It has the same core, “bank”, which we love and then it comes from joining “bank” and “activity” - Banktivity. If you are scratching your head wondering how this name came about, it’s rather simple. So today we are announcing the end of the iBank name and the beginning of our new name for our apps: Banktivity. This all builds up to a steep hill to climb to truly own the name of our products. And fourth, “iBank” is sometimes used as an abbreviation for investment bank. Third, the word “iBank” is used internationally to describe a type of money transfer, e.g. Second, we were never able to secure the iBank dot com domain. First, iApp names have felt dated and too tied to Apple. But over the last few years a couple things have nagged at us. IBank was first released 13 years ago and, at the time, the name “iBank” was perfect. For many it marks a turning point for Apple. While it didn’t happen overnight, it marked the beginning of a long run of “i” names in Apple’s product line. Remember iDVD and iPhoto? And of course the iPod, iBooks and iWork? While there are a few Apple products still embracing the iNames (iPhone and iPad come to mind), the nomenclature had its run and, quite frankly, is feeling old.
The first product to be released with an “i” name was the iMac, 18 years ago.
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