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The right Nokta comes down to two specifications: whether you need simultaneous multifrequency, and whether you need the whole detector submersible rather than just the coil. The Score family answers both at the entry-mid tier, the Legend family answers both with finer control, and the Simplex family trades multifrequency away for a simpler single-frequency machine that still goes under water. If you are starting from nothing, our roundup of the best metal detectors for beginners puts the Nokta options next to their Minelab and Garrett equivalents.
Nokta's current catalog is broader than the three names most buyers know. It runs from the FINDX and FINDX Pro, through the Simplex LITE and ULTRA, three Score variants and four Legend configurations, up to two dedicated gold machines, the professional Magnetar 9000 and a children's model, with a pinpointer line that now includes both the AccuPOINT and the newer AccuPOINT LITE.
Three details decide whether a Nokta suits you. A waterproof coil is not a waterproof detector. Selectable frequencies are not simultaneous frequencies, and they are not what a pulse induction machine offers at all. And a retailer bundle with extra accessories is not a different tier of machine.
How Nokta's Lineup Is Organized
Nokta's range sorts along four axes: frequency architecture, how deep the waterproofing goes, how many controls the software exposes, and the length of the warranty. The last two are more connected than they look, because every simplified Nokta also lands in a lower warranty tier.
| Family | Frequency architecture | Waterproofing | Target ID | Warranty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINDX | 15 kHz single frequency | Coil to 1 m, control unit not submersible | 0–99 | 2 years |
| FINDX Pro | 15 kHz single frequency | IP68 to 5 m | 0–99 | 2 years |
| Simplex LITE, LITE SX28 | 15 kHz single frequency | IP68 to 5 m | 01–99 | 3 years |
| Simplex ULTRA | 15 kHz single frequency | IP68 to 5 m | 01–99 | 3 years |
| Score | Simultaneous multi plus selectable 15 kHz | IP68 to 5 m | 01–60 | 3 years |
| Double Score | Simultaneous multi plus selectable 15 kHz | IP68 to 5 m | 01–60 | 3 years |
| Triple Score PRO PACK | Simultaneous multi plus selectable 4, 15 or 20 kHz | IP68 to 5 m | 01–60 | 3 years |
| The Legend, WHP, Pro Pack | Simultaneous multi plus selectable 4, 10, 15, 20, 40 kHz | IP68 to 5 m | 01–60 | 3 years |
| The Legend 2 | Simultaneous multi plus selectable 4, 10, 15, 20, 40 kHz | IP68 to 5 m | 01–99 | 3 years |
| Impact PRO | Selectable 5, 14 or 20 kHz, one at a time | Coils only, electronics not submersible | 00–99 | 2 years |
| Gold Finder 2000 | 61 kHz single frequency | Rainproof body, waterproof coils | Not published | 2 years |
| Gold Kruzer | 61 kHz single frequency | IP68 to 5 m | 00–99 | 2 years |
| Magnetar 9000 | Pulse induction with dual-receiver coils | Submersible to 3 m | No coin-style numeric ID | 3 years |
| Midi Hoard | 15 kHz single frequency | IP68 to 1 m | Simplified display | 2 years |
The target ID scale catches more buyers out than any other number. The FINDX, the whole Simplex family and the Legend 2 run a 99-point scale, while the Score family and the original Legend renumbered to 01–60. Detectorists coming from older Kruzer and Anfibio-era machines, which used the familiar 99-point scale, have to relearn their numbers. If the ID scale itself is new to you, target ID and discrimination is worth reading before you pick a mode.
Firmware history is the second thing to check rather than assume, because support is not identical across generations. Nokta documents V7.01 dated 9 November 2023 for the new-generation Simplex, V1.2 dated 9 September 2024 for the Score family, and V1.17 dated 11 October 2024 for The Legend. The FINDX line has no downloadable update specifically confirmed.
The Entry Tier: FINDX and FINDX Pro
The FINDX is Nokta's simplest detector. It runs 15 kHz single-frequency VLF with a 0–99 ID scale, notch discrimination, Iron Off, pinpoint and a depth indicator across five sensitivity and volume levels, with Field, Park and Beach modes. It weighs 1.2 kg, runs a rechargeable 2,300 mAh lithium battery, and carries a two-year warranty.
