Banktivity#iBank
{{Short description|Personal finance management suite}}
{{Primary sources|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Banktivity
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| developer = IGG Software Inc.
| released = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2003 }}
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| operating system = macOS, OS X, iOS
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| genre = Personal finance, Accounting software
| license = Proprietary
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| website = {{URL|https://banktivity.com/}}
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Banktivity (formerly known as iBank) is a personal finance management suite designed for macOS{{cite magazine |last=Lazar |first=Lonnie |date=October 15, 2008 |title=IGG Software iBank |url=http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/igg_software_ibank |url-status=dead |magazine=MacLife |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030100212/http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/igg_software_ibank |archive-date=October 30, 2008}} and iOS platforms by IGG Software, first released in 2003 as Mac desktop software.
History
There have been several releases for the desktop version since its inception. IGG Software Inc. also released iOS versions for the iPhone (2009), the iPad (2012), and Apple Watch. Features differ between the apps; specifically the iPhone version does not support reporting. {{As of|2025|5}} version 9.5.8, released on 27 February 2025, is current.{{cite web | title=Release Notes | website=Banktivity | url=https://www.banktivity.com/content/releases/notes.php | access-date=5 May 2025}}
Macworld compared iBank 2 to Quicken, but "with a decidedly Mac-like interface".{{cite web |last=Barylick |first=Chris |title=iBank 2.1 Review |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/181386/ibank214.html |access-date=March 1, 2009}} iBank 3 was updated for Mac OS X Leopard, with support for Cover Flow, Quick Look, and Core Animation. It also integrates with other Apple Inc. products, such as syncing with an iPhone via MobileMe.{{cite web |last=Chartier |first=David |date=February 27, 2008 |title=iBank 3 lands with Direct Downloads, iPhone sync, more - Ars Technica |url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2008/02/ibank-3-lands-with-direct-downloads-iphone-sync-more.ars |access-date=March 1, 2009}} iBank 3.4 improved support for Quicken import.{{cite web |last=Cohen |first=Peter |title=iBank finance software improves Quicken migration |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/195091/ibank-6.html |access-date=March 1, 2009}}
iBank 4 was updated to be compatible with Mac OS X 10.7. Some iBank 4 features included Direct Connect (downloads from online accounts), iPhone sync, MobileMe compatibility, interactive charts, multiple currencies, a budget monitor, check printing, loan and portfolio management, smart accounts, TurboTax exporting, and Quicken importing.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}
iBank 5 was released on November 19, 2013,{{cite web |title=Banktivity 5 Version History |url=https://www.iggsoftware.com/ibank/version_changes_5.html |access-date=2016-02-02 |quote=...Initial public release ...'}} {{Deadlink|date=May 2025|fix-attempted=yes}} adding online billpay, Direct Access and improvements to budgeting.{{cite web |title=iBank 5 – The Leader in Macintosh Personal Finance |date=14 November 2013 |url=https://robpickering.com/2013/11/ibank-5-the-leader-in-macintosh-personal-finance-1499 |access-date=2016-02-02 |quote=...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. Budgets will also now auto-update based on changes and will synchronize to iBank for iPad 2. Budgets were probably the weakest area of iBank previously. ...'}} iBank 5 saw the release of six major upgrades to the product through iBank 5.6.4 which included the addition of iBank Cloud Sync.{{cite web |title=Version: 5.6 |url=https://www.iggsoftware.com/ibank/version_changes_5.html |access-date=2016-02-02 |quote=...Implement Cloud Sync (official release - beta is complete) ...'}}{{cite web |title=Cloud. Sync. Now. |url=https://www.iggsoftware.com/blog/2015/01/cloud-sync-now/ |access-date=2016-02-02 |quote=...Our free Cloud Sync solution is now available....'}} IGG changed the name of its personal finance software line from iBank to Banktivity in 2016;{{cite web |title=Banktivity is the new iBank |date=26 January 2016 |url=https://www.iggsoftware.com/blog/2016/01/banktivity-is-the-new-ibank/ |access-date=2016-02-02 |quote=...So today we are announcing the end of the iBank name and the beginning of our new name for our apps: Banktivity....'}} Banktivity 5 was released on January 28, 2016.
Banktivity 6: initial public release on April 25, 2017.{{Cite web |date=2017-04-25 |title=Banktivity 6.0 Now Available! - Developers' Blog |url=https://www.iggsoftware.com/blog/2017/04/banktivity-6-0-now-available/ |access-date=2022-10-22 |language=en-US}}
Banktivity 7: initial public release on September 24, 2018.{{Cite web |title=Banktivity Product Announcements |url=https://www.iggsoftware.com/announcements.php |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=www.iggsoftware.com}}
Banktivity includes a proprietary cloud sync that can be used between macOS and iOS devices, traditional and envelope budgets, multi-currency support and investment portfolio management.
Reception
According to MacWorld, MacLife Magazine, Endgadet and others, Banktivity is considered in the Mac user community as viable alternative to Quicken for Mac.{{Cite news |title=iBank 5 review: Personal finance Mac app corners the market on your money |language=en |work=Macworld |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/2097965/ibank-5-review-personal-finance-mac-app-corners-the-market-on-your-money.html |access-date=2018-03-14}}{{Cite news |title=Playing with the big boys |language=en |work=The Brattleboro Reformer |url=http://www.reformer.com/stories/playing-with-the-big-boys,194311 |access-date=2018-03-14}}{{Cite news |date=2014-05-01 |title=10 Best Quicken Alternatives For Mac |language=en-US |work=MacHow2 |url=https://machow2.com/best-personal-finance-software-mac/ |access-date=2018-03-14}}{{Cite news |title=IGG Software, iBank and its climb from one-man shop to Intuit competitor |language=en-US |work=Engadget |url=https://www.engadget.com/2012/02/20/igg-software-ibank-and-its-climb-from-one-man-shop-to-intuit-co/ |access-date=2018-03-14}}
iBank was the runner-up for the Best Mac OS X Leopard Application in the 2007 Apple Design Awards.{{cite web |date=June 13, 2007 |title=WWDC: Apple Design Awards 2007 Winners |url=http://www.macobserver.com/article/2007/06/13.4.shtml |access-date=April 3, 2012 |publisher=The Mac Observer}}