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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.
March 2008 · Software
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iBank [OLD VERSION]
3.0★ · 94 ratings, as of 2023
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