Comparison

GoldBug vs Gold Calculator

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

Head to head
About

GoldBug

Track live gold prices directly on your wrist or iPhone Lock Screen. View prices in multiple currencies and see trend indicators. Designed for those interested in financial markets.

Highlights
  • Live gold price display
  • Watch complication
  • iPhone Lock Screen widget
  • Multi-currency support (USD, EUR, AUD, GBP)
  • Trend direction indicator
Features
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Track the live gold spot price and the value of your portfolio directly from your iPhone and Apple Watch. GoldBug delivers real-time gold prices powered by SwissQuote, with support for multiple currencies including US Dollar, Euro, British Pound, Australian Dollar and Swiss Franc and Canadian Dollar. Features: Live gold spot price in USD, EUR, GBP, AUD and CHF Gold portfolio tracker — add your holdings by troy oz, gram or kilogram See your total value, cost basis and profit/loss at a glance Lock screen widgets with live price and portfolio value Home Screen widgets in multiple sizes and currencies Apple Watch complications for quick price checks on your wrist Automatic price refresh every 5 minutes Simple, fast and beautiful — always know what your gold is worth.

About

Gold Calculator

Features
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What is your gold really worth? Gold Calculator answers in seconds: enter a weight, tap a karat, and see the melt value of your gold, silver, platinum or palladium — calculated live from the current spot price. Whether you're selling grandma's necklace, quoting customers at a pawn shop counter, or tracking a growing stack of bullion, this is the fastest way to put an accurate number on your metal. THE GOLD CALCULATOR THAT GETS IT RIGHT • Live gold price and silver price with a visible "as of" timestamp you can verify • Every karat preset: 24k, 22k, 21k, 18k, 16k, 14k, 10k, 9k — plus gold-filled (1/20 12k GF, 1/10 12k GF) and a free-form purity % for anything else • Silver presets include .999 fine, .925 sterling, .958 Britannia and .900 junk silver (90% US coins) • Weigh it your way: grams, troy ounces, pennyweight (dwt), kilograms or tola — switchable per calculation, not buried in settings • See the fine metal content of every item alongside its scrap value • Works offline with the last cached price, clearly labelled — never a blank screen BUILT FOR PROFESSIONALS • Payout margin: quote a % of melt (e.g. pay out 70%) with your margin built in • Customer View: one tap flips to a full-screen offer figure — turn the phone around to your customer and nothing on screen reveals spot, melt or your margin. Exiting is Face ID protected. • Save margin presets for the deals you quote all day: "10k buy @ 65%", "sterling @ 70%" • Locked in a rate with your refiner? Set a manual spot price override any time LIVE PRICES & WIDGETS • Spot price tracker for gold, silver, platinum and palladium with daily change • Prices in USD, GBP, AUD, CAD, EUR, CHF, JPY, INR and NZD • Home screen and lock screen widgets show the live rate at a glance — free MY STACK — A LEDGER THAT RESPECTS YOUR DATA • Track every buy and sell: weight, purity, quantity, price paid, date and notes • Fully editable after saving, with autosaving drafts — no lost work, ever • Portfolio value, cost basis, profit & loss, and fine-weight totals per metal • Syncs automatically to your private iCloud — survives a lost or new phone • Export your entire ledger to CSV any time, free. Your data is never held hostage. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account. No sign-up. No ads. No third-party analytics. • Everything stays on your device and in your own iCloud — we never see it • Optional Face ID / passcode app lock FREE FOREVER, HONESTLY The calculator, live prices, the spot price widget and CSV export are free forever — no trial, no ads, no surprises. Gold Calculator Pro (optional) adds an unlimited ledger, the portfolio widget, saved margin presets and portfolio analytics, as a yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial or a one-time lifetime purchase. Whether you're checking the gold rate before you sell, running a jewelry or coin business, or stacking bullion for the long haul — Gold Calculator tells you what it's worth, right now. Prices are informational only and not investment advice. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://trcoapps.com/privacy

Screenshots

GoldBug4 screens
Gold Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Gold Calculator at Free against GoldBug's $3.99. Gold Calculator also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). GoldBug's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#90 vs unranked). On ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Gold Calculator is free to download; GoldBug costs $3.99 up front. Gold Calculator sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. GoldBug asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard5 real differences Ā· 4 level
GoldBug versus Gold Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoldBugGold Calculator
Price$3.99Free — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#90 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBart BeekwilderTimothy Richardson

In-app purchases

None

GoldBug

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Gold Calculator

Subscriptions1
  • Gold Calculator Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is GoldBug free?
GoldBug costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gold Calculator free?
Gold Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GoldBug or Gold Calculator have ads?
Neither GoldBug nor Gold Calculator shows ads.

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