Quick Commodities vs Messick's
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quick Commodities
Access real-time and historical commodity prices for 15+ key markets. Track price changes with a simple, information-dense interface and customize your view with accent colors and widgets. Stay informed on market shifts with data spanning up to 36 months.
- Real-time commodity prices
- Historical price data (1-36 months)
- 15+ common commodities tracked
- Customizable accent colors
- Widgets for quick access
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A glanceable overview of the commodities market in your pocket! Quick Commodities is the easiest way to stay up-to-date with market changes, with recent and historical price data at your fingertips via a simple and information-dense interface. Features include: • Price and price change data for 15 of the most common commodities • Historical price data, showing either last 1, 3, 6, 12, 24 or 36 months • Set an accent color to better adjust the interface to your taste • Widgets Currently available commodities: - Aluminium - Brent Oil - Coal - Cocoa - Coffee - Copper - Corn - Cotton - Crude Oil - Gold - Iron Ore - Lean Hogs - Live Cattle - Lumber - Natural Gas - Oats - Platinum - Silver - Soybeans - Sugar - Wheat Quick Commodities subscription will be charged to your account after your confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew every month and be charged to your account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Find the full terms and conditions, and our privacy policy, at https://armchairengineering.com/privacy.
Messick's
Access detailed parts catalogs for various agricultural and outdoor equipment brands. View diagrams, check stock, and get pricing and shipping information directly from your mobile device.
- Parts catalogs for multiple brands
- Equipment diagrams
- Stock availability
- Pricing information
- Shipping times
- Mobile access
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Parts Catalogs for New Holland Case IH Kubota Cub Cadet Krone Pequea Woods Bush Hog Land Pride Ferris eXmark Hustler and more.... Browse equipment parts catalogs on your phone while standing besides your tractor and attachments. Our parts catalog app extends full online parts catalogs and provides diagrams, prices, stock and shipping times for thousands of models.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Messick's at 67% against Quick Commodities's 24%. Messick's also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). Quick Commodities's advantage is ratings volume (505 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Quick Commodities sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Messick's asks for nothing beyond the download.
Messick's holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quick Commodities has 505 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Quick Commodities's written reviews are positive against 67% of Messick's's.
Quick Commodities ships an update fortnightly, Messick's every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quick Commodities | Messick's |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (505 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.2% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 505 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Armchair Engineering | Messick Farm Equipment, Inc |
Customer experience
Quick Commodities
Messick's
Bugs and requests
Quick Commodities
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes on launch for Intel Mac Pro (Monterey 12.1)
- M1 Mac compatibility issues
- Subscription payment processed but app remains locked
- Widget options limited after update
- Graph settings/options don't function properly
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- Prices display inaccurately or lag significantly
Requested features
10 requests- Bitcoin and cryptocurrency support
- Real-time price updates
- Extended chart time frames (beyond 3 months)
- Milk/dairy commodity prices
- Silver price display
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- Custom widget sizes (6-tile option)
- Multiple chart time frame options (1-day, 5-day views)
- Custom sorting options (not just alphabetical)
- Live data feeds
- App widgets for quick access
Messick's
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Quick Commodities
- Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Legacy Quarterly$7.993 Months
- Legacy Half Yearly$13.996 Months
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- Legacy Yearly$24.991 Year
- Yearly$24.991 Year
- Outright Unlock$49.99
Messick's
No in-app purchases
Questions
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