Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Live gold and silver precious metals pricing for your ecommerce store. Includes charts and ticker.
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| Metric | Precious Metals Price Updater | Printful: Print on Demand |
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| Rating | 2.8 ★ | ★ 4.7 ★ |
| Total reviews | 3 | ★ 3.3k |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free to install | Free trial available |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | 2 tiers | 2 tiers |
| Listed features | 3 | ★ 4 |
| Featured placements | — | 2 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Oct 2014 | Nov 2013 |
Based on the data on this page, Printful: Print on Demand is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 4.7★ vs Precious Metals Price Updater's 2.8★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base. Pricing entry tiers: Precious Metals Price Updater at Free to install, Printful: Print on Demand at Free trial available. Check each app's tier structure for the capacity limits you actually need before deciding — the headline number is the same shape, but the gating shape per tier (apps, orders, integrations) varies. Printful: Print on Demand has the larger user base (3,320 reviews vs 3), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Precious Metals Price Updater's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat. Recommended by store size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Printful: Print on Demand; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Precious Metals Price Updater's 3-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Printful: Print on Demand's broader-but-shallower coverage. This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Precious Metals Price Updater audit • Printful: Print on Demand audit
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Both Precious Metals Price Updater and Printful: Print on Demand offer paid plans only. Precious Metals Price Updater starts at Free to install; Printful: Print on Demand starts at Free trial available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Printful: Print on Demand has the higher average rating (4.7★ from 3,320 reviews) compared to Precious Metals Price Updater (2.8★ from 3 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
It depends on what you're optimizing for. Precious Metals Price Updater fits better if you prioritize broader integrations; Printful: Print on Demand is the call if you need the higher-rated option. Read both apps' detail pages on AppRanks for the full feature breakdown, install counts, and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store marketplace. Printful: Print on Demand has more onboarding documentation maturity (3,320 reviews vs 3), which usually translates to better-tested setup wizards and quicker time-to-value. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly — read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for merchant-reported install experience.
Precious Metals Price Updater typically suits early-stage and growth-mode stores based on its review-base composition (3 reviews). Printful: Print on Demand aligns more with early-stage and growth-mode stores (3,320 reviews). Larger review bases generally mean the app has been load-tested at scale — relevant if you're processing high order volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Precious Metals Price Updater and Printful: Print on Demand both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Precious Metals Price Updater" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
