Precious Coin Tester vs TipBright
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Precious Coin Tester
This app helps identify real gold or silver coins by analyzing their unique ring. It compares your coin's sound to a database of genuine coins, detecting fakes that might pass visual inspection. Access a large database of coins and their metal values, with options to add custom coins.
- Sound-based coin authenticity testing
- Extensive database of gold and silver coins
- Metal value estimation
- Custom coin input
- Save favorite coins
- Sync data across devices
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Is that gold or silver coin real? Tap it, let it ring, and Precious Coin Tester tells you. A fake can be made to the right weight and size. Getting the sound right is much harder: how a coin rings depends on its metal, right through to its core. Precious Coin Tester knows how each genuine coin should sound at its exact weight and size, and compares your coin's ring with it. That's how the ping test catches what a surface check misses, such as plated fakes and tungsten cores. Judging a ping by ear takes years of practice. The app listens for you. WHY COLLECTORS AND STACKERS USE IT • 43,000+ gold and silver coins: search by name, nickname or face value • 650+ coins free to test, no subscription needed • Minimum purity estimate for most coins • Each coin's metal value at current gold and silver prices • Custom coins: enter weight, diameter and fineness for anything not in the database • Favourites saved to your account and synced across your devices • No acid, no chemicals, no scratch plate, no extra kit HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the exact coin you're holding. The app can't see your coin: it compares the sound with the coin you pick. 2. Balance it on a fingertip near your phone's microphone and tap it with a hard object. 3. Hold still while it rings. Wait for the sound to fade before tapping again. Video tutorial: https://youtu.be/iWIJ7Ke50-M More tips: https://www.preciouscointester.com/en/academy/best-practices WE STAND BEHIND OUR RESULTS Report a wrong result and you can win a reward. The top reward, $200, is for a wrong 3-star result. Details: https://www.preciouscointester.com/en/challenges/report-and-win SUBSCRIPTION Subscribe to unlock the full database and custom coins. Invite friends to earn Precious Points, which also unlock coins. The subscription renews automatically; cancel any time in your App Store account settings. QUESTIONS OR IDEAS? We read every message: preciouscointester@gmail.com Website: https://www.preciouscointester.com/en/ Results are for information only. Any decision based on them is at your own risk.
TipBright
Easily calculate tips and split bills with friends. Get instant results as you type, with preset or custom tip percentages. Enjoy a clean, ad-free interface designed for speed and simplicity.
- Live results update in real time
- Preset and custom tip percentages
- Random tip generator
- Bill splitting for any number of people
- Currency formatting
- Haptic feedback
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TipBright makes paying the check quick and fair. Enter the bill, pick a tip, and see exactly what everyone owes. TIP, TAX, AND SPLIT IN ONE PLACE • Pick a tip with one tap: 10%, 15%, 18%, 20%, or enter your own • Add your local tax rate and see the total with tip • Split the bill between any number of people and see what each person pays • Not sure what to tip? Tap Surprise Me for a random pick • Share the result with your table SCAN RECEIPTS ON YOUR DEVICE Take a photo of your receipt or choose one from your library. TipBright reads the restaurant name, subtotal, and tax rate on your device, then fills in the calculator for you. Receipt photos are not uploaded to a server. Your first scan is free, and Ad-Free includes 3. KEEP YOUR HISTORY Save bills with the restaurant name and review them later. Free keeps your 3 most recent bills; Ad-Free keeps 10. TIPBRIGHT PRO • Unlimited bill history • Restaurant and tax templates • Multiple tax rates and custom split ratios, with every share adding up to the exact total • Choose your currency for display • Unlimited receipt scanning • Yearly tip statistics: see what tipping after tax adds, bill by bill • Export bills as PDF, CSV, or image • Sync your history across your devices with Sign in with Apple • Landscape mode • No ads TIPBRIGHT AD-FREE Remove the banner ads, save up to 10 bills, and scan 3 receipts. Ad-Free does not include the other Pro features. SUBSCRIPTIONS TipBright Pro Monthly, TipBright Pro Yearly, and TipBright Ad-Free Monthly are auto-renewable subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Prices are shown in your local currency before you confirm. Privacy Policy: https://nebulatechapps.com/privacy/tips-calculator Terms of Use: https://nebulatechapps.com/terms Questions? contact@nebulatechapps.com TipBright provides estimates. Check amounts and local tipping and tax rules before you pay.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TipBright at 100% against Precious Coin Tester's 48%. TipBright also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Precious Coin Tester's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (536 vs 5). On price 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. TipBright asks for nothing beyond the download.
TipBright holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Precious Coin Tester has 536 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Precious Coin Tester's written reviews are positive against 100% of TipBright's.
Precious Coin Tester ships an update fortnightly, TipBright every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Precious Coin Tester | TipBright |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (536 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 536 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AUGer kit | Nebula Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Precious Coin Tester
TipBright
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
TipBright
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Precious Coin Tester
- Unlock all coins 1 month$2.991 Month
TipBright
No in-app purchases
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