BudgTrek vs Mint: life after Mint shut down
Intuit retired Mint in March 2024 and pointed users to Credit Karma — which dropped Mint-style budgets. Here is how BudgTrek compares for what Mint users actually miss.
Updated 2026-06-10
Mint was the default free budgeting app for over a decade. When Intuit shut it down in March 2024, millions of users were steered to Credit Karma, which does not offer Mint’s category budgets — the feature most people stayed for.
BudgTrek is not a Mint clone. It skips bank synchronization entirely and focuses on the budgeting half Mint users lost: category limits, monthly tracking, and — unlike Mint — budgets your whole household shares.
| BudgTrek | Mint (discontinued) | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Active | Shut down March 2024 |
| Category budgets with limits | Yes — per day, week, month, or year | Was yes; gone in Credit Karma |
| Shared budgets with partner/family | Yes — core feature, with roles | No — single user |
| Bank account sync | No — deliberate manual logging | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes — no card required | Was free with ads |
| Price for paid tiers | Starter $0.99/mo billed annually; Pro $9.99/mo | — |
What Mint users miss most — and what fills the gap
Ask ex-Mint users what they actually miss and the same answer keeps coming up: budgets per category with limits that reset monthly. That is exactly the core of BudgTrek — create categories, set a limit per day, week, month, or year, and watch progress bars fill as the household logs spending.
What BudgTrek deliberately does not replace is Mint’s automatic transaction import. If you want a hands-off ledger of everything your bank sees, you want a sync-based tool. If you want your family to actually notice what it spends, manual logging is the point, not a limitation.
Where BudgTrek goes beyond Mint
Mint was built for one person with a login. BudgTrek is built for a household: invite your partner or kids into a budget group, give them member or admin roles, and everyone logs into the same categories. You can also split one expense across periods, attach receipt photos on Pro, and keep separate groups (home, holiday, side project) on Pro.
Who should pick something else
If automatic bank import is non-negotiable, look at sync-first tools instead — that is a genuinely different product category. And if you follow strict zero-based budgeting, see our BudgTrek vs YNAB comparison.
BudgTrek pricing at a glance
1 budget group, home dashboard, spend logging & reports, web + mobile. No card required.
Up to 10 categories, 5 members, shared group budgets, all period views (day–year).
Unlimited groups & categories, up to 100 members, receipt photos, priority support, JSON export.
Frequently asked questions
Is Mint really gone?
Yes. Intuit shut Mint down in March 2024 and migrated accounts to Credit Karma, which does not include Mint-style category budgets.
Can I import my Mint data into BudgTrek?
There is no automated Mint importer. Most families start fresh: recreate your categories and limits in a few minutes, then log forward from today.
Is BudgTrek free like Mint was?
BudgTrek has a free plan (one budget group, spend logging, reports) with no card required. Paid plans start at $0.99/month billed annually.