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Tiller
sampled: 3 of 4 assistants this week
Tiller lands in the Budgeting apps category with an overall score of 13 out of 100, showing up in 13 of 64 answers across assistants. Claude rates it highest at 32, while ChatGPT and Perplexity each give it just 5. Its clearest strength is spreadsheet-based budgeting: it's named in 3 of 3 answers to "What's the best budgeting app that works with a spreadsheet?" Beyond that, mentions thin out, appearing in only 1 of 3 or 1 of 4 answers for questions on net worth tracking, paying budgeting apps, and freelancer-friendly options. It's never named for automatic bank tracking, free apps, beginner-friendly apps, subscription-cancelling apps, or open-source options.
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Who's talking about you
| 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 |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| What's the best budgeting app that works with a spreadsheet? | 3 of 3 | #1 |
| What's the best budgeting app for couples sharing finances? | 1 of 3 | #4 |
| What's the best app to track net worth and investments alongside a budget? | 1 of 3 | #5 |
| What's the best personal finance app to see all my accounts in one place? | 1 of 3 | #6 |
| Which budgeting app is best now that Mint has shut down? | 1 of 3 | #7 |
| What's the best envelope or zero-based budgeting app? | 1 of 3 | #7 |
| What's the best budgeting app for people with irregular income? | 1 of 3 | #8 |
| What's the best budgeting app in 2026? | 1 of 4 | #6 |
| Which budgeting app is worth paying for? | 1 of 4 | #6 |
| What's the best budgeting app for a freelancer or self-employed person? | 1 of 4 | #6 |
| What are the best budgeting apps? | 1 of 4 | #9 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| What are the best free budgeting apps? | Rocket Money, EveryDollar, Empower |
| Which budgeting app is best for someone paying off debt? | YNAB, EveryDollar, PocketGuard |
| Which budgeting app has the best mobile experience? | Copilot Money, Monarch Money, YNAB |
| What's the best budgeting app for privacy that doesn't sell my data? | Actual Budget, GnuCash, Firefly III |
| What's the best app to track spending automatically from my bank accounts? | Monarch Money, Copilot Money, Rocket Money |
| What's the best open-source or self-hosted budgeting app? | Actual Budget, Firefly III, YNAB |
| What's the best app to find and cancel unwanted subscriptions? | Rocket Money |
| What's the best budgeting app that works outside the US? | YNAB, Actual Budget |
| What's the best simple budgeting app for someone who has never budgeted? | Rocket Money, YNAB, EveryDollar |
Assistants cited 15 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
- ChatGPT“If you specifically want a budgeting app that works with a spreadsheet, the strongest match is usually Tiller Money.”
- Claude“Tiller (~$79/yr) — pipes your transactions into Google Sheets.”
- Perplexity“If you want a budgeting app that works directly with a spreadsheet, Tiller Money is the strongest pick.”
Closest rivals
- Tiller vs PocketGuard9
- Tiller vs EveryDollar18
- Tiller vs Goodbudget18
- Tiller vs Empower19
- Tiller vs Firefly III7
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