Collections Database vs Sort & Order
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
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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
Sort & Order
Organize your collections, crafts, or hobbies with custom categories and input fields. Import data from spreadsheets, sync with iCloud, and export as CSV. Share or copy item information with ease.
- Custom categories and input fields
- Import from Excel/Numbers
- iCloud syncing
- CSV export
- Share/copy item info
- List or grid view
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Organise, sort and order your collections, crafts or hobbies anyway you like! Create your own categories using tags and add input fields like a star rating, colors or galleries. Import and convert large amounts of data from Excel or Numbers. Tap and hold on an item to quickly share or copy info. Automatically synced documents with iCloud. Export your items as a CSV file to open with Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets. Import multiple images or comma separated text at once. Create your own categories. Show as a list or on a grid. Change the size of the items. Select the used currency. Add multiline notes. Set item color, process percentage, date or use a checkbox. This version is free to try out, and limited to 25 items. Upgrade to Pro to create as many as you like.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Collections Database at 87% against Sort & Order's 33%. Collections Database also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 17 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Collections Database sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Sort & Order sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Collections Database holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Collections Database has 190 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Collections Database's written reviews are positive against 33% of Sort & Order's.
Collections Database ships an update fortnightly, Sort & Order every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Collections Database | Sort & Order |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (190 ratings) — better | 4.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 190 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matteo D'Ignazio | Piet Hein van Cleef |
Customer experience
Collections Database
Sort & Order
Bugs and 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
Sort & Order
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Collections Database
- Collections Ultra (Upgrade)$1.99
- Collections Pro$7.99
- Collections Ultra$9.99
Sort & Order
- Sort & Order Pro$2.99
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