Roger Fingas
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.
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Sorry, but Quicken lost me as a long time customer several years ago when they lost interest in their Mac financial apps and went all-in on their quick loan business. Switched to iBank (now Banktivity) and never looked back. Enjoy your payday loan hucksterism, Quicken. Rot in hell.
Quicken is no longer owned by Intuit. You might have switched, but there are still some of us that still use the product and are hopeful for the future.
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.