Building a Better Banktivity

macOS & iOS

• Can now parse an additional date format that might show up in OFX files
• Better handling of some unusual transactions that are imported via DA2
• Target amount for envelope budgets shows up more consistently now

iOS

• Finally put to rest another "empty screen" bug
• Fixed an issue where app wouldn't auto-refresh under some circumstances
• A few stability improvements with scenes on iPad

macOS & iOS

• Numerous Direct Access importing improvements.
• Hidden accounts now appear in search results.
• Target envelope amounts appear for more categories now.
• Fixed an issue where an account refresh could result in a blank screen.

macOS

• Fixed issue with checking OFX connection status for some banks.
• Addressed a way the security screen could be skipped when biometric authentication was on.

iOS

• Hopefully fixed the "empty screen" issue some customers were seeing.
• QIF import does a better job with ambiguous date detection.

macOS & iOS

• Fixed an issue with QIF imports.
• Fixed an issue with ROI calculations around date boundaries.

iOS

• Fixed a crasher when creating new securities.
• Addressed a way the security screen could be skipped when biometric authentication was on.

macOS & iOS

• Fixed an issue where previously paid subscription levels were not being recognized correctly. The application could limit some functionality when this occurs.
• You can now create a security (stock, bond...) with just a symbol and without a name.
• Fixed an issue importing transactions with security symbols.

macOS

• Savings goals are now calculating properly when the accumulation time of the goal is very short relative to other goals sharing the same accounts.

macOS

• Fixed a relatively benign issue with average cost basis.
• Fixed a rare crasher when setting up goals.

iOS

• Fixed an issue where the app could display the wrong version number after an update.

macOS

• We don’t talk about 8.7.1. It was never released. :)

macOS & iOS

• Improved Cryptocurrency support: there is now a dedicated cryptocurrency security type and you get download prices for over 300 cryptcurrencies.
• Fixed an issue with calculating commission when importing via DA2
• Fixed some sneaky edge cases where a transaction with a security in currency A could end up in an account in currency B

macOS

• Fixed an issue where horizontal lines could be disjunct on category interval report
• Fixed an issue with our built-in updater where it might show an older version as available, as opposed to the most recent version

iOS

• Fixed an issue with last month change investment calculation
• Can now choose the right currency when creating a security
• Added the "do not fetch quotes" option to the security editor

macOS & iOS

• Improved importing of some 401k contribution transaction types
• Fixed an issue where some accounts wouldn't appear when setting up banks in DA2

macOS

• Yodlee is now the default setting when managing bank connections
• Addressed an issue where a document would try to update even when auto update pref was off

macOS & iOS

• Several more improvements to OFX connections

macOS

• Fixed an issue with bad cost basis on tax summary report

macOS

• Fixed a crasher that could happen when setting up an OFX connection
• Improved connection reliability for OFX

iOS

• Picked up the backend OFX core changes

macOS & iOS

• Added support for average cost basis
• Improved entering reinvested dividends

macOS

• Added Direct Access 2 migration assistant under File > Update Bank Connections…
• Improved some menu item behavior under the Account menu
• Added OFX set up into new DA2 assistant flow
• Fixed an issue where security purchases on the same day could appear out of order on some reports
• Transaction editor placeholder for security price changes dynamically
• Pence setting is now respected for new UK mutual funds
• Increased click target size for many disclosure buttons
• Fixed an issue clicking into a report from Account Summary screens
• Fixed an issue where tab bar might appear misplaced

iOS

• Can now drag and drop elements on iPad to see two views side by side
• Document wide search results now default to expanded
• Can now change cost basis method for sell transactions

macOS & iOS

• Improved flow for setting up connections to Capital One

macOS

• Fixed an issue where version could appear wrong in the updater window

iOS

• Fixed an issue where the app would crash when trying to set up an account with Salt Edge

macOS

• Fixed an issue where you couldn't set up cloud sync with bronze level subscription
• Fixed a misspelling in the package installer

iOS

• Fixed an issue where password screen could show artifacts of underlying view
• Improved stability of multi-tasking

iOS only release

• Fixed an issue with duplicate transactions sometimes appearing when creating a new transaction
• Addressed an issue when resizing the budget view on iPad
• Fixed an issue where you couldn't turn off envelopes on a budget
• Changing the transaction type on a transaction no longer hides the date field

Mac & iOS

• Handoff support between Mac and iOS
• Integration with Apple's new Quick Note feature

