Comparison

Metalynx vs Ping Gold

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

Ping Gold

Features
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Ping Gold helps you calculate gold value in different units and compare with real-time market prices.
 · Real-time gold price and exchange rates
 · Convert between grams, ounces, tael, and more
 · Simple and elegant interface
 Make better decisions when buying or selling gold!

Screenshots

Metalynx4 screens
Ping Gold4 screens

Verdict

The call

Metalynx and Ping Gold are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Metalynx versus Ping Gold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetalynxPing Gold
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 20 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB2 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperKitco Metals Incalgormula Pte. Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Metalynx

No in-app purchases

None

Ping Gold

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Metalynx free?
Metalynx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ping Gold free?
Ping Gold is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Metalynx or Ping Gold have ads?
Neither Metalynx nor Ping Gold shows ads.

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