Ibank Software For Mac

If you’ve used software like Quicken (for Mac or PC), Banktivity's set-up assistant will import your old data. I tried this about 4 years ago when it was iBank and I found it lacking and I stuck it out with Quicken. My biggest issue with Quicken is that they don't like to communicate with PayPal - it will work for awhile - maybe a year.

When done properly, personal budgeting can be beneficial. Banktivity aims to help users reap the benefits of sound budgeting by providing an all-in-one suite of financial tools. The software must be downloaded or installed on a Mac, but once this is done the program can be synchronized with apps for iOS devices.
Banktivity incorporates workspaces to let users access multiple sections of the program simultaneously. For example, a user can pull up their recent bank transactions in one workspace and view their stock portfolio in another. These workspaces are useful for getting a complete picture of one's finances.
The software is very easy to use. It can be customized in a couple of hours. There is also a tagging function which allows users to define custom tags that can be searched. This is useful if users want to know how much they are spending on specific things. Create a fast food tag, enter restaurant purchases in that category, and the search results will show how much money has been spent on trips to the drive-thru in a given month.
Reporting is another big plus. The report function helps to summarize spending. Budget software is at its best when it can point out areas where spending is a problem. Banktivity will do that with just a couple of clicks. The reports can be saved and compared against reports from another week, month or even another year. There is a net worth report which will allow individuals to view their overall solvency with a single click.
The budgeting features on the software are traditional and straightforward with one exception. Banktivity allows for envelope budgeting. This works pretty much like stuffing receipts into an envelope at home. Just label the envelopes, file expenses in the right place, and the software does the rest.
One thing that some people will not like is the price of the software. It costs $105. It is possible to get the same benefits offered by Banktivity for less money, but doing this requires using multiple budgeting programs.

The first product to be released with an “i” name was the iMac, 18 years ago. For many it marks a turning point for Apple. While it didn’t happen overnight, it marked the beginning of a long run of “i” names in Apple’s product line. Remember iDVD and iPhoto? And of course the iPod, iBooks and iWork? While there are a few Apple products still embracing the iNames (iPhone and iPad come to mind), the nomenclature had its run and, quite frankly, is feeling old.

iBank was first released 13 years ago and, at the time, the name “iBank” was perfect. But over the last few years a couple things have nagged at us. First, iApp names have felt dated and too tied to Apple. Second, we were never able to secure the iBank dot com domain. Third, the word “iBank” is used internationally to describe a type of money transfer, e.g. “you can just iBank me that payment”. And fourth, “iBank” is sometimes used as an abbreviation for investment bank. This all builds up to a steep hill to climb to truly own the name of our products.

So today we are announcing the end of the iBank name and the beginning of our new name for our apps: Banktivity. If you are scratching your head wondering how this name came about, it’s rather simple. It has the same core, “bank”, which we love and then it comes from joining “bank” and “activity” — Banktivity. Yeah, say it out loud, it’s OK. It’s hard to get used to a new name, it might feel foreign, that is all very normal. But say it a few more times and let it sink in, and before you know it, it will become second nature.

(You can say it again out loud.)

From this point going forward, new releases of our apps will use the name Banktivity. We are keeping the version numbers the same to help with any potential confusion. Specifically, our apps will be renamed the following:

iBank 5 for Mac -> Banktivity 5 for Mac Filemaker pro 7 download.

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iBank for iPhone -> Banktivity for iPhone

iBank for iPad -> Banktivity for iPad

iBank Investor -> Banktivity Investor

This is a big change: we expect these names to carry us far into the future and hopefully we won’t ever feel the need to change them again. You will begin seeing these new names roll out in our products over the next two days.

Before I go, I want to be clear about something. This name change in no way signals some other cultural shift at IGG. We are still producing the same great apps, with the same dedicated team working hard to bring you the best personal finance software for Mac and iOS.

Here’s to 12 great years served by iBank and to an even brighter future for Banktivity!

-Ian

Ian Gillespie

A California native, Ian's academic background was in biology, botany and environmental studies. He comes to the field of technology purely out of personal passion, and has been writing Mac software for over a decade. He's also an avid birdwatcher, a soccer player, fiddler and an organic gardener. He lives in Oregon with his wife and their two sons.

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