They've simplified the use of it in a way. Effectively just a website but reactive so access on a phone is simplified.

On the graphs and reports. There's been a lot of work in the last two months, there was a limiting factor in the original choice in graphing library, but I've seen a Sankey graph, which seemed interesting. But more importantly there is a "custom reporting" which will probably not be as flexible as hand rolling your own Google sheet, but does give you a lot of control.

You can test out the demo budget :https://demo.actualbudget.org

And if you go into settings >advanced> experimental features, you can enable the in progress custom reports....

Mine is deployed on home assistant.

I get an update once a month, I can ignore it. The update process is completely automatic and only takes a couple of minutes.

The UI includes a one button export of all your budget data so it's incredibly easy to back up your budget for peace of mind before an update.

Actual Budget is very good. I'm self hosting but you can host with pikapods or other public services and be up and running very quickly.

It's YNAB -esque in implementation.

Bit of an extreme but Look Who's Back (German: Er ist wieder da) In 2014, Adolf Hitler wakes up in the Berlin park where his Führerbunker once stood. Disoriented, he wanders through the city, interpreting modern situations from a wartime perspective.