BullionPulse
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about BullionPulse, subscriptions, privacy and features.
Frequently asked questions — full answers
General Questions
- What is BullionPulse for?
- BullionPulse helps physical bullion owners track coins, bars and precious-metals holdings across gold, silver, platinum and palladium. It combines portfolio valuation, buy and sell records, FIFO-based realised P&L, multi-currency views, reporting and export features.
- Is BullionPulse a trading or brokerage app?
- No. BullionPulse is a portfolio tracking and record-keeping app. It does not provide brokerage execution, trading recommendations, investment advice or performance predictions.
- Does BullionPulse track ETFs, paper gold or crypto?
- BullionPulse is positioned specifically around physical precious-metals ownership. Its launch positioning is coins, bars and precious-metals holdings rather than paper instruments, ETFs, crypto or generic assets.
- Do I need an account?
- No account is required in the launch version. BullionPulse is local-first, meaning portfolio data is stored on the device rather than requiring a mandatory cloud account.
Portfolio Tracking and Realised P&L
- Can I record both purchases and sales?
- Yes. Free users can track holdings, buy transactions, sell transactions, transaction history, Sale Detail screens and individual sale realised P&L.
- How does BullionPulse calculate realised profit and loss?
- BullionPulse uses FIFO lot matching and per-sale realised P&L. It is positioned as a realised-profit tracker, not only as a valuation screen.
- What is FIFO?
- FIFO means "first in, first out". For a disposal, the earliest eligible purchase lots are matched first so the app can calculate the realised result for the sale.
- Does BullionPulse show sale provenance?
- Yes. Sale Detail records can retain sale provenance information, including captured FX details where relevant and deferred-sale context.
Currencies and Market Data
- Which metals are supported?
- Gold, silver, platinum and palladium.
- Can I view my portfolio in multiple currencies?
- Yes. BullionPulse supports base-currency portfolio valuation, and Premium supports up to two additional display currencies.
- What happens if I sell in another currency?
- BullionPulse is designed to capture the sale-time FX rate, date, source and provider for mixed-currency sale handling so the result can be recorded honestly in the base currency.
- Are prices real time?
- BullionPulse shows live spot prices with delay-aware labels. It does not imply tick-level, brokerage or execution-grade market data.
Statements, Reporting and Export
- What statements are available?
- The canonical reporting suite consists of Profit & Loss Statement, Performance P&L and Portfolio Statement.
- Can I export reports?
- PDF and Excel export are Premium features available with an active subscription.
- Does BullionPulse support tax-year reporting?
- Yes. Tax-year reporting is part of the Premium reporting and tax layer. It should be understood as record keeping, not tax advice or a filing guarantee.
- Can free users see reporting value before upgrading?
- Yes. Free users can open the Statements section and see preview information, including Net Realised P&L, transaction count and deferred-transaction count, plus the headline Performance P&L figure.
Alerts and Calculator
- Are price alerts included?
- Free users can set up to two price alerts. Premium unlocks unlimited price alerts.
- Are portfolio-value alerts included?
- Portfolio-value alerts are Premium features.
- Will alerts arrive as push notifications in the background?
- No. In the launch version, alerts are evaluated only while the app is open. They are in-app alerts you will see when you open the app, not background push notifications.
- Is there a metals calculator?
- Yes. BullionPulse includes a metals calculator as a supporting feature for quick value checks.
Free and Premium
- What is included for free?
- Full portfolio tracking: holdings, buy and sell transactions, transaction history, Sale Detail screens, individual sale realised P&L, portfolio valuation, basic performance, Statements preview, headline Performance P&L, up to two price alerts, All Time and This Year statement periods.
- What does Premium add?
- Full transaction tables inside statements, full Performance P&L detail, tax-year reporting, advanced period ranges, PDF and Excel exports, portfolio-value alerts, unlimited price alerts, up to two additional display currencies and premium Portfolio analytics.
- Is there a free trial?
- A 14-day free trial is planned for eligible users. Trial availability, duration and conversion terms are shown by Apple App Store or Google Play before purchase.
Privacy, Support and Data
- Where is my portfolio data stored?
- BullionPulse is local-first. Portfolio data lives on your device and is not stored on Ingeno servers.
- Is cloud sync included?
- No. Cloud sync and cross-device sync are not included in the launch version.
- How do I get support?
- Contact [email protected] for all BullionPulse support enquiries.
General Questions
Portfolio Tracking and Realised P&L
Currencies and Market Data
Statements, Reporting and Export
Alerts and Calculator
Free and Premium
Privacy, Support and Data
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