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Data Jar

Data Jar

Data Store for Shortcuts

870 ratings
139 reviews
🔧 Utilities
📊 Productivity
Free
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Released
April 14, 2020
Updated
January 11, 2022

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Developer

Simon B. Støvring
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About

This app acts as a persistent data store for your automation workflows. It allows you to save and retrieve various data types, including text, numbers, lists, dictionaries, and files, directly from your automation tools. Data is synced across devices via iCloud and can be accessed from the Files app.

✓Persist key-value pairs
✓Supports text, numbers, booleans, lists, dictionaries, and files
✓Direct integration with automation tools
✓iCloud Drive storage and sync
✓Multi-window and drag-and-drop support on iPad
✓Access via Files app
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What users say about Data Jar

Reviews of Data Jar are mostly positive: the Utilities app is rated 4.9/5 from 870 App Store ratings. What users like most: indispensable app for Shortcuts, powerful and versatile data storage. Top complaints: occasional crashes or issues with large data, slow read/write access at times. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 🚀Indispensable app for Shortcuts
  • 👍Powerful and versatile data storage
  • 🔒Reliable and stable data store
  • 💡Unique solution for Shortcuts
  • 🤖Essential for advanced Shortcuts

Negative things

  • 🐛Occasional crashes or issues with large data
  • ⏱️Slow read/write access at times
  • 🗂️Difficulty managing large number of values
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What's New in Data Jar

1.1.4

January 11, 2022

- Improves the stability of Shortcuts actions. - Disables auto-capitalization and auto-correction when entering a text value. - Navigation wouldn’t work after long pressing a dictionary or array to preview and then committing the preview.

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Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

$2.99

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User reviews

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Bug

Unable to export. It says unable to create file "create.webarchive". That it doesn't exist
Bburnsac100

Unreliable System

Been using Data Jar for over a year and suddenly half of my tables disappeared for no reason. There’s no mechanism to restore to a previous sync. The only option is to manually export your data after every change and restore from a saved manual export. In this day and age, how is a manual export the only option. Use this at your own risk, knowing that your data will just randomly disappear at some point in the future.
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WWwallst

Can’t set a simple Boolean in shortcuts

It can read booleans just fine, but trying to set one makes me use the file picker?
Ssunrise_moment

So helpful

Amazing app, can do so much more with shortcuts that seemed impossible (or incredibly complicated) before. Thank you so much for making this.
EEvan73929

Security risk

This app represents a security risk when combined with shortcuts. Recommend that you do not install.
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Reported Bugs

2 issues

Files getting automatically deleted with large numbers

Bug

Issues with saving base64 encoded images

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Requested Features

5 requests

Ability to add individual values to existing dictionaries

Feature

Device-specific variables

Feature

Folder organization for values

Feature

Boolean action to set values

Feature

Widget support

Feature

FAQ

What does Data Jar do?

Data Jar acts as a persistent data store designed to be used with automation tools like Shortcuts. It allows you to save and retrieve key-value pairs, including text, numbers, booleans, lists, dictionaries, and even files.

How does Data Jar store data?

Data is stored in iCloud Drive, making it accessible from the Files app on your devices. This also enables synchronization of your data across multiple devices.

Is Data Jar free to use?

Yes, Data Jar is free to use. It includes a tip jar feature where users can optionally contribute financially to support the developer.

What kind of data can I store?

You can store a wide variety of data types, including simple text and numbers, as well as more complex structures like booleans, lists, dictionaries, and even entire files.

Can I use Data Jar on my iPad?

Yes, Data Jar offers support for multiple windows and drag-and-drop functionality on the iPad, enhancing its usability for tablet users.