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Mint.com
Compatibility: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
Requires iOS 5.0 or later.
Mint.com Personal Finance – manage your money, budgets, expenses and billsCurrent Version: 2.4
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• Lifehacker, Best Mobile Personal Finance Tool (Jan 2012)
• App Store Rewind, Best in iPad Finance (Dec 2011)
• PC Magazine Editor's Choice (Nov 2011)
• Kiplinger’s Must-Have Money Apps (Winter Issue, 2011)
• Featured in iTunes Apps Starter Kit (Oct 2011)
• TIME Magazine’s 50 Best iPhone Apps (Jan 2011)
• The New York Times — “Your Financial Situation, in the Palm of Your Hand” (Apr 2010)
THE BEST FREE WAY TO MANAGE YOUR MONEY
Mint.com allows you to track, budget and manage your money all in one place, so you can see where you’re spending and where you can save. Open an account, add your bank, credit, loan and retirement accounts and Mint will automatically pull in and categorize your transactions. It’s safe, secure and easy to keep your personal finances organized.
MANAGE YOUR MONEY WHEREVER YOU ARE
• View all of your accounts including: checking, savings, credit cards, investments, and retirement.
• Mint automatically pulls in and categorizes your transactions. No need to enter your own transactions.
• Easy-to-understand graphs show you where your money is going so you get a clear picture of your spending and your net worth. (iPad only)
• Know how much you have left to spend. Mint creates a customized budget based on your actual spending.
• Add manual transactions at the time of purchase so you can track cash spending.
• Avoid late fees and monitor cash flow — get bill reminders, alerts and advice sent right to your device.
• View your data even without a wireless connection. (iPad only)
SAFE AND SECURE
Your app is passcode protected with a unique 4-digit PIN. If you lose your device, or even temporarily misplace it, simply deactivate mobile access from your Mint.com profile page. With one click, prevent unauthorized access to Mint on your iPad or iPhone.
SYNCS WITH MINT.COM ON WEB AND MOBILE
Always have access to your account from your iPad, iPhone and the Web. Your information automatically syncs across devices, so you have your latest information at your fingertips.
To learn how Intuit protects your privacy, please visit https://www.mint.com/how-it-works/security/policy/
Mint.com Personal Finance – manage your money, budgets, expenses and bills Review
Stay on top of your finances when you’re on the goal
It never fails that those moments when you wonder about the status of your bank account never seem to occur within easy reach of an ATM. Thankfully, there’s Mint.com, one of several personal finance trackers vying for your attention in the App store.
Mint.com
On the iPhone, the Mint opening screen presents you with an instant overview of your registered accounts, your monthly budget, cash flow and investments. All of these are initially set up on the Web site; the iPhone app simply tracks them for you. Clicking on any of these overviews gives you more details on where your money is going or has gone, even breaking data down by individual expenses. Mint will also alert you when you have gone over your budget or when you have reached a pre-set dollar amount.
The app’s user interface is friendly, simple, and attractive. Always nice to look at something pretty while watching your investments slip away, right?
Mint’s functionality is limited, however; don’t expect to be able to add transactions on the fly or adjust your budget when you find yourself spending too much. I have found that the information provided is not always current, and sometimes it’s downright slow. This can be a problem in an app designed to keep your finances straight.
Mint looks good and is easy to use and set up. It’s a fine option for keeping track of your finances on a casual basis, but for the most reliable and up-to-date information, you are probably better off relying on your personal bank Web site.
Mint.com is compatible with any iPhone or iPod touch running the iPhone 2.2. software update.
[Jeff Phillips is an educator, podcaster, father, blogger, husband, photographer and general technology pundit. He has also been known to give the occasional Feng Shui consultation.]
Critic Reviews of Mint.com Personal Finance – manage your money, budgets, expenses and bills iPhone App
User Reviews of Mint.com Personal Finance – manage your money, budgets, expenses and bills iPhone App
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Looks good, helpful, far too slow
The app is attractive and feature-rich to the extent that I was hoping for. However, I can't get over how terribly slow it is in downloading transaction information or updating my balance--even on a solid WiFi connection. The majority of the time I use this app, I give up before I receive any new information.
Nice looking site, if you can logon
Mint was fairly easy to setup, although getting it linked to my bank accounts took some time. It doesn't always recognize transactions properly. It still categorizes our mortgage payment as a "Large Purchase." One week ago, the site stopped recognizing my email address, and their technical support couldn't provide a timeline or even the certainty of a resolution: "I will forward your concern to our Engineering team for further investigation, if they can find ways to retrieve your mint account..."
Good app, small things will make it a favorite.
The website is definitely my go to tracker for finances, and it is nice to have that info on the go. but things that have already been mentioned, like a pin code, and graphs, would make this a great stand alone app. I must say i definitely recommend the site and am sure the app will catch up sooner than later.
Almost a great app
I love Mint.com. It is a fantastic way to manage your money and is a part of any great marriage, pie charts are much easier to discuss than spreadsheets or balance sheets! Since Mint is totally web based and is so functional and dynamic, I thought this app would kill. But there are no pie charts, and the views are limited. It is a good app, but it doesn't do service to the website. However, it is light years ahead of the bank apps. I hope to see an update that impresses the way the website did. Ditto on the pin code moj027, I hate to let friends play with my iPhone and i don't want to log in and out all of the time.
It's the little things
I really like mint.com, and this app is a perfect companion. however, the lack of a simple pin code security barrier when starting the app makes it so that i'm unwilling to keep it on my phone. they suggest turning on a pin code for the entire phone, which is simply lazy on their part. quickbooks app does this very well, but i don't like their product as much. as soon as the security lock is in the product, i'll re-install.
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