What the Tech: App of the Day, Copilot Money

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Hundreds of thousands of people who use one particular smartphone app to track spending, are looking for an alternative.

Intuit, the company behind Quickbooks is killing the popular app budgeting app “Mint” that’s been around for a long time.

Intuit is rolling “Mint” into its “Credit Karma” app but many Mint s are looking for another option.

“Copilot Money” has become a popular alternative. The company said it recently added over 100,000 new s and received $6 million in new investments.

Copilot has many of the same features as “Mint”. Once you connect your bank and credit card s to Copilot, it tracks all the money going in and coming out automatically for each .

Do you pay for Netflix every month?

Copilot anticipates that payment to help you adjust your budget if need be and shows how much you have left to spend to stay on track.

If you’ve budgeted $4,120 a month, Copilot shows how much you have left to spend, and the information is constantly updated. You can also keep track of spending in each category for a clear picture of what you’re spending on shopping, entertainment, travel, and others.

So it’s easy to see if you’ve been eating out more than you should. It’s great for creating budgets, allowing s to set limits on categories such as eating out and shopping.

One glance at the app to see balances for all of your s. Including any investments in the stock market, funds, and crypto. All of your s and all of your money and investments are in one place.

“Copilot Money” has made it easy for “Mint” s.

Once you create an in “Copilot” you can import your s and history with one tap.

Depending on how long you’ve used “Mint” that can take some time What about security? Copilot uses bank-level encryption for both security and privacy.

If you’re comfortable with online banking, you should have worries about the app.

However, it is critical to use a strong of 14 characters with no common words. If s are compromised it would be due to poor s. Copilot is available only for iPhone and Mac.

There is no Android app and it isn’t available to use on a Windows PC. A subscription is required which is $13 a month or $92 annually.

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