<p>Microsoft, meet Mint. Just in time to plan your holiday shopping budget, personal finance app Mint is finally available on Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8 starting today. The app is free and ready to download from both the Windows and Windows Phone app stores.</p><p>Unlike the recent Instagram app for Windows Phone, which lacks a number of major features compared to its Android and iOS counterparts, the Mint app has made its way to Windows mostly intact. There are a few charts you won't find here just yet, but</p><p>Mint's group product manager Vince Maniago says they should appear in the next release. And since the app is brand new, updates are expected to arrive every week.</p><p>Missing charts aside, the new apps take good advantage of Windows' Live Tile support. The apps allows you to pin any account, transaction stream, overview or budget right to your home screen, for quick financial updates whenever you use your device.</p><p><a href="http://gigaom.com/2013/12/04/mint-makes-its-way-to-windows-8-1-and-windows-phone-8/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2013/12/04/award-winning-mint-now-available-windows-81-and-windows-phone-8">Award-Winning Mint Now Available on Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8</a> (Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release))</p><p> (Techie News)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dJgTOwxRuSHG0WMhqlX9-dRu8CNTM&ned=us">355 additional articles.</a></p>