The catch is waterproofing. Only the FX28 11-inch (28 cm) DD coil is rated to 1 m, and the control unit is not submersible. A Beach mode on the FINDX does not make it a saltwater machine either, which is a frequency question rather than a sealing question.
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The FINDX Pro is the same 15 kHz platform with the entire detector sealed to IP68 at 5 m and a fourth Jewelry mode added. It ships on the SX28 11-inch DD coil, with the SX24 9.5 × 6-inch and SX35 13.5 × 12.5-inch listed as official options, and keeps the same 1.2 kg body and 2,300 mAh battery. Full submersion capability does not remove the saltwater limits of a 15 kHz single-frequency platform, but it does mean you can keep hunting when the coil goes under.
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The Simplex Family: LITE, LITE SX28 and ULTRA
The Simplex is the line most beginners hear about, and it survives in two current forms plus a coil variant. The Simplex LITE runs 15 kHz single frequency with a 01–99 ID scale, notch, Iron Off, ground suppressor, automatic and manual ground balance and 30 sensitivity levels across Field, Park, Beach and All Metal. It is IP68 to 5 m, weighs 1.2 kg, uses a 2,300 mAh rechargeable lithium battery, ships on the SX24 9.5 × 6-inch DD coil, has no Bluetooth, and updates over USB. Warranty is three years.
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The Simplex LITE SX28 is the same detector with the larger 11-inch coil fitted at the factory. Nothing else changes: same processor, same modes, same 01–99 scale, same waterproofing. The reason to separate it is coverage. A bigger coil sweeps more ground per pass and the smaller one manoeuvres better between iron, and no coil size guarantees a fixed extra depth in every soil.
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The Simplex ULTRA is where the Simplex line stops being simplified. It keeps the 15 kHz single frequency, the 01–99 scale and the IP68 5 m rating, then adds adjustable recovery speed, tone break, tone frequency, tone volume, a target ID depth readout, separate coin and relic ID scaling, and 4-tone and 99-tone audio. The shaft is full carbon fibre and Bluetooth drives low-latency wireless headphones. It ships on the SX28 11-inch coil.
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The Score Family: Score, Double Score, Triple Score PRO PACK
The Score is the cheapest way into Nokta's simultaneous multifrequency platform, and the point of it is restraint. It transmits multiple frequencies at once with a selectable 15 kHz single-frequency fallback, is IP68 to 5 m, and drops to five sensitivity levels with three preset discrimination patterns on a 01–60 scale and no manual notch filter, no adjustable recovery speed and no manual ground balance. Modes are Park, Field and Beach. It runs a 3,250 mAh lithium-polymer battery, supports Bluetooth (headphones are not in the standard box), and carries a three-year warranty.
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The Double Score adds back the controls an intermediate user misses: manual notch, iron filter settings, ten sensitivity levels, three recovery speeds, two user profiles, and automatic, manual and tracking ground balance, all on the same 12 × 9-inch SC30 coil.
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The Triple Score PRO PACK is the top of the family. It adds a Relic mode, bottle-cap rejection, adjustable tones and tone break, fifteen sensitivity levels, five recovery speeds, three user profiles and seven tone configurations, with selectable 4, 15 or 20 kHz single frequencies alongside the multifrequency modes. The box includes the SC30 12 × 9-inch DD and SC24 9.5 × 6-inch DD coils plus Bluetooth headphones, which is why it costs more than a bare Triple Score would. The SC35 is an optional third coil.
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The Legend Family: Legend, WHP, Pro Pack and Legend 2
The original Legend is the detector that moved Nokta into Minelab territory. It runs simultaneous multifrequency plus selectable 4, 10, 15, 20 and 40 kHz single frequencies, is IP68 to 5 m, and works a 01–60 scale with adjustable notch, FerroCheck, tone break, iron rejection, frequency shift and noise cancellation across Park, Field, Beach and Gold Field modes. It weighs 1.3 kg on a 5,050 mAh lithium-polymer battery.
