The Future of GFolio
TL;DR: There isn’t one. Probably.
I have ceased serious development on this app about 10 months ago, and I have just pulled the app from the App Store. The Google Finance API (the main data source that GFolio uses to sync your portfolios), has been officially deprecated since May 26th, 2011, and service will be cut off on October 20th, 2012.
I am not sure what the future will be for the app itself, but it’s not looking good. I have investigated the possibility of making a portfolio service myself, but it’s not looking very hopeful. If I do decide to go through with making a new portfolio service, it will most likely be a different product from GFolio.
I would like to thank my loyal customers for these years of continued support and usage, and I hope that you’ll be able to use my new portfolio service (if it does decide to materialize).
Keita Kobayashi
GFolio 2.5.1
Obviously, I haven’t been updating this blog very regularly. I plan to do this more often from now on.
There’s a lot to catch up on: First, I have lowered the price of GFolio to $2.99 USD. Second, coinciding with the price drop, I have decided to stop selling the free version of GFolio.
Third – this is a big one – is news from Google. Google says that the Google Finance Portfolio Data API – the way GFolio accesses your financial portfolios – has been deprecated. Immediately, there will be no effect – Google has no plans to shut down the service; they have just decided to end development. This means that GFolio will function as expected for the time being.
I am currently investigating the possibility of starting a GFolio API to manage portfolios. If I do choose to take this path, your portfolios will be transferred seamlessly and continue to work as expected even in the event that Google decides to shut down the Google Finance API.
GFolio Free 2.3
If you’ve ever wanted to try GFolio before taking the plunge and buying it.. Or, if you only need support for one portfolio, and never needed those silly news feeds anyways.. There’s GFolio Free! GFolio Free is based on GFolio, and will be updated side-by-side. Of course, the free version is supported by advertisements, but if you like it, please buy the full version to support development!
GFolio 2.3
The next major update, GFolio 2.3, was just accepted and is available for download on the iOS App Store.
In addition to minor bug-fixes, GFolio 2.3 introduces local caching. Local caching means faster loading times, and you will be able to view your portfolios and positions even when there’s no Internet connection.
Another minor feature in version 2.3 is in-app e-mail support – if you are having problems, or you just have a suggestion, you can e-mail me directly from GFolio.
Don’t forget to rate GFolio in the App Store if you like it! Thank you for your continued support!
Additionally! GFolio Free is coming soon – GFolio Free will be updated alongside the full GFolio from now on. Major differences: the free version, in order to support development, will contain advertisements. Additionally, it is limited to the first profile of your Google Finance account, and news is not available.
01.8.11GFolio 2.1
The newest exciting update to GFolio, the iPhone Google Finance client, is now available for download on the App Store!
A complete list of new features in 2.1:
- Tap the “QuickView” description to change it, without having to go into the Settings page.
- More data from Yahoo! Finance is available (enable/disable the data you need in the Settings page)
- News feeds – related to individual positions and also general market news.
- GFolio now handles closed positions (positions with a share count of zero) much more cleanly.
The native iPad app for GFolio is taking much longer than expected, and is still under heavy development. Thank you for your continued patience.
12.7.10GFolio 2.0.1
GFolio 2.0.1, a bug-fix update for GFolio, was just made available on the App Store. I am extremely sorry for the crashing bug that occurred with 4.2, and I hope this update solves all the compatibility problems.
GFolio 2.0
GFolio 2.0 was just approved and published on the App Store! The pre-update sale has ended, and the price has been returned to $3.99 USD / 2.99 EUR.
GFolio for the iPad is still in the works, and a lot more testing is still required before it can be submitted to the App Store.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gfolio-google-finance-client/id341999606?mt=8
GFolio 2.0
GFolio 2.0, a Google Finance portfolio viewer for iPhone and iPod touch, was just submitted to the App Store for the review process!
GFolio 1.5 is on sale for a limited amount of time, when 2.0 is released, the price will be $3.99
GFolio for iPad is in the works as well, I haven’t decided whether GFolio for iPad will be merged into the existing GFolio for iPhone to be a universal app, or if it will be a separate app.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gfolio-google-finance-client/id341999606?mt=8
04.5.10GFolio 1.4.3
I submitted GFolio 1.4.3 to the App Store on April 1st, so it should be live in the App Store in a few days. This update fixes the annoying “please rate me!” reminder – the reminder was designed to pop up only once after a certain time period, but a bug causes it to show every time the app launches. I apologize for this inconvenience, as soon as the app is updated, the problem should disappear.
In regards to comments, specifically international profiles; I’ve been testing some securities in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar, and it seems like the Google Finance engine is converting these values to the U.S. Dollar (using the current conversion rate). I will look into this more concretely in the 1.5 release.
As for showing current value and percent change, there is simply not enough room… when the iPhone is vertical. The 1.5 release will show the current value and percent change when it is put sideways in “landscape mode.”
I greatly appreciate your comments, and I am open for any suggestions. Thank you very much for using GFolio.
Link to GFolio in the App Store
[EDIT]: As of April 5, GFolio 1.4.3 is available in the App Store.
GFolio 1.4
I haven’t been updating this blog recently, but here we go: GFolio 1.4 has two new key features – currency exchange and adding transactions.
GFolio 1.4.1 fixed a strange crash that would happen occasionally, and corrects a spelling mistake (my bad!)
GFolio 1.4.2 was just submitted to the App Store review process, and should be available in a week or so. This minor version update fixes a crash that occurred sometimes when returning to the main menu before the profile has been fully loaded.
Link to GFolio in the App Store.
01.3.10GFolio 1.1 & 1.2
Sorry for the late update, GFolio 1.1 has been in the App Store for awhile now. Changes are as follows:
- Information about individual quotes
- Overall portfolio statistics
The information about the individual quotes are provided by Yahoo! Finance, not Google Finance. As such, they are not real-time as the Google quotes are, and have a delay of at least 15 minutes.
I’ve been spending my time working on the next version of GFolio, and the new features you can expect are:
- Viewing individual transactions
- Currency exchange information (this information will most likely come from Yahoo! as well.)
- Market-related news
I expect to finish GFolio 1.2 in a week or two, and the App Store review process takes about a week or two. Don’t forget to leave reviews on the App Store! Any feature requests and/or bug reports are welcome!
12.8.09GFolio in the app store!
Today, the first version of GFolio was accepted to the iPhone / iPod Touch app store. GFolio is a handy tool to check out your Google Finance profile quickly and easily.
Features to expect in the next version:
- statistics on individual quotes, including the bid/ask prices, 52-week values, and much more.
- transaction history data
Note: the statistics on individual stock quotes will be retrieved from the Yahoo! Finance due to licensing restrictions. This means that data will be delayed by at least 15 minutes.
11.21.09GFolio
I’ve been working on a small iPhone app that uses the Google Data APIs to connect to your Google Finance portfolio, so you can get a quick easy outlook on your portfolio wherever you go. I just submitted the first version to the App Store, it should be in the store in the next couple weeks.
Features in the 1.0 version:
- Shows the stock symbol, along with the overall gain in both dollars and as a percentage, as well as the day’s gain in dollars.
- Shows current market value and the cost basis
- Automatically updates every ten seconds (can be disabled)
I plan to add many more features – I would expect the ability to create/modify/delete portfolios and transactions in a version in the near future.