Customer Reviews for Quicken Personal Finances 2007 for Mac [OLD VERSION]

Quicken Personal Finances 2007 for Mac [OLD VERSION]
by Intuit, Inc.

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Software Reviews of Quicken Personal Finances 2007 for Mac [OLD VERSION]

Customer Review: ok, but could be better
Summary: 4 Stars

I've used Quicken on Mac for at least 15 years. just bought this because the previous version wasn't playing with the new versions of OSX. this works fine, but it's hardly a Mac app. there's nothing equivalent though for what I need it for.

Customer Review: A mediocre product from a poorly-managed company
Summary: 2 Stars

I am writing this review to help those who might be confused about whether or not to buy Quicken for the Mac 2007 (QFM 2007).

I have used Quicken for the Mac since 1995 and have ALL my financial data on it. I use it for tracking not only my bank/credit card accounts, but also several investment accounts. I rely on it to produce reports for tax purposes. The time I spend entering my transactions saves me time and money at tax time. I also download credit card transactions from Chase, which saves me hand-entering all the transactions into the ledger. Security price updates are also downloaded. Recurring deposits and expenses are also setup to save time. So I am somewhat of a power user of QFM 2007. I run the program on a Mac Pro Power PC (not an Intel chip).

Here are my observations for those who are shopping for money management software (MMS).
Quicken 2007 is the only game in town for Mac users. Other Mac MMS, e.g. Moneydance, iBank, Squirrel are worth a look, but are in their infancy. I've looked at some of them, but had difficulty importing my vast quantity of data into them accurately.

If you are a PC user, who just bought an Intel Mac, I feel your pain. Intuit has not targeted you as a customer, UNLESS you are willing to settle for their pared-down version of Quicken Essentials for the Mac. But beware.... see [...]

Also, if you have an Intel Mac, there may be problems installing QFM 2007. Many reviewers reports problems installing the program. If you can get it installed, then you will undoubtedly realize that this is not Quicken for the PC. It has some of the functionality, but a quirky interface. Read the reviews here and you'll see that it is a step down from what you had. If you have Quicken PC data and want to import it into QFM 2007, then read the other reviews. It may not be possible to do this to your satisfaction.

If you are a new Mac user who needs MMS, then try some of the other products mentioned above before you join the Intuit fold. The customer service at Intuit is extremely poor and you will not get the help you need....just confusion and frustration.

If you are an existing QFM 2007 user and want to upgrade to Quicken Essentials, WAIT! Read reviews and research before taking that risky step, especially if you want to track investment transactions (you can't in Essentials).

I've followed Intuit's promises for a new Mac version of Quicken for the past 3 years. They rarely follow thru on their promises, and when they produce something, they don't have their customers' needs in mind. Why this has happened and why Intuit doesn't respond to the situation intelligently is a mystery to me. Obviously, they haven't felt the pain their customers are dealing with.

Apple should use some leverage to give their customers better choices for MMS. Invest in one of the upstart companies' products, or better yet, develop some great Apple-branded MMS. I say this, because money management is a major reason people have home computers and right now, there is confusion and lack of choices for Mac users.

I am considering buying a new iMac, and want my sister (a Quicken PC user) to switch to a Mac. I balk at not having an Intel version of QFM 2007 as a solid option, and can't put up with having my sister deal with a poor imitation of her current Quicken PC software. So Apple is losing us as customers for the time being, until this picture improves.

Customer Review: Quicken 07 Needs More Work
Summary: 3 Stars

Quicken 2006 did not work as well as it should and I got tired of waiting for the 2010 Version. So, I purchased Quicken 2007. i should have saved my money. I can't even register this product. I have used Quicken for years and love it but the people at Intuit need to get their act together. I was ready to buy the 2010 version but it will not track investments.

Customer Review: very poorly developed product
Summary: 1 Stars

The only reason I bought this couple of years ago because there was no other such product on mac. Extreme disappointment.
Since there are lot of reviews on this I am just going to highlight points which I didn't see anywhere else
1. Spreadsheet like interface. Quite clumsy to use.
2. Stores previous transaction information, auto-populates it but doesn't give option to clean up history. So first time I bought gas in Shell and categorized as vacation/gas. Now all shell transactions are pre-categorized as vacation.
3. Look and feel are poor. Very similar to 20 year old software on macs.
4. very few meaningful built in reports.
5. They didn't even bother to copy features from quicken windows.

Customer Review: Great Features, Too Buggy
Summary: 2 Stars

I just purchased a new Macbook approximately three weeks ago and this software about a week or so after my Macbook purchase.

While I think the software has really great features (i.e., the Quick Entry Dashboard widget, the Emergency Records Organizer program, etc.), the great features do not always shine through because the software is a bit buggy/glitchy.

One of the highly touted features of this software is the Home Inventory Program (which normally costs about $30, but comes imbedded free in this program). The Home Inventory program is supposed to allow one to take photos of items from iPhoto and input various information to comprise a comprehensive record of valuables for donation, insurance, and other purposes. However, everytime I attempt to use this Quicken feature, the program crashes. I've contacted Intuit's support line this morning and they replied that this is a known issue with this software, they are working on a fix for it, and they have no ETA on when the fix might be available.

In theory, this software is great. In practice, the greatness is significantly hindered by errors.

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