Experts recommend Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV more than Garrett Ace 400
As of 10 Jan 2025, experts prefer Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV over Garrett Ace 400, but both Metal Detectors have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV received 3 recommendations: from ZD Net (2 Aug 2024), BestReviews (1 Jul 2024) and Your Best Digs (5 Apr 2022). Garrett Ace 400 was also endorsed 3 times: by Task and Purpose (31 May 2022), money.com (19 Dec 2022) and Tech Metals Research (8 Jan 2025). However, experts generally ranked Garrett Ace 400 lower than Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV in their articles, which caused it to rank lower in ReviewFinder ranking.
| Rank | Change | Price | Metal Detector | Task and Purpose  | money.com  | Bob Vila  | ZD Net  | BestReviews  | The Strategist
 | Popular Mechanics  | Your Best Digs
 | Metal Detecting in the USA  | Tech Metals Research  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | -1 | $71 |  Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV The Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV is a reliable and versatile entry-level metal detector praised for its reliability, versatility, and ease of use, making it suitable for beginners and casual users. | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| 5 | -1 | $384 |  Garrett Ace 400 The Garrett Ace 400 metal detector is highly praised for its features, performance, and ease of use, making it a versatile and reliable option for beginners and experienced users alike. | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
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Endorsement summary:
- On 2 Aug 2024 ZD Net ranked Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV as #1
Rank Metal Detector Comment #1 out of 5 Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV Best metal detector overall... ... ... Source: www.zdnet.com - On 1 Jul 2024 BestReviews ranked Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV as #3
Rank Metal Detector Comment ... ... ... #3 out of 5 Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV Simple Yet Solid... ... ... Source: bestreviews.com - On 5 Apr 2022 Your Best Digs ranked Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV as #2
Rank Metal Detector Comment ... ... ... #2 out of 7 Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV Also great... ... ... Source: www.yourbestdigs.com - On 31 May 2022 Task and Purpose ranked Garrett Ace 400 as #1
Rank Metal Detector Comment #1 out of 5 Garrett Ace 400 Best Overall... ... ... Source: taskandpurpose.com - On 19 Dec 2022 money.com ranked Garrett Ace 400 as #3
Rank Metal Detector Comment ... ... ... #3 out of 6 Garrett Ace 400 Best for Low Prices... ... ... Source: money.com - On 8 Jan 2025 Tech Metals Research ranked Garrett Ace 400 as #5
Rank Metal Detector Comment ... ... ... #5 out of 6 Garrett Ace 400 Best for Beginners... ... ... Source: www.techmetalsresearch.com
After counting and adding up the 70 expert endorsements of the January rankings, Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV outranks Garrett Ace 400. This is not to say that Garrett Ace 400 is a bad option. Like Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV, it is recommended by experts, but less.
As can be seen below, Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV outranks Garrett Ace 400 by 3 positions. This indicates that, as of 10 Jan 2025, Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV is more critically acclaimed than Garrett Ace 400.
| Rank | Change | Price | Metal Detector | Task and Purpose | money.com | Bob Vila | ZD Net | BestReviews | The Strategist | Popular Mechanics | Your Best Digs | Metal Detecting in the USA | Tech Metals Research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | Check price |  Nokta Makro Simplex The Nokta Makro Simplex metal detector is a highly regarded and versatile device with advanced features, target identification capabilities, and ease of use, making it suitable for both land and underwater treasure hunting. | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | -1 | $71 | Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV The Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV is a reliable and versatile entry-level metal detector praised for its reliability, versatility, and ease of use, making it suitable for beginners and casual users. | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| 3 | - | $270 |  Garrett Ace 300 The Garrett Ace 300 metal detector is a versatile and reliable option for general-purpose metal detecting, with impressive target identification capabilities and customizable discrimination settings. | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| 4 | +4 | $299 |  Minelab Vanquish 440 The Minelab Vanquish 440 is a versatile and user-friendly metal detector with a waterproof coil, multiple frequencies, pinpoint mode, and accurate target identification, making it suitable for various treasure hunting scenarios. | - | - | 4 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
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Expert reviews [18]
Total expert reviews: 18
- with a score: 4
- without a score: 14
| Highest score by detecthistory.com | 90 |
| Average score based on 18 reviews | 77 |
| Lowest score by huntingformetal.com | 67 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
Expert reviews [17]
Total expert reviews: 17
- with a score: 2
- without a score: 15
| Highest score by finbin.net | 90 |
| Average score based on 17 reviews | 86 |
| Lowest score by huntingformetal.com | 83 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
From Seller:
- Comprehensive Bundle for Treasure Hunting: This Tracker IV Metal Detector package includes a waterproof 8" searchcoil, pinpointer, plastic trowel, carry bag, headphones, and rechargeable battery pack, providing everything you need for a successful metal detecting adventure.
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From Seller:
- DIGITAL TARGET ID: 0-99 numeric scale helps identify metal conductivity for precise target identification.
- IRON AUDIO FEATURE: Hear iron trash before digging to avoid unwanted targets like bottle caps and washers.
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