Lunch Money vs Empower Personal Dashboard: bank connections
| Lunch Money | Empower Personal Dashboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Data providers | Plaid | Yodlee |
| Uses Plaid | Yes (only) | No |
| Price | $10/month, or $100/year (annual price is set-your-own); 30-day free trial | Free (Empower may offer paid wealth management separately) |
| Details | Lunch Money page | Empower Personal Dashboard page |
More providers usually means more ways to connect a given bank, but not necessarily better reliability. Check your bank’s page.
What changed in money apps, monthly
One email a month: new bank connections, broken syncs people reported, and price changes across budgeting apps.
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