We’ve decided to give you another glimpse behind the scenes, and show you what else to expect in the next update – version 1.3.0.
There are many things of course, but here are some of the more noticeable:
- Real account reconciliation feature
- Decreased font size so you can see more transactions on 1 screen
- Russian and Chinese translation
- When browsing the list of categories, they will be in tree style, similar to what they are in Settings.
- Calculator built into the numpad of the iPhone version
- Interface redesign here and there (check the screenshots bellow).
- Totally redesigned Scheduled section
- The calculator button is moved next to the Settings button (on iPad only). Not only it will be easily accessible from the entire app, but it will also make the top bar a bit less overcrowded.
- Serious performance improvements in Sync Everything…the initial sync will be about 3 times faster than now.
- “Go to” function on the iPhone calendar (in Scheduled)
There are of course many more smaller things and many fixes and improvements. Overall, what we aim to achieve is to greatly simplify the design of SilverWiz but add more functionality in the same time. It’s amazing how such a simple and intuitive application like SilverWiz can become even simpler and more intuitive.
Here’re some screenshots from the iPad version. The iPhone version will receive the same changes as the iPad.
Notice the following things:
- The Scheduled section is greatly redesigned. Transactions are now represented more like calendar events, as this is what they are, and a lot of people seem confused by the fact that they looked like transactions. Also, the calendar is now part of the entire screen, so when you scroll down the list, the calendar will scroll up and hide with it…it’s a really great way to focus on whichever you want (the list or calendar) without having to tap a button, as it was before. It feels very natural. And when you tap on a scheduled transaction, it will rotate with a cool animation, revealing the options to “Pay” it, Edit it or Cancel it. The delete button is moved in the view where you edit it, to keep consistency with editing accounts.
- The calculator button is gone from the top bar of all screens, and it’s now accessible next to the Settings button
- The list of transactions now looks a bit differently…we decreased the font size, as requested by many people. We also put small icons to indicate if the information you are seeing is about Payee, Category, Date etc… this was done to reduce the amount of text on screen, as texts are harder to process by the brain, compared to images. We also replaced the “half-circle” on the right side of the transaction, which indicates if it’s expense or income transaction. We replaced it with a square, as many people were confused and thought that we just didn’t have enough screen space and it’s a bug that it’s cut. Well that was not the case of course, but let’s still eliminate this bit of confusion. Last but not least, we removed the currency code from the amount of each transaction to save some space. We’ll need this space, as in reconciliation mode we’ll not only show the transaction amount, but we’ll also show the running balance (the account balance after each transaction)
- For iPad only: we plan, but it’s not yet done, to remove the buttons in the bottom bar (used to create transactions) and replace them by a single button (as it’s on the iPhone). Tapping this button will open a popover with the buttons to create the various types of transactions. This will greatly ease the bottom bar on the eye, making it so much cleaner as design.
- For iPad only: We’ll remove the button to edit account from the top bar, and accounts & budgets management will be done via Settings. This will make the top bar much cleaner, with just search bar, filter and sort buttons.
As for the update’s release date – we’re hoping for later this month, but we can’t be sure, as Apple recently announced that they will not allow submissions between 22 Dec to 28 Dec… so realistically there is a chance that 1.3.0 will hit the AppStore in early January.
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I LOVE the new look for the scheduled transactions…I cant wait to get my hand on it….
Heres a few thing I would like to see or things that I havent figured out how to do yet:
1. Deleting one instance of a scheduled transactions – Currently I have to execute and then delete
2. Ability to account for purchases with debit card that take cashback – Currently I have to post two transactions
3. Ability to turn off the TIME field when posting transactions – Time isnt important for my finances and it just another field I have to make sure is set properly to reflects transactions on SilverWiz as they are on my bank statement
4. Ability to put a negative into a transaction – If I return something that I have already recorded as an expenses, I cant enter a negative to “put back” the funds into the same category that I took them out of. THis is important for budget tracking purposes especially for “big” trasnsactions or partial returns. Currently, I post a return as an INCOME
5. Ability to add an image straight from the APP. Currently, I have to go to the camera, take the picture, then back to the app and add it from my camera roll
Thanks
Jesse, we will do all of these things. I’m not sure whether you requested them before, but all of these are features a lot of people want to see in SilverWiz. Some of them will be ready on the next update and the others in the update after that.
