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Copilot vs MoneySmith — beautiful aggregator vs strategic blueprint

Copilot Money is a premium iOS aggregator — best-in-class UX, AI auto-categorization, investment tracking, around $13/mo. MoneySmith ships a personalized blueprint and an AI money coach in about five minutes. Different shape, different price.

At a glance

	Copilot Money	MoneySmith
Core method	Bank-aggregator dashboard with AI auto-categorization	Personalized blueprint with ROI-prioritized actions
Time-to-first-value	Hours — connect accounts, wait for sync, train categorization	About 5 minutes from quiz to blueprint
Quiz-based onboarding	No — onboarding is account linking and category training	Yes — every plan starts with the 60-second quiz
ROI-prioritized actions	Spend dashboards and trends, not ranked life-actions	Each blueprint sorts moves by expected payoff
AI coach	AI auto-categorization and insights — not a coach you can ask questions of	On-demand AI coach grounded in your blueprint (Spark and Compass)
Blueprint deliverable	In-app reports; no flagship blueprint	Printable blueprint, yours forever
Bank sync + investments	Plaid-based bank sync, brokerage + crypto aggregation across many institutions	Manual inputs via the quiz — no bank connection required
Platforms	iOS-first (native iPhone, iPad, Mac); web client in expansion (see copilot.money)	Web — works in every modern browser
Pricing	Varies — see copilot.money (publicly listed around $13/mo or $95/yr at time of writing; promo codes occasionally offer extended trials)	$99 one-time blueprint, then optional $49 / $129 per month (Spark / Compass)
Trial / money-back	Free trial period via promo code (see copilot.money); refund terms vary — see their site	3-day money-back — email support@qol.one

Cells about Copilot reflect public information from copilot.money and may change. Spot something stale? Email support@qol.one.

When Copilot wins

You want a beautiful daily-spend tracker on iOS.

You live on iOS and want a native app that opens in two taps.
You want every account aggregated — checking, credit, brokerage, crypto — in one place.
AI-categorized spend trends are how you stay on top of money.
You're happy paying ~$13/mo for a tool you open most days.

When MoneySmith wins

You want a one-time blueprint, not a daily aggregator.

You already know roughly where your money goes — you want to know which moves to make first.
You want an AI coach for ad-hoc decisions: raise asks, debt payoff order, side-income picks.
You don't want to link bank accounts or wait days for AI categorization to settle.
You'd rather pay $99 once and decide on a tier after you see the blueprint.

MoneySmith pricing

AI Money Coach

Your money coach. Available 24/7.

Money decisions happen every week. Your coach knows your blueprint and answers when it matters.

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Spark

Start your money-habits journey

$43/month

Billed every 3 months · $129/qtr

AI money coach chat, up to a daily limit
Foundation lessons and goal tracking in your dashboard
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Compass

More coach time, plus the full Signal Map

$113/month

Billed every 3 months · $339/qtr

Everything in Spark
4× Spark's daily coach chat limit
Two more lesson modules
Full Signal Map access — sample data while it is rebuilt
A new coach prompt on your dashboard each week

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Spark vs Compass

Every coaching feature, side by side. No fine print.

Feature	Spark	Compass
AI money coach chat
Daily chat limit	Standard	4× Spark
Lesson modules	1	3
New coach prompt on your dashboard each week
Full Signal Map access (sample data for now)

Spark$49/mo

AI money coach chat
Daily chat limitStandard
Lesson modules1
New coach prompt on your dashboard each week
Full Signal Map access (sample data for now)

Compass$129/mo

AI money coach chat
Daily chat limit4× Spark
Lesson modules3
New coach prompt on your dashboard each week
Full Signal Map access (sample data for now)

Common questions

Are you affiliated with Copilot Money?

No. MoneySmith is an independent product. This page is an honest comparison so a shopper can decide which approach fits them — not an endorsement, partnership, or attack. Every cell about Copilot is either a public fact from copilot.money or hedged with a 'see their site' note when terms drift.

Will I get a refund if I don't like MoneySmith?

Yes. Every paid MoneySmith plan is covered by a 3-day money-back guarantee. Email support@qol.one within 3 days of the charge and we refund in full. See /refund for the full policy.

Can I use both?

Yes — they solve different problems. You can keep Copilot for daily spend tracking and account aggregation, and use MoneySmith for the once-a-quarter strategic blueprint and the AI coach for ad-hoc decisions. They stack cleanly.

Is MoneySmith a financial advisor?

No. MoneySmith is a planning aide. We're not licensed financial advisors and we don't give regulated financial advice. For decisions that need a fiduciary (retirement planning, complex tax, estate planning), see a CFP. The MoneySmith blueprint helps you get organized for those conversations.

Coach vs app — what's the difference?

An aggregator app shows you where your money already went. A coach helps you decide what to do next — debt payoff order, raise-ask script, index-fund allocation, side-income pick — based on your situation. Copilot is best-in-class for the first job. MoneySmith is built for the second.

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The money compass is free. Your blueprint is a one-time purchase from $99, yours to keep, with a 3-day money-back guarantee. The coach tiers are optional.

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