BullionKeeper or a general portfolio app?
Short answer: General portfolio apps are built around shares and funds. BullionKeeper is built around pieces of metal, with weight, purity, premium, photos and serial numbers. Use a general app for a broad portfolio and BullionKeeper for the physical metal.
| What you need | General portfolio apps | BullionKeeper |
|---|---|---|
| Records for a physical piece | Often built around units and prices, with limited fields for weight and purity | Weight, purity, source, serial number, certificate and storage location |
| Grams and troy ounces | Varies; many default to one unit | Both units throughout, and spot prices per gram |
| Premium over spot | Usually not tracked separately | Your cost includes the premium, so gain is measured against what you actually paid |
| Photos and invoices | Rarely attached to a holding | Front, back and invoice photos kept with each piece (Vault Elite) |
| Estate records | Not designed for it | Beneficiaries and an executor-ready report (Vault Elite) |
| Breadth of assets | Shares, funds, crypto and more in one place | Precious metals only |
When the other option is the right call
If most of your wealth is in shares and funds and you want one view across everything, a general portfolio app is the better home for that. Many people use both.
Questions
Can I use BullionKeeper alongside another portfolio app?+
Yes. Many people track shares and funds in one app and their physical metal in BullionKeeper, because physical metal needs fields that general apps lack.
Does BullionKeeper track stocks?+
No. It is built only for physical precious metals.