VolksDB: Automation Database

Shortcuts forget everything when they finish. VolksDB gives them a memory. VolksDB is a small, fast database that lives on your iPhone and iPad. Save a value in one shortcut, read it in another, and see everything in the app. Counters, settings, to-do queues, mood logs, "already ran today" flags: if a shortcut needs to remember it, VolksDB keeps it. KEYS AND TYPED VALUES • Organize your data in collections of named keys, like "theme", "runCount" or "profile" • Every key holds a typed value: text, number, true/false, date, list or dictionary • Edit any value in the app with an editor made for its type MORE THAN 30 SHORTCUTS ACTIONS • Set Value, Get Value, Delete Key, Rename Key and Key Exists • Increment counters up or down • Append to, read from, remove from and pop lists, perfect for queues • Add log entries with automatic, time-ordered keys, then get entries by date • Find entries by value, sort them and limit the results • Read or write a whole collection as a dictionary • Create, rename, clear and delete collections • Import and export collections as JSON Every action runs in the background, without opening the app. EXPIRING KEYS Give any value an expiry time. When it passes, the key reads as missing. Ideal for caches, cooldowns and "run once a day" shortcuts. DOCUMENTS WITH FIELDS Store a dictionary and read or write single fields with paths like address.city or items.0, without rewriting the whole value. INTERACTIVE CARDS Show Entry displays a key as a card in Shortcuts and Siri. Tap + and − to change numbers, or check off list items, right on the card. SIRI AND SPOTLIGHT Ask Siri to add an entry, show the latest one, or open a collection, with no setup. Your keys and collections also appear in Spotlight search. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data stays on your device. VolksDB has no account, no tracking and no ads, and it collects no data. UPGRADING FROM 1.x Your existing records are converted automatically the first time you open 2.0, and nothing is lost. Old JSON exports can still be imported. Requires iOS 26 or later.