Collections Database vs Office Connect
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
Office Connect
This business communication app provides voice calling, call transfer, and conferencing features for mobile users. It integrates with various address books and supports high-definition voice codecs. Requires a valid login for Kandy Business Solutions.
- Voice Calling
- Call Transfer
- Voice Conferencing
- Do Not Disturb
- Address Book Integration
- High-Definition Voice
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Smart Office Connect delivers business voice services on your mobile. It can be used as a user’s primary communication application or in concert with standards-based SIP phones and other Smart Office clients. Supported services include: • Voice Calling • Blind and Consultative Call Transfer • Voice Conferencing • Do not disturb • Access to mobile address book • Enterprise address book • Google address book • Configurable quick dial contacts • High-definition voice via Opus and G.722 codecs PLEASE NOTE: The Smart Office Connect client requires a valid login and password for Kandy Business Solutions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Collections Database at 4.6 against Office Connect's 2.0. Collections Database also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (190 vs 2). Office Connect's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Office Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
Collections Database holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Collections Database has 190 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Collections Database ships an update fortnightly, Office Connect every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Collections Database | Office Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (190 ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 190 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matteo D'Ignazio | American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
Collections Database
Office Connect
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
Office Connect
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
Office Connect
No in-app purchases
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