Comparison

StackerScan vs TroyStack

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

Head to head
About

StackerScan

Effortlessly track your physical gold and silver investments. This AI-powered app scans receipts to create a digital portfolio, providing real-time value, ROI analysis, and historical insights for your precious metals.

Highlights
  • AI-powered receipt scanning
  • Real-time portfolio valuation
  • ROI and historical analysis
  • Support for multiple precious metals
  • Customizable portfolio views
  • Data export in CSV/JSON
  • Anonymous login option
Features
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Build your precious metals portfolio with a photo or a few words. Scan a coin, bar, or graded slab, describe a purchase in everyday language, or find a product in the catalog. Just type or say your purchase details, such as “7 Silver Eagles from APMEX for $500 on the 16th.” StackerScan fills in your coin’s details—just review and save. See what your stack is worth, what you paid, and how it performs over time—all in one place. Free to try. Ad free. No subscription required. WITH STACKERSCAN YOU CAN: • Scan product photos to identify coins, bars, and graded slabs and fill in metal, purity, and weight • Type or speak purchases and sales in everyday language • Search the catalog to find products and add them to your stack • Keep product photos in a gallery and share individual transactions by link • Scan receipts or import dealer documents and spreadsheets • Export your transactions as CSV or JSON for free • Access your account across devices, with an anonymous sign-in option • Delete your account and associated data at any time PORTFOLIO INCLUDES: • Live valuation for gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper, and nickel • Returns by purchase, metal, and total portfolio • Total weight and average price paid per troy ounce or gram • Charts of your holdings, value history, and stack composition • Editable holdings with search by product or vendor and filters for metals and tags • Spot prices and historical charts for six metals and Goldbacks • Support for 170+ currencies As an eBay Partner Network Affiliate, StackerScan earns from qualifying purchases.

About

TroyStack

Track your precious metals holdings with AI-powered insights. Get daily market intelligence, analyze your portfolio, and receive real-time price alerts for gold, silver, platinum, and palladium. Offers receipt scanning and vault inventory monitoring.

Highlights
  • AI-powered stack analysis
  • Real-time precious metal prices
  • Receipt scanning with AI
  • Daily market intelligence briefs
  • Customizable price alerts
  • COMEX vault inventory tracking
Features
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TroyStack is the AI-powered precious metals tracker. Meet Troy — your personal stack analyst who watches the gold and silver market so you don't have to. Track your gold, silver, platinum, and palladium. Talk to Troy by voice. Get a personalized daily brief. Know what your stack is really worth — in dollars and in real purchasing power. MEET TROY — YOUR AI STACK ANALYST Ask anything about your stack or the metals market, by text or voice. Troy answers with real market context and your actual holdings. Play his replies right from the lock screen. TRACK YOUR STACK Add purchases manually, scan receipts with AI, or import via CSV. Spot prices, cost basis, premiums, and total stack value in real time. REAL PURCHASING POWER Dollars are just a reference point. Troy shows what your metal actually buys — barrels of oil, months of rent, hours of labor — and how that's changed since 1971. STACK SIGNAL — AI MARKET INTELLIGENCE Original commentary published throughout the day. Troy synthesizes breaking news, COMEX data, central bank activity, and macro trends into intelligence for stackers. LIVE SPOT PRICES & CHARTS Real-time gold, silver, platinum, and palladium. Historical charts from 1 month to all-time. COMEX VAULT WATCH Registered and eligible inventory across COMEX vaults. Drawdowns and delivery patterns. PRICE ALERTS Any metal, any price. Instant notifications when your target hits. PRIVACY FIRST No ads. No tracking. No selling your data. Free to download. Gold unlocks full Troy access, portfolio intelligence, and unlimited receipt scanning. Terms of Use: https://troystack.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://troystack.com/privacy

Screenshots

StackerScan4 screens
TroyStack4 screens

Verdict

The call

StackerScan and TroyStack both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of TroyStack's written reviews are positive against 78% of StackerScan's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. StackerScan sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and TroyStack sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for StackerScan against 4.9 for TroyStack. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of StackerScan's written reviews are positive against 100% of TroyStack's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StackerScan ships an update every 10 days, TroyStack every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
StackerScan versus TroyStack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStackerScanTroyStack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (22 ratings)4.9 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArnion LLCJon Mancini

Customer experience

StackerScan

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

TroyStack

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StackerScan

One-time2
  • Starter Credits$1.99
  • Pro Credits$7.99
3 purchases

TroyStack

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Gold7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Gold7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Gold Pass$149.99

Questions

Is StackerScan free?
StackerScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TroyStack free?
TroyStack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StackerScan or TroyStack?
TroyStack is rated higher. StackerScan averages 4.8 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while TroyStack averages 4.9 from 11 ratings.
Do StackerScan or TroyStack have ads?
Neither StackerScan nor TroyStack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StackerScan or TroyStack?
StackerScan ships an update every 10 days, and TroyStack every 6 days. Most recently, StackerScan was updated on October 30, 2026 and TroyStack on October 31, 2026.

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