NerdWallet: Smart Money App

NerdWallet

About this app

The free NerdWallet app is your money's smartest friend.

BUDGET LIKE A PRO - Link accounts for a budget that sorts needs, wants, and savings.
STAY ON TOP OF YOUR CREDIT - 24/7 monitoring, change alerts, and score insights.
FIND WAYS TO SAVE - Spot forgotten subscriptions and better bank rates.
MAKE SMARTER MONEY MOVES - Compare trusted ratings on cards, banks, and loans.
EARN MORE ON YOUR CASH - Open a Cash Account offered by Atomic Brokerage and deposit funds within 14 days to earn a boosted 3.90% APY on balances up to $250,000 for the first 6 months.

Disclosures:
NerdWallet privacy policy: https://www.nerdwallet.com/p/privacy-policy

NerdWallet terms: https://www.nerdwallet.com/p/terms-of-use

An introductory 0.65% Annual Percentage Yield (APY) boost is available on up to $250,000 in deposits for the first 6 months when you open a Cash Account offered by Atomic Brokerage LLC and deposit funds. Balances above $250,000 will earn the standard 3.25% APY. After the 6 month introductory period, all balances earn the standard 3.25% APY. The introductory APY boost of 0.65% is available through NerdWallet’s promotional program. APYs are accurate as of 05/26/2026 and are subject to change without notice.

Paid Non-Client Promotion for the Cash Account: NerdWallet has engaged Atomic Brokerage LLC ("Atomic"), a registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC, to bring you the opportunity to open a brokerage account (“Cash Account”) in which cash is swept into unaffiliated bank deposit accounts opened for you by, and in the name of Atomic Brokerage as agent and custodian. NerdWallet is a promoter of Atomic. Atomic shares fees from the cash sweep program banks with NerdWallet for each referred client who opens a Cash account, which creates a conflict of interest. Atomic and NerdWallet are not under common ownership and are not related entities. You will not be charged any fee or incur any additional costs for being referred to Atomic by the Promoter. For more details about Atomic Brokerage, please go to https://www.atomicvest.com/atomicbrokerage. You can check the background of Atomic Brokerage on FINRA’s BrokerCheck at https://brokercheck.finra.org/.

See important Cash Account disclosures at https://www.atomicvest.com/legal/disclosures/7d9c31dd-bf97-46ae-9803-1774b97187af. You should not expect cash deposited in an Atomic Brokerage account used solely for the purpose of accessing the Cash Sweep to be protected by SIPC or FDIC insurance, and cash is only protected by FDIC insurance (subject to coverage limits and eligibility requirements) once deposited by Atomic Brokerage in the unaffiliated bank deposit accounts. If you prefer your cash to be invested in a Money Market Fund eligible for SIPC coverage, you must send an email to [e-mail] to discuss your options.

Personal Loans Interest Rates and Fees: You can view personal loan offers on NerdWallet's loans marketplace. These are from third party advertisers from which NerdWallet may receive compensation. NerdWallet displays personal loans with rates that range from 4.60% to 35.99% APR with terms from 1 to 7 years. Rates are controlled by third party advertisers and are subject to change without notice. Depending on the lender, other fees may apply (such as origination fees or late payment fees). You can view any particular offer's terms and conditions for more information within the marketplace. All loan offers on NerdWallet require application and approval by the lender. You may not qualify for a personal loan at all or may not qualify for the lowest rate or highest offer displayed.

Representative Repayment Example: A borrower receives a personal loan of $10,000 with a term of 36 months and an APR of 17.59% (which includes a 13.94% yearly interest rate and a 5% one-time origination fee). They would receive $9,500 in their account and would have a required monthly payment of $341.48. Over the lifetime of their loan, their payments would total $12,293.46.

Ratings and reviews

I moved here because mint was discontinued. I can't even begin to describe how much worse this app is than mint was. This doesn't track different banking accounts as well, the categories are less convenient, the flow is less intuitive. Not to mention, the app bombards you with ways to give your data and information to their partners and it's very annoying.

This app is so frustrating. Every time I open the app, I need to fully re-login. I have to re-enter my email and password, even though I have biometric login enabled. They also keep shifting/hiding important screens, making it a chore to find where they've placed things like Recent Transactions. But irrelevant sponsored tiles are front and center.

I'd been a longtime reader of the web version and picked up the app several years ago. It's been helpful, but in recent years, app updates have diminished the former usefulness. It's also a pain to even get into the app now. What's the point of setting up fingerprint entry when the app just kicks me out to the website and makes me use a password AND a phone code? And then it makes me log in again each time I look away and back. Plus it constantly unlinks my accounts, so my data is never correct

What’s new

• You can now personalize your budget breakdown percentages to better fit your needs. Head over to the budget screen to take a look!
• Plus, track your home equity as it grows and explore options to cash out home equity.