diff --git a/backend/app/core/config.py b/backend/app/core/config.py
index 659dc40..d280577 100644
--- a/backend/app/core/config.py
+++ b/backend/app/core/config.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
 # Single source of truth for the running app's version — surfaced in the API
 # title and embedded in exported backups so an old file can be told apart
 # from a current one.
-APP_VERSION = "0.19.0"
+APP_VERSION = "0.19.1"
 
 
 class Settings(BaseSettings):
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index a13d3ce..b789c67 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "aurum-frontend",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.19.0",
+  "version": "0.19.1",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/settings/LanguageCard.tsx b/frontend/src/components/settings/LanguageCard.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index f3e9647..0000000
--- a/frontend/src/components/settings/LanguageCard.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from "@/components/ui/Card";
-import { PillSelector } from "@/components/layout/PillSelector";
-import { useTranslation, type Language } from "@/lib/i18n";
-
-export function LanguageCard() {
-  const { t, language, setLanguage } = useTranslation();
-
-  const options: Array<{ value: Language; label: string }> = [
-    { value: "ru", label: t("settings.languageRussian") },
-    { value: "en", label: t("settings.languageEnglish") },
-  ];
-
-  return (
-    <Card>
-      <CardHeader>
-        <CardTitle>{t("settings.language")}</CardTitle>
-      </CardHeader>
-      <CardContent>
-        <PillSelector options={options} value={language} onChange={setLanguage} />
-      </CardContent>
-    </Card>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/settings/PreferencesCard.tsx b/frontend/src/components/settings/PreferencesCard.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96d1e9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/settings/PreferencesCard.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { Card, CardContent } from "@/components/ui/Card";
+import { PillSelector } from "@/components/layout/PillSelector";
+import { useTranslation, type Language } from "@/lib/i18n";
+import { useTheme, type Theme } from "@/lib/theme";
+
+/** Language and theme side by side — both are pure client-side display
+ * preferences (unlike currency, which is server-persisted), so pairing
+ * them saves a whole card's worth of vertical space over listing each on
+ * its own. Stacks back to one column on mobile. */
+export function PreferencesCard() {
+  const { t, language, setLanguage } = useTranslation();
+  const { theme, setTheme } = useTheme();
+
+  const languageOptions: Array<{ value: Language; label: string }> = [
+    { value: "ru", label: t("settings.languageRussian") },
+    { value: "en", label: t("settings.languageEnglish") },
+  ];
+  const themeOptions: Array<{ value: Theme; label: string }> = [
+    { value: "light", label: t("settings.themeLight") },
+    { value: "dark", label: t("settings.themeDark") },
+    { value: "system", label: t("settings.themeSystem") },
+  ];
+
+  return (
+    <Card>
+      <CardContent className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-5 divide-y divide-border pt-4 sm:grid-cols-2 sm:gap-6 sm:divide-x sm:divide-y-0 sm:pt-5">
+        <div>
+          <p className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-text-muted">{t("settings.language")}</p>
+          <div className="mt-2">
+            <PillSelector options={languageOptions} value={language} onChange={setLanguage} />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div className="pt-5 sm:pl-6 sm:pt-0">
+          <p className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-text-muted">{t("settings.theme")}</p>
+          <div className="mt-2">
+            <PillSelector options={themeOptions} value={theme} onChange={setTheme} />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </CardContent>
+    </Card>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/settings/ThemeCard.tsx b/frontend/src/components/settings/ThemeCard.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a127f8..0000000
--- a/frontend/src/components/settings/ThemeCard.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from "@/components/ui/Card";
-import { PillSelector } from "@/components/layout/PillSelector";
-import { useTranslation } from "@/lib/i18n";
-import { useTheme, type Theme } from "@/lib/theme";
-
-export function ThemeCard() {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const { theme, setTheme } = useTheme();
-
-  const options: Array<{ value: Theme; label: string }> = [
-    { value: "light", label: t("settings.themeLight") },
-    { value: "dark", label: t("settings.themeDark") },
-    { value: "system", label: t("settings.themeSystem") },
-  ];
-
-  return (
-    <Card>
-      <CardHeader>
-        <CardTitle>{t("settings.theme")}</CardTitle>
-      </CardHeader>
-      <CardContent>
-        <PillSelector options={options} value={theme} onChange={setTheme} />
-      </CardContent>
-    </Card>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/SettingsPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/SettingsPage.tsx
index b5e11e7..16255ae 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/SettingsPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/SettingsPage.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 import { AlertThresholdsCard } from "@/components/settings/AlertThresholdsCard";
 import { BackupCard } from "@/components/settings/BackupCard";
 import { CurrencyCard } from "@/components/settings/CurrencyCard";
-import { LanguageCard } from "@/components/settings/LanguageCard";
-import { ThemeCard } from "@/components/settings/ThemeCard";
+import { PreferencesCard } from "@/components/settings/PreferencesCard";
 
 export function SettingsPage() {
   return (
     <div className="space-y-5">
-      <ThemeCard />
-      <LanguageCard />
+      <PreferencesCard />
       <CurrencyCard />
       <AlertThresholdsCard />
       <BackupCard />