By Kevin Purdy, 7:00 AM on Fri Dec 19 2008, 12,067 views
iPhone/iPod touch only: Free money management webapp Mint rolls out an iPhone app that puts most of its basic data-mining, alerts, and money-watching tools in a few simple screens.
From the Mint app’s home screen, you can see your total balances and click through to check out transactions on balances on everything you’ve registered over at Mint’s web site. The Cash Flow indicator gives you a glance at the current month’s spending and earning, and then breaks it down by category or merchant on clicking through. If you’ve set up budgets or investment accounts, they’ll show up as well. Perhaps the most helpful on-the-go feature, especially while traveling, is the alerts window, which updates live and tells you about spending abnormalities and low balances.
One thing you’ll definitely want to do if you install this app—and it’s recommended on a pop-up screen after installation—is passcode-lock your iPhone or iPod. The app doesn’t ask for a password on each login, so anyone who grabbed your device would get way more financial information than they should have. (UPDATE: A Mint.com rep noted that the site offers every user a “Deactivate” link on users’ profile pages to disconnect iPhone app access, if it went missing or snoopy folks were lurking).
Here’s screens from the app’s cash flow and budget tools:
The Mint.com app is a free download for iPhones and iPod touch models running at least the 2.0 firmware, and requires a free sign-up at Mint.com.
credit – Lifehacker
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