Silver Hallmarks vs Gemstone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Silver Hallmarks
Identify British silverware and valuable metal pieces with an extensive catalog of maker's marks. Browse over 17,000 images categorized for easy research. Unlock additional sections through an in-app purchase or subscription.
- Identify British silverware
- Recognize maker's marks
- Catalog of 17,000+ images
- Categorized research
- Unlockable content
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Over 17,000 silver marks: more than 6,000 British and 5,000 American, plus France, Germany, Mexico and Scandinavia. Checked against trade catalogues and assay-office records. Bring a punch, find the answer in seconds. On the App Store since 2012. Used by dealers, jewellers and estate buyers worldwide. What you get • Browse 17,000+ marks four ways: by letter, by object, by animal, or by shape. Whichever lane matches the punch in front of you. • American silver covered properly. Gorham, Towle, Wallace, Reed & Barton, Tiffany, coin silver, and 249 Navajo and Native American smiths that most references leave out. • British date letters for London, Birmingham, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Chester, Dublin and Glasgow. Pin the exact year a piece left the assay office. • Maker's marks show town, working years and metal standard at a glance. Useful when you are telling a Hester Bateman from a 1920s revival. • Sterling or plate, settled fast. EPNS, EPBM, Britannia, 800 and 900 laid out side by side. The question every estate sale turns on. • Snap a punch and match it against the reference library on your device. You get a shortlist ranked by similarity, then confirm against the full record. • Plain-English glossary of 123 trade terms. Assay, duty mark, lion passant, sterling, Britannia, town mark, date letter. • Save what you own. Photograph a piece, tag it, log what you paid, and sync it across your devices. Rebuilt natively for iOS 18. Photos load instantly, search is sharper, favourites sync across your devices. "This app has been incredibly useful in identifying silver hallmarks for my vintage jewelry business." Smithwestalandvc Buy a piece with confidence, or pass on it knowing why. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://BigBalli.com/privacy
Gemstone
Identify rocks, crystals, gemstones, and minerals by taking a photo. Learn about their structure, origin, and care. Save your discoveries in a personal collection.
- Photo identification of stones
- Learn geology facts
- Explore crystal structure and origin
- Save discoveries in a personal collection
- Unlimited identifications with Pro
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Snap a photo. Discover the stone in front of you. Gemstone turns your camera into a powerful rock, crystal, gemstone, and mineral identifier. Get a likely match in seconds, explore crystal structure, colors, origin, formation, and care, then save every discovery in your own collection. FREE • Identify stones every week • See the match and essential geology facts • Start your personal stone collection GEMSTONE PRO • Unlimited photo identifications • Save an unlimited collection From backyard finds and beach stones to crystals and jewelry, Gemstone helps you know what you found and learn the story behind it. Photo identification can be affected by lighting, treatments, and look-alike stones. For certification or valuation, consult a qualified gemologist. A subscription is required for some features. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://renaissanceapps.com/terms-conditions Privacy Policy: https://renaissanceapps.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Silver Hallmarks at fortnightly against Gemstone's every 3 months. Silver Hallmarks also leads on review sentiment (31% vs 14%) and ratings volume (122 vs 33). Gemstone's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Silver Hallmarks sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Gemstone sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Silver Hallmarks against 4.0 for Gemstone. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 122 and 33 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 31% of Silver Hallmarks's written reviews are positive against 14% of Gemstone's.
Silver Hallmarks ships an update fortnightly, Gemstone every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Silver Hallmarks | Gemstone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (122 ratings) | 4.0 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.2% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 122 — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | BigBalli Consulting llc | Renaissance Apps LLC |
Customer experience
Silver Hallmarks
Gemstone
Bugs and requests
Silver Hallmarks
Reported bugs
3 issues- In-app purchase errors
- Blank pages after searching
- Incompatibility with some devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add assay office and year marks
- Improve search functionality and navigation
- Provide more detailed descriptions
- Add support for taking photos to identify marks
Gemstone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Silver Hallmarks
- Full Unlock Subscription$1.997 Days
- FullunlockSubMonthly$4.991 Month
- Full Unlock Subscription$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Unlock$19.99
- full unlock$39.99
Gemstone
- Gemstone: Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
Questions
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