Mixed emotions with this if im being honest, i didnt think monzo could pull me in for the plus account based on alot of what was leaked but at just £5 per month it might be enough to sway me to try.
Is it confirmed if this is going to stay at £5pm or will this increase in a few months?
As for the package ill explain the hits and misses from my own perspective:
Interest 
1.00% AER/Gross (variable) interest on up to £2,000
Any additional interest is nice however personally I would continue to keep most of my savings in marcus which is a better option that this at the moment i believe.
View your other bank accounts in Monzo 
I feel like this is an all or nothing, i dont see the point in it if i cant see all of my accounts which i wont be able to it seems, can we please get Danske bank added please? quite a big omission considering they offer the ability to see accounts in their app for free.
Don’t think this should be a charged feature if im really honest
Virtual cards 
Whilst i dont/wouldnt use them personally i think they more than justify being in plus
Your credit score in Monzo 
Another one of those i feel shouldnt have been paywalled, can be seen elsewhere via MSE Credit Club and using CreditKarma apps for free
An exclusive holographic card 
Card looks nice and whilst i like the hot coral its a nice touch, would have preferred Investor to be more prominent but other than that nice.
Offers 
Very niche and useless to me personally. Would need to expanded to become useful sort of akin to o2 rewards e.g. free coffees, discounted mcd’s or something
Custom categories 
Probably the one thing really making me want to upgrade to plus, something weve all been begging for.
Transaction splitting 
Will work nicely with custom categories
Advanced roundups 
Seems like a bit of fluffer content, not something i will use personally.
1 free cash deposit a month 
Something i get with my other account for free, not really happy its as low as 1.
£400 fee-free ATM withdrawals overseas 
Something im not going to use too often as its now free within EU anyway.
In my 27 years ive been outside the EU once on holiday so as much as i see this as a good thing id very rarely use it.
Some questions i dont think ive seen answered.
- Not sure if possible to categorise or budget with other connected cards transactions? can these be taken into account in budgets or is it purely just a view you get?
- Could Danske bank be added? they have an open banking api
- How often will offers be updated?