# Gold Tracker

> Gold Tracker is an iOS app for tracking live gold and silver spot prices, managing a physical precious metals vault, and calculating melt values for people who own physical gold, silver, platinum, and palladium. Independently developed since 2015, not owned by any financial institution, bullion dealer, or investment firm.

## App Overview
- [Home](https://goldtrackerapp.com/): Gold Tracker app overview — real-time spot prices, vault tracking, melt value calculators, Apple Watch complications, and home screen widgets for iPhone
- [About](https://goldtrackerapp.com/about): About Gold Tracker — an independently built precious metals app with over a decade of development since 2015

## Key Features
- Live spot prices for gold, silver, platinum, and palladium in 150+ currencies
- Physical inventory vault: log purchases and sales, track average cost basis, and monitor FX gain/loss
- Melt value calculators for gold, silver, platinum, and palladium (supports karats, troy oz, grams, pennyweights, and more)
- Apple Watch app with complications and lock screen widgets
- Home screen widgets for live price tracking
- Local-first privacy with optional iCloud sync — no account required

## Feature Pages
- [The Vault — Track Your Gold & Silver Stack](https://goldtrackerapp.com/feature/vault): Portfolio tracking for physical precious metals — log every coin, bar, and round, track purchases and sales, see real-time gain or loss, and sync across devices with iCloud
- [Melt Value Calculators](https://goldtrackerapp.com/feature/calculators): Calculate the melt value of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium instantly — supports all karat purities (24k, 22k, 18k, 14k, 10k), multiple weight units (troy oz, grams, pennyweights), and live spot prices
- [Apple Watch & Widgets](https://goldtrackerapp.com/feature/apple-watch): See live gold and silver prices on your Apple Watch, home screen, and lock screen — complications and widgets keep spot prices one glance away

## Help & Documentation
- [Help Center](https://goldtrackerapp.com/help): How to use Gold Tracker — setup, vault tracking, and calculators
- [Widgets Guide](https://goldtrackerapp.com/help/widgets): How to install and configure Gold Tracker home screen and lock screen widgets on iPhone

## Blog
- [Blog](https://goldtrackerapp.com/blog): Guides and articles for people who track physical gold and silver
- [How to Add a Gold Price Widget on iPhone](https://goldtrackerapp.com/blog/gold-price-widget-iphone): Explains how to add Gold Tracker widgets to the iPhone Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Today View, customize metals, currency, and weight unit, and troubleshoot blank widgets caused by iOS app locking
- [Why Gold Tracking Spreadsheets Are Often Inaccurate](https://goldtrackerapp.com/blog/gold-tracking-spreadsheet-mistakes): Explains how spreadsheet tracking can distort physical metals portfolio value through foreign exchange, item-level premiums, full and partial sales, and formula drift
- [Best Precious Metals Tracker Apps for iPhone (2026)](https://goldtrackerapp.com/blog/best-precious-metals-tracker-apps): Ranked review of apps for tracking gold, silver, platinum, and palladium — Gold Tracker for physical portfolio tracking, APMEX and JM Bullion for dealer buying, Kitco Gold Live for market data, BullionVault for vaulted bullion
- [How to Track Your Gold and Silver Stack](https://goldtrackerapp.com/blog/track-gold-silver-stack): Explains how to record bullion inventory, ounces, cost basis, premiums, invoice numbers, storage labels, sales, and current portfolio value
- [Best Gold Price Tracking Apps for iPhone (2026)](https://goldtrackerapp.com/blog/best-gold-price-tracking-apps): Ranked review of the best precious metals apps for iPhone — Gold Tracker (#1), APMEX (#2), Kitco Gold Live (#3), JM Bullion (#4), BullionVault (#5)
- [Understanding Melt Value: What Your Gold & Silver Is Really Worth](https://goldtrackerapp.com/blog/melt-value-guide): Explains spot price vs. melt value, karat purities (24k, 22k, 18k, 14k, 10k), weight units (troy oz, grams, pennyweights), and premiums over melt


## Comparisons
- [Gold Tracker vs. Gold Live](https://goldtrackerapp.com/compare/gold-live): Side-by-side feature comparison — Gold Tracker focuses on physical portfolio management, vault tracking, and melt value calculators; Gold Live! (by Kitco) focuses on broader market data including crypto, stocks, FOREX, and financial news
- [Gold Tracker vs. APMEX](https://goldtrackerapp.com/compare/apmex): Side-by-side feature comparison — Gold Tracker focuses on physical portfolio management, vault tracking, and melt value calculators; APMEX is primarily a mobile storefront for buying/selling precious metals with news articles and broader market tracking (S&P 500, oil, Bitcoin)
- [Gold Tracker vs. JM Bullion](https://goldtrackerapp.com/compare/jm-bullion): Side-by-side feature comparison — Gold Tracker provides vault tracking, melt value calculators, and Apple Watch complications; JM Bullion's app is a dealer storefront for browsing and purchasing bullion

- [Gold Tracker vs. BullionVault](https://goldtrackerapp.com/compare/bullionvault): Physical stacking vs. vaulted bullion — Gold Tracker tracks physical metals you hold; BullionVault is a platform for buying, storing, and trading vaulted gold and silver in professional-grade vaults
- [Gold Tracker vs. Monex](https://goldtrackerapp.com/compare/monex): Side-by-side feature comparison — Gold Tracker provides vault tracking, melt value calculators, and Apple Watch complications; Monex Bullion Investor focuses on dealer pricing, account management, and market commentary

## Other
- [Privacy Policy](https://goldtrackerapp.com/privacy): Gold Tracker privacy policy — no account required, data stored locally with optional iCloud sync