14 DAY TRIAL // IGG Software has announced the release of iBank 3.2, the latest version of its finance management app for individual users and small businesses. The new release enhances MobileMe support, general performance related to smart accounts, and improves the iBank for iPhone web app, among others. A new version of the company's time-billing and invoicing app, iBiz (3.1.13), is also available.
iBank 3.2
iBank 3 was announced in January, at Macworld 2008, boasting features such as automatic account downloads, interactive graphs powered by Core Animation, loan management, and syncing capability from an iPhone or iPod touch. iBank 3 has emerged as the most compelling alternative to Quicken among Mac users, thanks to a rapidly expanding user base and an active community on IGG’s online forums, the company notes.
The most notable enhancements in iBank 3.2 include: improved speed for users with many Smart Accounts; iBank’s web app now works with iPhone OS 2.0 via MobileMe; relevant URL changes have been implemented updating .mac to me.com. Many performance tweaks have also been added in iBank 3.2, some of which include improvements to:
- searching (now compares parent category names); - Javascript handling in the built-in browser; - importing of QIF files with split transfers; - ROI reports; - selection of securities in Portfolio View; - copy-and-paste; - French localization.
According to IGG, this update (and others to follow) are the result of a summer-long, working honeymoon trip for IGG President Ian Gillespie, who described his experience as “an incredible luxury [...] to be able to travel, relax, and work on development from the road, without the day-to-day distractions of the office.” Gillespie added, “If it can be this productive, I would like to honeymoon every year.”
iBank 3.2 is available here (free upgrade for existing users / demo version for those who just want to try out the software, and the purchase link for those interested). It requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later, and is a Universal Binary.
iBiz 3.1.13
iBiz is IGG's time-billing and invoicing application. The program integrates with iCal and Address Book to offer tax support, and to generate custom invoices. “This is the most intuitive time-billing application out there,” IGG claims, adding that its app also boasts seamless networking features. The latest release fixes a couple of bugs, particularly those where autosyncing could cause a crash, and where to-dos couldn't be sent to iCal in 10.5. Improved editing dates with popup calendar has also been included in version 3.1.13.
iBiz 3.1.13 is here. A new user license costs US$49.99. The same link takes you to the trial version of the app (10-day trial period, after which it will only run for 10 minutes at time).
