Comparison

Precious Metals Manager vs Stack Tracker

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 Tracker

Manage your precious metals collection privately on your device. Track portfolio value, gains, and premiums with detailed item information and historical data. Includes numismatic support and data export options.

Highlights
  • Private collection vault
  • Portfolio value and gain/loss tracking
  • Numismatic item support
  • Customizable item details
  • Data import/export
  • Offline data storage
Features
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Stack Tracker is a private vault for your precious metals collection — coins, bars, rounds, hand pours, junk silver, and graded numismatics across gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper, and rhodium. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No analytics. No tracking. Your collection lives only on your device, protected by optional Face ID. Live spot prices are strictly opt-in — and even then, only fetched when you tap. KNOW YOUR STACK • Portfolio value, gain/loss, and premium-over-spot at a glance • Average cost per ounce for every metal • Value-over-time charts built from your spot price updates • "What if" calculator — see your stack at $50 silver • Ounce goals with progress tracking BUILT FOR REAL STACKERS • Premium tracking against spot at purchase • Numismatic support: PCGS/NGC grading, cert numbers, market value overrides • Junk silver quick-entry by face value • Photos, serial numbers, dealers, and notes on every item • Sold-item tracking with realized gains YOUR DATA, YOURS CSV import/export with a fillable template, plus full backups that include photos. A quick-delete option erases everything instantly. Your first 10 items are free. One single purchase unlocks unlimited items — no subscription, ever.

Screenshots

Precious Metals Manager4 screens
Stack Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Stack Tracker at free with in-app purchases against Precious Metals Manager's subscription. Stack Tracker also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (83% vs 69%). Precious Metals Manager's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (85 vs 10). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and Stack Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stack Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Precious Metals Manager has 85 ratings behind it against 10, 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 83% of Stack Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Precious Metals Manager ships an update weekly, Stack Tracker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Precious Metals Manager versus Stack Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrecious Metals ManagerStack Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (85 ratings)4.8 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings85 — better10
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergio Martin RubioJohnny Cox

Customer experience

Precious Metals Manager

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

Stack Tracker

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Precious Metals Manager

Subscriptions2
  • Month14 Days trial$3.491 Month
  • Year14 Days trial$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Stack Tracker

One-time1
  • Stack Tracker Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is Precious Metals Manager free?
Precious Metals Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stack Tracker free?
Stack Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Precious Metals Manager or Stack Tracker?
Stack Tracker is rated higher. Precious Metals Manager averages 4.4 out of 5 from 85 ratings, while Stack Tracker averages 4.8 from 10 ratings.
Do Precious Metals Manager or Stack Tracker have ads?
Neither Precious Metals Manager nor Stack Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Precious Metals Manager or Stack Tracker?
Precious Metals Manager ships an update weekly, and Stack Tracker every 2 months. Most recently, Precious Metals Manager was updated on October 2, 2026 and Stack Tracker on September 21, 2026.

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