Comments on: Moneydance: Get Your Groove On http://theappleblog.com/2005/03/19/moneydance-get-your-groove-on/ The Apple Blog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:55:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: troy http://theappleblog.com/2005/03/19/moneydance-get-your-groove-on/#comment-113427 troy Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:26:22 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/03/08/moneydance-get-your-groove-on/#comment-113427 Coming from a PC to a Mac, the only thing I was missing was an application I really liked on the PC Side--Microsoft Money. I hated Quicken, so that was not an option. I looked at nine different OSX financial software--and disliked something about all of them EXCEPT MONEYDANCE. Easy to operate, nice to work with--a clear winner. The interface in my version (2007R5) is very pleasant to look at, it operated perfectly, connects easily to my credit union, downloads the information and puts it where it should. Very configurable and incredibly easy to do. Try and and you will love it. Coming from a PC to a Mac, the only thing I was missing was an application I really liked on the PC Side–Microsoft Money. I hated Quicken, so that was not an option. I looked at nine different OSX financial software–and disliked something about all of them EXCEPT MONEYDANCE. Easy to operate, nice to work with–a clear winner. The interface in my version (2007R5) is very pleasant to look at, it operated perfectly, connects easily to my credit union, downloads the information and puts it where it should. Very configurable and incredibly easy to do. Try and and you will love it.

]]> By: Ash http://theappleblog.com/2005/03/19/moneydance-get-your-groove-on/#comment-110586 Ash Sun, 07 Oct 2007 03:15:05 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/03/08/moneydance-get-your-groove-on/#comment-110586 These apps have all been updated! And there are like a million more applications these days. Moneywell, Cha-Ching, etc Time for a new look dont you think? (disclaimer, I work for Moneydance. But yeah, I think all of these deserve a second look) These apps have all been updated! And there are like a million more applications these days. Moneywell, Cha-Ching, etc Time for a new look dont you think?

(disclaimer, I work for Moneydance. But yeah, I think all of these deserve a second look)

]]> By: LG http://theappleblog.com/2005/03/19/moneydance-get-your-groove-on/#comment-108711 LG Thu, 16 Aug 2007 04:36:34 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/03/08/moneydance-get-your-groove-on/#comment-108711 A starting balance can be entered through "Edit Account" in Moneydance where it says, "initial balance" and you need to specify the start date for this staring balance. A starting balance can be entered through “Edit Account” in Moneydance where it says, “initial balance” and you need to specify the start date for this staring balance.

]]> By: Danielle http://theappleblog.com/2005/03/19/moneydance-get-your-groove-on/#comment-97058 Danielle Sun, 14 Jan 2007 18:55:36 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/03/08/moneydance-get-your-groove-on/#comment-97058 Thanks for the helpful review! For anybody who wants more feedback from different types of Mac, this is a ridiculously informative blog thread: http://www.timandkathy.co.uk/journal/2005/02/05/looking-for-mac-os-x-personal-finance-software/ (The posters seem to agree that moneydance is the bomb.) Thanks for the helpful review! For anybody who wants more feedback from different types of Mac, this is a ridiculously informative blog thread: http://www.timandkathy.co.uk/journal/2005/02/05/looking-for-mac-os-x-personal-finance-software/
(The posters seem to agree that moneydance is the bomb.)

]]> By: DrSFG http://theappleblog.com/2005/03/19/moneydance-get-your-groove-on/#comment-66578 DrSFG Thu, 05 Oct 2006 22:16:05 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/03/08/moneydance-get-your-groove-on/#comment-66578 Just began using MoneyDance as an alternative to Quicken. I've been a Quicken user for over 10 years now and intend to abandon Quicken as of January 2007 because 1) Mac version not on par with PC version 2) annual upgrades provide little or no improvement and are often buggy 3) You cannot manage the file alternately on PC and Macs without a time-consuming and inaccurate translation and 4) Intuit doesn't seem to care about these issues. My experience so far: Quicken is the better of the two programs BUT the difference is not all that great. MoneyDance lacks a few of the nice details that Quicken attends to BUT (and this is VERY IMPORTANT) MoneyDance IS cross platform which is a God-send if you are doing finances for a small organization, etc., or even if you have to send the file to your tax consultant. The overall look of MoneyDance is somewhat underpolished, but Quicken's is not that great either and has been essentially the same for many, many years. I'm hoping that Reilly Tech will continue to polish and improve on the product. To that aim, I'm hoping that everyone will purchase a copy so that support will continue. If you are new to finance software, I STRONGLY advise you NOT to use Quicken even though you may have gotten it for free on your Mac. Cough up the bucks for MoneyDance. Don't support a company that doesn't care about your needs. Just began using MoneyDance as an alternative to Quicken. I’ve been a Quicken user for over 10 years now and intend to abandon Quicken as of January 2007 because 1) Mac version not on par with PC version 2) annual upgrades provide little or no improvement and are often buggy 3) You cannot manage the file alternately on PC and Macs without a time-consuming and inaccurate translation and 4) Intuit doesn’t seem to care about these issues.

