Easy Books

As a sole proprietor my bookkeeping needs aren't huge, but this is plenty to see how my money is working out, who hasn't paid an invoice yet, and track everything I need for GST reporting.
Sarah G

This is the best app I have ever used.
I run 2 complete sets of books for two completely different types of businesses and it copes with everything.
I use all of the features including time tracking, invoicing and GST reporting and there is nothing I can't do.
The best thing is that you can do everything anywhere anytime you have a spare couple of minutes.
I haven't written a review before but these guys deserve praise for a great app and really good customer support.
cmcp Australia

Easy Books is correctly named. It really is easy and well thought out. It is flexible and easy to correct mistakes. Great for business people who prefer doing business rather than spending days doing complex entries. The only two downsides are multi-currency is not supported which I wanted, and the price of syncing between 2 devices is too high. I got round the multi currency problem by creating a separate company for each currency and then merging them manually at the end of the year to produce one figure. Not ideal but the competitor which did handle multi-currency was too complex to use for a regular business person. I got round the syncing problem by emailing the back-up between devices. Not ideal again but it will do and it saves £40 per year. Perhaps Easy Books will look at these two areas at some point and I will then give them 5 star instead.
Evangelist Man

Having used sage for 6 years on pc, started using this app on mac. Really easy to use and to amend entries unlike sage. When you add in all the add-ons to make it useable it is a bit pricey (nearing £100) but for my use running my own small business it is brilliant. Would get 5 stars if add-on prices were more reasonable!
Jn852

I am amazed at the general star rating for this app, it is a full blown simple to operate bookkeeping solution and it's up to you to choose how much detail is needed from a stand alone cash book akin to Quicken to a full set of books and monthly/annual reports.

I contacted Easy Books a few months ago and suggested a search option would be a nice facility eg search all entries for a particular amount or supplier name etc, I actually received a response saying will take my comments on board. A couple of upgrades later it's there, brilliant.

Price; apart from the online back up service what's the problem, you get to try it for a few pence and then if you like it pay a few pounds for the real deal, and this no annual licence renewal like some packages.

Looking at the upgrades etc that have occurred over the last 6 months I suspect that this App will eventually end up as a full blown accounts package, myself I own a small insurance brokerage and manage quite easily to produce a full balance sheet PL etc and at a cost of pennies compared to most other business expenses.

One more small request from me to Easy Books would be see what you can do about the bank account reconciliation format / process yours is ok but Quicken (Not Quick Books) is more intuitive, it's the only thing I sometimes struggle with, plus give a PC version to sync to.
Irthling

Do not be fooled by this program if you add all the modules you will need it is going to cost you. Hardly in keeping with a reasonable apps. This should have been pulled.
Ewdp

I have been using this for a few months now and I am loving the ability to do everything on the move. It does everything I need very simply and efficiently. Also great value compared to other pc accounting programs. Keep up the good work.
Jim'll

Best accounting software I've tried! Easily backs up to my iPad via email. So easy. Worth every star!!!
pammiet9

For my current business , this apps is excellent . Love it all.
However, I would love to see that this apps can do inventory and mileage tracking. I want to be able to track mileage cost, like 1 mile =0.50... And be able to track begin inventory cost and end of year inventory cost.... For me, I am willing to pay extra dollars for these feature. May not work for everyone but at least for me. Back up is great. Even better if it has a Windows version.
Dragonfly1000

1.very flexible almost every account can be modified to suit personal needs.
2.real double entry system and well designed. Easy adjust refund, credit card and even payroll.
3. A little bit accounting knowledge helps a lot. However, every one can handle basic transaction.
4. Strong report system, tax calculation, trace GST HST ( in Canada).
5. Small in size, efficient, sync with desktop application.
Yucan100

For my current business , this apps is excellent . Love it all.
However, I would love to see that this apps can do inventory and mileage tracking. I want to be able to track mileage cost, like 1 mile =0.50... And be able to track begin inventory cost and end of year inventory cost.... For me, I am willing to pay extra dollars for these feature. May not work for everyone but at least for me. Back up is great. Even better if it has a Windows version.

I can't justify purchasing this yet, will still use Quicken on my PC (ugh) until I can write up a labor estimate for each job. The client then approves it, or not, and the final invoice is generated from the revised estimate. There must be other businesses that would need this feature besides mine, interior design.

I've been using QuickBooks, which I loathe, for seven years. Since I might need to upgrade to OSX "Lion" (aka "Vista") I've been looking into QuickBooks alternatives because Intuit (shudder) doesn't deserve any more of my money. EasyBooks has a nice interface and a nice pricetag, but lacks one crucial feature: the ability to download transactions directly from my bank. This is a great timesaving feature of QuickBooks and is non-negotiable for an accounting program.

Also, if EasyBooks had an intelligent way to AUTOMATICALLY attach SCANNED receipts to DOWNLOADED transactions, all the better. Software exists that can recognize fields in a scanned receipt (eg Neat Receipts). What is needed is the ability to automatically recognize that a scanned or photographed receipt belongs to a particular downloaded transaction. That is what computers should be doing for us - eliminating such tedious work!

But a great start!

Needs to be manipulated a bit to work for what I need but it is a solid program and I hope it always stays full version on iPad since I don't know how to use a Mac

Great Program

I'm a small beauty salon owner and this is a very simple bookkeeping app. I did have to pay $29.99 for additional transactions but considering what I would have to pay monthly for other online bookkeeping software online it's a steal. The reports are perfect for preparing taxes however I could do without the double entry bookkeeping which is why only 4 stars...however for the price and it being Very user friendly I do recommend.

I use this for my small business. The free 120 transaction list was more than enough to see if I could use it. I was not used to double-entry accounting, but after some reading, it wasn't too hard to get the hang of. The P&L and balance statements are great one-button updates on cash flow and for controlling spending. This program is also great for emailing yourself reports and sending customers receipts, straight from the transaction screen. This saves lots of time instead of entering duplicate receipt info into Excel, which I did before EasyBooks. I think $30 is very reasonable for such a well-constructed app. I had one problem using the add-on purchase in-app, but I had purchase restrictions on - and someone from customer service emailed me the next day with the solution. It would be 5 stars if there was some kind of inventory management.

The product is free but if you want to use properly you need to buy transactions add-on and it's $30...

I wouldnt mind if it had multi currency or import functionality. It's a very restrictive use.

I emailed months about import functionality and i was told "it will come" months later nothing....

Love the app but you messed up when you removed the colors. The colors made it easier to quickly find needed items. Will increase rating to five stars when color returns.

I've always been a quick books fan...no more! Easy book is the most amazing financial app/program I've used yet! I've ditched quick books and my laptop for easy books! I have two businesses with partners and this has worked perfectly and couldn't be more happier with it! Thanks for developing this wonderful intuitive app!!!

This app is definitely worth $30. I'm an accounting student and I use Easy Books for my personal accounts. I would recommend it to anyone for this purpose. I'm a happy customer!