Leave a Review HanDBase for iPad
Easy and Flexible to Use
I have been using this database product since I got my first handheld - Sony Clie - years ago. It has only gotten better and better over the years and now I am using it on my iPad.
I was just assigned new responsibilities to oversee part of our organization. My first step was to reach for Handbase and setup some relational databases to track issues and finances. Within a couple of hours I had databases setup, entering data and tracking everything that I needed.
The ability to create Forms on the iPad has streamlined my workflow.
There are a couple of thousand databases loaded to the company website over the years to use as samples and starting points.
And - what is key - is the Forum and the Support. If you have an issue or even just a question - very quick response and solid assistance. This is the only database product that I need.Show lesskaypros
Outstanding!
Being an SQL and relational database person from back in the day I have been wanting a tool like this on my iDevices for a long time. Ran across this by accident and am glad I did!
It has everything including the kitchen sink. One warning though... It is not for the database novice or the faint of heart. A solid understanding of the concepts is required. But if you have that, and are willing to spend some time with the documentation and the forums to find answers, this product will be everything you want or need.
I am putting the finishing touches on a restaurant ordering, costing and inventory database since there is nothing out there that even comes close to what is needed that doesn't cost a fortune! HanDBase hasn't let me down yet and I'm a novice with it.
My only wish would have been a much more comprehensive set of tutorials geared toward iDevice users. Maybe starting with a simple database and adding more and more bells and whistles to show the versatility of the app. That would have saved me a lot of heartache from making wrong decisions early on. But, thanks to the forums I survived.
Great work!Show lessPiperscafe
Great Product
I love this app. I have several databases including one that is keeping track of over six hundred books that I have read. Also use it to keep track of my passwords and credit card info. I have one contacts file that was started on my Palm Pilot! Keep the updates coming. Having my iPod, iPad, and PC all able to keep in sync via the cloud would really be great.Show lessDjp41
Great App with Great Support
I have been using HanDBase for a couple years. I have both the iPad and iPhone versions and love the ease, reliability and functionality of the apps. I've never had a technical problem but contacted support to ask 'how to' stuff and received quick response with great advice on using the apps. I love that I can create table relationships with this app. Sort, search, find anything in your data quickly. I have recommended the apps to several friends who have all been pleased.Show lessTgdadaminer
The Mother of All (OK, many) Apps, literally
Update: still getting better & better!
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I have been a longtime user of HDB Palm, Windows Mobile, & Windows desktop. I find it is easy to use, useful, and versatile.
I am not skilled at creating databases (I am especially relationally challenged), but I have been able to use the many free templates to create grocery lists, journals, prayer list and devotion guides, maintenance logs, etc.
This app can be used to create many more apps, like password safes, time/billing, & world peace (got carried away there). Before you buy a new app, check DDH's catalogue of templates/applets online. They often have something that can be tweaked to just what you want (& even my clumsy customizations usually do the job). So then I save some money for that fancy iToilet Paper app I just have to have.
A desktop sync program is also available, for extra $ (but worth it for sync & bu, & for importing/exporting with my nemesis, MS Access).
Good tutorials on the website, & the developer seems responsive.
I give it only 4 stars because the iPad version is still so new & they are still rolling out features (like forms creator/manager, which I don't know how to use but know I need)Show lessiAppleCd
Form editor worthless
Basic app appears to work somewhat well on ipad2 but still crashes occasionally when adding or saving a new record. Paid the extra $4.99 for the in-app form designer/editor and it is totally unusable. Crashes every time you attempt to modify a form field's properties using the settings menu and crashes frequently whenever you try to move or reposition a form field or tab. Tried reinstalling the app several times and still crashes enough to render the app essentially useless for my needs.
I rarely, if ever, take the time to review iPad apps, but this one has been such a disappointment that I felt that I had to. Hopefully, a future update will make it more stable, but not holding my breath.Show lessMl347
One of the best apps for the iPad
I have been using HanDBase since the early days of the Palm Pilot. When I switched to a Blackberry I became quite upset since the application never worked very well on that platform. But with the iPad the application once again deserves 5 stars. HanDBase is a general purpose database program that I feel has significantly more capability than Bento, although the basic installation is devoid of pretty graphics. But if what you are looking for is a rather complete package with the capability of defining your own fields, linking to other databases and records, computed fields, and reasonably complex searching and filtering, then you can't beat this program. There is also a desktop version that can read and write databases generated on the iPad and vice-versa. There is much more capability in HanDBase than I will ever use. I can't believe you get so much fo only $10.Show lessmbl1230
Great Database App
A while back I tried using this on my iPhone to enter observations of employee performance. I liked it then, but for what I was doing it really didn't work on the small screen.
Now that I have an iPad, what a difference! And I really like the forms addition.
Overall, it is a great application.
Also, I like that fact that it seems to have a robust support system and a user forum where the developers actual respond to posts.
As with any app, it has a few bugs. I would give it a half star less for those, but since I can only give 4 or 5, it deserves 5. And these guys seem to be really good about working out bugs prety quickly.Show lessUncle Deebeeeff
A proven performer
I've used HanDbase for years and have multiple copies and versions on various devices (my favorite is still the palm classic). I just downloaded a copy for my new iPad and after a little practice and getting used to it I love it! I couldn't get along without HanDbase. After my trial on the iPad I feel comfortable enough that I and will probably jettison my palm 650 and move on to the iPhone!Show lessLongtimenuser
Buggy. Support Unavilable
Longtime HandBase user with a few bumps along the way, but the new iPad app is causing me serious issues. In one file created with iPod version the first two, critical fields do not show in the list view, although a backup file with the same settings shows perfectly. There is no longer any direct support for the product. A support forum is inaccessible due to a flawed captcha process (sign in security). For four days now the requests for sign in support sent to the address provided have bounced because the mailbox is full.
The separate form creator, which is essential for good data base usage, was purchased but does not appear to have downloaded or be about to.
HandBase for iPod appears to be more limited in db control than its predecessors. The icons for field editing in the menu view are unresponsive.
In the iPod version, furthermore, the contents of one file disappeared completely. (ergo the backup file). This seems to occur occasionally.
Suggest researching similar products before committing to this. It is one of the few software products, apps I know which has become less user friendly over the yearsShow lessjlockley
