MoneyMobile vs Holdwise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MoneyMobile
This app offers a visually engaging and convenient way to manage all your financial accounts in one place. It automatically categorizes transactions, helps you create budgets with unique visualizations, and provides insightful reports to understand your finances better.
- Consolidate all financial accounts
- Automatic transaction categorization
- Patent-pending Bubble Budgets
- Insightful reports and visualizations
- View account balances
- Manage investments and retirement accounts
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MoneyMobile is a powerful and engaging financial mobile app that will change the way you feel about financial management. MoneyMobile’s award winning design makes managing money not only easier and more convenient - but a lot more enjoyable and exciting as well. Not only will you be able to see all your financial data in one place, you will be able to visualize that data in meaningful and engaging ways on your mobile device. Accolades • Finovate Fall 2014 Best of Show • CUNA Tech 2014 Best of Show • Finovate Fall 2013 Best of Show • Finovate Spring 2013 Best of Show • Finovate Fall 2012 Best of Show • Finovate Spring 2012 Best of Show • AIGA 100 Show 2012 Award of Merit Winner • CUNA ACUC Conference 2011 Best of Show With MoneyMobile you can: • Manage all your financial accounts in one place (checking, savings, credit cards, investments, and retirement) • Check all of your account balances • Have your transactions automatically categorized and organized • Create budgets in a new and meaningful way with MoneyMobile’s patent pending Bubble Budgets • View insightful reports & visualizations • Reach out and touch your finances
Holdwise
Track your dividend income and portfolio growth privately on your device. Monitor individual stock performance, view upcoming payments, and model future compounding with insightful charts and projections. Ideal for long-term investors focused on buy-and-hold strategies.
- Track individual stock positions
- Monitor dividend income and compounding
- View dividend calendar and projections
- Analyze dividend safety scores
- Model reinvestment scenarios
- Local data storage and optional iCloud sync
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Holdwise is a calm, private dividend tracker for long-term, buy-and-hold investors. Own VTI, VXUS, BND, SCHD or dividend stocks across a 401(k), Roth IRA, HSA and taxable account? Holdwise shows your income, when it's coming, and how it compounds. No accounts. No broker logins. No ads. Your data stays on your iPhone. NEVER MISS A PAYDAY - Pay-day alerts the day a dividend lands, with the amount - A Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Live Activity on pay days - Ex-dividend reminders 1, 3 or 7 days ahead (Pro) - Optional weekly preview and monthly recap - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, plus Control Center toggles TRACK EVERY POSITION - Add holdings by hand, import a broker CSV (Fidelity, Schwab, Vanguard, Robinhood, M1, E*TRADE) or a screenshot - Group by account: Taxable, Roth IRA, Traditional IRA, 401(k), HSA and more - Multi-currency holdings with per-security withholding tax - Swipe to add a dividend or delete with Undo - Auto-fill dividends from Tiingo (free Tiingo account required) SEE WHAT'S COMING, AND WHAT CAME IN - Calendar of confirmed and projected ex-dates and pay dates - A shareable recap for every month and year - An income heatmap back to your first dividend, plus streaks and milestones KNOW YOUR REAL RETURN - XIRR and time-weighted return - Total return: price change plus dividends received - Compare against VOO, SCHD and VYM, or backtest your buys against an index SMARTER INSIGHTS - Income Risk score and a Dividend Safety Score per holding - 1, 3 and 5-year dividend growth rates - Sectors, concentration warnings and rebalance suggestions - On-device insights powered by Apple Intelligence, on supported devices WATCH IT COMPOUND - Coverage: when your dividends will cover your expenses - Reinvestment modeler, income goal, RMD estimates - Year-end tax pack: realized gains and dividend tax as PDF and CSV MADE FOR EVERY SCREEN - Two-column layouts on iPad and iPhone Duo - Siri, Shortcuts and Spotlight for your holdings - VoiceOver audio graphs for every chart and a color-blind friendly palette - English and Spanish YOUR DATA, LOCALLY - Everything stored privately on your device - One-file backup you can restore anywhere, with or without iCloud - Face ID lock; the app switcher never shows your balances - Optional iCloud sync into your private database - Hide Balances in one tap - No analytics, no tracking SDKs HOLDWISE PRO Free: 10 positions, total return, sectors, the calendar and .ics export, pay-day alerts, widgets and the Live Activity, recaps and the heatmap, backup, and the Aristocrats list. Pro unlocks unlimited positions, XIRR and time-weighted return, Income Risk, Coverage, Backtest, the tax pack, Insights, multi-currency, CSV and screenshot import, auto dividend lookup, ex-dividend reminders, benchmarks, RMD and tax estimates, the modeler, and PDF/CSV export. $4.99/month or $44.99/year (saves 25%), with a 7-day free trial on the annual plan. IMPORTANT Holdwise is a tracker, not a financial advisor, and gives no buy or sell recommendations. Returns, projections, RMD and tax figures are for planning only. Realized gains use FIFO and do not detect wash sales. Verify against your broker statements and consult a tax professional. Made by JC Mobile App Studio LLC. Built solo by a Boglehead, for Bogleheads. LEGAL Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: Privacy Policy: https://jcmobileappstudio.com/apps/holdwise/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MoneyMobile at none against Holdwise's 2. MoneyMobile also leads on ratings volume (408 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Holdwise's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Holdwise sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. MoneyMobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
Holdwise holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MoneyMobile has 408 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MoneyMobile ships an update every 3 months, Holdwise weekly. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.
| Parameter | MoneyMobile | Holdwise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (408 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 408 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | JC Mobile App Studio LLC |
Customer experience
MoneyMobile
Holdwise
Bugs and requests
MoneyMobile
Reported bugs
12 issues- Constant logout requiring re-authentication with access codes
- Accounts fail to sync or update automatically
- App force closes when viewing specific transactions
- Security settings reset after updates
- Transaction history and budget data erased after updates
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- Passcode only works for a couple hours
- TouchID crashes the app
- Sync errors with certain accounts
- Checks display incorrectly without payee information
- Zero balance loans not recognized after payoff
- Delayed transaction updates (2-3 days behind)
- Account connections drop regularly
Requested features
13 requests- Future bills tracking section
- Cash flow forecasting and projection
- Debt planning and goal management tools
- Receipt attachment capability
- Real property and asset value tracking
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- Pending charges visibility
- Calendar for scheduled payments and transfers
- Transaction history and paycheck tracking
- Spreadsheet export functionality
- Annual, bi-annual, and quarterly payment options
- Additional tax-related expense categories
- Phone notification options instead of email only
- Ability to exclude transactions from budget
Holdwise
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MoneyMobile
No in-app purchases
Holdwise
- Holdwise Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- Holdwise Pro (Yearly)$44.991 Year
Questions
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