The two bundle names cause the most confusion. WHP stands for wireless headphones package and nothing else: the electronics are identical to a standard Legend, with the LG30 12 × 9-inch DD as the currently specified stock coil and part number 11000839. The Pro Pack goes further.
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The Legend 2 is a new machine rather than a bundle. The ID scale expands to 01–99, Relic and Gold join the mode list, and the profile count reaches fifteen with three per mode. Nokta ships it with two coils, the LD28 11-inch DD and the LD21 8 × 5.5-inch DD, in a 1.2 kg body on a 6,700 mAh lithium-ion battery with Bluetooth aptX headphones included. It updates over both wired and wireless connections. Note that the LD coil family is separate from the original Legend's LG coils, so accessories do not carry over.
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Nokta's Gold Prospecting Line
Nokta sells three prospecting machines, and they do not overlap. The Gold Finder 2000 is a 61 kHz single-frequency VLF detector with fully automatic ground balance, two simplified search configurations and simplified iron rejection, built for prospectors who want to walk and dig rather than tune. The body is rainproof with waterproof coils, not submersible, and it weighs 1.7 kg on a 3,700 mAh lithium-polymer battery. No full numeric target ID scale is published for it.
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The Gold Kruzer runs the same 61 kHz frequency but is the fully sealed option, IP68 to 5 m, at 1.4 kg. It keeps a 00–99 ID scale with iron audio and tone break, and offers All Metal, Fast, Boost and Micro modes.
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The Magnetar 9000 is in a different category entirely. It is pulse induction with dual-receiver coils, submersible to 3 m, supplied with MG29 11 × 8-inch and MG37 14.5 × 13-inch DRC coils, and powered by two replaceable 48 Wh lithium-ion packs across a 2.4 kg to 2.8 kg body. No conventional 01–60 or 01–99 coin-style ID has been published for it, so buyers expecting multifrequency-style ferrous and non-ferrous numbers are looking at the wrong machine. It is built for highly mineralized gold ground.
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If you are still deciding between a dedicated gold machine and a general detector, the high-frequency VLF explained piece covers what frequency actually buys you, and our gold prospecting roundup sets the Nokta options against the Minelab and Garrett alternatives.
Nokta Pinpointers and Recovery Gear
The AccuPOINT is a 20 kHz pinpointer, IP68 to 3 m, with nine sensitivity levels, one-tone, two-tone and Iron-Off discrimination modes, a colour LCD, flashlight, vibration and audio alerts, retune and frequency shift, and a lost alarm. It carries a 9 cm (3.5-inch) tip with a replaceable protector, weighs 217 g, and runs a rechargeable 1,650 mAh lithium-polymer cell over USB-C with roughly 25 hours of rated runtime. Bluetooth sends audio to low-latency headphones.
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The AccuPOINT LITE is the same 20 kHz frequency, the same 3 m waterproofing, the same tip, weight and battery, and the same nine sensitivity levels. What it drops is the Bluetooth audio path. Both sit alongside the older Nokta Pointer, an 18.2 kHz design that remains in the official pinpointer catalog as the basic recovery option.
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For the wider field, our best pinpointers and waterproof pinpointer comparisons cover where the Nokta pointers land against the Garrett Pro-Pointer AT and the XP MI-4 and MI-6.
Legacy and Discontinued Nokta Models
Nokta maintains a discontinued register, and it matters when you are shopping used. The Simplex+ and the Simplex BT are both discontinued, replaced by the current LITE and ULTRA generation. The Mini Hoard is gone, while the larger Midi Hoard remains in the children's category. The original Invenio has been retired from the deep-imaging catalog while the Invenio Pro continues, and the standalone PulseDive Pointer is no longer produced, though the PulseDive 2-in-1 set is.
