering the correct prices anymore. This was an issue before the last update if I recall correctly but the user was able to manually update the daily spot prices and thus could continue using what was other wise an absolutely awesome app! But that feature was left out of the latest version and thus the app is all together useless! I’ve reached out to the developer about two weeks ago and no response. So I personally will be requesting a cancellation and refund on my yearly subscription. ### 1/5 — Won’t load *2020-07-17* Purchased app and now it will not open on my iPad? What’s the problem? ### 1/5 — Worthless *2020-05-15* Doesn’t work. Waste of money! ### 1/5 — Don’t do it!!’ *2020-03-22, version 4.4.2* This app has become useless. I subscribed to it and it stopped working. Useless now. ### 1/5 — Frustrating *2020-02-23, version 4.4.2* Will not stay on US dollar. Keeps going to Qar as the currency. Haven’t been able to use this app since November 2019 yet I get charged for the pro version. This was a great app to begin with but right now you can kick rocks. ### 1/5 — Stopped working *2020-02-06, version 4.4.2* This kept stopping and starting and then decided to open every time in Quatar currency. Prices seemed to always be way behind. Pretty useless!! ### 1/5 — it use to work *2020-01-29, version 4.4.2* hasn’t updated the price of gold in months and opens in QAR rather than USD... good thing i paid the yearly subscription ### 1/5 — Not happy *2020-01-25, version 4.4.2* I’ve been using this app for a while and my subscription renewed in Nov for a year but the app no longer works properly. Metal prices aren’t updating and the currency keeps reverting to QAR! ### 1/5 — Disappointing *2020-01-23, version 4.4.2* I bought this app for £9.99 on a 12 months subscription. It stoped working within the first Month! I’m trying to contact the provider but this is proving difficult. ### 1/5 — DON’T BUY! *2020-01-20, version 4.4.2* Worked great initially. No longer supported and no longer working ### 1/5 — Fix the issues *2020-01-09, version 4.4.2* The app use to update prices of gold Everytime I opened now it doesn't.. also resets currency every time I close app. Please fix issues I don’t want to keep paying for a bugged app ### 1/5 — Broken *2020-01-05, version 4.4.2* Now won’t update the current market prices. It’s been broke for months. Used this for years and worked great. ### 2/5 — Won’t update prices *2020-01-03, version 4.4.2* The app has not worked properly since mid November. Used this app every day until started malfunctioning. Developer needs to fix app or will not renew! Disappointing! ### 1/5 — What Happened???? *2020-01-01, version 4.4.2* Love this app but won’t update and looks like the site for app support is gone. Not cool!! ### 1/5 — Not working *2019-12-24, version 4.4.2* Stopped working and will not update. It was a good app. ### 2/5 — Subscription bug *2019-12-17, version 4.4.2* My subscription doesn't renew until January but it won't refresh gold prices. Been using the app for years. Not happy. Update: seems to freeze up and not update gold prices quite often. Not dependable at all. Can’t use this app in my business. It’s ridiculous. ### 1/5 — Stopped Working!! Needs updating! *2019-11-27, version 4.4.2* Cannot update the spot price and the USD keeps changing to QAR! Cannot reach the developer or support to fix the issue. It worked until last week great. 11-20-2019 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — OUT DATED *2024-08-16* The prices on this app are 8 months old. Can’t use it without current pricing. The app is awesome, but someone needs to maintain it. I’d be interested in buying this app if it’s for sale. ### 1/5 — What happened *2024-07-07* This used to be such a great app! Takes multiple times to get the app up, the old version was so much better! I think I’m going to remove it now. I have had this app for over 10 years and I have been waiting since that last update maybe 3 years now for it to improve and nothing has changed. Wasting my money I think it’s time to move on. ### 1/5 — Disappointing update *2024-03-01* Recent update made the app sluggish and unreliable. Features now prone to crashing. Disappointed. ### 1/5 — Wasn’t Broken! *2021-09-04* I have been using this app for a long time. It was a nice simple app to do buying. So out of nowhere they rewrote the whole program. Totally unnecessary to mess with what’s not broken. Time to look at other programs. ### 1/5 — Annoying *2020-12-10* Advertising is ridiculously annoying. I wouldn’t know how the app works. Pops ups EVERYWHERE. ### 1/5 — Hello *2020-09-01* It’s the best metals calculator But Every couple months this app freezes up It won’t update ### 1/5 — Worthless *2020-08-31* I purchased this and despite having an active subscription it has not updated gold prices since December 2019 and it is now August, 2020 ### 1/5 — Fix *2020-08-26* Not loading ### 1/5 — Not working *2020-08-21* Gold prices quit loading. No support from maker ### 1/5 — Honor *2020-07-24, version 5.0* After paying $12.99 every year no it’s stopped working shame on you guys that’s not nice ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Just awesomeness! *2025-07-30* ***Review Update*** With the recent update this is once again hands down the best app for buying and selling scrap gold and silver… or really any recyclable metals. I’ve tried many apps designed for this purpose and this app is top of the list. So much so that I’ve never purchased a subscription for any of those other apps in my 15 years of doing this. Unfortunately due to whatever may have been the reason, developer updates stopped and thus daily spot prices stopped refreshing and lacking a means to manually update prices the app became completely useless. Therefore I dropped my subscription about a year ago. But on a whim yesterday I checked App Store and OMG it had been updated! I immediately renewed my subscription! Honestly this is the only app I’d recommend for precious metal recovery professionals. ### 5/5 — Only App I have *2020-01-22, version 4.4.2* This is the only scrap metal App I have. It does all my calculations for me and is up to date with the markets. I love this app and use it daily. Thank you. ### 5/5 — Love it *2019-12-04, version 4.4.2* This app has served me well for years but I can’t renew it for some reason. I need it! TAKE MY MONEY!! ### 5/5 — Good app *2016-01-25, version 4.3.1* Great ### 5/5 — The best app in the category ! *2013-12-24, version 4.0.1* Highly recommended. Exceeded our expectations. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Nifty little app, keeps your rates secret. *2013-04-02* This app is simple, and you get what you pay for. Everyone giving it bad reviews basically ends up making themselves sound like they expect the best precious metal application in the world for a dollar. Not only that, it upsets them that they have to pay it once per year. It calculates all of your possible needs, with percentages above or below spot, based on the users rates. It even works in such a way that it keeps your rates a secret from the person you are buying metals from. It presents the numbers in a flip style screen display. You just set everything you need, the way you need it, and when you want to show the seller what you will be offering for their pieces. ### 5/5 — Great App! *2012-04-29, version 3.1* Perfect for my buying, and selling. Goes with me everywhere let's me know pricing on pennyweights and grams so I can carry my pocket scale to garage sales! Just what I was looking for, thanks! ### 5/5 — Perfect Gold App *2012-03-26, version 3.0* I have used this app for a long while , the addition of the running total is so simple and sweet. Very handy ### 5/5 — Great *2012-03-24, version 3.0* This adds a very professional presence to when I am buying scrap. The customers seem to debate lets. ### 5/5 — Too Good *2012-03-20, version 3.0* Love the running total. Now i don't have to switch back and forth to the calculator. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*