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Some Negatives (that can be fixed)īut let me focus on the negatives for now, because whilst I am a fan of MoneyWiz and use the trio of apps myself, the Mac version does have some weaknesses. That isn’t the case with MoneyWiz and that’s a big thing for new users to the app. From when I tried out some of the other Mac finance apps in January, they were all exceedingly boring and ugly to look at, but they were also confusing in many cases. Not only does it look good, but the design is logical and simple to understand. Perhaps the biggest reason is familiarity, everything is where I expect it because I’ve used the iPad app for months now. To some degree I still feel that, but thinking about it rationally, I’m moving toward appreciating the decision. Initially when I first opened a pre-release version of the app and saw the iPad design, I was a little disappointed, whilst I had liked the iPad design I was hoping for something more creative and Mac “appropriate”. I must admit I am in two minds about this decision. In the end they choose to go with the UI from the iPad - not only was it familiar to MoneyWiz users, but it had the right mix of a simple design and the flexibility of their more powerful features. Speaking to them over email, I asked them about this and they explained that they actually had 4 designers working on 6 different designs. The reason for all this is that the MoneyWiz developers decided to use the same UI for the Mac version as they had for the iPad.
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Introducing MoneyWiz for MacĪs I mentioned at the top of the article, MoneyWiz for Mac is strikingly similar to the iPad version - so much so that if I took a screenshot of the Mac app and displayed it on an iPad, you might actually believe it is an iPad app. If you think about splitting the personal finance apps into “casual/simple” and “professional/powerful”, you’ll find MoneyWiz somewhere in between at the moment, but it is (by the intention of the developers) heading toward the powerful landscape, but with a design that is forgiving to those who are looking for something simple. But keep that in mind if you are coming from Quicken or a similarly advanced finance app, because if you were using some of Quicken’s more advanced features, MoneyWiz will be a little more restrictive to you.
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It certainly isn’t a very advanced finance or budget app, but for most people it should have everything they need - and that is exactly where I fall.
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I went into great detail with my MoneyWiz for iPad review and for the most part, what I said there is still relevant and with the Mac version too. It’s an app that lets you take care of your personal finance situation and has features to not only track expenses and incomes for all your accounts, but also set and track budgets, set up scheduled payments and then review everything in various reports. In many ways, the Mac app is identical to the iPad app, so this won’t be an in-depth review of the Mac app - rather it’ll be an overview of the MoneyWiz app and then some discussion on specifically the Mac App as well as the ‘Reports’ and the Sync service.įor those of you who are new to MoneyWiz, let me quickly give you the rundown of what the app does in general (this is pretty much applicable to all three versions of MoneyWiz). Today I’m back to have a look at the recently launched Mac version of MoneyWiz. I reviewed MoneyWiz for iPad back in late February and found it to be a really great personal finance app for the iPad.