Comparison

Precious Metals Manager vs Stack Heavy

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

Head to head
About

Precious Metals Manager

Manage your gold, silver, and other precious metals holdings with this app. Track live prices, monitor inventory, analyze performance, and generate reports for tax purposes. Securely store your portfolio data with optional iCloud backup.

Highlights
  • Track gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper
  • Create orders, items, sales, and bullion presets
  • Database of 300+ coin profiles
  • Live spot prices and charts
  • Inventory filtering and sorting
  • Profit/loss monitoring
  • Annual tax reports
Features
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Track, analyze, and grow your precious metals portfolio — all in one place. Precious Metals Manager gives you a complete picture of your holdings with real-time spot prices, powerful metrics, and an intuitive interface built for serious collectors and investors alike. Metals Supported Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium, and Copper. Portfolio Management · Browse 300+ pre-filled coin and bullion profiles, or create your own custom presets. · Log orders, items, and sales with full detail — attach photos and documents to keep everything organized. · Powerful filters and sorting give you full control over your inventory. Live Market Data · Real-time spot prices in 14 currencies: USD, AUD, EUR, GBP, CAD, CHF, DKK, INR, JPY, MXN, NZD, NZD, BTC, and ETH. · Live charts to analyze trends and correlations between precious metals and cryptocurrencies. · Home screen widgets for instant access to spot prices and the Gold/Silver Ratio. Insights & Metrics · Portfolio value, offer value, gain/loss, total weight by metal, and average premium paid. · Advanced metrics: dollar-cost averaging, weight over time, and rebalancing strategy. · Gold/Silver Ratio tracker with historical chart. · Annual tax reports with capital gain/loss and January 1st portfolio snapshots. Sales Tracking · Monitor realized profits and losses across all your sales. · Filter sales by metal type for a focused view. Data & Privacy · Your data stays yours — no account required, no ads, no tracking, no geolocation. · iCloud backup with partial encryption for added security. · Export to CSV; import/export via CSV and JSON, including all attachments. · Biometric authentication: Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode. Subscription Precious Metals Manager offers monthly and annual auto-renewable subscriptions, unlocking all features. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Account Settings. Terms: https://preciousmetalsmanager.com/terms/

About

Stack Heavy

This finance app provides real-time precious metal prices and dealer premium tracking. It offers tools to calculate melt values and premiums, helping users find the best deals on bullion and coins. No account or subscriptions are needed.

Highlights
  • Live spot prices for precious metals
  • Dealer premium tracking
  • Melt value calculator
  • Premium calculator with shipping/fees
  • Automatic updates
  • No account required
Features
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Stack Heavy is a free precious metals toolkit built by Silver Seeker for stackers who want real data without the fluff. Track live spot prices for silver, gold, platinum, palladium, and copper with day change indicators and the gold/silver ratio. Monitor dealer premiums daily across multiple major bullion dealers to see who has the best prices on Silver Eagles, Maples, rounds, and gold. Calculate melt values for bullion, junk silver, constitutional coins, proofs, war nickels, and Canadian silver. Run quick calculations for junk silver bags, sterling silver, and scrap gold. Use the premium calculator to find your true cost over spot including shipping and fees. Every tool updates automatically with live spot prices. No account required, no ad networks, no paywalls, no subscriptions. Stack Heavy is the app Silver Seeker actually uses. Built for stackers, by a stacker.

Screenshots

Precious Metals Manager4 screens
Stack Heavy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stack Heavy at 5.0 against Precious Metals Manager's 4.4. Stack Heavy also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). Precious Metals Manager's advantage is ratings volume (85 vs 12). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Precious Metals Manager sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Stack Heavy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stack Heavy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Precious Metals Manager has 85 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Precious Metals Manager's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stack Heavy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Precious Metals Manager versus Stack Heavy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrecious Metals ManagerStack Heavy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (85 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings85 — better12
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergio Martin RubioSilver Seeker

Customer experience

Precious Metals Manager

All ratings85 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative24.1%

Stack Heavy

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Precious Metals Manager

Subscriptions2
  • Month14 Days trial$3.491 Month
  • Year14 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Stack Heavy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Precious Metals Manager free?
Precious Metals Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stack Heavy free?
Stack Heavy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Precious Metals Manager or Stack Heavy?
Stack Heavy is rated higher. Precious Metals Manager averages 4.4 out of 5 from 85 ratings, while Stack Heavy averages 5.0 from 12 ratings.
Do Precious Metals Manager or Stack Heavy have ads?
Neither Precious Metals Manager nor Stack Heavy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Precious Metals Manager or Stack Heavy?
Precious Metals Manager ships an update weekly, and Stack Heavy weekly. Most recently, Precious Metals Manager was updated on September 28, 2026 and Stack Heavy on September 20, 2026.

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