Two older designs are still current and should not be filed away just because of their age. The Gold Kruzer remains listed in Nokta's active gold category, and the Impact PRO remains in the general catalog despite running selectable 5, 14 or 20 kHz one frequency at a time rather than simultaneous multifrequency. The Impact PRO's coils are waterproof but the electronics are not, and the manual explicitly warns against immersion. It weighs 1.8 kg on four AA batteries and ships with the IM28 11 × 7-inch and IM19 7.5 × 4-inch DD coils.
If you are weighing a repair on an older Nokta against a replacement, fix versus replace lays out the decision, and where to find manuals covers archived documentation for retired models.
Nokta Coil Compatibility
Coil families are the single most common source of wasted money on a used Nokta. Each platform uses its own connector and its own family, and the naming is the only clue.
| Platform | Coil family and sizes |
|---|---|
| FINDX | FX28 11-inch (28 cm) DD, waterproof to 1 m. No further FX options published |
| FINDX Pro, Simplex LITE, LITE SX28, ULTRA | SX24 9.5 × 6-inch, SX28 11-inch, SX35 13.5 × 12.5-inch DD |
| Score, Double Score, Triple Score PRO PACK | SC24 9.5 × 6-inch, SC30 12 × 9-inch, SC35 13.5 × 12.5-inch DD |
| The Legend, WHP, Pro Pack | LG15 6-inch, LG24 9.5 × 6-inch, LG28 11-inch, LG30 12 × 9-inch, LG35 13.5 × 12.5-inch DD |
| The Legend 2 | LD21 8 × 5.5-inch, LD28 11-inch stock, LD22 9-inch and LD38 15 × 12-inch as options |
| Gold Kruzer | GK26C 10 × 5.5-inch concentric, GK19 7.5 × 4-inch DD, optional GK40 15.5 × 13-inch DD |
| Gold Finder 2000 | GK26C 10 × 5.5-inch concentric, GF13 5-inch DD, with GK19 and GK40 listed compatible |
| Impact PRO | IM19 7.5 × 4-inch, IM28 11 × 7-inch DD, optional IM45 15 × 17.5-inch |
| Magnetar 9000 | MG29 11 × 8-inch and MG37 14.5 × 13-inch DRC coils |
The Legend 2's LD series does not fit the original Legend, whose LG coils run their own numbering, and the Score family's SC coils are a separate group again. Buying a coil because the diameter matches is how people end up with hardware that will not mount. Our coil guide goes through how size and shape change separation and coverage before you spend.
Nokta vs Minelab, Garrett and XP
Against Minelab, the honest dividing line is target resolution and waterproofing. Minelab's Equinox and Manticore platforms run a 119-segment ID scale, and the Manticore adds a two-dimensional target ID map with a hundred conductive and fifty ferrous positions. Nokta's answer at a similar level is the Legend 2's 99-point scale and FerroCheck indicator, with fifteen user profiles against Minelab's two-per-mode layout. Where Nokta has been ahead is sealing: the Score family is IP68 to 5 m across the range, while the older Vanquish 340, 440 and 540 make only the coil waterproof to 1 m and leave the control pod out of the water. Minelab closed that gap with the Vanquish 560, which is fully sealed to 5 m.
Against Garrett, the split is architecture and price tier. Garrett's AT and ACE lines are single-frequency machines at 8, 10, 13.6, 15 and 18 kHz depending on model, and the Vortex VX9 is the closest Garrett equivalent to Nokta's multifrequency tier with selectable 5, 9, 13, 18 and 25 kHz plus Multi and Multi-Salt modes. Garrett builds in the United States and covers most of its detectors with a three-year warranty, which is the same headline term Nokta gives the Simplex, Score, Legend and Magnetar lines but two years more than the FINDX and gold models.
Against XP, the trade is weight and integration. The Deus II starts at roughly 750 g in its lightest wireless configuration and submerges to 20 m with the correct underwater setup, which no Nokta matches. Nokta's counter is a range that starts far lower in the catalog and climbs more gradually, so a beginner is not forced into a flagship platform to get full IP68 sealing.
Two Nokta-specific cautions worth carrying into any comparison. Its target ID scales are not identical between families, so 60-point and 99-point machines read differently. And its coil families do not interchange across generations, which is not true of every brand.
