FX Meter vs Gold Compounding
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FX Meter
Track the strength and weakness of major global currencies with daily updates. Analyze historical trends and compare currency performance against others. Includes a free course to guide users.
- Daily currency strength updates
- Analysis of 8 major currencies
- Strength comparison across currencies
- Historical trend data since 2014
- Free forex trading course
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In the FX Meter currency strength app you will get an overview that is updated every business day on: - Two time frames for all major currencies: USD, CHF, EUR, JPY, GBP, AUD, CAD, NZD - Current strength/weakness of the 8 major currencies - Changes since yesterday - How the current and yesterday's strength weakness of each currency relates to the other currencies (e.g. weaker, stronger, equal) - An overview of the trend in strength/weakness of a currency, with historical data that dates back as far as January 2014 - A free course on how to use the FX Meter Auto-renewable subscription. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms and Conditions: https://www.urbanforex.com/pages/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.urbanforex.com/pages/privacy-policy
Gold Compounding
This app helps XAUUSD traders plan their trades by calculating position sizes based on risk, estimating margin, and tracking their trading journey. It provides tools for setting goals, recording trades, and analyzing progress with interactive charts and detailed history.
- Risk-based position sizing calculator
- Margin and leverage estimation
- Structured trading journey management
- Progress tracking with interactive charts
- Trade entry helper with TP/SL calculation
- Goal-oriented trading planning
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Gold Compounding is a focused companion for XAUUSD (gold) traders. It helps you plan risk-based position sizing, estimate margin and leverage requirements, and track a structured trading journey with clear goals and records. FEATURES Journey management: create one or more journeys with your own risk settings, starting balance, goal, and per-trade risk. Position sizing calculator: automatic lot/ounce sizing from risk %, real-time margin estimate based on leverage, and risk/reward analysis. Progress and analytics: interactive charts, win/loss markers, journey completion percentage, and detailed trade history. Trade entry helper: select buy or sell, get calculated take-profit and stop-loss prices, copy values for quick order entry, and record results. Smart progression: optional level-based flow with automatic balance updates and journey completion when targets are reached. Designed for iPhone and iPad: responsive layouts, dark theme with gold accents, smooth interactions, and tablet-optimized screens. BENEFITS Discipline: encourages consistent risk management on every trade. Goal-oriented: keeps your path from start balance to target clear and measurable. Educational: clarifies how position size, margin, leverage, and R:R work together. Organized: stores journeys, trades, and stats in one place. Motivating: progress visuals help you stay consistent. IMPORTANT Gold Compounding is a calculator and journal only. It does not execute trades, provide investment advice, or guarantee results. Market data and calculations are for information and educational purposes. Trading involves risk; only trade what you can afford to lose.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gold Compounding at 100% against FX Meter's 51%. Gold Compounding also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). FX Meter's advantage is price (Free vs $5.99) and ratings volume (384 vs 3). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
FX Meter is free to download; Gold Compounding costs $5.99 up front. FX Meter sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Gold Compounding asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gold Compounding holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FX Meter has 384 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of FX Meter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gold Compounding's.
| Parameter | FX Meter | Gold Compounding |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (384 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 384 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Paid — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Black Tower Investments Ltd. | mohammad aljadi |
Customer experience
FX Meter
Gold Compounding
Bugs and requests
FX Meter
Reported bugs
3 issues- Subscription issues, unable to access app after payment
- Currency labels not visible in landscape mode
- No updates to app, same data shown for days
Requested features
4 requests- Add more timeframe options
- Improve customer support response
- Provide more detailed analysis and explanations
- Add notification feature for new data releases
Gold Compounding
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FX Meter
- Monthly$7.991 Month
- 1 month access$9.991 Month
- 3 Months$19.993 Months
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- 3 months access$29.993 Months
- 6 months access$38.996 Months
- 1 yeah access$67.991 Year
- Annual7 Days trial$69.991 Year
Gold Compounding
No in-app purchases
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