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Personal Accountz (PC/Mac) | 
 enlarge | From: Accountz.com Ltd
Category: Software
List Price: £39.99
Buy New: £25.98
You Save: £14.01 (35%)
New (1) Used (1) from £25.00
Rating:  29 reviews
Platforms: Windows Xp, Mac Os X, Linux, Mac Os X Intel, Windows Vista
Media: CD-ROM
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 1.7
MPN: PAZ
EAN: 5060104130053
ASIN: B000JJDWW0
Release Date: October 27, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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 Only for very basic use April 15, 2007
A. P. Lawrence (Warwickshire, UK)
43 out of 45 found this review helpful
If you are starting out tracking your basic spending/current account usage for the first time then this product may be OK. If you are used to either Quicken/MS money before then you be disappointed.
The documentation says that the developers have concentrated on keeping the interface simple but a consequence is that the functionality of Accountz is very, very basic.
One example - automated entries - you can't create them from an existing transaction. You can't set an entry to be prompted to enter the value - important if you have something that changes each month (Credit card anyone). You can't record an entry in advance once you know that amount and the date it will leave your account. This can be fudged but software is meant to help you rather than hinder you?
There is no sensible way to record share/unit trust investments, loans, assets etc. Fudges are suggested but the product is clearly not designed for nothing more than current accounts.
A final insult - forget being able to migrate from other packages - the converter simply couldn't cope with my Quicken export - it only found one account.
I have used Quicken for many years and bought this as I am in the middle of moving from Windows to a MAC environment and this runs on both. This product simply isn't good enough to manage my accounts - it is little more than a glorified spreadsheet.
 UK Based Personal Finance - Get your Money in order February 13, 2007
Glen Allan (Renfrewshire, Scotland)
42 out of 43 found this review helpful
I really like this software because it does exactly what a finance package should do - allows you to track your spending against your income.
It does not need a new PC to run on and will operate on a relatively low spec pc.
Very simple interface with a really good and straitforward manual to walk you through the application.
Good online support forum and regularly released updates improving the software from users feedback (yes that is correct, this UK company actually listens to what its' customers want - will wonders never cease)
The software is made in the UK and can tie into UK online bank systems statements for account reconciling (checking)
It allows forecasting and constant tracking against budget thresholds.
Highly recommended if you want a UK Financial software application that does what it says on the tin.
I would recommend buying it from Amazon as you will save 10 on the normal retail price.
P.S. I know MS Money and Intuit are out there, but they are aimed squarely at the US Market (couldn't care less about UK banking conventions)or UK users, hence why I recommend this piece of UK based software.
Hope this helps you to save some money.
All the best
Simple software April 16, 2007
Francis Hislop (Northampton, UK)
29 out of 29 found this review helpful
Personal Accountz does what it says on the box (manage your finances). I have set up my accounts in the exact way I want. I have grouped them into the categories I need. What's more I have been able to group my categories together so I have an immediate overview of everything.
All my standing orders, direct debits (and credits for my salary and 4 weekly child allowance) and the forecast give me advance warning of going overdrawn. As soon as I get my credit card statement I am able to update the direct debit in advance, no waiting or remembering that the amount had changed, and the forecast updates immediately.
The real beauty of this is that I can stick all my entries direct into a table with a single click (using 'presets') regardless of account because of the excellent From and To columns (eg. from Bank to Credit Card, from Credit Card to Food, from Gifts to Savings etc.) making it really intuitive.
I upgraded from an earlier accountz program, and the support I have received has been second to none. I recommend it to anyone who wants a simple package to keep track of their finances.
Instant results! December 21, 2006
Dennis Coleshaw (Bedford)
26 out of 26 found this review helpful
I am an ex-Quicken user and I can report that Personal Accountz is not a Quicken look-alike. It works in a different way, though it loaded in my old Quicken data seemlessly, though not in any particular account order, so I am using that aspect just to keep historical records. Personal Accountz removes the bells and whistles and leaves the simplest of interfaces. It is wonderful seeing the balances change as you enter data and not having to switch between views all the time. I now know exactly when my bank becomes overdrawn without the hastle of producing 'look aheads'. If you are after the simplest money manager, this is most definitely it. I am loving it!
 Please Quicken come back!! December 20, 2006
A. Timms (UK)
19 out of 29 found this review helpful
Really really awful! As someone who has been used to Quicken for the last 10 years and needs to upgrade to another accounts package, due to new laptop and loss of my Quicken installation disk :(( this product was a shock and not in a good way. Frankly I think I could write a better spreadsheet program than this offering. It is the most basic and non-intuitive (no pun intended) piece of software and visually extremely unappealing. Perhaps Quicken set the standard high for personal accounts packages but for the price, I expected something offering at least as much functionality/ease of use as the old Quicken software but I was sadly disappointed.
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