Which Nokta Should You Buy?
- Nokta Score: the entry point into simultaneous multifrequency with full IP68 sealing, and the right first serious detector if wet sand is on your list.
- Nokta Double Score: pick this over the base Score when you want manual notch, iron filter and ground balance without the Legend's learning curve.
- Nokta Triple Score PRO PACK: two coils and Bluetooth headphones in the box, plus Relic mode and the widest control set inside the Score family.
- Nokta Simplex ULTRA: for tone control, adjustable recovery speed and Bluetooth on a single-frequency detector, at a lower tier than the Score.
- Nokta Simplex LITE or FINDX Pro: a genuinely waterproof first detector for freshwater, parks and dry sand, with the SX28 package if you want more coverage per sweep.
- Nokta Legend WHP: the value play if you are cross-shopping an Equinox 700 or 900 and want five selectable frequencies plus FerroCheck.
- Nokta Legend 2: the flagship choice, with the 99-ID scale, fifteen profiles and the largest battery in the range.
- Nokta Gold Kruzer: small natural gold and you want to work wet ground, since it submerges to 5 m at 61 kHz.
- Nokta Gold Finder 2000: automatic ground balance and simplified controls for nugget hunting on dry, mineralized ground.
- Nokta Magnetar 9000: pulse induction prospecting in severe ground, with the understanding that there is no coin-style numeric ID.
- Nokta Midi Hoard: a child aged eight to twelve, at 880 g on two AA batteries and sealed to 1 m.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Does a waterproof coil mean I can submerge the whole Nokta detector?
No. On the FINDX, only the FX28 11-inch coil is rated to 1 m and the control unit is not submersible, which is exactly why the FINDX Pro exists as a separate model with the whole housing sealed to IP68 at 5 m. Nokta also publishes no further FX-series coil options beyond the FX28, so a larger factory coil is not available for the base FINDX.
Q: Should I buy a Simplex ULTRA or a Score?
They solve different problems. The ULTRA is a 15 kHz single-frequency detector with 30 sensitivity levels, adjustable recovery speed and Bluetooth, and it ships on the SX28 11-inch coil, while the standard Simplex LITE comes with the smaller SX24. The Score is simultaneous multifrequency with five sensitivity levels. The two also use different coil families, SX and SC, so no coil carries across.
Q: Is the Legend Pro Pack worth the extra over a standard Legend?
It adds the LG15 6-inch coil and an auxiliary replaceable waterproof battery and charger, which is real value if you hunt dense iron or long sessions. Check the part number before buying: the current Pro Pack is 11000840, while older retailer listings tied to 11000832 may ship different contents. A WHP bundle is part 11000839.
Q: Is the Gold Kruzer discontinued?
Nokta still lists it in the current gold category, despite the age of the design. It works a 00–99 ID scale with iron audio and tone break, has no notch filter, and runs four modes including All Metal, Fast, Boost and Micro. Its water resistance is part of the value proposition rather than a legacy detail.
Conclusion
Nokta's advantage is a catalog that does not force you into a flagship to get the two features that matter most on real ground: simultaneous multifrequency and full IP68 sealing. The Score family delivers both in a simplified package, the Double Score and Triple Score PRO PACK add the controls as you grow into them, and the Legend 2 sits at the top with a 99-point ID scale, fifteen profiles and a 6,700 mAh battery. Buyers who only need a tougher version of a basic machine are served by the Simplex ULTRA and the FINDX Pro, and prospectors have three distinct paths in the Gold Finder 2000, the Gold Kruzer and the pulse induction Magnetar 9000.
The decision rule that survives contact with the field is simple. Choose by frequency architecture first, waterproofing second, and control count last, because a longer settings list on a single-frequency machine will not save a hunt on wet salt sand. If you are still comparing brands rather than models, our brand overview and the Minelab guide set Nokta beside its two closest competitors, while the beach detecting guide covers the conditions that separate them most clearly.
Whichever Nokta you land on, budget for a pinpointer and a decent recovery tool from day one. They change more hunts than the next tier of detector does.
