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Head to head · Subscription tracking · October 2026 research run

Hiatus vs Quicken Simplifi

Quicken Simplifi scores 20.7 (F) on agent readiness against Hiatus's 14.3 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Hiatus leads on payments & pricing. Both do subscription tracking.

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HiatusHiatus Inc. · Platform F14.3/100#1054 of 1076 Quicken SimplifiQuicken Inc. · Platform F20.7/100#1037 of 1076

Which one, for what

Hiatus F

Best for People who want subscriptions found and bills negotiated for them.

Ahead on

  • Payments & pricing, 20 against 10

Watch for

No public API or MCP server an outside agent can call.

Quicken Simplifi F

Best for US and Canadian households who want spending, bills, subscriptions and investments in one subscription app.

Ahead on

  • Reliability, 50 against 15

Watch for

No public API or MCP server an outside agent can call; a staff forum reply says none is planned.

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runHiatusQuicken SimplifiEdge
Reliability16%201550Quicken Simplifi +35
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.200even
Agent ergonomics13%16.200even
Security & auth14%17.500even
Payments & pricing10%12.52010Hiatus +10
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.85458Quicken Simplifi +4
Transparency & trust7%8.84750Quicken Simplifi +3
Negative events≤1500
TotalF 14.3/100F 20.7/100

Facts side by side

FactHiatusQuicken Simplifi
KindPlatformPlatform
VendorHiatus Inc.Quicken Inc.
Hosted endpointno (local only)no (local only)
Transports
AuthOAuth or keyOAuth or key
PricingFreemiumPaid
Price for subscription trackingnot published$9.99 per month (plan)
x402nono
LicenceClosed service under the Hiatus Terms of Use (Hiatus Inc., a Delaware corporation).Closed service under the Quicken Simplifi and Quicken LifeHub Terms of Use (Quicken Inc.)
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtnono
Last release2026-10-062026-10-07
Terms last updated2026-02-272025-07-30
Privacy policy last updated2026-02-27no date given
Customer content may train modelsnot found in the textnot found in the text
Terms restrict automated accessyesyes
Terms restrict benchmarkingnot found in the textnot found in the text
Terms or service can change without noticeyesyes
Arbitration or class-action waiveryesyes

Verdicts

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.

Quicken Simplifi

Quicken Simplifi tracks spending, bills, subscriptions and investments for US and Canadian households, with iOS releases about every week. There is no public API or MCP server an outside agent can call, and Quicken staff say none is planned. No free plan, no security contact found, and providers are named only by category.

Before you call either

Hiatus

  1. 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.
  2. Tell the person bill negotiation and cancellation need Hiatus Premium, bought in the app.

Quicken Simplifi

  1. Don't plan to call Simplifi from another agent. Hand the task to the person in the Simplifi app or web app.
  2. Don't log in on the person's behalf or scrape the web app; the terms forbid access outside Quicken's supported interfaces.

Questions

Which is better for AI agents, Hiatus or Quicken Simplifi?

Quicken Simplifi scores 20.7 (F) on agent readiness against Hiatus's 14.3 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Hiatus leads on payments & pricing.

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