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Mint vs Spendee

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Mint

Personal Finance

All your money in one app

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Spendee logo

Spendee

Personal Finance

Budget and money management made easy

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Mint service transitioned to Credit Karma platform; standalone Mint features migrated elsewhere; Spendee the free Basic plan allows one cash wallet and one budget
  • They diverge on capability: Mint covers Budgets, Spendee covers Budget management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Mint and Spendee actually diverge.

Attributes where Mint and Spendee differ
AttributeMintSpendee
Pricing modelfreefreemium
CategoryPersonal FinanceUnknown
Founded20062013

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Mint

  • Budgets
  • Bill tracking
  • Credit score monitoring
  • Financial insights
  • Bank connections
  • Bank-level encryption
  • Verisign secured
  • Ios support

Only in Spendee

  • Budget management
  • Shared wallets
  • Financial analytics
  • Bank accounts
  • IOS support

Both cover

  • Expense tracking
  • Web support
  • Android support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Mint

  • Legacy free budget tracking for users with supported bank connectionsnot Spendee
  • Users transitioning to Credit Karma for continued money management featuresnot Spendee

Spendee

  • Tracking personal spending across cash and bank accountsnot Mint
  • Sharing a budget or wallet with a partner or householdnot Mint

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Mint

  • Service transitioned to Credit Karma platform; standalone Mint features migrated elsewhere
  • Bank connections supported for only 17,000 financial institutions; many regional or international banks not supported

Spendee

  • The free Basic plan allows one cash wallet and one budget
  • Shared wallets are excluded from the free plan
  • Premium at $5.99 a month is triple the $1.99 Plus plan, and the pricing page does not quantify what separates them beyond shared wallets
  • Bank sync depends on a supported bank list rather than being universal

Pricing, plan by plan

Mint

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Mint review.

Spendee

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Expense tracking
    • Budget creation
    • 3 wallets
  • Premium$6.99/month
    • Unlimited wallets
    • Advanced analytics
    • Investment tracking

Which should you pick?

Choose Mint if

  • You need budgets.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want bill tracking.
Mint review

Choose Spendee if

  • You need budget management.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, IOS, Android.
  • You also want shared wallets.
Spendee review

Questions people ask

Is Mint or Spendee better?
Neither clearly leads. Mint starts at Free and Spendee at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Mint or Spendee?
Mint starts at Free and Spendee at Free.
Does Mint or Spendee run on more platforms?
Mint runs on Web, iOS, Android. Spendee runs on Web, IOS, Android.
Can I use Mint for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Mint best used for?
Mint is most often used for legacy free budget tracking for users with supported bank connections, users transitioning to credit karma for continued money management features. Of those, legacy free budget tracking for users with supported bank connections and users transitioning to credit karma for continued money management features are not what Spendee is typically brought in for.
What can Mint do that Spendee cannot?
Mint covers Budgets, Bill tracking, Credit score monitoring, Financial insights. Spendee covers Budget management, Shared wallets, Financial analytics, Bank accounts. Both handle Expense tracking, Web support, Android support.
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