PlugCat

Quicken Simplifi vs PocketGuard: bank connections

Quicken SimplifiPocketGuard
Data providersPlaid, Intuit, FinicityUnnamed main provider, Plaid
Uses PlaidYes (one of several)Yes (one of several)
Price$6.99/month billed annually (promo price $3.99 shown Oct 17, 2026)Premium $74.99/year ($6.25/mo); 7-day free trial
DetailsQuicken Simplifi pagePocketGuard page

More providers usually means more ways to connect a given bank, but not necessarily better reliability. Check your bank’s page.

What changed in money apps, monthly

One email a month: new bank connections, broken syncs people reported, and price changes across budgeting apps.

Coming soon: signup isn’t open yet.