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Add to SafariWhen comparing Expense Manager vs Mint, the Slant community recommends Mint for most people. In the question“What are the best personal finance tracker apps for Android? ” Mint is ranked 2nd while Expense Manager is ranked 20th. The most important reason people chose Mint is:
Mint can handle banking accounts, saving accounts, credit cards, etc. It consolidates all your accounts together so you do not need to put work into following multiple accounts.
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Pros
Pro Pattern lock
There is a user set lock feature that uses a pattern lock.
Pro Monthly limits
The user can set a monthly spending limit.
Pro Widget
There is a homescreen widget available that shows the monthly overview as well as allows new entries to be added.
Pro Daily reminders
The user can set a daily reminder so they don't forget to add their entries of the day.
Pro Looks good on both phones and tablets
Expense Manager utilizes the card UI and by doing so looks great on both tablets and phones alike.
Pro All accounts in one place
Mint can handle banking accounts, saving accounts, credit cards, etc. It consolidates all your accounts together so you do not need to put work into following multiple accounts.
Pro Organizes budget into categories
Mint splits your spending into different categories, such as gas or fast food, so you can see where you're spending too much money or how much you need to budget for.
Pro Alerts
Mint can be set to alert you to various events such as upcoming bills, or low balances on any accounts. It can be set to alert you from the app, through email or by text message. In addition you can sign up to recieve monthly emails about your money and ways to improve your budget.
Cons
Con No account sub categories
There are no sub account categories available.
Con Not international
Only works for US & Canada banks, and even then there are banks (like EQ Bank) that have actively blocked access to Mint.
Con Online only
It does not work offline.
Con Unsafe
With very few exceptions, Mint isn't just syncing your data over, but is using your username and password to log directly into the bank website. Banks will not reimburse for any fraud or stolen funds that may result from this, or may use Mint as an excuse to not reimburse for charges or stolen funds that occur from other causes.
Con Categories organization not flexible
Con The budgeting part has too many bugs
Con Very complicated tool
Of course, it's powerful but also very complicated. Some would prefer tools which are less robust, has less features but are a lot easier.
