PostgreSQL Client vs Vedetta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PostgreSQL Client
Access and manage your PostgreSQL databases directly from your iOS device. This app offers a clean interface for exploring, querying, and modifying data, with advanced features like AI-assisted query composition and ER diagrams. It supports secure connections and various data import/export options.
- Secure TLS/SSH connections
- AI-assisted query composition
- ER Diagram Viewer
- Advanced data grid for editing
- Data import/export
- Database object exploration
- Server status monitoring
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DB Compass for PostgreSQL allows you to access your PostgreSQL database directly and without any server setup. You can manage your data with a clean and simple iOS user interface. FEATURES: • Connection over TLS encryption and/or SSH tunnel • Database authentication supported: plain, MD5, SASL (SCRAM-SHA-256 and SCRAM-SHA-256-PLUS) and OAuth (PostgreSQL 18+) • SSH authentication support Secure Enclave Key and U2F/FIDO NFC Key • Assisted table creation and alter structure • Explore, filter, sort, and quick search table data • Query script with A.I. assisted composition and plan analysis • Database objects (tables, views, procedures, etc.) • Database statistics, sessions manager, server status graphs • ER Diagram Viewer • Advanced data grid for browse, edit, conditional formatting • Blob field preview, import and export • Job Activity Monitor • User list and Privileges • Import and Export in multiple formats • iCloud Sync for SQL and JS scripts • SQL plan analysis • Execute queries with Shortcuts App • Charts & Widgets OpenAI, Gemini and Claude integration requires api key and is only available in allowed regions. Ollama and LM Studio integration requires your server to connect. Tested on PostgreSQL 9.5 to 18. -- This is a Premium app and some features may require an in-app lifetime unlock -- For feedback or suggestions contact info@dbcompass.net
Vedetta
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Never miss a production incident again. Vedetta puts your Sentry error monitoring in your pocket, watch your org's health, triage issues from anywhere, and get pushed the moment new errors appear, from iPhone or iPad. An unofficial client for Sentry, built for the developers and on-call engineers already living in it. TRY IT FREE — NO ACCOUNT NEEDED Demo mode is free and opens the entire app on bundled sample data. Explore every screen before you connect or subscribe. MONITOR • Unresolved-issue count with an all-clear zero-state and event-volume trends • Stat tiles for Events, New, and Errors • Org-wide or per-project issue lists • Sentry query search (is:unresolved), saved searches, plus status, environment, sort, and time-range filters TRIAGE • Resolve, resolve in next release, or ignore (for an hour, a day, a week, or until 100 events / 10 users) • Assign to members and teams, set Priority (High/Medium/Low), bookmark • Swipe and context quick actions straight from the list • Every action is optimistic, with instant Undo INVESTIGATE • Severity, status, and unhandled badges, culprit, and full metrics: Events, Users affected, First/Last seen, releases, Assignee, Participants, Seen by, user reports • Sentry Seer AI fixability score • Activity feed with an inline note composer • Top tags with tag-value distributions • Jump from the latest event to the full stack trace • Copy ID, share permalink, open in browser RELEASES + CRASH-FREE HEALTH • Crash-free sessions and users over the last 7 days • Sessions crashed vs total, deploys, and per-release health REAL-TIME PUSH ALERTS • Get pushed the moment a new issue, or a regression, hits a project you watch • Choose New issues or Regressions, and which projects to watch • Manual check-now, with a background-refresh fallback • Read-only view of your Sentry server-side alert rules BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD • Universal app; iPad runs a three-column, mail-style layout: Projects, Issues, Detail • Split View, Slide Over, Stage Manager, and hardware-keyboard shortcuts • Offline cache, haptics, light and dark WORKS WITH YOUR SENTRY Connect sentry.io (SaaS) or a self-hosted / custom-region install with a Sentry User Auth Token. Required scopes: org:read, project:read, event:read; add event:write, member:read, and team:read to enable triage and assignment. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No Sentry content, tokens, or account data is ever sent to us. The push relay stores only a push token and the project IDs you watch, never your issue data or your token. FREE DEMO + VEDETTA PRO Demo mode is free on sample data, no account required. Vedetta Pro is an auto-renewable yearly subscription with a 1-month free trial, then billed yearly at the localized price shown at purchase. Pro connects a real Sentry account for live data, real-time push alerts, and triage. If it lapses, the app falls back to demo, you're never locked out. Redeem codes and Restore Purchases supported. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Vedetta is an unofficial, third-party client. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Functional Software, Inc. (Sentry). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PostgreSQL Client at 16.4 against Vedetta's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. PostgreSQL Client sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Vedetta sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $8.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | PostgreSQL Client | Vedetta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (157 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 157 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Filippo Maguolo | Rob Mulder |
Bugs and requests
PostgreSQL Client
Reported bugs
13 issues- Chart creation resets fields
- Connection errors after no changes
- No access to tables/functions
- Connection lost immediately after switching apps
- Reconnecting process hangs up
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- SSH tunnel doesn't work
- Time fields incorrect (fixed, but new bug introduced)
- Cannot add new record with date/time field
- App crashes frequently on large tables
- SASL authentication not working (08P01)
- Free version unstable, crashes often
- Cannot connect to existing database after several months
- Face ID verification spins endlessly
Requested features
17 requests- Add Generate Random button for UUID
- Allow installation on M1/M3 Mac
- Add SSH tunnels with key authentication
- Show HINT in error handling
- Editor of procedure must resize to full screen
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- Calling procedure in background
- Opportunity to show Postgres log
- Debug of procedure
- Add column in index of materialized view
- Change SQL of materialized view
- Call function with SQL: Select func(params...)
- Params of func or procedure did not save
- Cannot edit table with primary key
- Delete multiple records with multi-select
- Set minimum width for grid columns
- Dark mode option
- Ability to install on M1 Mac
Vedetta
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PostgreSQL Client
- PRO FEATURES$9.99
Vedetta
- Vedetta Pro$8.991 Year
Questions
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