AuSSISTANT vs Stack Heavy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AuSSISTANT
This tool simplifies using gold as currency, focusing on the Goldback. It offers offline transaction calculations, exchange rates, historical charting, and a merchant directory. It also includes a Goldback currency symbol font and a serial number verifier for specific gold notes.
- Offline Goldback Transaction Calculator
- Transaction Records
- Daily Exchange Rates
- Home Screen Widget
- Historical Price Charting
- Goldback Currency Symbol Font
- Merchant Directory
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AuSSISTANT is a tool that makes it easier to understand and use gold as money in our day-to-day lives, with a particular focus on the Goldback as the medium of exchange. AuSSISTANT offers: * An enhanced Goldback Transaction Calculator that can be used offline. * Transaction records, to help track the coming and going of your gold. * Daily Exchange Rates, as published by Goldback, Inc. and the United Precious Metals Association. * A Home Screen Widget for displaying current daily exchange rates. * Charting of historical price data relevant to trading in fractional gold. * An installable font that provides the Goldback Currency Symbol for use in any app that supports user-installed fonts. * A directory of merchants that accept Goldbacks as payment for goods and services, using data from the Goldback, Inc. and Alpine Gold Exchange's pages. (Requires network access.) * A Serial Number Verifier For MetalMark Gold Notes All features with the exception of daily exchange rate updates, merchant directory map, the MetalMark verifier, and an instructional video, can be used without network access. While AuSSISTANT helps people use the Goldback currency system, AuSSISTANT is independently developed and is not a product of Goldback, Inc., Alpine Gold Exchange, United Precious Metals Association, or any associated entity. AuSSISTANT is for entertainment and educational purposes only. The calculations performed by this app, the pricing data, and the merchant directory data presented are not audited or guaranteed. Pricing and merchant directory data displayed is derived from publicly published data on Goldback, Inc., Alpine Gold Exchange, and UPMA websites. Errors in the receipt and processing of this information could happen. You should verify any information presented by this app, and do not rely on it for trading or investment decisions.
Stack Heavy
This finance app provides real-time precious metal prices and dealer premium tracking. It offers tools to calculate melt values and premiums, helping users find the best deals on bullion and coins. No account or subscriptions are needed.
- Live spot prices for precious metals
- Dealer premium tracking
- Melt value calculator
- Premium calculator with shipping/fees
- Automatic updates
- No account required
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Stack Heavy is a free precious metals toolkit built by Silver Seeker for stackers who want real data without the fluff. Track live spot prices for silver, gold, platinum, palladium, and copper with day change indicators and the gold/silver ratio. Monitor dealer premiums daily across multiple major bullion dealers to see who has the best prices on Silver Eagles, Maples, rounds, and gold. Calculate melt values for bullion, junk silver, constitutional coins, proofs, war nickels, and Canadian silver. Run quick calculations for junk silver bags, sterling silver, and scrap gold. Use the premium calculator to find your true cost over spot including shipping and fees. Every tool updates automatically with live spot prices. No account required, no ad networks, no paywalls, no subscriptions. Stack Heavy is the app Silver Seeker actually uses. Built for stackers, by a stacker.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stack Heavy at 5.0 against AuSSISTANT's 4.1. Stack Heavy also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stack Heavy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of AuSSISTANT's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stack Heavy's.
AuSSISTANT ships an update every 3 weeks, Stack Heavy weekly. Both last shipped on September 20, 2026.
| Parameter | AuSSISTANT | Stack Heavy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wesley Gilpin | Silver Seeker |
Customer experience
AuSSISTANT
Stack Heavy
In-app purchases
AuSSISTANT
No in-app purchases
Stack Heavy
No in-app purchases
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