Honest comparison
WealthWatch vs Mint: what a FIRE-focused tracker offers that Mint didn't
Intuit's Mint was the most popular personal finance app in North America before being shut down in March 2024. Users have migrated to Credit Karma, Rocket Money, or alternatives. This comparison is mostly for context. If you're looking for a Mint replacement, here's how WealthWatch stacks up.
| Feature | WealthWatch | Mint |
|---|---|---|
| Budget tracking | ||
| Net worth across accounts | ||
| Stock/ETF tracking with cost basis | Limited | |
| Canadian tax (ACB, T5, superficial loss) | ||
| Options chain + playbook | ||
| Risk dashboard (correlation, VaR) | ||
| FIRE calculator with Monte Carlo | ||
| Family / household sharing | ||
| No ads | ||
| Currently operating |
Where Mint wins
- •Mint had great transaction categorization and budgeting UX, simpler than WealthWatch for pure budget use cases.
- •Mint was free forever (ad-supported). WealthWatch is mostly free but Pro features are $5/mo.
- •Mint had ~25 million users. Much bigger ecosystem of integrations and help.
Where WealthWatch wins
- WealthWatch is built for investors, not just budgeters: net worth tracking across stocks, ETFs, crypto, and real estate.
- Canadian tax support: ACB tracking, superficial-loss detection, T5 eligible vs foreign dividends. Mint never handled Canadian tax well.
- No ads. We don't sell your financial data or recommend credit cards for commissions.
- Portfolio analytics, risk dashboard, and options toolkit, none of which Mint offered.
- Active development. Mint is dead. This one still ships updates every week.