Your budget app shouldn't cost a budget.

PennyHelm is a personal finance dashboard for $7.99 a month, or $6.49 a month billed annually. Same features as Monarch and YNAB. The price is locked for existing subscribers — it doesn't go up.

Monarch $14.99 YNAB $14.99 Copilot $13 Rocket Money $12 PennyHelm $7.99
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Bank connections powered by Plaid. PennyHelm never sells or shares your financial data. Your numbers stay yours.

What you actually get

One dashboard

Bills, accounts, debts, cashflow, and a financial health score on a single page. Calendar view, Sankey diagrams, net-worth trendline — all included.

Debt payoff with real math

Avalanche and snowball side by side. Shows you the actual interest saved and months cut for each plan, based on your numbers.

Free household access

Invite your partner or household member at no extra cost — same deal as Monarch, for half the monthly price.

Side by side

PennyHelm Monarch YNAB
Monthly $7.99 $14.99 $14.99
Annual, per month $6.49 $8.33 $9.08
Free household access Included Included Included
Bank sync via Plaid Yes Yes Yes
Bills, debts, cashflow in one view Yes Yes Partial
Price locked for existing subscribers Yes No No

Competitor pricing as publicly listed on their respective websites as of April 2026.

"Built this because I got tired of paying $15 a month for a dashboard I only used to check bills. No investors, no pressure to raise prices or bolt on upsells — the business model is $7.99 a month, that's it." — PennyHelm Founder

$7.99. Locked. No card to start.

Thirty days to decide. Cancel any time from Settings.

Start Free Trial — 30 days free, no card required

Bank connections powered by Plaid. PennyHelm never sells or shares your financial data. Your numbers stay yours.