Comparison

Customer Database vs Bookora

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

Bookora

Features
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Bookora è l’app professionale pensata principalmente per la gestione di sale per feste di compleanno, ideale per organizzare prenotazioni, agenda, clienti e incassi in modo semplice, veloce e affidabile. Ti permette di gestire il calendario con precisione, controllare disponibilità, orari e prenotazioni, evitando errori e sovrapposizioni. Con Bookora puoi monitorare clienti e servizi, tenere sotto controllo pagamenti, acconti e saldi e avere sempre una visione chiara e aggiornata dei tuoi guadagni. Grazie ai resoconti mensili e annuali, puoi analizzare facilmente entrate e andamento della tua attività in tempo reale. Tutti i dati vengono salvati automaticamente e sincronizzati con iCloud, per offrirti massima sicurezza e accesso ovunque. Nata per chi gestisce sale per feste di compleanno, Bookora è perfetta anche per sale eventi, ludoteche, spazi per feste, centri ricreativi, location per eventi privati e, più in generale, per tutte le attività che lavorano su prenotazione e vogliono migliorare organizzazione, produttività e controllo del business. Semplice. Veloce. Professionale. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Bookora is the professional app designed primarily for managing birthday party venues, ideal for organizing bookings, schedules, clients, and income in a simple, fast, and reliable way. It helps you manage your calendar with precision, control availability, working hours, and bookings, and avoid errors or overlaps. With Bookora, you can track clients and services, monitor payments, deposits, and balances, and always keep a clear and updated view of your earnings. Thanks to monthly and yearly reports, you can easily analyze your revenue and business performance in real time. All data is automatically saved and synced with iCloud, ensuring maximum security and access from anywhere. Created for businesses that manage birthday party venues, Bookora is also perfect for event halls, play centers, party spaces, recreational centers, private event venues, and more generally for any business that works by appointment and wants to improve organization, productivity, and business control. Simple. Fast. Professional. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Customer Database4 screens
Bookora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bookora at weekly against Customer Database's every 3 weeks. Customer Database's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Customer Database sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Bookora sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Customer Database ships an update every 3 weeks, Bookora weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Customer Database versus Bookora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustomer DatabaseBookora
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (47 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings47 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorg SieberGuzzetti

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
Show 4 more
  • Input-Only Mode & App Lock$4.99
  • Calendar$4.99
  • Files$5.99
  • More than 500 Customers$8.99
3 purchases

Bookora

Subscriptions3
  • Bookora Premium Mensile$0.991 Month
  • Bookora Premium 3 Mesi$2.993 Months
  • Bookora Premium Annuale$6.991 Year

Questions

Is Customer Database free?
Customer Database is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bookora free?
Bookora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Customer Database or Bookora have ads?
Neither Customer Database nor Bookora shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Customer Database or Bookora?
Customer Database ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bookora weekly. Most recently, Customer Database was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bookora on October 28, 2026.

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