Mac

• Fixed issue where a month would be displayed wrong on budgets on the 1st of some months
• Can now move dates back/forth in Tag Summary report
• Fixed a mispelling (autorenew -> auto-renew)
• Addressed issue where tag report details could show incorrect total after drilling down
• Portfolio columns now sort when grouped by risk
• Fixed issue where cloud sync assistant might prompt for a subscription inappropriately
• Fixed issue where document might become read-only during setup process
• Transaction report no longer misses multiple splits to the same account
• Addressed issue with loan payoff time on some reports
• CSV export now maintains sort order
• Fixed issue where budget group showed wrong icon
• Improved importing multiple transfers with splits and tags from QIF files
• Accounts are not sorted case sensitive in Portfolio
• Fixed issue where transaction count could be off by one when using New and Uncleared grouping

iOS

• Major improvements to multi-tasking support on iPad
• Addressed a sorting issue in the Portfolio view

Mac & iOS

• Improved Banktivity ID messaging when a login attempt fails

Mac

• Fixed category names when exporting some reports with nested categories

Mac & iOS

• Addressed an issue where we couldn't pull bond prices from holding info
• Fixed an issue where DA2 securities could sometimes import bonds as stocks

Mac

• Improved alert messaging in a few places
• Improved showing the release notes when you update
• Fixed an issue where Goals wouldn't display all available accounts sometimes
• Fixed an issue where changing distribution type could remove the security
• Improved securities list scrolling and selection issue
• Fixed an issue where budget totals might not match between quarter and 3 individual months

iOS

• Can now setup Direct Access 2 connections!
• Improve budget layout on small screens
• Fixed an issue with deleting Banktivity IDs

Mac & iOS

• Can delete your Banktivity ID from within the app
• If the note and payee are the same when importing we don't populate the note field (DA2 only)

Mac

• Fixed an issue where account list could be empty when setting up a DA2 connection
• Fixed an issue where account error badge was showing up too aggressively
• Can now convert a Current account to Investment when setting up a DA2 connection
• Fixed an exception that was being thrown when try to connect a failed DA2 account
• Fixed a 512 Error on Mac when syncing
• Adjust shares feature lets you put in 0 shares now
• Confirm Scheduled Transactions sheet was showing the wrong sort indicator
• Fixed an issue where the date was truncated in the reconcile window sometimes
• Improved date range selection in budgets
• Accounts in popup menu when creating a bill are now sorted alphabetically
• Fixed an issue in Calendar where it might say "2 more" when there is really only 1 more
• Removed some unexpected options when updating Banktivity ID secret question
• Can now click upcoming sch. transaction from account summary to jump to underlying template

iOS

• Can now drag manually entered and imported transaction on each other to merge them
• Can drag and drop transactions to change intraday sort order
• Moving money between envelopes now shows category full name, e.g. Auto:EV Charging
• Improved category indentation on move envelope money screen
• Security list screens now have section headers, alpha-index in the scrollbars and search

Mac & iOS

• Fixed an issue with Direct Access 2 that could result in too many accounts appearing

Mac & iOS

• Resolved Direct Access 2 error from an invalid date range

Mac & iOS

• Built in browser should work better with Salt Edge connections now
• % change in investment calculations are now more consistent across macOS and iOS
• Improved logging for Direct Access 2 connections

iOS

• Accounts in portfolio sorted alphabetically now

Mac & iOS

• Direct Access 2 Now in BETA - Connect to UK banks (EU banks coming soon via a server-side change), better security, better user experience (creating new connections works on Mac only until we are out of beta)
• Envelope budgets are badged with number of deficient envelopes
• Envelope budgets are badged with amount of cash available to distribute
• Improved % change for investment calculations
• Improved handling of moving envelope money when there is only one envelope
• Improved handling of some Move Shares calculations coming from DA
• Addressed a sync issue that could result in an Sync Error 100

Mac

• Improved UI when searching/filtering categories
• Pressing ESC when reconciling will no longer immediately close the sheet
• Fixed issue where some investment transaction types wouldn't appear in a report when they should
• Fixed an issue that could cause the Calendar screen to freeze

iOS

• Group New and Uncleared transactions
• Sort transactions
• Fixed a bug where intraday transaction sort order wasn't syncing correctly
• Fixed an issue where manually entered transactions might not sync back to Mac
• When moving money between envelopes you can always choose source/destination
• Added a button at the top of an envelope budget that allows you to distribute available cash

Mac

• Fixed an issue where a notification about a new version might only appear in Notification Center

iOS

• Release notes will now appear in iOS after updating to a new version

Mac & iOS

• Improved error message when trying to create a security with an existing symbol
• Fixed an issue that could result in a permissions warning dialog when setting up a document

Mac & iOS

• Added new account types: Current, RRSP and RESP
• Improved Portfolio calculations for documents with multiple currencies
• Added Confirm Email field when creating a Banktivity ID
• Fixed an issue where some stock symbols wouldn't make it to the server

