Comparison

Poiiints vs CardWise

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

Head to head
About

Poiiints

This app helps you earn more rewards by analyzing your spending and recommending the best credit cards for your purchases. It securely connects to your bank accounts to track your portfolio's reward performance and identify missed opportunities.

Highlights
  • Maximize credit card rewards automatically
  • Personalized card recommendations
  • Analyze spending by category
  • Track portfolio reward performance
  • Identify missed rewards opportunities
Features
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Find the cards worth the most to you — and know which one to use when you shop. Poiiints helps you build a personalized credit card setup around your spending and preferences, then choose the best card from your own wallet for each purchase. **BUILD YOUR BEST CREDIT CARD STACK** Compare credit cards based on how you spend, how many cards you want, issuer preferences, annual fee limits and whether you're optimizing for first-year or ongoing value. **NEW: KNOW WHICH CARD TO USE WITH SCAN** At a store or planning a purchase? Type a merchant, choose a nearby place from the list or map, and see which of the cards you already own earns the most. Enter the purchase amount to see estimated rewards in dollars. On supported iPhones, you can read a price with your camera instead of typing it. Scan considers applicable rewards spending limits using the spending information available to Poiiints. See relevant credits and welcome-bonus opportunities separately from the earnings ranking. **ONLY COUNT BENEFITS YOU'LL ACTUALLY USE** Set how you redeem points and which card credits you'll really use. Poiiints updates your personalized card values instead of assuming every benefit is worth its advertised amount. **COMPARE CARDS BEFORE YOU APPLY** Evaluate up to five credit cards you're considering. See rewards, credits, welcome bonuses and annual fees in the context of your spending and preferences. **IMPROVE THE WALLET YOU ALREADY HAVE** Keep your existing cards and discover which one or two additions could make your wallet more valuable. **USE ACTUAL SPENDING OR YOUR OWN ESTIMATES** Connect your accounts through Plaid for spending-based calculations, or select your cards and enter spending estimates. No bank connection is required. **SEE WHEN ANOTHER CARD COULD HAVE EARNED MORE** Review transactions to identify cases when a different card in your wallet or recommended stack could have earned more rewards. From building your best stack to choosing a card at checkout, Poiiints helps you make more of every purchase.

About

CardWise

Features
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CardWise helps you get the most rewards out of the credit cards you already carry. Before you pay, CardWise shows which of your cards earns the most at that store or category, so you never leave points or cash back on the table. Add your cards once and get an instant best-card recommendation for every purchase. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Get the best-card pick by merchant or category (dining, groceries, gas, travel, and more) - Handle fixed, rotating, and choose-your-own bonus categories - Track your spending and the rewards you actually earn - Scan receipts to log purchases fast PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account required. Your cards and spending stay on your device. No fees. Just smarter rewards on every swipe. Questions or feedback? support@cardwiseapp.com

Screenshots

Poiiints4 screens
CardWise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CardWise at daily against Poiiints's every 2 weeks. Poiiints's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Poiiints ships an update every 2 weeks, CardWise daily. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Poiiints versus CardWise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoiiintsCardWise
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEann McKassonJui-Chi Liu

In-app purchases

None

Poiiints

No in-app purchases

None

CardWise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Poiiints free?
Poiiints is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CardWise free?
CardWise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Poiiints or CardWise have ads?
Neither Poiiints nor CardWise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Poiiints or CardWise?
Poiiints ships an update every 2 weeks, and CardWise daily. Most recently, Poiiints was updated on October 24, 2026 and CardWise on October 24, 2026.

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