Frequently Asked Questions

Gold Price Stack is an iOS app for tracking gold and silver prices, managing a vault of your physical holdings, and setting price alerts — all in your local currency. It's designed to give you a clear, trustworthy answer to "What's gold worth right now?" without the complexity of a trading platform.

Anyone interested in gold or silver prices — whether you're a casual saver, a physical gold buyer, someone in a country with a volatile currency, or just curious during a news cycle. You don't need any finance knowledge to use it.

No. You cannot buy or sell metals through the app. It shows spot prices and helps you keep track of what you already own.

Gold and silver. Free users see gold prices. Premium subscribers also get silver prices and the gold-to-silver ratio.

iPhone and iPad running iOS 17 or later.

Prices are sourced from market data providers and reflect the current spot price for gold and silver in USD, then converted to your chosen currency using live exchange rates.

Prices update every 20 minutes during market hours. The app always shows a timestamp so you know how fresh the data is.

Precious metals markets are closed on Saturday and Sunday. The app displays the last available price from Friday.

12 currencies, including USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, CHF, CNY, INR, CAD, AUD, and HKD. You choose a primary currency when you first open the app. Premium subscribers can add a secondary currency to see prices in two currencies at once.

Yes. You can switch between troy ounce, gram, and kilogram in Settings.

It's how many ounces of silver it takes to buy one ounce of gold. For example, a ratio of 90 means gold is 90 times more expensive than silver. Some people use this number to decide whether gold or silver is the better value. This feature is available with Premium.

Free users can view a 1-month chart. Premium subscribers unlock 3-month, 1-year, and 5-year charts.

Yes. Drag your finger across the chart to see the exact price on any given date.

Small differences between sources are normal. Spot prices vary depending on the data provider and update timing. Dealer and retail prices also typically differ from the spot price.

Push notifications that tell you when gold or silver reaches a price you care about. You can set alerts for when a price goes above or below a target, or when it changes by a certain percentage.

Set your conditions in the app. When the app detects that your condition is met, you will receive a push notification on your device. After an alert triggers, it is automatically disabled so you don't get repeated notifications.

No. Alerts are sent on a best-effort basis via Apple Push Notifications. Delivery depends on network connectivity, device settings, and Apple's notification service. Don't rely on alerts for time-sensitive decisions.

Make sure notifications are enabled for Gold Price Stack in your device's Settings > Notifications. Also check that the alert is still active in the app — alerts are automatically disabled after they trigger.

Yes.

The Vault is where you track your physical gold and silver. Add your coins, bars, jewelry, and other items to see what they're worth at today's prices.

Free users can store up to 2 items. Premium subscribers can add unlimited items.

Metal type, product type (coin, bar, round, jewelry, other), weight, purity, purchase price, purchase date, notes, and a photo (Premium).

Yes. When adding a coin, you can choose from popular options like the American Eagle, Canadian Maple Leaf, Krugerrand, Austrian Philharmonic, and more — for both gold and silver. The weight and purity are pre-filled for you.

For bullion: 0.9999, 0.999, 0.9167, 0.900, or a custom value. For jewelry: 24k, 22k, 18k, 14k, and 10k gold; Fine, Britannia, Sterling, and Coin silver.

Melt value = current spot price x weight x purity. It represents what the raw metal content is worth at today's price — not the collectible or numismatic premium.

Yes. Mark any item as sold and record the sale price, date, currency, and notes. Sold items can be shown or hidden in the list.

Yes, with Premium. You can take a photo or choose one from your library.

Premium subscribers can export in two formats:

• CSV Spreadsheet — for Excel, Google Sheets, or Numbers
• PDF Valuation Report — a summary with current melt values, useful for insurance or record-keeping

Yes. Your vault data syncs automatically via iCloud across all devices signed into the same Apple ID. There is nothing to set up.

Your data is stored locally on your device. If you sign into iCloud later, syncing will begin automatically.

Make sure both devices are signed into the same Apple ID with iCloud enabled. Sync may take a few moments — try opening the app on both devices while connected to the internet.

Yes. Small and medium widgets are available, showing the current gold price on your home screen. Premium subscribers also see silver prices and the gold-to-silver ratio.

The widget updates alongside the app's regular price refresh cycle — roughly every 20 minutes during market hours.

• Silver prices and gold-to-silver ratio
• Custom price alerts with push notifications
• Extended charts (3-month, 1-year, 5-year)
• Secondary currency display
• Unlimited vault items with iCloud sync
• Item photos
• CSV and PDF export
• Vault lock with Face ID / Touch ID
• 5 additional color themes
• Silver and ratio in the widget

Yes — the free version includes gold prices, a 1-month chart, and up to 2 vault items. Use it as long as you like, and upgrade to Premium whenever you're ready for more.

Monthly and yearly. The yearly plan saves you 50%.

Go to Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions on your device. Your premium features remain active until the end of the current billing period.

In most cases, your subscription is restored automatically when you sign in with the same Apple ID. If it doesn't, open the Premium purchase screen and tap "Restore Purchase".

Yes. Premium subscribers can enable Vault Lock in Settings, which protects the vault with Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode.

No. There are no analytics, no ads, and no tracking. See our Privacy Policy for full details.

Yes. Go to Settings > Delete My Vault to remove all holdings from your device and iCloud. You can also simply delete the app to remove all local data.

Check the timestamp on the price screen. If data seems stale, make sure you have an internet connection and try reopening the app. Prices don't update on weekends.

This means the app hasn't been able to fetch prices yet. Make sure you're connected to the internet and reopen the app.