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Quicken ranks #21 of 27 in budgeting apps in the week of 12 October 2026, with a visibility score of 2 across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. It was named in 3% of the answers we sampled.
sampled: 3 of 4 assistants this week
Quicken barely registers with AI assistants, scoring just 2 out of 100 overall, with ChatGPT at 2, Claude at 3, and Perplexity at 0. It shows up in only 6 of 75 answers across the Budgeting apps category. When it does get a mention, it's mostly as an alternative pick, named in 2 of 3 answers about Monarch Money alternatives, and in 1 of 3 answers each for Copilot Money alternatives, Quicken Simplifi alternatives, Mint replacements, and net-worth tracking tools. It's absent entirely from questions about subscription tracking, mobile experience, paid apps worth it, automatic bank syncing, and spreadsheet compatibility.
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Who's talking about you
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 2 | 5% of answers | #4.0 |
| Claude | 3 | 5% of answers | #4.0 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 0 | 0% of answers |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| What are the best alternatives to Monarch Money? | 2 of 3 | #7 |
| Which budgeting app is best now that Mint has shut down? | 1 of 3 | #4 |
| What's the best app to track net worth and investments alongside a budget? | 1 of 3 | #4 |
| What are the best alternatives to Quicken Simplifi? | 1 of 3 | #8 |
| What are the best alternatives to Copilot Money? | 1 of 3 | #14 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| What are the best budgeting apps? | YNAB, Monarch Money, Rocket Money |
| What's the best budgeting app in 2026? | YNAB, Monarch Money, Rocket Money |
| What are the best free budgeting apps? | Empower, Rocket Money, Honeydue |
| What's the best personal finance app to see all my accounts in one place? | Monarch Money, Empower, Quicken Simplifi |
| Which budgeting app is best for someone paying off debt? | YNAB, EveryDollar, PocketGuard |
| What's the best budgeting app for people with irregular income? | YNAB, Monarch Money, EveryDollar |
| Which budgeting app has the best mobile experience? | YNAB, Copilot Money, Monarch Money |
| What's the best budgeting app for privacy that doesn't sell my data? | Actual Budget, YNAB, Goodbudget |
| Which budgeting app is worth paying for? | YNAB, Monarch Money, Copilot Money |
| What's the best budgeting app for couples sharing finances? | Honeydue, Monarch Money, YNAB |
| What's the best envelope or zero-based budgeting app? | YNAB, Goodbudget, Actual Budget |
| What's the best app to track spending automatically from my bank accounts? | Monarch Money, Copilot Money, Quicken Simplifi |
| What's the best open-source or self-hosted budgeting app? | Actual Budget, Firefly III, GnuCash |
| What's the best app to find and cancel unwanted subscriptions? | Rocket Money, PocketGuard, Copilot Money |
| What's the best budgeting app that works with a spreadsheet? | Tiller, Aspire Budgeting, Lunch Money |
| What's the best budgeting app for a freelancer or self-employed person? | YNAB, Monarch Money |
| What's the best budgeting app that works outside the US? | Lunch Money, YNAB, PocketSmith |
| What's the best simple budgeting app for someone who has never budgeted? | Goodbudget, Rocket Money, Spendee |
| What are the best alternatives to YNAB? | Actual Budget, Monarch Money, Quicken Simplifi |
| What are the best alternatives to Actual Budget? | Firefly III, YNAB, Actual Budget |
Assistants cited 13 pages for questions in this category that name your rivals and not you. Claim to see them. See all sources for Budgeting apps.
In their words
- Claude“Quicken Classic — Old-school desktop power tool; overkill for most but unmatched in depth.”
- ChatGPT“!Quicken: One place to manage your money and your life | Quicken”
- Perplexity“| Quicken Classic | Deep personal-finance features | More extensive reporting and financial-management tools, but with a steeper learning curve than Monarch.”
Closest rivals
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