The app is amazing on both iPhone and iPad, the new stuff coming looks awesome too. I have the following requests which are kind of standard across money tracking platforms in terms of easy of input.
1. It would be nice to have auto complete. As I am typing in the Payee instead of the + sign turning green telling me it exists and having to press the + and select the payee, it should auto fill as I am typing in. So for example if it is my second time inputting an expense for Apple, as I am typing Ap it will auto complete it.
2. In addition to auto complete, it would be nice to auto categorize. So for example if the first last time I put an expense for Apple I made the category be gifts or something, it would be nice for the category to be set to that as default and if it happens to be a different category I can change but most of the time the category doesn’t change like for example, the grocery store will always be groceries.
Hope you guys have thought of this. Thanks so much. Can’t wait for the Mac Version.
Does anyone else out there use a forecasting tool to show their checking balance throughout the month? I use it to help jugle bills that I can pay at anytime during a given month. I find this tool something I cannot do without. Are there any plans to add a simple forecasting tool to the software?
Hi Ryan,
Forecasting is available in SilverWiz actually. Go to Scheduled and tap&hold for a second on any day in the future, and you’ll see the forecast for this date.
We’re also going to add a Forecast report (via the Reports section) in the next update, which will show this thing with graphics.
Hello,
I first want to say I like the app and so far the one I use for the iPhone.
I believe this would be a huge addition and is needed.
Is there any way for the new updated version that you can add to the Execute date and Time section to the iPhone app a weekly or occur every 3rd wed for example to that option. Or add Every 2nd month etc etc.
Man that would solve my issues. Otherwise, I really do like the app.
Thank you very much for reading.
Jeff
Dear Jeff,
We’ll add these features but can’t do it in 1.3… they will come in 1.4.
No sé si lo tendréis previsto, pero me gustaría un report en el que me indicara el total de ingresos, el total de gastos y el resultado ( ingresos menos gastos) del periodo seleccionado.
Esto se añade en la próxima actualización, la versión 1.3 lanzada en enero.
Nice, I’m looking forward to the new functions.
I wondered if there is something like a quick entry. When I start the iPhone App then I want to quickly add a transaction for example the amount of money and a category. Just 1 or 2 steps. Did I miss it or are there any future plans for it?
And when will the german translation come? If you need help in translating, i’ll be there.
Thanks for this awesome app
Dear Joni,
German translation is on the way…it will make it either in 1.3 or 1.4 (it’s still unknown actually). As for the quick entry- this will come soon, as well.
Wow, this is good news. That’s the way a year should start
Hi,
do you know the release date of 1.3? I’m waiting
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Hi Norbert,
1.3 is coming in January, in less than a month
Podrán agregar en la siguiente versión la cantidad de veces que debe repetirse una transacción recurrente? Esto sería de gran utilidad para ingresar compras con tarjeta de crédito en cuotas (por ejemplo, en 6 cuotas). Además, sería útil poder ingresar transacciones recurrentes directamente desde el módulo de Cuentas, por ejemplo para ingresar compras con tarjeta de crédito en cuotas.
Finalmente, sería muy interesante contar con un módulo de cash-flow, ya que el pago de las compras con tarjeta de crédito se realiza en un día distinto al día de la transacción.
Gracias,
Christian
Que vamos a hacer todas estas cosas, pero no todos entrarán en la próxima versión …. algunos vendrán en versiones posteriores.
Hi Guys…First congratz on this app…after searching and testing alot apps…finally i found the best one for sure!!!
but im having an issue, dont know if will be some feature like this for the nexts releases:
im trying to schedule a bill that occurrs day 10 on each month, but the problem is that i only need that on the next 10 months for example, i have alot bills that are repeatable but not for the rest of the life, i need to configure the bill to be repeateble every month but only for the next 10 i mean lol
tks guys…dont know if i was clear…cya!
Felipe, we can’t agree more with you. The feature is coming in an update.
nice! nice! tks! lol
i thing this is not the right place to suggest things…but here goes another thing that I’m seeing…i will be very nice if i could put some of my budgets on financial forecasts, because some of those are almost an fixed expense…so will be very nice to see them included on financial forecasts…
tks again guys! cya!