Comparison

Precious Coin Tester vs TipBright

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Precious Coin Tester4 screens
TipBright4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Precious Coin Tester versus TipBright: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrecious Coin TesterTipBright
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (536 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings536 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB30 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAUGer kitNebula Technologies LLC

Customer experience

Precious Coin Tester

All ratings536 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive47.5%
Neutral8.2%
Negative44.3%

TipBright

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

1 purchases

Precious Coin Tester

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock all coins 1 month$2.991 Month
None

TipBright

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Precious Coin Tester free?
Precious Coin Tester is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TipBright free?
TipBright is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Precious Coin Tester or TipBright?
TipBright is rated higher. Precious Coin Tester averages 4.5 out of 5 from 536 ratings, while TipBright averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Precious Coin Tester or TipBright have ads?
TipBright shows ads; Precious Coin Tester does not.
Which is updated more often, Precious Coin Tester or TipBright?
Precious Coin Tester ships an update fortnightly, and TipBright every 5 weeks. Most recently, Precious Coin Tester was updated on November 3, 2026 and TipBright on October 31, 2026.

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