Comparison

Metalynx vs Precious Metals Manager

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

Head to head
About

Metalynx

This app helps precious metal professionals instantly calculate dimensions and weights for gold, silver, and platinum items. It supports multiple purity levels, units of measurement, and provides live market prices and charts.

Highlights
  • Automatic dimensional calculations for precious metals
  • Supports multiple purity levels for gold, silver, platinum
  • Customizable units for weight and dimensions
  • Live market prices and London Fix data
  • Technical and historical charts
  • Multi-language support (English, French)
Features
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Designed for everyone who works with precious metals, Kitco Metals Inc.’s free Metalynx app automatically calculates the dimensions of gold, silver and platinum items. It can handle three purity levels of gold, two of silver and two of platinum. Weights can be expressed in user-selectable units. For standard precious metal mill products, it can automatically determine weight, length, diameter or thickness given the other dimensions. Conversions and calculations are performed instantly using customizable criteria. Here are some of the salient features of this powerful little app: •Three purity levels for gold, two for silver and two for platinum •Automatic dimensional calculations for common jewelry mill products including sheets; round and square tubes; and round, half-round, square and rectangular wires and half-round wires •Weights in troy ounces, grams, kilograms or pennyweights •Dimensions in inches, millimeters or gauges (as applicable) •Live market prices and London Fix prices for gold, silver and platinum from Kitco.com, the world’s #1 precious metals information website •Prices customizable with three units of weight and 14 currencies •Full-screen rotatable technical and historical charts •English and French language options

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/

Screenshots

Metalynx4 screens
Precious Metals Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Metalynx at 4.9 against Precious Metals Manager's 4.4. Metalynx also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). Precious Metals Manager's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (85 vs 8). 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. Precious Metals Manager sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Metalynx asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Metalynx holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Precious Metals Manager has 85 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Metalynx's written reviews are positive against 69% of Precious Metals Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Metalynx ships an update every 20 months, Precious Metals Manager every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Metalynx versus Precious Metals Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetalynxPrecious Metals Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8 ratings) — better4.4 (85 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better69.0% of reviews
Number of ratings885 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKitco Metals IncSergio Martin Rubio

Customer experience

Metalynx

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Precious Metals Manager

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

In-app purchases

None

Metalynx

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Precious Metals Manager

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

Questions

Is Metalynx free?
Metalynx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Precious Metals Manager free?
Precious Metals Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Metalynx or Precious Metals Manager?
Metalynx is rated higher. Metalynx averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Precious Metals Manager averages 4.4 from 85 ratings.
Do Metalynx or Precious Metals Manager have ads?
Neither Metalynx nor Precious Metals Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Metalynx or Precious Metals Manager?
Metalynx ships an update every 20 months, and Precious Metals Manager every 6 days. Most recently, Metalynx was updated on August 26, 2026 and Precious Metals Manager on September 19, 2026.

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