Comparison

Metalynx vs FNCD

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

FNCD

Features
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Screenshots

Metalynx4 screens
FNCD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FNCD at every 10 months against Metalynx's every 20 months. Metalynx's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Metalynx ships an update every 20 months, FNCD every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Metalynx versus FNCD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetalynxFNCD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 10 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKitco Metals IncFINANCREDITS BNK LLC

In-app purchases

None

Metalynx

No in-app purchases

None

FNCD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Metalynx free?
Metalynx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FNCD free?
FNCD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Metalynx or FNCD have ads?
Neither Metalynx nor FNCD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Metalynx or FNCD?
Metalynx ships an update every 20 months, and FNCD every 10 months. Most recently, Metalynx was updated on August 26, 2026 and FNCD on September 9, 2026.

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