Chronicle Pro - Bills & Income for PC and Mac

Software Reviews and Criticism

• By Vegasonmymind

  Six Years of Chronicle

  I wrote the review below and still stand by what I wrote about Chronicle previously. I would be lost concerning keeping track of my bills. I still own two houses and Chronicle Pro helps me keep all my bills paid on time. The reminders work great and being able to see the history of each bill is a real help for planning and projecting what seasonal bills will look like. My wife oftern asks what bill is due, or if we paid such and such and I can be anywhere that I can connect to the Internet to tell her the status of a bill. Chronicle Pro is a great time saving utility and one that I rely upon almost daily. I have been using Chronicle in some form or another for the past five years and I am completely satisified with the application. Since 2002 I owned three houses over two Western states. For years the only way I could keep track of my bills was by using a spreadsheet and hardcopy of bills as receipts that I had devised for tracking purposes. In 2014 I saw a review of Chronicle in Macworld and decided to give it a try. I loaded it to all my Microsoft devices so I could track the more than 30 bills and payments that came due each month from any device and in any state. Chronicle has certainly made my bill tracking much easier. I would recommend Chronicle to anyone needing a straight forward tracking program for their bills.

  
  
• By linberl

  Version 8 on Windows not working as well as 7

  Purchased version 8 to use on my Windows (High Sierra) and I’ve had a problem every time I go to edit a bill. The program corrupts and the window fails to load. I have to replace/rename the database file with the icloud synced version to get my data back. I discovered that after days of testing, since I never got any actual help from customer service. I sent them my crash logs but I guess it was too much trouble for them to solve the problem. So, once again I tried to edit a recurring date, and the same thing. Reloaded the file from the icloud version to get the app functioning again, but clearly I can’t edit any existing bills. In the early days of the app, customer support was great, very fast response and efficient. This last time, though, it was a couple weeks and I still never received a resolution. Guess I will not be able to edit my bills. When I try to edit them on my iphone app, the app crashes every time. Now looking for a new program and very sorry I updated to version 8.

  
  
• By Leeabe51

  Great app

  I wanted a program that focuses on my bills and nothing else. How much do I need to pay this month, and when do I need to pay them? Something that just gives me a clear reminder and tracks when and how much I have paid in the past. Chronicle has been perfect for that. It’s really easy to use, has a lot of customization options and is pretty to look at. It also does little things that I love, like breaking down bill history by seasons, months, and year. My only complaints are that settings don’t seem to sync with the iOS version, and the default options aren’t quite the same. The iOS version defaults to pay automatic bills automatically, which is not how I have the PC version set up. So when I first opened it the iOS version it marked bills as paid that I didn’t want marked yet. Other options I have since changed I had to change manually in the iOS version. Not a big deal, but annoying. Also the interface can get a bit wonky. The bill detail window has lots of charts and displays, so I make the window bigger to see them all at once. But then your overview screen gets all these uncessary spaces as it tries to spread everything out to make use of the window size. Again, not a big deal, but annoying. I highly recommed this program. it focuses on one thing, and does it very well.

  
  
• By foosball_p

  A one of a kind hidden gem

  This application is extremely well designed and versatile in usage. I was looking for a way to document and observe my monthly expenses and note how much my expected monthly saving should be. I'm not using the bill pay feature, and have most of my payments set to auto-pay which results in zero maintenance overhead while at the same time proving insight on where my money is being spent. None of the budget apps allow me to provide this is a simple easy to use interface. I call it a hidden gem as for months I've searched the web and the Microsoft store for such an app but never did find it. Perhaps it's because of the app name and the lack of use of the keyword Budget or Planning. So glad to have stumbled upon it and the complementary iPhone app is a huge plus.

  
  

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