My experience so far: Quicken is the better of the two programs BUT the difference is not all that great. MoneyDance lacks a few of the nice details that Quicken attends to BUT (and this is VERY IMPORTANT) MoneyDance IS cross platform which is a God-send if you are doing finances for a small organization, etc., or even if you have to send the file to your tax consultant. The overall look of MoneyDance is somewhat underpolished, but Quicken’s is not that great either and has been essentially the same for many, many years.

I’m hoping that Reilly Tech will continue to polish and improve on the product. To that aim, I’m hoping that everyone will purchase a copy so that support will continue. If you are new to finance software, I STRONGLY advise you NOT to use Quicken even though you may have gotten it for free on your Mac. Cough up the bucks for MoneyDance. Don’t support a company that doesn’t care about your needs.

]]> By: Harry http://theappleblog.com/2005/03/19/moneydance-get-your-groove-on/#comment-31938 Harry Sun, 21 May 2006 21:43:16 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/03/08/moneydance-get-your-groove-on/#comment-31938 money dance is the first finance program that connects with my credit union. with a mac i am going to give a try to typing in cecks that haven't cleared and when they download their numbers should be right next to the ones i entered ..so deleting the download should be easy as well as spotting any duplicates..and the balance should be right each day ... money dance is the first finance program that connects with my credit union. with a mac i am going to give a try to typing in cecks that haven’t cleared and when they download their numbers should be right next to the ones i entered ..so deleting the download should be easy as well as spotting any duplicates..and the balance should be right each day …

]]> By: ???? http://theappleblog.com/2005/03/19/moneydance-get-your-groove-on/#comment-21937 ???? Thu, 23 Feb 2006 10:29:20 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/03/08/moneydance-get-your-groove-on/#comment-21937 I wasn't able to chart my expenses even though I categorized them all one by one. Is it because I have the trial version? I wasn’t able to chart my expenses even though I categorized them all one by one. Is it because I have the trial version?

]]> By: adrinux http://theappleblog.com/2005/03/19/moneydance-get-your-groove-on/#comment-1431 adrinux Wed, 23 Mar 2005 01:30:58 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/03/08/moneydance-get-your-groove-on/#comment-1431 There is also GnuCash - again not a standard OS X app and not so pretty - you can install it via Fink, it uses double entry accounting so it's a little hard to get your head around to begin with but I've been using it for two or three years now and even have the girlfriend using it. It's free. There is also GnuCash - again not a standard OS X app and not so pretty - you can install it via Fink, it uses double entry accounting so it’s a little hard to get your head around to begin with but I’ve been using it for two or three years now and even have the girlfriend using it. It’s free.

]]> By: J.D. Myers http://theappleblog.com/2005/03/19/moneydance-get-your-groove-on/#comment-1403 J.D. Myers Mon, 21 Mar 2005 13:22:07 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/03/08/moneydance-get-your-groove-on/#comment-1403 Others you might check out are Liquid Ledger (http://www.liquidledger.com/) and CheckBook (http://www.splasm.com/products/productcheckbook.html) by Splasm. Liquid Ledger is more like Moneydance and Quicken, but I don't think it supports online banking. I used it for awile until development seemed to stagnate, but looks like things are picking up a bit now. CheckBook is just that, a very simple CheckBook program, but that is what the developers wanted and it's topnotch for what it does. The developers are very eager and responsive as well. Worth a look. Others you might check out are Liquid Ledger (http://www.liquidledger.com/) and CheckBook (http://www.splasm.com/products/productcheckbook.html) by Splasm. Liquid Ledger is more like Moneydance and Quicken, but I don’t think it supports online banking. I used it for awile until development seemed to stagnate, but looks like things are picking up a bit now. CheckBook is just that, a very simple CheckBook program, but that is what the developers wanted and it’s topnotch for what it does. The developers are very eager and responsive as well. Worth a look.

]]> By: Prasanth Nair http://theappleblog.com/2005/03/19/moneydance-get-your-groove-on/#comment-1396 Prasanth Nair Sun, 20 Mar 2005 15:10:01 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/03/08/moneydance-get-your-groove-on/#comment-1396 Been using Money Dance for about 6 months now. You're right about the biggest downside being the java-icon(read ugly) interface. But it's important not to confuse aesthetics with usability. I've used the intuit products and all of the other apps listed in your article and more. Nothing compares to this app in the personal finance space. Been using Money Dance for about 6 months now. You’re right about the biggest downside being the java-icon(read ugly) interface. But it’s important not to confuse aesthetics with usability. I’ve used the intuit products and all of the other apps listed in your article and more. Nothing compares to this app in the personal finance space.

]]> By: quiksan http://theappleblog.com/2005/03/19/moneydance-get-your-groove-on/#comment-1379 quiksan Sat, 19 Mar 2005 15:29:01 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/03/08/moneydance-get-your-groove-on/#comment-1379 Thanks Chris. I'll update it. Thanks Chris. I’ll update it.

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