Collections Database vs MobileFamilyTree 11
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
MobileFamilyTree 11
Explore your family history with this comprehensive genealogy app. Create impressive charts, reports, and books, and visualize your ancestry in interactive 2D and 3D views. Features include advanced place management, AI-powered photo tools, and the ability to host your family tree website.
- Interactive Family Tree & Virtual Tree 3D
- Visually impressive charts, evaluations, reports, and books
- New Places Management with Wikipedia Integration
- AI-powered photo colorization and repair
- Create and host free family tree website
- Sociogram and ToDo Assistant
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Discover your family history with MobileFamilyTree 11: modern, interactive, convenient, and fast. Explore your family tree and your family history in a way that would have amazed generations of chroniclers before you. Create visually impressive charts, evaluations, reports, and books, navigate through the Interactive Family Tree or Virtual Tree 3D view and experience genealogy in a whole new way. ---------- MAJOR NEW FEATURES IN MOBILEFAMILYTREE 11 Completely New Places Management All-New: Landmarks and Place Details All-New: Search for Geographic Coordinates & Alternative Names All-New: Wikipedia Integration for Places New Feature: Influential People – Who Shaped Your Life? Completely New Diagram: Sociogram New ToDo Assistant New Date Picker and multilingual Date Handling Many New AI Models for Photo Colorization New: AI-Powered Photo Repair and Damage Removal Newly Developed: Create and Host Your Family Tree Website for Free Improved User Interface – Faster and More Intuitive All-New Welcome Window – Your Starting Point New: Mark Your Preferred Tools – Personalize Your MobileFamilyTree Experience New Backup Feature: Protect Your Valuable Data Countless further improvements and new features
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Collections Database at Free against MobileFamilyTree 11's $14.99. Collections Database also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 56%) and device support (4 vs 2). MobileFamilyTree 11's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#120 vs unranked). On rating, update cadence, 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
Collections Database is free to download; MobileFamilyTree 11 costs $14.99 up front. Collections Database sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. MobileFamilyTree 11 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Collections Database against 4.8 for MobileFamilyTree 11. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 195 and 676 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Collections Database's written reviews are positive against 56% of MobileFamilyTree 11's.
Collections Database ships an update every 8 days, MobileFamilyTree 11 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Collections Database | MobileFamilyTree 11 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (195 ratings) | 4.8 (676 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews — better | 56.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 195 | 676 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #120 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 264 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matteo D'Ignazio | Synium Software GmbH |
Customer experience
Collections Database
MobileFamilyTree 11
User reviews
Collections Database
From 195 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Flexible and customizable
- 🚀 Powerful and feature-rich
- 💡 Excellent integration with Apple ecosystem
- 🔒 Secure and private data storage
- 💰 Good value for money
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and sync issues
- 📚 Lacking comprehensive documentation
- 🔍 Limited search and filtering capabilities
- 🔀 Difficulty moving/copying data between collections
MobileFamilyTree 11
From 676 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 🚀 Fast and responsive app performance
- 💡 Interesting new charting features
- 🌍 Comprehensive location database
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent database coverage (UK vs US)
- 🐛 Database download issues due to storage limitations
- 🔍 Lack of advanced search and filtering options
- 💻 Difficulty syncing across devices
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
MobileFamilyTree 11
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes and shuts down unexpectedly
- Issues with FamilySearch integration
Requested features
4 requests- Export and import custom filters
- Ability to add siblings directly from person profile
- Option to remove Christian-centric events
- In-app voice recording for interviews
In-app purchases
Collections Database
- Collections Ultra (Upgrade)$1.99
- Collections Pro$7.99
- Collections Ultra$9.99
MobileFamilyTree 11
No in-app purchases
Questions
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