Comparison

Toble vs Collections Database

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

Head to head
About

Toble

This app offers a minimalist spreadsheet and tracker for managing various aspects of your life. It automatically tallies values and performs calculations without requiring complex formulas. Easily track time, finances, habits, and more, with options to share and export your data.

Highlights
  • Automatic calculations without formulas
  • Customizable templates
  • Time, income, and expense tracking
  • Habit tracking
  • Data export to CSV
  • Dark/light mode support
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Toble is a simple spreadsheet and tracker, designed to give you total control over your life. With a beautiful, minimalist design, it is versatile enough to keep track of time, income and expenses, habits and more. Get started with a template, add data, and watch Toble instantly tally values and perform calculations - no cell formulas or functions required. Switch your device to dark / light mode to see your Tobles in a new light, share a Toble with others, or export to a csv document to view a Toble in other spreadsheet and database apps. With less columns than traditional spreadsheets, Toble is a remarkably personal and simple spreadsheet. Track lists of spending and savings with the useful plus / minus button and keep your accounts in check with data analysis, financial analysis and budgeting. Enrich the productivity of your business by tracking inventory, salaries and manage data all in one place. Whether you need a time calculator, a savings tracker or a time sheet, Toble is the perfect tool to enable you to track, total and share, your way. Create, Template, Duplicate • Get started with a blank Toble and customize your way • Transform a new Toble into a spending tracker, wealth tracker, timesheet, calorie counter and more with useful templates • Easily duplicate an existing Toble, or duplicate without values, to reuse and repeat recurring events Calc, Tally & Sum Up • Total, count, min, max: Toble calculations are automatic, no formulas or functions needed • Enter values and watch Toble calculate instantly • Keep track of everything and add as many Toble items as you need Share: Import & Export • Share .toble files with other Toble users via Mail, Messages, Twitter, Facebook and more • Import .toble files shared with you directly into your own list of Tobles • Share a Toble in csv format to open in Apple Numbers, Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Airtable and other spreadsheet / database apps Rate. Review. Feedback. • Got a feature request? Submit a suggestion from within the app, or contact via email at support@toble.app • Loving Toble? Send a review and rate on the App Store directly within Toble • Found a bug? Submit a bug report from within the app itself

About

Collections Database

Organize anything with a personal database app. It offers over 20 field types, customizable layouts, and pre-built templates for common uses like books or expenses. Advanced features and iCloud sync are available.

Highlights
  • 20+ field types (text, number, picture, barcode, etc.)
  • Customizable fields and display styles
  • Pre-built templates (books, contacts, expenses, etc.)
  • Organize with collections and subcollections
  • Password, Face ID, and Touch ID protection
  • iCloud synchronization across devices
  • Advanced fields and calculations (Pro version)
Features
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Collections is a personal database app to organize anything. 1. A field for every use Collections supports over 20+ field types: • Text, Number • Boolean • Picture • Select • Email, URL, Phone • Password • Date, Time • Color • Barcode And with the Pro version you can use even more advanced fields. • Document reference - Link documents together • Group - Add multiple values for a field • Formula - Create a formula for calculated values. Powerful formula editor with full support to math functions like SUM, AVG • Sources - Import documents from external APIs with Javascript 2. Customizable • Add and reorder fields • Add a separator between fields to better visualize them • Fields have different display styles like primary, secondary, thumbnail • Filter and sort data 3. Templates Collections includes basic templates to get started: • Books • Contacts • Expenses • Subscriptions • Credentials • Inventory • School 5. Advanced management Collections has different tools to help you creating the data model. SUBCOLLECTIONS Organize data into collections and subcollections. Simply said, they are like folders. LISTS A list contains items used in documents and it's very flexible. It could represent a Genre for a book or a Status like 'Available', 'Out of stock' for an object in the inventory. 6. Security • Protect collections using a password, Face ID or Touch ID • Sensitive data such as passwords are encrypted by default 7. iCloud Sync Data is synced automatically between devices through iCloud. 8. Apple's Shortcuts support Expand the app capabilities with Apple's Shortcuts support. 9. Pro version features • Add unlimited documents (free version is limited to 100 documents) • Add files to documents • Add advanced fields • Views • Grid • Use Summary to perform calculations across documents

Screenshots

Toble4 screens
Collections Database4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Toble at none against Collections Database's 3. Toble also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Collections Database's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (187 vs 10). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Collections Database sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Toble asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Toble against 4.6 for Collections Database. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Collections Database has 187 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Toble's written reviews are positive against 87% of Collections Database's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Toble ships an update every 3 months, Collections Database fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Toble versus Collections Database: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTobleCollections Database
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (10 ratings)4.6 (187 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews — better87.3% of reviews
Number of ratings10187 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAshley ThomasMatteo D'Ignazio

Customer experience

Toble

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%

Collections Database

All ratings187 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews315 reviews
Positive87.3%
Neutral5.1%
Negative7.6%

Bugs and requests

Toble

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Collections Database

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Keyboard issues when using search
  • Inconsistent behavior between iOS and macOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Collaborative features for sharing databases
  • More advanced reporting and visualization options
  • Improved import/export functionality
  • Ability to customize the appearance and layout

In-app purchases

None

Toble

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Collections Database

One-time3
  • Collections Ultra (Upgrade)$1.99
  • Collections Pro$7.99
  • Collections Ultra$9.99

Questions

Is Toble free?
Toble is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Collections Database free?
Collections Database is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Toble or Collections Database?
Collections Database is rated higher. Toble averages 4.5 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Collections Database averages 4.6 from 187 ratings.
Do Toble or Collections Database have ads?
Neither Toble nor Collections Database shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Toble or Collections Database?
Toble ships an update every 3 months, and Collections Database fortnightly. Most recently, Toble was updated on September 16, 2026 and Collections Database on September 22, 2026.

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