Mac specific

• Support for our new auto-installer!
• Can drag and drop transactions from one account to another
• Can drag importable files directly onto accounts
• New report option to exclude all categories (makes it easier to find uncategorized transactions)
• New contextual menu item to duplicate transactions
• Fixed issue where checks in scheduled transactions could be in reverse order
• Fixed issue where loan summary might show incorrectly for UK region
• Fixed issue where Account Summary would show a loan payment as a deposit
• Fixed issue where a transaction report for uncategorized transactions would incorrectly include many investment transactions that aren't categorizable at all
• Fixed issue where loan summary might not reflect most recent payment
• Can now return to original subscription plan before renewal
• Fixed issue where Banktivity retirement goal was using wrong spousal social security info
• We now handle 18/1/ as a valid date entry (18th of January for current year)
• Exporting to CSV now correctly includes the memo field
• Document setup assistant now handles return key for signing in with Banktivity ID
• We now show when a customer has renewable Direct Access credit available to apply to subscription
• Addressed some crashers
• Fixed issue where Banktivity might re-open with Summary screen selected when it shouldn't
• Fixed spelling error in loan setup assistant
• Fixed OFX issue for connecting with Fidelity and TD Bank (and probably others)

iOS specific

• Added more fine grained controls to how document refreshes happen
• When adding Direct Access accounts you can now edit type, currency and name
• Fixed issue with the statement editor
• Improved selection and options of the bar charts at the top of many pages
• Can tap to view transaction details from within the budget
• Fixed issue with future dated transactions not having the right badge
• Fixed issue where passcode configuration text could get covered by keyboard
• Setting screen now looks OK with font size scaled up

Mac specific

• Fixed issue with drag and drop support for real estate and mortgage accounts
• Fixed edge case with Direct Access MFA prompts when duplicate items are found
• Fixed typo in a dialog

Mac & iOS

• Revamped the subscription info screens
• When setting up a DA account with MFA we present all available account types
• Fixed issue with multiple nested categories and envelope budgets
• Fixed issue where envelope amount wasn't right for goals in the popover
• We now show "Target" amount for goals in envelope budgets
• Fixed a issue where cash in investment accounts would incorrectly contribute to the investment value in the Summary screen

Mac specific

• When deleting a DA connection, we now delete it from the account too
• Fixed cosmetic issue with transaction badges
• Fixed a layout glitch with budget item popover editor
• Fixed bug where accounts could reorder when putting them in a group
• Holding option key while Portfolio is reloading will show closed positions

iOS specific

• Fixed issue where info could be missing on an MFA screen
• OFX accounts no longer presented as an option when setting up an account (they aren't supported yet on iOS yet)

Mac & iOS

Mac specific

• Fixed a minor issue with new document setup where a customer might see an irrelevant screen
• Fixed an issue where the net worth pie graph could appear empty
• Fixed an issue where par value for a bond might not get saved after editing

iOS specific

• Improvements to document loading
• Statement rows behave better now when editing
• App does a better job of respecting/enforcing the subscription entitlements
• Several improvements to reconciling and statements
• Future dated transactions appear differently than other transactions

Mac & iOS

• Can now add tags to scheduled transactions and templates
• Improved downloading of London Stock Exchange securities
• Improved cloud sync reliability especially for reconciled transactions and scheduled transactions

Mac specific

• Lots of printing improvements throughout
• Fixed an issue with the retirement goal ending early on M1 Macs
• Fixed an issue with mortgage amortization starting on the wrong date sometimes
• Fixed an issue with mortgage amortization showing wrong year for some regions
• Improved formatting for currencies based on region
• Improved flow for setting up new documents
• Improvements to category autofill
• Goals now appear in the Adjust Cash sheet in budgets
• Addressed an issue where a spent goal could still be counted toward the goal reserve
• Fixed an issue where a credit card payoff goal could show the wrong currency
• Split transactions used to flicker sometimes, now they don't
• Fixed an issue with autofill one-time passcodes in Big Sur

iOS specific

• Added tap to edit transactions
• It's easier to find scheduled transactions in the Manage section
• Documents never show their file extension in the doc browser now
• Several improvements to reconciling and statements
• When posting scheduled transactions you are now prompted for optional matches
• Improved flow for importing files
• Improved screens for MFA prompts
• Budget screen restores more gracefully now
• Minor tweaks to layout of the Summary screen

Mac

• Fixed an issue where end of day stock prices wouldn't always be fetched

iOS

• Fixed an issue where end of day stock prices wouldn't always be fetched

Mac

• Fixed an issue where the account selection wouldn't be restored when a document was locked with a passcode
• Holding down Option key while doing a refresh will pull latest transactions from the server's cache after deep refresh is finished
• Transaction template split images didn't draw correctly in dark mode, now they do
• Several fixes for date checks in goals
• Fixed a typo in a dialog (and not one that appears too often!)
• Fixed a dark mode issue with bill pay assistant
• Fixed an issue where the statement editor didn't restore to the previous size
• Fixed an issue where payees with no activity could show up in a categorized payee report

iOS

• Lots of improvements to the statement editor, it is much more stable now
• The app no longer keeps presenting an empty assistant after attempting to import a file
• Improved MFA challenge selection UI when updating accounts
• Tags show the correct sign now
• Portfolio does a better job of showing the correct up/down arrows indicating gain/loss
• Fixed some crashes due to memory spikes during some heavy calculations

