I guess what I'm saying is if you were a fan of Quicken, you'll like Banktivity once you get used to the minor differences. But after you get used to it, again, its not bad at all. I still make mistakes once in a while setting up recurring transactions. The 'upcoming transactions' organization did take a little getting used to with several quirks that didn't seem very intuitive. that I like to keep organized a particular way. I have retirement accounts, accounts for my kids, personal brokerage accounts, etc. Quicken force-feeds your accounts in to certain categories, which I hated. The custom folders and organization of Banktivity is also a huge plus. I do like Quicken's investment presentation a little better, but its certainly good enough with Banktivity.
It handles investments, real estate, loans, etc. Its nice, but certainly not necessary as some of the accounts still sync and importing transactions isn't a difficult process.
They also have a subscription-based "direct connect" option that I tried for a month. The iOS app is also free and I've had no issues with the two staying in sync. Single purchase (via Mac App Store or IGG website) and its yours. I've been using Banktivity now for about a month. I've been researching Quicken alternatives for Mac recently and been curious about Banktivity and a few others that don't require you to store everything in the cloud or lock your data into a subscription. This article reminds me, I need to report them to the BBB (for all the good that'll do). I keep thinking what they did to owners of existing/past software must be illegal in some way. They also force nag screens to upgrade at every launch that use "dark" UI patterns in order to dismiss, and you are not able to dismiss permanently.
I am no longer able to import account files I download (not even directly link) from creditors. As soon as Intuit sold off Quicken Mac and they went subscription only, they not only lost me because of the subscription, but because they actually intentionally "broke" basic functionality of my Quicken 2015 software. I had been using 2015 (and Essentials and previous versions) for the Mac, and was perfectly happy with it as my home ledger version of my accounts. I will never ever ever EVER buy another Quicken product.
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