Sherlock Holmes Detect vs UPMR Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sherlock Holmes Detect
This application connects to a specialized SH box to analyze diamond images. It uses various illuminations to capture photos and distinguish between natural and lab-grown diamonds.
- Connects to SH box
- Bluetooth/cable connectivity
- Diamond image analysis
- Distinguishes natural vs. lab-grown diamonds
- Multiple illumination settings
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This app connects your phone to an SH box (purchased separately). Using Bluetooth or cable, the App gives a series of commands to the box. It takes pictures of diamonds and diamond jewelry under different illuminations and analyzes the pictures. The end result enables the user to distinguish between natural diamonds and lab-grown diamonds.
UPMR Tools
This app provides essential tools and data for jewelry industry professionals. It includes calculators for scrap valuation, karat calculations, and conversions, along with real-time precious metal spot prices.
- Scrap valuation calculator
- Karat calculation for casting
- Unit conversions
- Precious metal spot prices
- Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium tracking
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This app offers a wide range of tools and useful information for professionals from the jewellery industry. Easy to use calculators for scrap valuation, karat calculations for casting, and conversions, as well as spot prices for precious metals including Gold, Silver, Platinum & Palladium.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UPMR Tools at 5.0 against Sherlock Holmes Detect's 3.7. UPMR Tools also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Sherlock Holmes Detect's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UPMR Tools holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sherlock Holmes Detect has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sherlock Holmes Detect ships an update monthly, UPMR Tools every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sherlock Holmes Detect | UPMR Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mejix | United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Sherlock Holmes Detect
No in-app purchases
UPMR Tools
No in-app purchases
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