Research into Quicken and alternatives

 

As of April 5, 2024

1. Quicken Classic desktop runs only on Windows and Mac
2. Quicken Classic desktop does show a running balance
3. Quicken Classic cloud does show a running balance
4. Quicken Simplifi does not show a running balance
5. Quicken Classic for android does show a running balance
6. Quicken Classic for android can be run on a Chromebook if your Chromebook supports android apps

I might not put a whole lot more ongoing research here because it changes over time, so instead I suggest you use Perplexity to ask questions.

I'm currently looking into YNAB. Here's a review in Time Magazine. It runs in the cloud, and offers running balances. The free cloud alternatives all do not offer running balances. It's around $100 a year, which makes it much cheaper than switching to Quickbooks, but I don't know much about its ability to import my existing QFX file.

For now, my plan is to consolidate everything I've written about Quicken into one place in my documents.