PocketGuard vs Tiller

as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-14

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PocketGuard and Tiller both stay on the sidelines more than they get picked, but Tiller edges ahead overall. PocketGuard scores 9 out of 100 overall (ChatGPT 4, Claude 0, Perplexity 23) and is named in 8 of 64 answers, showing up most for "best budgeting app in 2026" and debt payoff questions, each 2 of its named mentions. Tiller scores 13 out of 100 overall (ChatGPT 5, Claude 32, Perplexity 5) and is named in 13 of 64 answers, swept in 3 of 3 answers for "best budgeting app that works with a spreadsheet." Head-to-head, Tiller is named more often in 7 questions, PocketGuard in 3, with 10 tied.

Head to head

metric	PocketGuard	Tiller
score	9	13
questions won	6	11

By assistant

PocketGuard

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	4	5% of answers	#3.0
Claude	0	0% of answers
Gemini	not sampled this week
Perplexity	23	30% of answers	#3.0

Tiller

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	5	5% of answers	#1.0
Claude	32	55% of answers	#5.9
Gemini	not sampled this week
Perplexity	5	5% of answers	#1.0

Where they differ

Only PocketGuard gets named for

Which budgeting app is best for someone paying off debt?
What's the best app to track spending automatically from my bank accounts?

Only Tiller gets named for

What's the best budgeting app that works with a spreadsheet?
What's the best budgeting app for couples sharing finances?
What's the best app to track net worth and investments alongside a budget?
What's the best personal finance app to see all my accounts in one place?
Which budgeting app is best now that Mint has shut down?
What's the best envelope or zero-based budgeting app?
What's the best budgeting app for a freelancer or self-employed person?

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