INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Mint has stumbled along with integration issues and tiresome data misclassifications
For many, the best alternative has been firing up a spreadsheet.Copilot is a new personal finance-tracking app from a former Googler that
seems like it could garner a following based on its slick design and ease of use
The subscription iOS app lets you load your financial data, create custom categories for transactions and set budgets
automatically fall in the bucket that you wanted it to, mark internal transfers between accounts and exclude one-off purchases from your
Other apps have also allowed these functionalities, but Copilot lets you denote whether you want every transaction with a particular vendor
to route to a certain category or bypass your budget entirely, so it actually learns from your activity.In some ways, the killer feature of
Copilot is just how great Plaid is
The app relies heavily on the Visa-acquired financial services API startup, and I can see why the startup was so successful
design.Copilot has its limitations, mainly in that the team is just two people right now, so those holding out for desktop or Android
support might have to wait a bit
access to all of your financial info
effort by selling off his Google shares, but the team just locked down a $250,000 angel round and is searching for more funding.