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AI · August 28, 2026

Counsel

The AI C-suite that shows its work

What it does

Counsel is an AI CFO/COO for small businesses. Connect Square, Stripe, Shopify, Etsy, QuickBooks, your bank, or a CSV, and every answer arrives with a receipt: the method, sample size, and confidence behind each number, in plain English. When evidence is thin, it says "not conclusive" instead of guessing. Rehearse hires, price changes, and closures with Monte Carlo before deciding. Engines run on device, the server stores nothing, keys are read-only. The math is free forever.

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Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS. Bank connections now live in Counsel Pro. Every other source — Square, Stripe, Shopify, Etsy, QuickBooks, and CSV files — stays free forever, along with all the math and every receipt. A fresh icon. Counsel may ask for a rating once, at most — right after it shows you the math. If you have feedback instead of stars, [email protected] reaches a human. Small refinements. Every number still carries its receipt. Small refinements and housekeeping. Every number still carries its receipt, and when the math is not conclusive, Counsel still says so. Connect your bank: expenses flow in read-only through Plaid, straight from…from apps.apple.com

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