One of the heavyweights in Mac money management software received a significant update yesterday. iBank 3 was released by IGG Software after about three weeks in public beta. The update to iBank 3 will cost existing users $29.99 and new users will pay $59.99. iBank 3 is Leopard only.

There’s a gallery of screenshots available if you want to see the new interface. iBank 3 includes the following new features:

• Direct transaction downloads from your financial institution
• Interactive graphs via Core Animation
• High resolution category images
• .Mac syncing and editing with iPhone and iPod touch
• Cover Flow for your transactions
• Drag and drop support
• Loan management
• Export your tax records to various tax software packages

I played with one of the iBank 3 betas and thought it was OK. I didn’t really use some of the new features so I uninstalled it after only a day or two. I’ve been going back and forth over using iBank or Cha-Ching for my money management needs so I’ll probably take another look at iBank 3 since I’m a paid iBank 2 user.

If you’ve tested the new iBank post your comments below.