FYN
Honest comparison

FYN vs Cleo

Cleo is a chat-first AI money coach with cash advances, a credit score and a credit-builder card. FYN reads receipts line by line, logs taps as you pay and works inside Claude, ChatGPT and Grok.

Feature comparison

FeatureFYNCleo
With your AI
Works inside Claude, ChatGPT and Grok (MCP)
SupportedChatGPT on Plus and up
Not publicly documented
Read-only agent access you can revoke
Supported
Not publicly documented
Log of what each AI app asked
Supported
Not publicly documented
Purchase check before an agent buys
Supported
Not publicly documented
With your money
AI chat about your money
Supported
SupportedVoice + memory on Pro
Line-item receipts and price history
SupportedPrice history on Pro
Not publicly documented
Email receipt forwarding
Supported
Not publicly documented
Purchases logged as you pay (Apple Pay, Google Wallet)
SupportediPhone and Android
Not publicly documented
Categorizes every transaction itself
Supported
Supported
Budget built from your spending
Supported
PartialAutopilot on waitlist
Double-charge follow-through (dispute letter + deadlines)
SupportedLetters and deadlines on Pro
Not publicly documented
Proactive alerts
Supported
Supported
Bill negotiation and cancellation service
Not available
Not publicly documented
Credit score
Not available
SupportedPlus and up
Bank sync
SupportedPro
SupportedVia Plaid
iPhone, Android and web apps
Supported
PartialiPhone and Android
Free plan
Supported
Supported
Price
$9.99/moFree plan available
$5.99/moPlus, or $44.99/yr · Pro $8.99 · Builder $14.99 · free version
SupportedPartialWaitlistNot availableNot publicly documented

What Cleo does well

Straight from their own help pages and announcements.

Chat is the whole app: ask Cleo about your spending in plain words, with two-way voice conversations.
There’s a free version, and Plus is $5.99/mo or $44.99/yr.
Cash advances of $20–$250 ($20–$100 for first-time users) with no credit check, APR or late fees; standard transfers are free.
Plus includes an Equifax credit score with reasons, next steps and a score simulator.
Builder adds the Cleo Card, a secured card for building credit, issued by WebBank with a $1 minimum deposit.
Pro adds high-yield savings (Thread Bank, Member FDIC) and a Debt Reset paydown plan comes with every paid tier.
Spending is categorized automatically, and you can recategorize a merchant once for all its transactions.

Same-day cash advance transfers cost an express fee of $4.49–$14.99 on top of the subscription; the free standard transfer takes 3–4 days, and daily disbursement is capped at $170.

The short version

Choose Cleo for a chatty AI coach with cash advances, a credit score and a secured credit-builder card. Choose FYN if you want receipt line items, Apple Pay and Google Wallet purchases logged as you pay, double-charge follow-through, and read-only access from Claude, ChatGPT or Grok.

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