Lucky I had been updating my old iBank 4 while using v.7, and can hopefully use that file to export to a new software package when I find one. So now I'm looking for another personal finance program for my Mac. They could have been more open and honest about what was happening and/or going to happen. I will bash the rather weaselly way they went about this whole affair though. Please note I'm not here to bash the Banktivity folks, it's good software that unfortunately no longer fills my needs. (I had previously told them I didn't require any extra cost type frills, as I enter everything manually). Rather than alert me to that, they were happy to trap me into something that I didn't want or need. I fully believe at the time I made my initial query to IGG support, they knew that the v.8 was upcoming. Needless to say I am not happy with what I consider to be a bait/switch type tactic. You'd think at some point during my 30 day trial with v.7 that they would have sent a heads-up to purchase the software while I can. I'd hate to see you go to another software package, but you may want to look into your other options. If you are not interested in Banktivity 8 because of the subscription, unfortunately I don't have any options for you with Banktivity. There is not a one-time purchase option with Banktivity 8. This is the reply I got:īanktivity 8 is subscription based. (there's always a but in these stories!), it turns out that the new v.8 software is subscription only (absolutely no mention of that by them before I downloaded that version!), and there's no way to keep the v.7 I had been using. ![]() They suggested I download that software, which I did.īut. I contacted support again, and was told that there is a new version, Banktivity 8, hence v.7 being no longer for sale. With 5 days left on that trial, I went to purchase the v.7 software, and it returned a 'Item is not available for sale' message. All went well, had a 30 day trial with Banktivity 7, was pretty happy with it too. With that, they instructed me to use the 30 trial period for Banktivity 7 (what I ultimately wanted) on the new Mac, and import that newer data file. I did that, and moved that data file over to my new Mac. I contacted IGG support, and they instructed me to download Banktivity 5 (which worked on my old Mac), and use the 30 day trial period to 'update' my iBank 4 data file to a (I presume) newer format to use with Banktivity 7. ![]() With the purchase of a new MacBook it was no longer supported with Catalina. ![]() I had been a long-time iBank 4 user, since 2012. Sorry to reopen an old thread, but I thought I'd relate my recent Banktivity experience here for posterity.
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