Comparison

Silver Now vs Precious Metals Manager

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

Head to head
About

Silver Now

Access live precious metals market quotes for Gold, Silver, Platinum, and Palladium. View historical charts and stay updated with the latest news, blogs, podcasts, and featured products from the developer.

Highlights
  • Live market quotes for Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium
  • Historical price charts (day, week, month, year)
  • Latest SilverTowne Tweets
  • Blogs, Podcasts, and YouTube videos
  • Listing of featured products
Features
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Stay up to date with the precious metals markets while on the go by downloading the free SilverTowne Silver Now app. With this handy app you’ll be able to look up current market quotes for Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium on your smartphone, tablet, or other mobile device. In addition to the current live spot prices for each metal, you also have the option to view charts by day, week, month and year. This tool also provides you with a current listing of the latest SilverTowne Tweets, Blogs, Podcasts and YouTube videos. Plus, it gives you an updated listing of the hottest products available from SilverTowne. Thank you for giving the SilverTowne Precious Metals Updates app a try – we hope you enjoy it!

About

Precious Metals Manager

Manage your gold, silver, and other precious metals holdings with this app. Track live prices, monitor inventory, analyze performance, and generate reports for tax purposes. Securely store your portfolio data with optional iCloud backup.

Highlights
  • Track gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper
  • Create orders, items, sales, and bullion presets
  • Database of 300+ coin profiles
  • Live spot prices and charts
  • Inventory filtering and sorting
  • Profit/loss monitoring
  • Annual tax reports
Features
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Track, analyze, and grow your precious metals portfolio — all in one place. Precious Metals Manager gives you a complete picture of your holdings with real-time spot prices, powerful metrics, and an intuitive interface built for serious collectors and investors alike. Metals Supported Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium, and Copper. Portfolio Management · Browse 300+ pre-filled coin and bullion profiles, or create your own custom presets. · Log orders, items, and sales with full detail — attach photos and documents to keep everything organized. · Powerful filters and sorting give you full control over your inventory. Live Market Data · Real-time spot prices in 14 currencies: USD, AUD, EUR, GBP, CAD, CHF, DKK, INR, JPY, MXN, NZD, NZD, BTC, and ETH. · Live charts to analyze trends and correlations between precious metals and cryptocurrencies. · Home screen widgets for instant access to spot prices and the Gold/Silver Ratio. Insights & Metrics · Portfolio value, offer value, gain/loss, total weight by metal, and average premium paid. · Advanced metrics: dollar-cost averaging, weight over time, and rebalancing strategy. · Gold/Silver Ratio tracker with historical chart. · Annual tax reports with capital gain/loss and January 1st portfolio snapshots. Sales Tracking · Monitor realized profits and losses across all your sales. · Filter sales by metal type for a focused view. Data & Privacy · Your data stays yours — no account required, no ads, no tracking, no geolocation. · iCloud backup with partial encryption for added security. · Export to CSV; import/export via CSV and JSON, including all attachments. · Biometric authentication: Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode. Subscription Precious Metals Manager offers monthly and annual auto-renewable subscriptions, unlocking all features. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Account Settings. Terms: https://preciousmetalsmanager.com/terms/

Screenshots

Silver Now3 screens
Precious Metals Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Precious Metals Manager at 4.4 against Silver Now's 3.3. Precious Metals Manager also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 36 months) and review sentiment (69% vs 50%). Silver Now's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price and device support 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. Precious Metals Manager sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Silver Now asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Precious Metals Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Precious Metals Manager has 85 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Silver Now's written reviews are positive against 69% of Precious Metals Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Silver Now ships an update every 36 months, Precious Metals Manager every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Silver Now versus Precious Metals Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSilver NowPrecious Metals Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)4.4 (85 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews69.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings385 — better
Update frequencyEvery 36 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSilver Towne, L.P.Sergio Martin Rubio

Customer experience

Silver Now

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Precious Metals Manager

All ratings85 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative24.1%

In-app purchases

None

Silver Now

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Precious Metals Manager

Subscriptions2
  • Month14 Days trial$3.491 Month
  • Year14 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Silver Now free?
Silver Now is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Precious Metals Manager free?
Precious Metals Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Silver Now or Precious Metals Manager?
Precious Metals Manager is rated higher. Silver Now averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Precious Metals Manager averages 4.4 from 85 ratings.
Which is updated more often, Silver Now or Precious Metals Manager?
Silver Now ships an update every 36 months, and Precious Metals Manager every 6 days. Most recently, Silver Now was updated on September 8, 2026 and Precious Metals Manager on September 19, 2026.

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