I really like many aspects of this program, which I purchased about a month ago. I think it's laid out really well, and there is a lot of thinking that has gone into how functions work. I currently use Moneydance, and although the interface is kind of clunky, it's signifantly faster to use.
MoneyWell's lack of speed will get on your nerves VERY quickly. It hesitates on almost any function, such as changing accounts or smart buckets. Scrolling through a long list in one account is the only thing that runs "fairly" smoothly. One would think that a program coded to run natively in Leopard would run faster than a program written in Java (Moneydance), but that's not the case at all.
Another small addition that would be usefull is the abilty to see a running total in the register. Currently the only place to see the total is at the account icon. Great if you want to know where you ended at, but if you want to know where you were at in Mid December when an "issue" occured with your bank, no such luck (yet).
I really hope these small issues will be addressed soon. I have it installed, and after a few updates I try an export from Moneydance into MoneyWell to take it out for a spin again.
I can't recommend this program yet, but it's showing a tremendous amount of promise.
MoneyWell
Personal finance software that helps you control your spending.
Version: 1.4.12
Shows Promise
Feedback Type: Review
Contributed by: A Wedlake Friday, February 22 2008 @ 04:16 PM PST
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: 1-6 months
Recommend Product: NO
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Comments
Shows Promise - kevinmhoctor
There is a daily total at the bottom of the window that updates based on the date of the transaction selected. This is more correct than a running total since financial institutions don't sequence transactions, but typically manage accounts using an end of day balance. This info line also lets you select a range of transactions and see a sum total.The speed issues are usually only a problem with very large files, but there are performance improvements planned.
Peace,
Kevin Hoctor
No Thirst Software LLC
Wednesday, February 27 2008 @ 04:26 PM PST
Shows Promise - kevinmhoctor
MoneyWell 1.3.1 addresses some of the speed issues. Bucket selection, for example, is up to 20 times faster! Other speed enhancements are in this release as well. We'll continue to work on adding speed whenever possible.Peace,
Kevin Hoctor
No Thirst Software LLC
Wednesday, April 23 2008 @ 12:13 PM PDT
Shows Promise - arteest103--2008
I would really like to see a running total in the register as well. I've been using this for only a short time and so far so good (I'm not running Leopard however) but I really miss the running total.Reply to This
Saturday, February 23 2008 @ 06:19 PM PST