In all, partly justified criticism, Quicken is still one of the most reliable and comprehensive ranges on the market.

So it's that time again, Quicken launches the annual "Update". As so often, there is not much new to direct previous version, the changes are more likely to find in detail at Sepa bookings or optics. Currently obtained the 2015 version incl. Service Pack 7 and at the "advantage version, there is the control program to do so. Here I describe my experience as a" Updater ". Who buys Quicken for the first time, is certainly some need to incorporation will, for quite so trivial it's not.

Small Introduction:
In the online age, many large manufacturers of such software have problems with the permanent, international market changes and timely adapt their software on it. Some manufacturers have therefore also its software development again set completely after a few years. Then you suddenly because without update possibility not to mention of the own financial history entirely.
Initially, I used "MS-Money". The German version was discontinued unfortunately very early. Then I turned to the one recommended by my former institute software "S-Connect", until this was discontinued after a few years.
Quicken is now the 3rd financial program that I use over time. This software is now present on the market for many years and is still evolving / updated. For this reason I have remained also constant at Quicken since the 2004 version then.
I usually always update but only if it really seems necessary to me. Therefore, I once pending a replacement approximately every 3-4 years and then see mostly many changes in Quicken, which precipitate may be too low for annual updates. Now that the European transfer forms have become a reality, I have last year from version 2010 to 2014 and now (animated by Amazon, Voteilspack Quicken + tax) again ventured into the 2015er the step ...
I manage multiple, supported by Quicken checking account / savings accounts and some loans / mortgage and a deposit.

To install:
What I noticed right away that you get offered a new version to download the setup, with service pack 7 !!!
There has already some "improvements" have given in the 2015er version. Installation was unspectacular, I have chosen not automatic but the individual setup routine. Thus I was able to choose the installation and database directories themselves.

The new Quick Version is parallel to the old version run, who so its financial database before umkonvertieren additional guarantees (!), Actually has no problem if something does not work in the new version. The older version of Quick can be simply used in addition on. Only after some time and positive experience with the new version I would the old Quick version then uninstall sometimes. I personally find quite useful.

I have installed the version under Win7. The Quicken 2014 data were retrieved successfully from Quicken 2015 after the first start, and taken after my consent / converted. There was no consistency problems. Everything is there, from the current accounts to the loans and remittances, everything down to the last penny! Even the online data request and the accounts broadcast unfolded here again immediately. There was no new Onlinedaten- and DDBAC configurations necessary, but it was a new DDBAC module available for download whose installation worked perfectly. Also, for years entrained, "defective" Online Standing Order Booking of Quicken 2010, I could only work with the 2014er version again and remove. In the 2015er version I have found no old, broken or discarded data more (according to other reviews is that before coming).

Appearance:
Yes, it is true, the new surface appears, similar to the 2014er version, still heavily slimmed down compared to all previous versions. The menu is simpler. One gets the impression that even Quicken trended based on the simpler Win8 optics. Some love, others do not like it so much.
For me, the operation closed after a short training, I have again all important accounts on the cockpit (Home) pinned and the font size under Quicken settings adjusted significantly larger, and the individual cockpit-table columns can be customized. The new interface presents itself after a short familiarization period is a pretty clear application.

Activation message:
A nowadays usual activation is now also due in Quicken. To the rhythm of a few days Quicken asks for 6 weeks from time to time from the activation option, unless you this is not equal performs. Activation over the Internet is done with a few mouse clicks.
Furthermore, there is a registration request, obtained well after regular new releases. To avoid this, or any one has indeed registered in a previous version before, but an entry in the registry automatically aufscheinendem window reaches the bottom left, with set the hook, "I'm already registered." After the message disappears.

App:
Modern, there is since the 2014er version (a real innovation) now here app for smartphone users, with the help of which the data between mobile phones, PCs and retrieve account or can be kept in sync, that has me so far still not so confident because the database probably can run on external data centers (abroad) and now actually here again again must be a registration. In the future, it could possibly be, but generally always more interesting. Hence, the app function as the first approach is certainly not unimportant.

General:
A few inconsistencies are noticed here again. The cockpit side and their account values ​​are me "to looking ahead", because also planned future offline bookings are already charged there (actually no error). But I can not set the real-time online value (but would like to). Even with "sum equals" Solicitation / not earmarked bookings occurs in the categorization by Quicken to confusion. Annoying at split entries, which must then be manually corrected and assigned the credit again. Other little things there are certainly here and there, but this version seems with Service Pack 7 now to have been implemented fairly decent.

Overall, a conclusion:
So Who needs Quicken Online in age at all?
I would think everyone is looking for a financial software with online banking and want to be up to date. It has therefore all created accounts offline Overview can, prepare financial transactions offline and can equal or later online, investigate its revenue and expenditure habits, monitor current credit levels and their future development, representing all interest payments as a whole, set savings goals, reports make a lot of "financial history", keep stock portfolio depending on the version online / offline in view, etc, etc .... Furthermore, you have a pretty secure transaction basis with the support HBCI technology.

My Impression:
Is Quicken, at all, partly justified criticism it receives repeatedly, for me one of the very few, still quite inexpensive programs on the market that tries permanently for many years to stay tuned in market activities (safety techniques, banking, payment method). So far it has not let me down.
One must also not necessarily acquire each new version as submitted later are quite long to previous versions updates. For example, had gotten itself submitted nor the 2010 version SEPA payment options. But of course, the Internet sector is happening in the financial / just too much and every now and then it is advisable to retrofit with an update. When Quicken is then times a so-called new "version".

The surface has been since the 2014er version actually visually simplistic, but can be in many ways like, menu, home, account display and font sizes / types individualise yet. I had no crashes or lockups and am glad that the data migration from older versions now work as easy and error-free. I manage, as mentioned above, a number of supported Quicken accounts and some loans / mortgages / Spardosen online as well as a deposit (the deposit but only offline). For Quicken is very good in my opinion.

So anyone who does not shy away from a modified surface and for years for various reasons want to update time, here was pronounced, at least for those who still work with versions below 2014 recommendation for version 2014 or 2015. Those who work with the 2014er and is satisfied and has no restrictions, certainly comes even the next few years with this version clearly ...
Who expected under a simple software Quicken, is sure to have disappointments here and there. Especially with updates between multiple online accounts to offline loans and deposits has fast times present inconsistencies, their education, as happened in my case, can be quite costly. Even when reporting (eg expenditure / revenue) struck me again and again "strange" values ​​that have been on the exact sighting but categorized by me simply wrong. A certain familiarization with the subject matter is therefore advisable.