It seems to be like the pro pointer, but with the improvements people have been asking for. The switch to adjust the sensivity, instead of having to slide a coin up and down the side of the pro pointer. Also a switch to turn off the beep and just have vibrate mode, which is a feature I wanted because the sound was loud enough that people would sometimes come over and stand over me when they would hear it, to watch me dig that can tab or bottle cap or zink penny, laugh, then go away, then come back next time they heard the beep, so they could laugh while I dug another one. (many times in local parks I dig everything). Another feature they showed in the video was if you get up and forget to pick up the pin pointer, being able to find it by the sound. For me (on social security) it comes down to if the price is competitive with the pro pointer.