Comparison

Logmedo Database, Form Builder vs Meridian GIS

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Logmedo Database, Form Builder

Build custom databases and online forms with a user-friendly interface, similar to a spreadsheet. Collect data from others, track personal and business information, and visualize it with charts and pivot tables. Share your databases and collaborate with others.

Highlights
  • No-code/low-code database creation
  • Custom online form builder
  • Multiple data views (grid, calendar, Kanban)
  • Data visualization (charts, pivot tables)
  • Collaboration and sharing options
  • Import from CSV
  • Export to PDF, CSV, Excel
Features
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Logmedo is an easy to use and highly customizable, no-code/low-code database and form builder with the simplicity of a spreadsheet. Create personal and business database/spreadsheet apps. Build custom online forms that you can use to collect data from others. Keep track of your personal and business data. NOTE ==== 1. NO OFFLINE MODE - this app requires internet connectivity to the server to function. 2. REGISTRATION REQUIRED - an account is required in order to use the app. You can use your existing Google, Apple, or Microsoft account to sign in. 3. DATA STORED ON THE SERVER - data is stored on the server, and not locally on your device. Features ====== * Access your databases from your iPhone and iPad. * Access your database from your browser at https://www.logmedo.com. * Multiple tables and relationships. * Multiple views of your data - grid (table), calendar, Kanban, form view. * Form builder - create forms, and collect data from others. * Wizard to create charts from your data. * Compare current data with data from a different period. For example, you can compare current month's data with last month's data or the same month in the previous year. * Intuitive wizard to create pivot table from your data. * A central "Dashboard" to view charts from your various databases. * Share your database with other registered users. You can make some users as "Editors" and others as "Viewers". Editors can add/edit/delete records, but cannot make design changes to the database. Viewers can only view data. * Share your database (read-only) with anyone with a link, or embedded your data in a website or a blog. See an example here - https://www.logmedo.com/logmedo/#shrPcDR2kb8TGugZI041ClZmA. * Import from CSV. You can import data into a new table, or import data into an existing table. * Download your data in PDF, CSV, and Excel format. * Choose different color theme for each database; * Choose custom icon for each of your databases. * Format rows/columns with fill/text color * Browse and import database design templates that others have shared. * Many different types of custom fields to choose from (more than 23), including signature, barcode, and file uploads. * Formula field - you have the full power of JavaScript! Use it to compute values, from a simple computation, to complex code that cross-references other tables in the database. Here are some database app that you can create in Logmedo: * Vehicle logbook * Exercise logbook * Office Inventory * Music Library * Movie Library * Document Management System * Expense log * Mileage Record * Rental Property Management * and many more

About

Meridian GIS

Features
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Meridian is a local-first GIS workspace for iPad: open, inspect, edit, style, analyse, validate, and export spatial data in local project files, built for map-first GIS work away from the desk. FREE TO TRY, ONE-TIME PRO UNLOCK Download free and work on your own data within free-tier limits. A single one-time Meridian Pro purchase lifts those limits and unlocks analysis tools, the Workflow Builder, charts, and PDF output. No account, no subscription. LOCAL PROJECTS, OFFLINE Your work lives in local .gispad packages that open and edit completely offline. No analytics - your data stays on your iPad unless you share it. A MAP-FIRST, TOUCH WORKSPACE A full-bleed MapLibre map with floating controls that stay out of the way. Draw and edit with touch and Apple Pencil, with a precision loupe. Squeeze Apple Pencil Pro for a tool palette at your fingertip. Use online basemaps, local PMTiles, or a no-network coordinate grid. INSPECT AND EDIT Fast attribute tables with find and replace, a feature inspector, field forms, and attribute editing. Draw and edit points, lines, polygons, and rectangles with snapping, vertex editing, split, merge, and undo/redo. Fill text fields by scanning a label or barcode with the camera, or on iPadOS 27 by writing with Apple Pencil - both validated like typing. FIELD WORK Record GPS tracks as you walk, with honest pause and resume and one-tap Share as GPX; with Meridian Pro a track keeps recording while the screen is locked, visible on the Lock Screen. Guided capture records GPS-averaged points and streamed lines with the layer's own form. Import geotagged photos and attach photos to features without leaking into exports. Read positions as decimal degrees, DMS, UTM, or MGRS from Go To, with ground elevation when 3D terrain is on. RASTER, TERRAIN, AND TIME Import GeoTIFF rasters with hillshade, slope, and colour relief presets. Turn on 3D terrain with adjustable exaggeration. Animate layers through time with a slider driven by date fields, and author labels and symbology with expressions. IMPORT, EXPORT, AND CONNECTED DATA Import GeoJSON, CSV, GeoPackage, KML/KMZ, GPX, Shapefile, and read-only Esri File Geodatabase. Add public data from Natural Earth, OpenStreetMap, US Census, and GeoNames, or import a copy from OGC API - Features, WFS, and ArcGIS Feature Services. Export clean GeoJSON, GeoPackage, KML/KMZ, GPX, Shapefile, and CSV+WKT, checked by an export inspector. CRS-AWARE Layers are stored in WGS84. Meridian detects projected data on import, transforms common systems and UTM zones, and offers Define-CRS and reproject tools with per-layer provenance and an in-app CRS guide. ANALYSIS AND WORKFLOWS Buffer (outward, inward, or a ring between), clip, dissolve, convex hull, spatial join, select by location, density, network reachability, summarize within, hot spot analysis, spatial autocorrelation, mean centre, interpolation, tessellations, spatial binning, and points-to-line/multipart conversions. Chain tools in a visual Workflow Builder and rerun the saved chain later. Select features with an expression and keep it as the layer's filter in one tap. STYLE, CHARTS, AND REPORTS Single-symbol, categorized, and graduated styling with custom marker shapes, patterns, heatmaps, extrusion, clustering, and offline labels. Charts that link back to your selection. Markup notes that never change your data, a PDF map layout, and multi-page Map Brief reports. ASK IN PLAIN LANGUAGE Type a request and the on-device command planner proposes a reviewable plan, then opens the right tool filled in. With Apple Intelligence, Apple's on-device model can read your request first - still checked by the same planner, still on your device. Nothing runs until you confirm. ONE UNIVERSAL APP A scoped iPhone companion views projects, toggles layers, edits attributes, and drops a note. Full editing lives on iPad. Meridian is a focused, local-first companion, not a replacement for desktop or enterprise GIS.

Screenshots

Logmedo Database, Form Builder3 screens
Meridian GIS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Logmedo Database, Form Builder at none against Meridian GIS's 1. Logmedo Database, Form Builder also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Meridian GIS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Logmedo Database, Form Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Logmedo Database, Form Builder ships an update every 2 weeks, Meridian GIS every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Logmedo Database, Form Builder versus Meridian GIS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLogmedo Database, Form BuilderMeridian GIS
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB47 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRoshan ShresthaDale Townsend

In-app purchases

None

Logmedo Database, Form Builder

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Meridian GIS

One-time1
  • Meridian Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Logmedo Database, Form Builder free?
Logmedo Database, Form Builder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Meridian GIS free?
Meridian GIS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Logmedo Database, Form Builder or Meridian GIS have ads?
Neither Logmedo Database, Form Builder nor Meridian GIS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Logmedo Database, Form Builder or Meridian GIS?
Logmedo Database, Form Builder ships an update every 2 weeks, and Meridian GIS every 2 months. Most recently, Logmedo Database, Form Builder was updated on November 2, 2026 and Meridian GIS on November 2, 2026.

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