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For Mint refugees · 2026 guide

A practical Mint alternative for households.

Mint is gone. Cosmic Budget picks up where it left off with synced transactions, clean design, and flexible budgeting, then adds receipt context when it is available. One plan covers your whole household, for less than YNAB or Monarch.

Start free trial $49/year · 14-day free trial
Import your Mint data No ads, ever Whole household included
Leaving Mint? Look for…
Automatic bank sync — no manual entry, like Mint had
Fair, ad-free pricing — your data isn’t the product
Household sharing — without a separate partner subscription
Real clarity — receipt detail when it is available
Cosmic Budget covers the everyday Mint-replacement basics for $49/year.
$49
per year — less than YNAB & Monarch
1
subscription for your whole household
3
platforms — iOS, Android & web
100+
retailers with receipt context support
Why Mint users switch

What Mint users usually want back

Start with the Mint basics: synced accounts, flexible budgets, and a clean spending view. Then add receipt context and optional AI access.

Receipt Intelligence

Mint showed “Amazon $127.” Cosmic can show the 3 books, the charger, and the snacks when receipt details are available.

Whole-household sharing

One subscription covers your entire family. See shared spending and joint goals — with no separate partner subscription fees.

Lower annual price

$49/year, billed annually — versus $99 for Monarch or $109 for YNAB. No ads and no selling your data.

Works everywhere

iOS, Android, and web, always in sync — the same clean design Mint fans miss, on every device.

AI insights

Smart alerts before you overspend, spending patterns surfaced for you, and a personal AI you can just ask.

Streaks & goals

Build momentum with streaks, badges, and savings challenges — budgeting that actually keeps you coming back.

Switch in minutes

How to leave Mint for Cosmic Budget

You don’t need your old Mint login. Three steps and your dashboard is live.

1

Connect your accounts

Link your banks and cards through Plaid. Balances and available transaction history sync from connected institutions.

2

Import your history

Drop in the CSV you exported from Mint to bring years of history along. Imported history gives you a starting point; category cleanup may still take a little review.

3

You’re set

Your dashboard starts filling in after sync and import. Invite your household and connect receipts when you are ready.

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The background

What happened to Mint — and what to use now

Intuit shut down Mint and pushed users toward Credit Karma, which isn’t a budgeting app. Millions of people who relied on Mint’s automatic, free-form tracking were left looking for a replacement that actually budgets.

The popular alternatives each ask you to give something up. YNAB is powerful but costs $109 and leans on manual entry. Monarch is polished, now has AI and receipt scanning, and Monarch Core costs $99.99/year. Copilot is polished and now supports web, but it is less household-focused than Cosmic Budget. The honest comparisons are worth reading before you commit:

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Questions

Mint migration FAQ

What is a good Mint alternative in 2026?
For most former Mint users, Cosmic Budget is the closest in spirit — automatic sync, clean design, and flexible budgeting — but smarter, with AI receipt parsing, whole-household sharing, and a $49/year price that is lower than Monarch Core or YNAB.
Is Cosmic Budget free like Mint was?
Mint was free because it monetized your data with ads and offers. Cosmic Budget runs on a simple $49/year subscription instead — no ads, no data resale — with a 14-day free trial so you can try before you pay.
Can I import my Mint data into Cosmic Budget?
Yes. You can connect your bank accounts with Plaid to pull in history automatically, and import the CSV you exported from Mint. Your dashboard starts filling in after account sync and import; timing, history, and category cleanup depend on the institution and file.
How is Cosmic Budget different from other Mint replacements?
Cosmic Budget uses receipt details when available so “Amazon $127” can become the actual books, charger, and snacks. It also includes your whole household in one price and works on iOS, Android, and web.
Is my financial data secure?
Yes. Cosmic Budget connects accounts through Plaid, never sells your data, and shows no ads. Assistant connections use revocable scoped tokens, with read tools enabled by default.

Welcome back to budgeting that feels familiar.

Cosmic Budget is automatic, smart, and less expensive than the big paid Mint alternatives, with the AI access Mint never had.

14-day free trial · then $49/year · whole household included · cancel anytime