Comments on: Quicken Online + The iPhone = Yuck! (with iPhone screenshots)

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 13:54:42 +0000

Hmmmm…I thought Quicken was meant to track finances lol. I have been using it for about 15 years, that’s all. Why not provide something like pocket quicken????? Come on Intuit!!!

By: Wikinvest

Wikinvest — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:20:12 +0000

We just launched a new iPhone app called Wikinvest Portfolio Manager. It syncs directly with multiple brokerage accounts and lets you see stock quotes and market news in real time. Check it out!

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wikinvest-portfolio-manager/id384583497?mt=8

By: Stephen Mason

Stephen Mason — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:58:09 +0000

Call me old-fashioned, but…who cares about graphics? Meaning me, I don’t care. I’d settle for just being able to RELIABLY record real-time transactions. Given that most transactions are electronic now, it would be nice if these apps incorporated a consistent means to enter transactions as they are made. From what I have seen, in spite of all the pretty charts, tips, and tricks, neither Mint nor Quicken Online for iPhone can reliably perform even this most basic tool of financial management.

I have not yet taken the plunge and bought an iPhone yet. If it included the ability to use it like an electronic checkbook, this would certainly make getting one much more attractive to me. I’m still trying to decide whether it is really worth it yet. It still seems too much like a glorified toy to me.

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 01 May 2009 19:58:01 +0000

Good news for you. Quicken just released Quicken Online Mobile for the iPhone. http://blog.quicken.intuit.com/2009/04/30/introducing-quicken-online-mobile/

By: Alex Brar

Alex Brar — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 05:04:25 +0000

You can take screenshots without jailbreaking your phone, it’s just home button + power button. Or at least you can now, with OS 2.x. This article was written back in the 1.x days, and I have no clue

By: DR

DR — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:42:46 +0000

Murph, I guess it goes to show we should all use what works best for us. I still like Mint, although it certainly can be improved. That being said, the absolutely best tool I’ve found to track my finances is Excel.

By: Murph

Murph — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:27:09 +0000

Okay so I took your raving advice and tried Mint.com. NOW I WANT OUT! It took me about two min. to realize the reason Mint.com will not work. ADDING TRANSACTIONS! when I over spend it is because I write a check, forget about it and then WHAM, yeah I know thats my fault but I grew up in the debit card age, I don’t write checks very often so when I do, RENT, its a big one. Yeah its free but its a glorified spending report. It has no way for me to add info like, BILL PAY NOTIFICATION, CUSTOM CATEGORIES. For 3$ a month im going to stick with a website that lets me control the finances and doesn’t spend its time telling me about a better credit card rate, if I need that I will check my daily junk mail.

By: TonyL

TonyL — Thu, 22 May 2008 23:48:03 +0000

I think the Quicken Online deveolpment plan is off. They are now introducing ability to view investments from financial sites. This is cute and all but how often am I going to check my 401K. They should have made cash and split transactions the top priority as those would likely get used daily.

For me although I guess I could stare at my investments all day, but being practical the program is nothing more than a electronic checking account ledger.

By: DR

DR — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:50:16 +0000

I’m quickly becoming a Mint fan, too. Frankly, Quicken Online was an ill-advised step by Intuit. If Quicken has any value over online options, it’s data security and rich feature set. Quicken Online offers neither.

By: Best Advice on Debt

Best Advice on Debt — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:49:17 +0000

Mint is freaking awesome!

I like it’s simplicity. I prefer it over the desktop software of Microsoft Money and Quicken.

And it’s free!