Comparison

TroyStack vs Stacker

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

Stacker

Track your gold and silver coin and bullion portfolio with live prices and detailed analytics. View your holdings in your preferred currency or total ounces, with privacy-focused, on-device storage. Offers both free and premium features for serious collectors.

Highlights
  • Track gold and silver coins, bars, and rounds
  • Live spot prices for gold and silver
  • Multi-currency portfolio tracking
  • View portfolio in fiat value or total ounces
  • Profit and loss tracking
  • Historical performance charts (Premium)
  • On-device data storage for privacy
Features
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The precious metals & coin portfolio tracker built for iOS. Track every gold and silver coin, bar, and round you own. View your portfolio in USD, EUR, or your preferred currency. See your stack in fiat value or in total ounces, your choice. Live spot prices, exact purity, and your data stays on your device. No account, no cloud storage, and no tracking. Stacker is the native iOS app for people who take their stack & coin collection seriously. — TRACK YOUR STACK PROPERLY — Add gold and silver coins, bars, and rounds with full detail: exact weight in troy ounces, grams, or kilograms. Exact purity in karat or decimal (24K or .9999). Quantity, purchase price, and date. The way you actually buy precious metals. — LIVE SPOT PRICES — Real-time gold (XAU) and silver (XAG) spot prices fetched from a reliable source. Subscribers get hourly updates. Free users get daily prices. Last-known prices are cached for offline use, so the app works even without signal. — MULTI-CURRENCY SUPPORT — Track your portfolio in US Dollars, Euros, Turkish Lira, British Pounds, and other popular currencies. See real value in your local currency. Switch currencies anytime, conversions handled automatically. — FIAT OR OUNCES — Toggle your portfolio view between fiat value and total weight. See your stack in your preferred currency when you want, or in total troy ounces when the fiat number doesn't matter. The view stackers actually want. — PROFIT AND LOSS — Unrealized gains and losses tracked automatically against your purchase price, in both your chosen currency and percent. Know exactly how your stack has performed. — HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE — Watch your portfolio value over time with full charts. Daily snapshots taken automatically. View 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 1 year, or all-time. (Premium feature.) — PRIVACY FIRST — Stacker doesn't require an account. Your holdings live on your device, not in the cloud. No tracking, no data collection, no advertising. Lock the app with Face ID for an extra layer of protection. Export everything as CSV anytime, your data is always yours. — DESIGNED FOR STACKERS — Display weight in your preferred unit (grams or troy ounces), purity in your preferred format (karat or decimal), and values in your preferred currency. Customize once, applied everywhere. Built specifically for the way precious metals investors actually think about their holdings. — PRICING — Stacker is free to use with up to 3 holdings and daily price updates. Upgrade to Stacker Premium for unlimited holdings, hourly spot prices, full historical charts, and CSV export. - Monthly: $5.99 - Yearly: $39.99 (save over 44%) - Lifetime: $79.99 (one-time purchase, launch offer) Restore previous purchases anytime from settings. — ABOUT — Stacker is built by an indie developer who was tired of using spreadsheets to track precious metals. Just an app that does one thing well. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TroyStack4 screens
Stacker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TroyStack at 100% against Stacker's 0%. TroyStack also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Stacker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TroyStack holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. 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 point the same way: 100% of TroyStack's written reviews are positive against 0% of Stacker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TroyStack ships an update every 6 days, Stacker every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TroyStack versus Stacker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTroyStackStacker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJon ManciniDOGAC GORGULU

Customer experience

TroyStack

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

Stacker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

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
4 purchases

Stacker

Subscriptions3
  • Stacker Premium (Weekly)$3.997 Days
  • Stacker Premium (Monthly)1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • Stacker Premium (Annually)$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Stacker Lifetime Access$79.99

Questions

Is TroyStack free?
TroyStack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stacker free?
Stacker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TroyStack or Stacker?
TroyStack is rated higher. TroyStack averages 4.9 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Stacker averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TroyStack or Stacker have ads?
Neither TroyStack nor Stacker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TroyStack or Stacker?
TroyStack ships an update every 6 days, and Stacker every 2 weeks. Most recently, TroyStack was updated on October 31, 2026 and Stacker on October 31, 2026.

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