Liquid Ledger Personal Finance - 2.3

Liquid Ledger 1.2.1 for Mac OS X Adds Panther Support

If you've recently purchased Mac OS X Panther, or plan to upgrade to the groundbreaking new operating system release from Apple, you'll want to get a copy of Liquid Ledger™ 1.2.1 for Mac OS X. This timely update to Liquid Ledger fixes a previous incompatibility between Liquid Ledger 1.2 and Mac OS X Panther, and a free updater utility is now available from <http://www.liquidledger.com/support/>.

Also in the works is Liquid Ledger 2, a major upgrade to the most refreshing personal finance solution available for Mac OS X. Liquid Ledger 2 introduces a host of new features and improvements, like scheduled transactions, customisable reports, investment tracking tools, and an unprecedented level of usability for this category of software. To show our appreciation for the continued support of our customers, Liquid Ledger 2 will be a free upgrade for all Liquid Ledger users. The first peeks at Liquid Ledger 2 will come later this year or in early 2004.

Pricing and Availability

Liquid Ledger 1.2.1 for Mac OS X Panther is available today and can be purchased online for US$45 from <http://www.liquidledger.com/>. Existing customers can download a free updater utility, available from <http://www.liquidledger.com/support/>, that updates any previous installation of Liquid Ledger to the latest release. Liquid Ledger comes with a 30-day money-back satisfaction guarantee.


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The above is a statement from the author in 2003 that has never been retracted.

I have done extensive beta testing with the author since 2003 working on issues with LL 1.x.

I'm going to refrain from properly reviewing Liquid Ledger 2. That would require my spending more time with the program. Why won't I do that? When, five mintues out of the gate, I encounter a series of OBVIOUS bugs, why should I? This is financial management software. The user MUST be able to trust it. Despite an appealing feature set and a clean, efficient UI, I can't trust Liquid Ledger. If the right account name won't appear in a list, or a pop-up menu shows an empty account list when accounts are present, or an account view won't sort properly, or...how can I trust it to return ACCURATE financial information for my accountant, for tax purposes, or for my business? I simply can't.

It's pretty obvious from the enthusiasm that Quicken alternatives receive online that people REALLY want something better than Quicken. Unfortunately, few apps begin to measure up in terms of overall reliability and feature set. Yes, there are Quicken horror stories, but there are many, many success stories too. We forget that sometimes. My biggest gripe with Quicken is its dinosaur UI. When I see programs like Liquid Ledger, Cha-Ching, or iBank, I get a glimpse of how nice a well-designed finance app might be. And then I try it. And it's buggy. Too buggy to trust. So I stick with Quicken, as I imagine most of us do.