Head to head · Budgets · October 2026 research run
Copilot Money vs Hiatus
Copilot Money scores 16.3 (F) on agent readiness against Hiatus's 14.3 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Hiatus leads on reliability. Both do budgets.
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Which one, for what
Best for Apple users who want budgets, investments and recurring bills in one app.
Ahead on
- Schema & documentation, 10 against 0
- Security & auth, 8 against 0
- Maintenance & community, 60 against 54
- Transparency & trust, 52 against 47
Watch for
No public API or MCP server an outside agent can call. The read-only MCP beta is waitlist-only.
Hiatus F
Best for People who want subscriptions found and bills negotiated for them.
Ahead on
- Reliability, 15 against 5
Watch for
No public API or MCP server an outside agent can call.
Score by category
| Category | Weight this run | Copilot Money | Hiatus | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 16%20 | 5 | 15 | Hiatus +10 |
| Performance | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13%16.2 | 10 | 0 | Copilot Money +10 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13%16.2 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Security & auth | 14%17.5 | 8 | 0 | Copilot Money +8 |
| Payments & pricing | 10%12.5 | 20 | 20 | even |
| Task success | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7%8.8 | 60 | 54 | Copilot Money +6 |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 52 | 47 | Copilot Money +5 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | F 16.3/100 | F 14.3/100 |
Facts side by side
| Fact | Copilot Money | Hiatus |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Platform | Platform |
| Vendor | Copilot Money, Inc. | Hiatus Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports | ||
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Closed service under the Copilot Money Terms of Service (Copilot Money, Inc.). | Closed service under the Hiatus Terms of Use (Hiatus Inc., a Delaware corporation). |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-06 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-05-06 | 2026-02-27 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-06 | 2026-02-27 |
| Customer content may train models | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | yes |
Verdicts
Copilot Money
Copilot Money is a subscription budgeting app with a dated public changelog, a published disclosure policy and iOS releases every few weeks. There is no public API, and its MCP server, read-only and in beta since 15 May 2026, is open only through a waitlist, with no public documentation of its tools or connection.
Hiatus
Hiatus covers subscription tracking, cancellation and bill negotiation for people, with dated terms and iOS releases every few weeks. There is no public API or MCP server an outside agent can call today, no developer or partner page, and the terms forbid automated access. Premium prices appear only as App Store in-app purchases.
Before you call either
Copilot Money
- Don't plan to call Copilot Money from another agent. The MCP beta is waitlist-only, so ask the person to join at agent.copilot.money and connect it themselves.
- Once connected, expect read-only access to categories, transactions, monthly spend and income, recurrings and tags, per the changelog.
- Don't treat unofficial Copilot clients that read the local cache or a browser session as Copilot's interface.
Hiatus
- Don't plan to call Hiatus from another agent. There is no public API, so hand subscription and bill tasks to the person in the Hiatus app.
- Tell the person bill negotiation and cancellation need Hiatus Premium, bought in the app.
Questions
Which is better for AI agents, Copilot Money or Hiatus?
Copilot Money scores 16.3 (F) on agent readiness against Hiatus's 14.3 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Hiatus leads on reliability.
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