CSV Touch vs Data Manager Classic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CSV Touch
Access and manage your personal databases and collections on your mobile device, even offline. Easily search, sort, and visualize your data from CSV files imported from various sources. Perfect for carrying your libraries and lists with you anywhere.
- Import CSV files from cloud storage and internet
- Fast search and sorting of data
- Support for links (web, phone, email)
- Display images from the web
- Handle multiple CSV files
- Customizable data visualization with CSS
- Supports various column separators and languages
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Do you have a database, library or collection which you need to use on-the-go, even when you don't have web access? If you do, this is the application for you. Using CSV Touch you can easily search, sort and look through your collections when away from your computer. So start carrying your DVD and CD library, your book collection, your wine testing notes, or any other database, library or list with you! CSV Touch works by reading CSV files, a file format which almost all databases and applications like Excel, Filemaker, Access, Bento and others can export to. To get the CSV files on your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, you can import them from the local 'Files' app and all the cloud storage it supports, from attachments, directly from the internet, and other ways. And if you download the files directly from internet, it is trivial to download again in case the file has been updated (manually or at regular scheduled intervals). Once read, the app allows for highly customised ways of how to look at the data. Note that CSV Touch does not allow editing of your database; it is intended to be a versatile app for searching and visualising your data. See http://csvtouch.wordpress.com for more information and screenshots. If you think CSV Touch might be for you but are not sure, you can try CSV Lite which is free but restricted (only 1 CSV file with 150 items). FEATURES - Download CSV files from almost anywhere - Fast search and sorting of items - Support for links in your data (click web address to open Safari, phone number to make a call, email address to open Mail) - Support for showing pictures from the web inside the application (requires internet connection) - Handles any number of files - Custom CSS support for visualising single items - Supports ",", ";", "|", space, or tab as column separator - Handles all languages, including Japanese (requires UTF8 encoding; other encodings might also work)
Data Manager Classic
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Database Manager is the personal database app for your own data — books, cocktail recipes, birthdays, car expenses, credit cards, travel packing lists, whatever you need. You define the tables, fields and relationships yourself — no spreadsheet hacks, no cloud account required, no ads. Everything stays on your device. FEATURES • 16 field types: Text, Number, Date, Time, Checkbox, Combobox, Link, Image, Location, Rating and more • Unlimited databases, multiple tables per database • Relational references between tables • Sort, group, filter, totals and group subtotals • Per-field display settings (visibility, color, font size, order) • CSV import / export — compatible with the original data format • Password protection and optional per-field encryption • Image attachments inside records • Custom background image and theme per database • Built for large datasets (tested with 5,000 entries) 19 EXAMPLES INCLUDED Books, movies, contacts, birthdays, bookmarks, car expenses, cocktails, shopping lists, credit cards, travel packing and more — ready to use as templates or just to explore the app. YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU No sign-up, no account, no tracking. Optionally encrypt individual fields with a passphrase you choose. HERITAGE Database Manager is a direct port of the original webOS app "Database Manager" (VivaLV Software, 2012), rebuilt natively for iPhone and iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Data Manager Classic at Free against CSV Touch's $1.99. Data Manager Classic also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 weeks). CSV Touch's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On 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
Data Manager Classic is free to download; CSV Touch costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CSV Touch ships an update every 4 weeks, Data Manager Classic daily. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CSV Touch | Data Manager Classic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ozymandias | Andreas Grauf |
Bugs and requests
CSV Touch
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes when loading very large files (35MB+, 35,000+ rows)
- iPhone reboots after spinning upload circle on large files
- Some CSV files fail to open with cryptic 'Identical Column Titles' error
- Data not visible under imported fields in some cases
- App crashes when accessing test database
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- Buttons unresponsive on iPad version
- On-screen keyboard overlaps URL input box on iPad
- File import fails with Unicode/multibyte characters (Japanese, etc.)
- Email attachments won't open in app
- Specific CSV files from certain apps (USACycling) won't open
- App crashes after update in some cases
- Search function not easily discoverable (located at top of list)
Requested features
18 requests- Ability to edit and add/delete records directly in the app
- Desktop and cloud synchronization (iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive)
- Multi-column filtering and advanced search options
- Password protection for individual database files
- Column-based view hierarchy and collapsible grouping
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- Reverse sorting capability
- Per-file customization settings (not just global)
- Text wrapping for long data fields
- Ability to rename imported CSV files
- Direct file import from email and Air Sharing
- Editable drop-down fields and custom input validation
- Address linking with map integration
- Hierarchical data views with collapsible rows
- Google Sheets integration
- Better error messages and debugging information
- Ability to select specific columns for display
- Reverse sort on fields
- Number formatting with commas
Data Manager Classic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CSV Touch
No in-app purchases
Data Manager Classic
No in-app purchases
Questions
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