Mac

• Big Sur Support!
• Apple Silicon native!

iOS

• Sub categories now indented on the manage categories screen
• Improved bar chart for credit card accounts
• Improved bar chart for investment accounts
• Fixed a rare crasher when drilling into budgeted categories

Mac

• Credit card summary chart is now correctly titled
• Fixed an issue with interpreting adjustment transactions in credit card bar chart
• Added a button to easily adjust real estate value
• Check printing signatures show up more reliably
• Fixed some typos in Goals
• Improved the subscription management screen
• Fixed a crasher in Goals
• Improved interactions between goals and envelope budgets
• Fixed an issue where you couldn't add more than 10 account groups
• Improved matching of transfers in credit cards when using Direct Access
• Fixed a core data multi-threading bug
• Improved margins when printing the calendar
• Total account value now appears on investment summary screens

iOS

• We now aggressively try to reopen the last document you were using
• Can now import OFX and CSV files reliably
• Account pages now remember customers preferred date range selection
• Improved transfer matching in credit cards when importing DA accounts
• Improved the subscription management screen
• Fixed an issue with the statement editor when adding new transactions
• Manager buttons are now named "Done" instead of "Cancel" correctly reflecting their behavior
• Fixed some issues where budgeted goals could be inappropriately hidden on the budget screen
• Credit card graph now shows high/low balance with shading
• Changes in a transaction status reflected in UI without requiring a refresh
• Removed an animation delay on startup
• Background image scales correctly now

Mac

• Direct Connect (OFX) to Vanguard works again!
• Improved our internal mechanism for checking for new versions
• In-app message badge looks better in Dark Mode
• Removed Zillow reference in help files and fixed some broken links

iOS

• Corrected issue where dates could wrap sometimes on iPad
• Withdrawals less than 1.0 appear properly now

Mac

• We are out of beta! Hurray!
• Addressed an issue where subscription prices could show wrong currency
• Fixed an issue where an account in "Overdue" status would incorrectly say "Start your free trial"

iOS

• Out of beta!
• Minor tweaks to purchase screens

Mac

• Added some new artwork in the getting started flow
• Changed default category name from “Mortgage” to “Mortgage Payment”
• Fixed clipping issue with statements
• Fixed the renewal date for subscription vouchers
• Addressed a potential issue with App Store receipts
• Fixed an issue where Goal envelopes filled with an unexpected values
• Fixed an issue where amounts did not import via CSV when choosing the "by flipping value" option
• The credit card goal now shows the correct balance at the end of the goal month (next payment date
• Fixed an issue where the Emergency goal target value may be offset by a month
• Starting amount on a goal is now be presumed to be 0.00

iOS

• Added new art for the What's New screens
• Changed the default category name from "Mortgage" to "Mortgage Payment"
• Fixed a layout issue in the Portfolio
• Fixed a blank screen in Create Document -> Start fresh
• Fixed an issue where the Budget shows incorrect weekend days
• Fixed an issue where Dates can wrap in Settings if region is set to UK
• Fixed an issue where a decimal point is not shown during portfolio price edits
• Fixed an alert on an expired trial
• Can now manually enter a share prices less than 1.0 in the Summary page

Mac

• Fixed a crasher when trying to set up a subscription through less traveled path
• Addressed visually glitches in Prefs window
• Fixed issue where calendar date picker interfered with ESC button
• Fixed an issue where you couldn't select 'Day' as the bar chart interval for some reports
• Improved the prompt for "read-only" – now it indicates if you need to log in
• Addressed visual glitch in Portfolio
• Fixed crash when going forward/backward in time in Portfolio view
• Fixed an issue where you couldn't distribute cash to goals
• Removed the in-app feedback menu item
• Improved some text layout with credit card goals

iOS

• Portfolio view now has 'shares' label
• Fixed issue where the lock screen could be scrollable in the Portfolio view
• Tags report always appears on the Summary screen now (if you have tags)
• In-app messages will now appear if we want them to
• Fixed an issue where tags report could fail with partial year sometimes
• Addressed issue where IRR could be misaligned on Portfolio
• Fixed a crash that could happen when loading some account screens (hopefully!) We couldn't reproduce this so fingers crossed!
• Fixed a crash when adjusting the schedule on a scheduled transaction