I like Mint
When I first got over the fear of allowing personal finance apps access my financial data, I was trying Mint, Wesabe, and Cake Financial. At the time I wasn’t thrilled with any of them. None of them could give me a holistic view of my cash, including bank accounts, debts, and investments. Also none felt super polished, which is normally forgivable with younger apps, but a little scary when you’re giving them access to all your money.
The first to come out on top for me was Mint when they added investments to to their features. At that point I stopped using the others and have been using Mint for about 6 months now. The other apps still have their own strengths, but not enough to keep me using them in addition to Mint. For instance, Wesabe has a whole community aspect to it, but for whatever reason, I couldn’t care less about what my peers are doing with their money.
What I like best about Mint is that they always seem to be updating their interfaces. A week ago they revamped their account editing screen, and now I see they’ve taken the login form off the homepage. While some people might be put off by constant little changes, for me it shows that somebody really wants that app to be perfect, and isn’t close to being done.
Just the other day Brandon and I were remarking on how Blinksale hasn’t been updated in what seems like years. It’s great for them, because they just keep bringing in money and don’t have to do anything. As a customer, it’s a little disappointing.
Something tells me Mint won’t go that route. It’s helped inspire me to get Roommate App launched, knowing that I can continue to keep perfecting it afterward.