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Ibank Review (continued)
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Manufacturer: Igg Software
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Platform(s): Macintosh
Release Date: May 15, 2007
Average Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars
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Date: 2008-05-03
Works great with a few small issues
I've been using this software for several months now. The recent upgrade to iBank 3 was a huge improvement. This has worked MUCH better than Quicken for Mac. My only complaint is that it is cumbersome to have to download statements from banks and import them. Many banks support direct imports but some of my banks do not. The banks refuse to work with anyone besides Quicken or Money. Other than that, this has been a great tool and works very well. I would highly recommend it over Quicken.
Date: 2008-04-22
Great for Mac users
Great product for mac users. I am a first time mac user (have a 2007 macbook) and selected this based on other reviews to replace my Microsoft Money. I had used Quicken in past and preferred Money's structure. This is very similar and great for those of us who just want to keep track of our checking/savings accounts and who don't have huge portfolios of investments to monitor.
Date: 2008-03-19
iBank Needs Work
Based on a trial test of iBank it appeared to be a good replacement of Quicken for use as a home accounting application on the Mac computer. Quicken was very good early in its history but has become so loaded with so called enhancements that it is crash prone and no longer easy to use or navigate. This, apparently in the interest of encouraging users to upgrade to the latest and greatest. All of this is simply to say that iBank seemed to be an answer to the now bloated and difficult to use Quicken. iBank is not the answer. First, I bought the disk from Amazon rather than simply downloading the program because I like the redundancy of having the physical disk on the shelf if the computer crashes or if I get a new machine. This was useless because the disk was out of date as received and would not work with Leopard. So, after going through some hoops to prove I owned and had paid Amazon for the disk, IGG Software let me download a new copy of iBank. However, it then failed to work properly in transferring the old data from Quicken as advertised. More e-mails to IGG Software and more down loads of patches to rectify the problem. None of these patches and fixes worked. The data transferred from Quicken continued to be corrupted in spite of the various fixes from IGG Software. In the end, I gave up, said good bye to the money and time invested and have gone back to Quicken--poorer and not much wiser. If one were to start with a blank iBank account and not attempt to download anything into it, it might work well. The graphics are good and the interface seems friendly enough. It just isn't ready for release as advertised. Let's hope they solve their problems because Quicken needs competition on the Mac side.
Date: 2008-03-06
Didn't work for me
I switched from a PC to an iMac, and was looking for an alternative to Quicken because the reviews were so bad. After reading the reviews here, I decided to give iBank a try.
1) It did NOT import my QIF files properly. It left out deposits, and did other very strange things. So I just decided to start at the beginning of the year, leaving behind 16 years of information.
2) Transactions are very difficult to enter for the first time. A lot of mouse work involved; you can't do it all quickly on the keyboard like you can in Quicken. And mystery zero balance transactions show up for no reason.
3) I finally got everything loaded, only to discover that my bank won't download to iBank, even though it's in the list. I had to manually do a reconcile; haven't had to do that in years. What a pain.
4) Investments are crazy. I read the FAQ on them pretty thoroughly, but never could figure out how to enter them so that they showed a positive balance.
5) After getting all of the above done and ready to go, I went to enter in my transactions for the week. Got an error stating iBank can't save, there is a line item error. It seemed to highlight a particular transaction, but no matter what I did to that transaction, even deleting it, I could not get past the error, which rendered the entire program useless.
I have to give them credit, I emailed them stating I wanted my money back and it was done within a couple of hours.
Yes, I am new to Mac, but I'm pretty computer savvy. I'm pretty sure it's not me.
Date: 2008-02-28
Excellent Application
This application is easy to use, feature rich, and just works very well.
I highly recommend it over the other financial applications out there for the Mac.
I have used it for a few years and really enjoy it for keeping track of my money.
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