Budgets will also now auto-update based on changes and will synchronize to iBank for iPad 2. Better Budgeting – The budgeting feature in iBank (something I don’t use much, but may now) has been improved dramatically by automatically incorporating Scheduled Transactions (which I use a lot) into your Budget.Once only available on the iBank for iPad, this update brings it to your desktop. Direct Access – This is a feature that IGG Software introduced in their iBank for iPad application last year, it is a subscription service ($4.99 per month, or $39.99 per year) that links to your online financial accounts and makes all transactions (even pending ones) available in your iBank applications.The goal with this feature is to allow you to significantly minimize the number of manual transactions you enter (I won’t be using it for that reason, but more on that later). One-button Updating – A new “Update Everything” button for handling all of your account downloads, device synchronization, and investment updates.Bill Pay – You heard it, you finally have that long-lost feature back in your Personal Finance software, thanks to IGG Software you will now be able to connect directly to your bank for bill payment.Several new features in iBank 5 will have Macintosh finance aficionados jumping up and down and clapping their hands:

A piece of software I’ve been running (and loving) since 2011. Unfortunately, as I predicted, Intuit has only made one improvement to Quicken Essentials for Mac since I wrote my article 4 years ago: you can now export to TurboTax (wow).īut I digress, this article is about iBank 5, the new offering from IGG Software in the iBank line. Over the last 6 years, IGG Software has continued to lengthen their lead in the Macintosh Personal Finance space, becoming the dominant player assisting you with all aspects of your Financial Life (ironically, that’s what the aborted attempt at re-writing Quicken was supposed to be called).

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