Comparison

TroyStack vs Metalytics

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

Head to head
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

About

Metalytics

Monitor live precious metal prices and manage your physical holdings. Set custom alerts for price movements and track inventory with detailed purchase information and photos. Secure your sensitive data with optional Face ID.

Highlights
  • Live Gold and Silver pricing
  • Price charts
  • Customizable price alerts
  • Physical inventory tracking
  • Holdings valuation
  • Face ID security
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Track precious metals like a pro with Metalytics — a premium app for monitoring spot prices and managing physical holdings in one place. With Metalytics, you can: • Follow live Gold and Silver pricing • View clean charts across key time ranges • Set digest and movement alerts with customizable thresholds • Track inventory with purchase details, weight, source, and front/back photos • Mark holdings as sold and compare cost vs proceeds • Apply custom Silver Eagle markup for more accurate valuation • Secure sensitive tabs with optional Face ID • Use Home and Lock Screen widgets for at-a-glance prices Built for collectors, stackers, and serious buyers who want clarity without clutter. Metalytics keeps your experience fast, private, and focused — from market view to inventory insights.

Screenshots

TroyStack4 screens
Metalytics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Metalytics at none against TroyStack's 5. TroyStack's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. TroyStack sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Metalytics asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for TroyStack against 5.0 for Metalytics. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TroyStack has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TroyStack ships an update every 6 days, Metalytics monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and August 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TroyStack versus Metalytics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTroyStackMetalytics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJon ManciniBlu Software

Customer experience

TroyStack

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

Metalytics

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

TroyStack

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Gold7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Silver7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Gold7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Silver7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Gold Pass$149.99
None

Metalytics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TroyStack free?
TroyStack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Metalytics free?
Metalytics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TroyStack or Metalytics?
Metalytics is rated higher. TroyStack averages 4.9 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Metalytics averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TroyStack or Metalytics have ads?
Neither TroyStack nor Metalytics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TroyStack or Metalytics?
TroyStack ships an update every 6 days, and Metalytics monthly. Most recently, TroyStack was updated on August 25, 2026 and Metalytics on August 5, 2026.

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