Precious Coin Tester vs ShoreSet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Precious Coin Tester
This app helps you test the authenticity of gold and silver coins by analyzing the sound they make when pinged. It provides detailed results to distinguish genuine coins from fakes, helping you avoid costly mistakes.
- Test gold and silver coin contents
- Detect counterfeit coins
- Access large coin database
- Full-text search of coin database
- Customize coin parameters
- High-precision results
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Test precious metal contents in gold coins and silver coins: - Detected countless fakes and saved users thousands of dollars in 2024 - Over 600 free coins available now! - Access 2000+ coins with high-precision results! - Full-text search through a massive up-to-date database of over 40,000 coins! - Customize your own coin parameters - tailor every detail! When you get a silver or gold coin with correct weight and size, how can you know it is not a fake coin made of other cheap materials? Traditional ping tests can distinguish true gold or silver coins from counterfeit ones in cheap metal. But you need good ears! Precious coin tester helps you listen to the sound generated by the ping test and will tell you whether the coin is a cheap metal fake. So no more worry about the fake gold or silver coin! How to ping the coin? Hold the coin on the tip of one finger near the mic of your phone/tablet, and knock the coin briefly with another hard object. Hold still the coin while it rings. When the sound of coin has diminished, knock it again. Tutorial video: https://youtu.be/iWIJ7Ke50-M Which results are good? Both 2 and 3 stars are good results: - 2 star offers standard/traditional ping test result, it indicates that the sound of the coin matches that of a genuine one. It is a qualitative result. - 3 star is our uniquely developed high precision result, it indicates metal content error is under 10% for silver and under 5% for gold. Spot a 3-star false positive and you may win a $100 reward! Details: https://preciouscointester.com/en/3_star_quest/round2/3_star_quest.html - Want more details? Please visit https://preciouscointester.com/en/ Your suggestions and comments are highly welcome! *The result is only for informational propose, all decisions made based on this information are at users' own risks.
ShoreSet
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you can control the pumps,blower,light which installed on your hot tub. you can set the temperature,run mode and filter time of hot tub. It is very convenience to monitor your spa's status by this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShoreSet at none against Precious Coin Tester's 1. ShoreSet also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). Precious Coin Tester's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months). On price, 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. Precious Coin Tester sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. ShoreSet asks for nothing beyond the download.
Precious Coin Tester ships an update fortnightly, ShoreSet every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Precious Coin Tester | ShoreSet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (536 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 47.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 536 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AUGer kit | Waterside Leisure UK Ltd |
Bugs and requests
Precious Coin Tester
Reported bugs
9 issues- Network error messages preventing app use
- App crashes frequently
- Search returns zero or inconsistent results
- Coin detection fails or gives wrong results
- Server downtime and connectivity issues
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- False positives identifying wrong coins
- Inconsistent results on same coins
- Difficulty selecting regions due to sensitivity
- Missing 2023 coins from database
Requested features
10 requests- One-time purchase option instead of subscription
- Save frequently used coins for quick access
- Improved search with keyword table of contents
- Categorized coin database by region
- Updated coin database through 2023+
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- Better search functionality and filters
- Free daily testing limits for casual users
- Manual feature with improved accuracy
- Ability to use special parameters without description
- Better documentation and user instructions
ShoreSet
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Precious Coin Tester
- Unlock all coins 1 month$2.991 Month
ShoreSet
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Precious Coin Tester free?
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