Comparison

Sectionals vs Scrap Gold Pro

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

Head to head
About

Sectionals

Access a comprehensive database of over 30,000 jewelry industry professionals, including retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. This subscription service helps jewelry businesses find new customers, vet partners, and improve payment collection.

Highlights
  • Database of 30,000+ jewelry professionals
  • Find new customers
  • Know business partners
  • Improve payment collection
  • For JBT Members only
  • Credit reporting services
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The JBT Red Book Sectionals app is a 6 or 12 Month paid Subscription Service. JBT Sectionals Red Books are subsets of The Jewelers Board of Trade (JBT) Annual Reference Book containing over 30,000 jewelry retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers in the U.S., Canada and international. For JBT Members only. JBT provides credit reporting, collection and marketing services for the jewelry industry. Empower your business with the largest database of jewelry-related companies located in North America to Find New Customers, Know Your Business Partners and Get Paid.

About

Scrap Gold Pro

Calculate the value of scrap precious metals like gold, silver, and platinum. Easily input weights and karats to get a total payout percentage. Includes a carat calculator for gemstone weights.

Highlights
  • Calculate scrap gold, silver, platinum, and gold-filled items
  • Adjustable payout percentage
  • Carat calculator for gemstone weights
  • Automatic gold price refresh
  • Supports Grams, DWT, Troy OZ, and Kilo weights
Features
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Know what scrap gold is worth in seconds. Type the weight for each karat and Scrap Gold Pro totals it at today's live spot price, at whatever payout percentage you choose. Built for pawn shops, jewelers, coin dealers and gold buyers who quote at the counter all day. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Gold from 8K to 24K, plus your own custom purities • Silver: pure, sterling, 90% coin and more • Platinum and gold-filled, each with its own payout percentage • Copy a customer quote in one tap: every item, weight, price and total, with your shop name, address and phone at the top. Paste it into a text or email. • Show or hide your payout percentage, on screen and on quotes • Carat converter: turn gem carats into grams or pennyweight so you can subtract the stones before pricing the piece • Weigh in grams, pennyweight (DWT), troy ounces or kilograms • Spot prices refresh automatically every minute SIMPLE ON PURPOSE No account and no setup. Open it, type a weight, read the payout.

Screenshots

Sectionals4 screens
Scrap Gold Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scrap Gold Pro at 4.6 against Sectionals's 2.0. Scrap Gold Pro also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (50% vs 25%). Sectionals's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. Sectionals sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Scrap Gold Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scrap Gold Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Sectionals's written reviews are positive against 50% of Scrap Gold Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sectionals ships an update every 2 months, Scrap Gold Pro every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sectionals versus Scrap Gold Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSectionalsScrap Gold Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (3 ratings)4.6 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings311 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB18 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEvergreen Information Services, Inc.World Pawn Exchange LLC

Customer experience

Sectionals

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Scrap Gold Pro

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Sectionals

One-time4
  • 1 - 25 State 6 month subscription$89.99
  • All States 6 month subscription$159.99
  • 1 - 25 State 1 Year subscription$169.99
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  • All States 1 Year subscription$299.99
None

Scrap Gold Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sectionals free?
Sectionals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scrap Gold Pro free?
Scrap Gold Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sectionals or Scrap Gold Pro?
Scrap Gold Pro is rated higher. Sectionals averages 2.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Scrap Gold Pro averages 4.6 from 11 ratings.
Do Sectionals or Scrap Gold Pro have ads?
Neither Sectionals nor Scrap Gold Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sectionals or Scrap Gold Pro?
Sectionals ships an update every 2 months, and Scrap Gold Pro every 4 months. Most recently, Sectionals was updated on October 9, 2026 and Scrap Gold Pro on October 24, 2026.

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