CNET Editors' review
iFreeBudget provides an intuitive way to manage budgets and finances. With a smooth layout and helpful options, this is a great tool for keeping a tighter rein on pocketbooks.
We definitely don't consider ourselves financial geniuses, so we were pleased at how intuitive and natural this program's layout felt. An Account Management Wizard was all we needed to successfully set up our finances. That wizard gave us choices ranging from entering income, expenses, bill payment, and more. All were impressively simple to fill with data and were equally easy to view. The program broke down all aspects of our finances (from checking and savings accounts, to grocery expenses) into a file tree and each brought up a simple screen that reminded us of a bank statement. The program also provided features to create a monthly budget and a set of graphs to track savings and spending. The only negative we could think of was the numbingly high amount of data input needed to keep finances current. However, the program is so well organized that it cut these tasks down to their bare minimum, which should be a relief to anyone attempting to monitor finances.
iFreeBudget is a freeware program. It leaves folders behind after uninstall. While it requires the user to be diligent with data entry, the smooth results were enough for us to recommend this program.
Publisher's Description
From Mjrz.net:
iFreeBudget is free personal finance and budgeting application. It is designed for home and small business users with simple interface and fast user interaction. It is safe and secure with password based encryption for storing all financial data.
What's new in this version: Version 2.0.36 includes Polish translation and can also run from removable media.
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2.4 starsout of 12 votes
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"Rather hard to use"
Version: iFreeBudget 2.0.31
Pros
This loaded very nicely but using it is very difficult to do. It doesn't update the balance in your account. It doesn't really work at all.
Cons
See above.
Summary
To difficult to use. Download a different budget program.
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"A simple & good software to use"
Version: iFreeBudget 2.0.29
Pros
it is simple & intuitive
Cons
Needs to give a professional look
Summary
can be improved b giving it a more professional look & feel
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"Have to figure it out but it has a nice skin."
Version: iFreeBudget 2.0.29
Pros
it has a nice look to it.
Cons
Looks rather complicated but not incomprehensible.
Summary
Try it for yourself.
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"We need more Money software like this One."
Version: iFreeBudget 2.0.23
Pros
I really need this One, because of the Economy.
Cons
Be nice if it had Samples in it.
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"Non-existent website..."
Version: iFreeBudget 2.0.22
Pros
- - - - - -
Cons
where is he/she? website for sale now by GoDaddy.com.
Summary
tip: don't get anything if they don't exist anymore...
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"The process is easy to handle"
Version: iFreeBudget 2.0.20
Pros
It is very easy to manage data/finance etc
Cons
It requires lot of data input
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"Account Management Wizard"
Version: iFreeBudget 2.0.20
Pros
Very easy to manage finance and budgets.Very simple to fill with data and were equally easy to view
Cons
The only negative we could think of was the numbingly high amount of data input needed to keep finances current.
Summary
The program is well organized that it cut the tasks down to their bare minimum, which should be a relief to anyone attempting to monitor finances.
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"is very hard to use and vey confusion to just look at."
Version: iFreeBudget 2.0.10
Pros
Not good and hard to try and even reset? You can not use this or that just very
confustion too use and hard to get HELP on the product to see how it works?Cons
Due to your short box not giving time to say about this is bad fro thr feeback
Summary
trying to use it can help me see it good but get into problem and you can not get help
from anyone is very bad to come by. The thind is hard to to use for home user that
knows simple level not hard level that get you all mixup so fast your head spin and
you get mad. so this what I think I could not use it as it confusion to use and some
thing are bad put up. ] getting help on this product from the website or from you to
see how this use and learn it but nother has come to that for 4 weeks so I say it a
bad product to use since it confusion,and hard to learn what been put on and see
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"Does not seem to work..."
Version: iFreeBudget 1.0.36
Pros
It looks nice.
Cons
I clicked on all the buttons I could find in various windows and none of them seemed to work. The help menu was not helpful, because all it contained was the programs latest update.
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"terrible"
Version: iFreeBudget 1.0.27
Cons
I found it unusable. it could not import the quicken file. there seemed to be no reason to keep it, so I didn't.
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