Comparison

Stacker vs Stack Heavy

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

Head to head
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/

About

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.

Highlights
  • Live spot prices for precious metals
  • Dealer premium tracking
  • Melt value calculator
  • Premium calculator with shipping/fees
  • Automatic updates
  • No account required
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Stacker4 screens
Stack Heavy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stack Heavy at 100% against Stacker's 0%. Stack Heavy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, update cadence 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. Stacker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Stack Heavy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stack Heavy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stack Heavy has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Stacker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stack Heavy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stacker ships an update every 9 days, Stack Heavy weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Stacker versus Stack Heavy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStackerStack Heavy
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings112 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDOGAC GORGULUSilver Seeker

Customer experience

Stacker

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

Stack Heavy

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Stacker

Subscriptions2
  • Stacker Premium (Monthly)$5.991 Month
  • Stacker Premium (Annually)$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Stacker Lifetime Access$79.99
None

Stack Heavy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stacker free?
Stacker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stack Heavy free?
Stack Heavy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stacker or Stack Heavy?
Stack Heavy is rated higher. Stacker averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Stack Heavy averages 5.0 from 12 ratings.
Do Stacker or Stack Heavy have ads?
Neither Stacker nor Stack Heavy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stacker or Stack Heavy?
Stacker ships an update every 9 days, and Stack Heavy weekly. Most recently, Stacker was updated on October 12, 2026 and Stack Heavy on October 7, 2026.

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