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Mint
Mint was a personal finance service for tracking transactions, spending, budgets, and credit scores, but it shut down and moved key features to Credit Karma.
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mint.intuit.com·Freemium
›What is Mint?
Mint was a web and mobile personal finance service that combined data from bank accounts, credit cards, loans, and other financial accounts. It categorized transactions, tracked monthly spending, provided spending insights, supported budgeting, and displayed credit scores. Intuit shut down Mint effective January 1, 2024, and directed users to Credit Karma.
›What are the pros and cons of Mint?
Strengths
Connected accounts from more than 17,000 financial institutions
Combined transaction tracking, spending trends, and budgeting tools
Included a free version
Provided a credit score
Worked through web, iOS, and Android interfaces
Trade-offs
Mint was shut down effective January 1, 2024
Users could experience occasional bank connection problems
Investment tracking was very basic
Some features were behind a paywall
The app's organization could be improved
›What are Mint’s key features?
Connected accounts from more than 17,000 financial institutions
Displayed transactions from connected accounts in one place
Tracked spending by category and provided monthly insights
Created and managed personal budgets
Included credit score monitoring
Provided basic investment tracking
›What are the best use cases for Mint?
Reviewing transactions across bank accounts and credit cards
Tracking monthly spending by category
Creating and monitoring a personal budget
Viewing a credit score alongside other financial information
Getting a consolidated view of income, spending, debt, and investments
›What is the pricing for Mint?
Freemium
›Who is Mint best for?
soloHistorically suited individuals who wanted a mostly free overview of spending, budgets, connected accounts, and credit scores.
financial advisorsNot an active client-management platform, but its historical account aggregation could support basic personal finance reviews.
Not for
- People seeking an active Mint account, because the service was shut down in January 2024.
- Users who need detailed investment tracking, because Mint's investment tools were very basic.
- People who want extensive budgeting customization, because other services offered more flexibility.
