If you choose to buy this, do so directly from Quicken so you get timely updates
The Apple Store bought version of this product is stripped of the Quicken > Check for Updates menu item. Therefore, there is no way for you to stay up to date in a timely manner. Currently the current version for Macintosh available from Intuit directly is 3.0.4, while the version available through the App Store is 3.0.1. Intuit blames Apple for the delays. Who is to know.
As far as the software itself is concerned, this version crashes often while doing mundane tasks (selecting Account > Reconcile Account, was one of the places where it crashed for me. In terms of functionality, this version is a pale version of the Windows versions I had used in the past. Much functionality is missing. It is clear Intuit doesnt invest too heavily in this platform. Imports from my credit union transactions all seem to get characterized as the same payee and category, so I have to hand edit every downloaded transaction manually anyway. Quicken Essentials for Mac handled this competently. I cant edit my holdings in my investment accounts as I did in the past with Quicken Essentials for Mac and my retirement account provider is not on the list of available auto-update providers. This product needs some focus and investment by Intuit to make it an acceptably downgraded version to their Windows version. As painful as it is, I would recomment using the Windows version in a virtual machine instead.
Jeffrey Gray about
Quicken 2016