Quicken releases 2017 updates for Mac & iOS personal finance apps
Quicken on Thursday announced the 2017 editions of its personal finance apps for Mac and iOS, which include a variety of enhancements, particularly in the core Mac suite.
The Mac app has been been updated with a new interface, said to be easier and more visually appealing without forcing users to learn new commands. Likewise Quicken has made it simpler to upgrade, whether from an older Mac release or from Windows.
New custom reports let users compare income and spending, filtered by account(s) and a specified time period. Finally, Quicken Bill Pay lets users handle bills from within the app, though enrolling costs $9.95.
The companion iOS app now offers better search functions, and lets users track their investments without returning to the desktop software. Transactions, meanwhile, can be entered manually without an internet connection.
Quicken for Mac 2017 costs $74.99, and runs on Macs with OS X 10.10 or later. The iOS app is a free download for any device running at least iOS 8, but requires the Mac or Windows desktop software.
The Mac app has been been updated with a new interface, said to be easier and more visually appealing without forcing users to learn new commands. Likewise Quicken has made it simpler to upgrade, whether from an older Mac release or from Windows.
New custom reports let users compare income and spending, filtered by account(s) and a specified time period. Finally, Quicken Bill Pay lets users handle bills from within the app, though enrolling costs $9.95.
The companion iOS app now offers better search functions, and lets users track their investments without returning to the desktop software. Transactions, meanwhile, can be entered manually without an internet connection.
Quicken for Mac 2017 costs $74.99, and runs on Macs with OS X 10.10 or later. The iOS app is a free download for any device running at least iOS 8, but requires the Mac or Windows desktop software.
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The biggest issue I had with quicken and I am still on 2007 and it works fine for me, do not need the pretty interface, we talking about banking and finance stuff the spreadsheet look is fine. I only use it for an hour a months.
The issue with the update was the fact that some online banking did not work, not because of quicken per say, the banks are not doing their part either. There is a flaw in Chase's QIF format which they know about but refuses to fix and requires a manual step to fix the file to allow it to import properly. The Banks have not been keeping their files update with quicken to fix issues as well as the online login to allow automatic date down load.
Welcome to the new world of software, you no longer own the software and they want you online so they can have access to your data and make you pay for the privilege. Plus they can make updates which you may or may not like. I personal never like the cloud based services, because you have to take the good with the bad whether you like it not. I use Quicken (personal stuff) and QuickBooks (my sons Business stuff) and we use the old versions since they work for us. Now we have to decide whether to upgrade the mac software, personally, I have held off on mac upgrade so I did not have to upgrade other software. I held off going to OSX 10.8 because apple got ride of Rosetta and quicken 2007 would not work, then Intuit release and update to run on machine that did not support Rosetta.
I never update my mac without first verifying all my software works with the new version and the same goes for any application I have bought, I first check to see if people are reporting problems to make sure it is not going to cause me a problem. This is also why I away maintain backup copies of the data and application so if an upgrade fills I can revert back especially with Quicken and QuickBooks since it many times converts the data to a new format.
I used Quicken for Windows for many, many years and occasionally upgraded to the latest version for about $30 by choice (never because I had to due to compatibility issues with newer versions of Windows). When I switched to Mac some time ago, I was very disappointed that there was only one version of Quicken which was outdated, de-contented, and almost three times as expensive as the Windows version! I grit my teeth and bought it. Some time later an OS upgrade rendered it useless essentially forcing me to buy another over-priced version which looked prettier but had even fewer features. Now, that version stopped working after upgrading to macOS Sierra two weeks ago holding my data hostage. I could either downgrade my OS or upgrade Quicken...again. I needed access to my accounts, so I reluctantly purchased Quicken 2016 for Mac. I don't much care for how it looks and how it works, but it does work...mostly. Today, I see Quicken 2017 for Mac is released. Of course! Fortunately a worse-case scenario was avoided following a short phone call to Quicken which resulted in them sending me a free copy of Quicken 2017 without hassle.
I'd love to go to a different, more modern package that doesn't cost an arm and a leg and has decent cloud accessibility as well.
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3041032/desktop-apps/intuit-sells-quicken-to-private-equity-firm-in-management-buyout.html
2. Intuit DOES still own QuickBooks. QuickBooks 2015 and 2016 are compatible with macOS Sierra. There will be NO QuickBooks 2017 as the service is moving online exclusively.
3. Quicken 2007 and Quicken 2016 run fine on macOS Sierra (I have both).
4. Old wounds and vendettas are hard to overcome. Yes, Intuit basically abandoned the Mac platform even with Bill Campbell on Apple’s board and some may never want to forgive them for that. I decided to give them another chance under the new owners.
5. Quicken 2016, while still not feature equivalent to the Windows version is a vast improvement. I have no issues with tracking my Morgan Stanley IRA portfolio. Most of my bank accounts and credit cards are accessible online. Reconciliation of those accounts is greatly improved. Quicken 2017 will add online bill pay and custom reports.
6. I’m not 100% fully satisfied with Quicken yet but compared to the other macOS finance packages out there it’s the best available at the moment. I’ve tried some of the others like iBank, MoneyWell, iFinance and frankly they are lacking even more than Quicken 2016.
7. I will be upgrading to Quicken 2017. So far I like what I’m getting from the new owners. Updates come rather frequently, fixing bugs and enhancing existing features. For now I’ll take new management’s word that they are committed to Quicken for Mac.
8. Do whatever floats your boat.
Alternatively the pre-cloud desktop version of Numbers has the option of the Reorganize command which, after drag & drop CSV import of data into a basic spreadsheet and setting popup categories, allows summary single entry reporting with remarkable ease...
If you want to download the information from your bank and credit card company you may need to purchase that particular connectivity or you can purchase Banktivity's all-you-can-eat connectivity. The annual subscription for downloads from all your institution is $40.
Also, it is worth noting that I upgraded from version 4 to 5 and received a discount because I bought it directly from their website (they also offer a 90 day trial). If you purchase the software via the app store, I do not believe future upgrades would be discounted.
yes, I had no issue, have quicken 2007 R-something which is the latest update, and it works fine on OSX 10.11, but I read it may not work on 10.12. We have QuickBooks 2013 and it works fine, had to update to this to work on the newer OSX. however have to go to 2015 or 16 for Sierra, so may hold off going to OSX 10.12 for a while to avoid having to upgrade all my software. I do not upgrade my software every year unless I am having an issue or the update is free. I had very little issue doing it this way and do not have to pay every year.
My sediments exactly, I played with them all, Quicken is the best especially if you have lots of accounts, checking, savings, Credit cards, Investments and such and it has the ability to download all the transaction, so no manual entry of data. I person only work with banks and such which support quicken. All these other apps barely support what quicken does. I have been on quicken since version 1, and have ever transaction I ever did since 1995.
I tell people if all you are trying to do is replace the check book ledger, use some of the other apps, if you have lots of accounts Quicken is the only way to go.