GE IQ vs GE Tracker
Both are third-party tools for Old School RuneScape merchants. Both read the same public price data. They differ in how they frame the decision a flipper actually has to make. This page describes GE IQ's angle honestly and lets you judge whether it fits your workflow. Neither tool is affiliated with the other, and neither is affiliated with Jagex.
What both tools do
Any respectable OSRS flipping tool reads live buy and sell prices, computes the spread, applies the 2% Grand Exchange tax, and presents a ranked list of candidate flips. Any tool worth using also refreshes fast enough that the numbers are actually current, respects buy limits, and does not overstate profit.
What GE IQ leans into
GE IQ is positioned as a decision engine specifically around three variables:
- Bankroll. The item finder can be filtered by budget so you never see flips you cannot fully commit to. This changes the "best flip" answer for a 500k merchant and a 500M merchant.
- Risk. Every item is graded A through F on a combination of margin, volume, and stability. A flip grade is not a prediction; it is a summary of size and liquidity right now, so you can pick your risk level rather than gambling on it.
- GE slots. The Portfolio tab is built around the eight in-game slots. Buy-limit timers, live P&L, and stopping conditions are all sized against those 8 slots rather than treated as an infinite queue of orders.
Where GE IQ is deliberately narrower
We do not chase every feature. GE IQ intentionally has no chat, no leaderboards for real-money bragging, no complex flip social graph. There is no Discord bot required, no account gating on the tool itself, no forced login before you see prices. If you want a rich community-and-social experience alongside your flipping tool, another tool might suit you better; if you want a fast, opinionated decision tool, GE IQ is built for that.
Pricing
GE IQ is free. A Premium tier at EUR 1.99 per month or EUR 14.99 per year unlocks the full item universe, 8 portfolio slots, unlimited Hot Flips, the Investment Analyzer, chart history, and CSV export. See pricing.
Data source
GE IQ reads the official RuneScape Wiki real-time pricing API. That is the same public source used by the Wiki itself and by other third-party tools. Nothing here is a private feed. Read the full methodology.
Should you use one or both?
Some merchants run more than one tool side by side, using one for the market overview and another for their portfolio. That is fine. Pick tools that respect your time and your bankroll. If GE IQ's bankroll and slot framing matches how you actually merch, it will feel focused; if you want everything on one screen, another tool might suit you more.