Comparison

CardPointers for Credit Cards vs Cardonomics

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

CardPointers for Credit Cards

Maximize your credit card rewards by automatically tracking category bonuses and offers. Get real-time recommendations for the best card to use at stores and online, and easily manage your offers. Save money and earn more points, cashback, and miles daily.

Highlights
  • Automatic category bonus tracking
  • Real-time card recommendations
  • Offer management and activation
  • Siri and chatbot integration
  • Location-based store suggestions
  • Safari web extension for online shopping
  • Apple Watch app
Features
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CardPointers will save you money and earn you more cash back, points, and miles every day by maximizing your card's category bonuses, offers, and welcome bonuses. More than 1 million users use CardPointers to help them automatically save over $750 every year! The app automatically tracks every category bonus and recurring bank credits from over 5,000 credit cards and helps you auto-add and use your Amex, Chase, Bank of America, Citibank, Wells Fargo, and US Bank offers to save even more money every day. Make sure you're using your best card every time to maximize your points: ask Siri, "CardPointers here", and you'll immediately know which of your cards to use at the store that you're in to maximize your points or cashback, all without even opening the app -- because no one wants to be the person holding up the line. Wish you had a chatbot which knows everything about your cards and offers? Now you do! Say "Siri, ask CardPointers", and it will answer any question you have about your wallet. Turn on AutoPilot from the app or a shortcut and it will automatically use your location to tell you your best card (or offer) as you go from store to store. Safely and securely, as no location information ever leaves your device. If you use have cards with Amex, Chase, BoA, Citi, Wells Fargo, or US Bank, you'll have access to 100s of offers with in-app auto-syncing, which adds all of your offers for you across all of your cards while you sleep. Your credentials are always stored safely, on-device. Thanks to the Safari Web Extension, you'll even know which card to use while shopping on the web thanks to integrated Shopping Pointers, with support for thousands of merchant sites. There's even a great Apple Watch app which shows you your best card at nearby stores. Whether you're new to credit cards and "travel hacking" or you already have 20+ credit cards to your name, this is the app to help you earn tens of thousands more points, miles, and cash back every year, and ensure that you always have the best cards available in your wallet. All without having to sacrifice your privacy thanks to the largest database of credit cards available. CardPointers integrates all of the latest Apple features, including: - Designed for Liquid Glass with full resizability - Fully integrated with Siri AI and Visual Intelligence - AutoPilot uses Live Activities to show you the best card to use for each store as you travel, and will automatically appear on your Apple Watch + CarPlay - Widgets of every size, including XL - New integrations into Spotlight for all of your cards and offers, plus new App Intents and Shortcuts - New controls and configurable widgets for Apple Watch - Interactive widgets and snippets let you redeem offers, navigate your pointers, and more, from your home screen & lock screen - Passkeys by default to further protect your account - Location Reminders using native region-based notifications stored solely on-device - Safari Web Extension (Shopping Pointers and automatic Offers Activation) - Full accessibility for VoiceOver and voice control support - Extensive keyboard support - Fully independent Watch app with rich complication family support + widgets You don't even need to launch the app to be able to quickly get the information that you need, thanks to the integrated lock screen widgets, app shortcuts, donated intents which show up in the system search for any matching category, Spotlight search, and quick action menus from the home screen. Over 5,000 cards from 900 different banks are fully supported across the world, and if any are missing you can add them yourself, in any country. Here are just some of the banks which are supported: Chase American Express (AmEx) Citibank Discover Capital One Goldman Sachs Bank of America (BofA) Barclaycard Synchrony Bank Wells Fargo US Bank Target Bank USAA -- Privacy Policy: https://cardpointers.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://cardpointers.com/terms/

About

Cardonomics

This app helps you manage and utilize the perks and rewards from your credit cards. It organizes benefits like credits, free nights, and points, so you can easily track what's available, when it expires, and the overall value of your cards.

Highlights
  • Track credits, free nights, and points
  • Organize card benefits and expiration dates
  • Surface urgent perks and benefits
  • Manage certificates and upgrades
  • View all points balances in one place
  • Log redemptions and estimate value
  • Understand card value against annual fees
Features
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Track credits, free nights, points, and value. Your cards have perks. Cardonomics helps you actually use them. Cardonomics is a simple rewards wallet for people who want to get more from their credit cards without tracking everything in a spreadsheet. Premium cards can come with dining credits, travel credits, shopping credits, lounge passes, free night certificates, suite upgrades, annual fees, points balances, and more. The problem is remembering what you have, when it resets, and whether each card is actually worth keeping. Cardonomics brings it all into one organized view. Track your card benefits See your credits, annual fees, and estimated value across every card. Check what is available, what needs to be activated, and what is coming up next. Know what to use next Cardonomics helps surface credits and perks by urgency, so you can focus on the benefits that need attention now instead of digging through card portals and terms. Manage certificates Keep hotel free nights, suite upgrades, club access awards, and other certificates in one place. Add expiration dates, point values, notes, and redemption details so valuable perks do not get forgotten. See all your points View your bank, hotel, and airline balances together in a clean wallet built for rewards users. Log redemptions in seconds Record when you use a credit, redeem a certificate, or receive value from a stay. Add notes, estimate the value received, and keep your running totals up to date. Understand card value Compare the value you have received against annual fees and see which cards are pulling their weight. Cardonomics is built for travelers, points enthusiasts, and anyone with multiple rewards cards who wants a calmer way to stay organized. Whether you are tracking a monthly dining credit, a semiannual hotel credit, a free night certificate, or a points balance, Cardonomics gives you a clear place to manage it.

Screenshots

CardPointers for Credit Cards4 screens
Cardonomics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cardonomics at none against CardPointers for Credit Cards's 10. Cardonomics also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). CardPointers for Credit Cards's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 2) and chart position (#44 vs unranked). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CardPointers for Credit Cards sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Cardonomics asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cardonomics holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CardPointers for Credit Cards has 11K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
CardPointers for Credit Cards versus Cardonomics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCardPointers for Credit CardsCardonomics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (11K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#44 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCardPointers LLCSubscribe, Inc.

Bugs and requests

CardPointers for Credit Cards

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent data across devices
  • Inability to edit card details

Requested features

3 requests
  • Location-based card recommendations
  • Ability to adjust bonus categories
  • Option to track multiple cards of the same type

Cardonomics

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

CardPointers for Credit Cards

Subscriptions8
  • CardPointers+3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • CardPointers+3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • CardPointers+3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • CardPointers+1 Month trial$11.991 Month
  • CardPointers+3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • CardPointers+7 Days trial$71.991 Year
  • CardPointers+7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • CardPointers+1 Year trial$99.991 Year
One-time2
  • CardPointers+ (Lifetime)$139.99
  • CardPointers+ (Lifetime)$239.99
None

Cardonomics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CardPointers for Credit Cards free?
CardPointers for Credit Cards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cardonomics free?
Cardonomics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CardPointers for Credit Cards or Cardonomics?
Cardonomics is rated higher. CardPointers for Credit Cards averages 4.7 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Cardonomics averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do CardPointers for Credit Cards or Cardonomics have ads?
Neither CardPointers for Credit Cards nor Cardonomics shows ads.

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