Comparison

Customer Database vs CentralStationCRM

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

Head to head
About

Customer Database

Manage customer information securely on your mobile device, separate from personal contacts. Sync data with a MySQL server for backup and multi-device access. Includes GDPR tools, customer grouping, birthday management, and newsletter capabilities.

Highlights
  • Secure customer management
  • MySQL server sync
  • GDPR tools
  • Customer grouping and birthdays
  • Newsletter creation
  • VCF/CSV import/export
  • Incoming call identification
Features
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This simple customer database application is designed for small companies for easy and secure customer management on smartphones and tablets, separated from private contacts. It is possible to sync your data with a (self-hosted) MySQL server to prevent loss or defect of your mobile device. This also allows to sync the data with multiple devices. In addition to that, it has tools for the EU-GDPR and you can group customers, manage customers birthdays and vouchers, write newsletters, import customers from VCF files and export your data into VCF or CSV files. Additionally, this app adapts the Dark Mode and has the ability to save customer images. The app shows the names of people saved in the customer database for incoming calls if you activate this in the iOS settings under "Phone" -> "Block and identify calls". Because of its high flexibility, the application is also often used in non-enterprise areas, such as teachers' management of parent contact information. Additional features that can be unlocked via in-app purchase: -> Custom Fields: also drop down selection lists and sorting by these fields is supported. -> "Input-Only-Mode": Optional activatable mode that allows only data entry. For example, the device can be handed to showroom visitors. -> Calendar: Manage customer appointments. Customers can insert the appointment directly into their calendar using a QR code. -> File Attachments: Attach up to 20 files to a customer. -> Design Options: Allows you to set your own title bar color. Terms of Use for the Sync Feature: https://georg-sieber.de/?page=app-customerdb-terms This app is Open Source: https://github.com/schorschii/customerdb-ios

About

CentralStationCRM

Manage contacts and customer information centrally and collaboratively online. This simple CRM software is designed for ease of use, offering fair pricing and DSGVO-compliant data storage. Create an account in seconds to streamline communication and sales.

Highlights
  • Centralized contact management
  • Collaborative team features
  • Simplified CRM
  • Online access
  • DSGVO compliant
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In CentralStationCRM, you maintain contact information centrally in one place, easily and online. Whether alone or collaboratively in a team with multiple users - CentralStationCRM is contact and customer management reduced to the essentials. It's intentionally the simplest CRM software you'll find. Fair pricing, DSGVO compliant data storage and account creation in 60 seconds - try it out and discover how simple communication, sales and CRM can be today! To use the CentralStationCRM app, you need a CentralStationCRM account. You can open this account quickly and easily on our website.

Screenshots

Customer Database4 screens
CentralStationCRM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CentralStationCRM at none against Customer Database's 8. Customer Database's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Customer Database sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. CentralStationCRM asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Customer Database ships an update monthly, CentralStationCRM every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Customer Database versus CentralStationCRM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustomer DatabaseCentralStationCRM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (47 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorg Sieber42he GmbH

Customer experience

Customer Database

All ratings47 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative41.7%

CentralStationCRM

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Customer Database

Subscriptions1
  • Cloud Access License$1.991 Month
One-time7
  • Design Options$1.99
  • Commercial Usage$4.99
  • Custom Fields$4.99
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  • Input-Only Mode & App Lock$4.99
  • Calendar$4.99
  • Files$5.99
  • More than 500 Customers$8.99
None

CentralStationCRM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Customer Database free?
Customer Database is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CentralStationCRM free?
CentralStationCRM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Customer Database or CentralStationCRM have ads?
Neither Customer Database nor CentralStationCRM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Customer Database or CentralStationCRM?
Customer Database ships an update monthly, and CentralStationCRM every 2 months. Most recently, Customer Database was updated on September 9, 2026 and CentralStationCRM on September 16, 2026.

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