ScrapValue vs Khos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScrapValue
Instantly calculate the value of various scrap metals, track your loads, and save your history. This tool helps estimate prices for copper, brass, aluminum, and more. An optional Pro upgrade allows for custom local pricing.
- Instant scrap metal value calculation
- Track full loads
- Save run history
- Estimate copper, brass, aluminum, wire
- Use local yard pricing (Pro feature)
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Know your scrap value before you go. ScrapValue 4.0 helps you build a scrap load, estimate its value, compare yard prices, document what you're selling, and record what you actually got paid. Whether you're saving copper for months, cleaning up a jobsite, or making regular scrap runs, ScrapValue keeps the entire trip—from pile to payout—in one place. BUILD YOUR LOAD • Track copper, brass, aluminum, wire, steel, and other common scrap grades • Enter weights in pounds or kilograms • Build mixed-material loads • Use dated reference pricing or your own yard prices • Freeze the original estimate when the load is saved KNOW BEFORE YOU GO • See the estimated value of the complete load • Save local yard pricing • Compare complete yard quotes • Account for missing prices and disclosed fees • Keep yard information organized for future runs ESTIMATE. SELL. VERIFY. ScrapValue preserves the original estimate after a sale so you can compare it with what the yard actually paid. • Record actual payout by material • Track fees and deductions • See estimated versus actual results • Keep a searchable sales history DOCUMENT THE SALE • Add photos to individual materials • Photograph the complete truck, trailer, or pile • Scan or import scale tickets and receipts • Private receipt recognition runs on device • Keep supporting records attached to the sale UNDERSTAND YOUR HISTORY • Search sales by material, yard, and date • Review finalized payouts • Follow your saved pricing history • Export CSV and professional PDF reports OFFICIAL MARKET CONTEXT Follow supported monthly U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics scrap-related Producer Price Index series with historical charts. BLS observations are market indexes—not local scrapyard quotes, dollar prices, or guaranteed payouts. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No Goodale Studios account required. No ads. No third-party analytics. Your records remain on your device unless you choose to export them or enable private iCloud synchronization. SCRAPVALUE PRO Pro unlocks advanced tools for people who scrap regularly, including custom pricing, yard comparisons, receipt scanning, expanded history, reporting, official market trends, and additional professional tools. Monthly, annual, and lifetime options are available when those products are offered in your App Store region. Current pricing is shown by the App Store before purchase. Build the load. Know the value. Keep the record. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://goodalestudios.com/scrapvalue/privacy
Khos
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Khos gives you a different email address for every service you sign up for. Real mail gets forwarded to your inbox. Spam, viruses and phishing get stopped at the door. CREATE ALIASES IN SECONDS Tap once and get a random alias like k7x2m9qd@khos.io. Paste it into any signup. Mail forwards to your real address automatically. KNOW WHO LEAKED YOUR EMAIL Every alias is tied to one service. When spam arrives on the alias you gave a shop two years ago, you know exactly who sold your address. Pause the alias and the spam ends. THREATS NEVER REACH YOU Suspicious email gets quarantined before delivery. Review it in the app, deliver it if it is legitimate or delete it for good. Get a push notification the moment something is stopped. BLOCK SENDERS FOR GOOD One tap and a sender can never reach any of your aliases again. PRIVACY BY DESIGN Quarantined mail is encrypted at rest. Choose EU data processing. Data retention you control, from 30 to 180 days. A public warrant canary you can check any day at khos.io. KHOS PRO Unlimited aliases, custom alias names like you@khos.io, virus scanning, tracker stripping and quarantine review. Your digital identity, protected. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
ScrapValue and Khos 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
Both are free to download. ScrapValue sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Khos sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | ScrapValue | Khos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PETER GOODALE | Rafael V |
In-app purchases
ScrapValue
- ScrapValue Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- ScrapValue Pro Annual$9.991 Year
- ScrapValue Pro$19.99
Khos
- Khos Pro$7.991 Month
- Khos Pro (3 months)$21.993 Months
- Khos Pro (Annual)$79.991 Year









