My Finds: Metal Detecting
My Finds: Metal Detecting is a specialized logging and mapping tool for hobbyist detectorists on iOS.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app removes the friction of manual field recording and historical research by integrating site-specific mapping and landowner management into a single mobile workflow.
For Metal detectorists in the UK and US who require field-based GPS tracking, historical research overlays, and organized logging of their finds.
What does it look like?
Key features
Layers Ordnance Survey maps and LiDAR terrain data to identify earthworks and historical boundaries.
Maps landowner boundaries and warns users when approaching protected sites like Scheduled Monuments or SSSIs.
Supports database migration from competing apps like FindSpot and GoTerrain, plus full file-based backups.
How much does it cost?
The freemium model uses a 20-find limit as a threshold to convert active users, anchoring the Pro tier at £12.99/year.
Velocity
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The app currently operates at a maintenance cadence, with only one release shipped in the observed window. Development is focused on UX improvements and data entry refinements, specifically streamlining category selection and adding new environmental options for sessions. The release frequency of approximately 0.15 releases per week suggests a stable, low-intensity development cycle. No evidence of live operations or high-frequency feature iteration is present.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
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Competitive landscape for My Finds: Metal Detecting
How's the Lifestyle market?
My Finds: Metal Detecting occupies a specialized niche in the Lifestyle category, focusing on high-intent hobbyists rather than mass-market utility. The app's reliance on specialized research layers like LiDAR differentiates it from generic GPS trackers, justifying the premium subscription model for serious users.
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Key takeaways for My Finds: Metal Detecting
Where is it heading?
The metal detecting app market is consolidating around tools that offer more than simple GPS logging, specifically those providing historical research and site compliance. My Finds: Metal Detecting is well-positioned to retain its core power-user base by deepening its research-layer integration, which creates a high cost of switching for serious hobbyists.
- The latest release added Tect O Trak data migration, which lowers the barrier for users to switch from competing apps.
- The app maintains a steady maintenance cadence, focusing on incremental improvements to session management and data entry workflows.
The SWOT
- Permission-mapping tools provide a defensible barrier by integrating legal compliance into the field workflow.
- Data import support from legacy apps creates a low-friction switching path for established hobbyists.
- Expanding curated coinage suggestion lists to additional regions could increase the addressable market.
Next best moves
Expand curated coinage suggestion lists to additional regions because current focus is limited to UK/US → increase addressable market
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The 20-find limit is not a barrier but a filter…
Read the full takeBottom line
My Finds: Metal Detecting succeeds by integrating specialized research tools that serious hobbyists cannot easily replicate with generic mapping apps. Prioritizing the expansion of regional coinage data would unlock growth in non-UK/US markets, where the current feature set is less competitive.
Unlock 1 critical friction, 1 market threat, 1 more prioritized move and the analyst’s take.
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Does My Finds: Metal Detecting work for users outside the UK and US?
Sources
- [1] App Store
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