Comparison

Maxint vs Means

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

Head to head
About

Maxint

This app provides a clear, unified view of your entire financial life, from accounts and investments to spending and bills. It uses AI to offer personalized insights and investment guidance, helping you understand and manage your money more effectively.

Highlights
  • Unified financial overview
  • AI personal analyst (Finsight)
  • Portfolio builder
  • Market research briefs
  • Visual budgeting
  • Bills calendar
  • Robo-advisor
  • Financial product marketplace
Features
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Maxint - Financial Clarity. The signal, minus the noise. We believe that your understanding of money should be as clear as the numbers themselves. Finance is often perceived as complex, opaque, and loud. Maxint is the opposite. We are not a calculator. We are a lens. We take the immense, chaotic noise of your financial life—your accounts, your debts, your investments, and the global markets—and render it into a single, quiet surface of pure, illuminated truth. We do not shout. We do not clutter. We reveal. The Whole Picture Connect every aspect of your financial world. From checking accounts to complex portfolios, Maxint unifies your data into a single, breathing overview. See your Net Worth not as a static figure, but as a living story. Intelligence, Applied True smarts are not about volume; they are about relevance. - Finsight: Your personal AI analyst. Ask complex questions—"How do I retire early?", "What is my risk exposure?"—and receive simple, data-backed answers. - Portfolio Builder: Construct a personalized investment strategy based on your specific goals and risk tolerance. Maxint explains the why behind every asset, offering clear reasoning, not just black-box recommendations. - Market Research: We synthesize the noise of global markets into concise, readable briefs. Understand the world, without the ticker tape. The Shape of Spending Budgeting should not feel punitive. It should feel like geometry. - Visual Budget: See your spending as a complete circle, understanding intuitively what remains. - Bills Calendar: A clear, temporal view of your obligations. Know exactly when money leaves your account, so you are never caught off guard. Expertise, Automated For those who prefer a guided path, our Robo-Advisor brings institutional-grade investment management to your pocket. Expertly managed, automatically rebalanced, and tailored to you. A Marketplace of Opportunity Discover financial products—credit, deposit, and rewards—curated specifically for your financial profile. This is not just another finance app. This is clarity. This is Maxint. Your license to use the Maxint App is subject to your prior acceptance of the Licensed Application End User License Agreement (“Standard EULA”) available at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Means

This app helps you understand your available funds by connecting to your bank accounts. It automatically sets aside money for bills and goals, presenting a clear, single number for your safe-to-spend amount. Enjoy a guilt-free approach to daily spending with a calm and intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Calculates safe-to-spend amount
  • Connects to bank accounts
  • Automatically sets aside money for bills
  • Protects money for savings goals
  • Provides a clear, single spending number
  • Calm and intuitive interface
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Means answers the only money question that matters day to day: what's actually safe to spend right now? Connect your bank in seconds and Means does the rest. It reads your income, sets aside what's owed for bills and the goals you care about, and shows you one honest number — your safe-to-spend — on a calm home screen that updates on its own. No spreadsheets, no envelopes, no guilt. WHY MEANS • One honest number. Not a dozen charts — the amount that's genuinely yours to spend today. • It works on its own. Link your accounts once and spending shows up automatically. • Bills, handled. Means learns your recurring bills and quietly protects that money. • Goals that stick. Set money aside for what matters and watch safe-to-spend adjust. • Every number opens. Tap any figure to see the exact transactions behind it. • Calm by design. A quiet, warm interface that respects your attention. MEMBERSHIP The budgeting is free, and always will be. • Free — the full budgeting toolkit: your daily safe-to-spend, rollover, set-asides and a savings goal. You add spending by hand. 10 AI questions a month. • Plus — connect up to 10 banks so your spending appears on its own, plus 200 AI questions a month. • Pro — up to 20 banks and 1,000 AI questions a month. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Means Plus — $7.99 per month, or $59.99 per year (billed once a year). Means Pro — $14.99 per month, or $99.99 per year (billed once a year). Both include a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Connecting a bank, so your spending appears automatically, is part of Means Plus and Means Pro. Without a subscription you can add spending by hand and ask 10 AI questions a month, free forever. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically for the same period at the same price unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription or turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Prices are in USD; prices in other regions may vary. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Means Terms of Service: https://api.means.finance/terms Privacy Policy: https://api.means.finance/privacy PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your bank connection is handled by Plaid, a trusted bank-grade provider, and is read-only — Means can see transactions and balances, and can never move money. Your data is encrypted, never sold and never used for advertising. Means is paid for by memberships, not by you. Support: https://api.means.finance/support

Screenshots

Maxint4 screens
Means4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Maxint at 4 against Means's 2. Maxint also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Maxint sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Means sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Maxint against 5.0 for Means. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maxint ships an update every 11 days, Means every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Maxint versus Means: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaxintMeans
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaxint, Inc.Beyond BnB Ventures LLC

Customer experience

Maxint

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Means

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Maxint

Subscriptions11
  • Basic7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Connectivity Slot$2.991 Month
  • Vault Storage$4.991 Month
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  • Standard7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Basic (Yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Maxint OS Monthly7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Standard (Yearly)7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Intelligence Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$130.991 Year
  • Maxint OS Yearly7 Days trial$149.991 Year
One-time3
  • OCR Page Pack$2.99
  • Invoice Credit$3.99
  • Intelligence Boost$4.99
4 purchases

Means

Subscriptions4
  • Means Plus (Monthly)7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Means Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Means Plus (Annual)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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  • Means Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Maxint free?
Maxint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Means free?
Means is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Maxint or Means?
Maxint and Means are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Maxint or Means have ads?
Neither Maxint nor Means shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maxint or Means?
Maxint ships an update every 11 days, and Means every 10 days. Most recently, Maxint was updated on October 12, 2026 and Means on October 17, 2026.

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