Comparison

iDatabase vs RoomPlan Planning for B&B

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

Head to head
About

iDatabase

Create and manage custom databases, inventories, and collections with ease. Organize personal or professional information using pre-built templates or design your own. Secure your data with a PIN and back it up to cloud storage.

Highlights
  • Custom database creation
  • Pre-built templates
  • Variety of field types
  • Search and sort functionality
  • PIN protection
  • Cloud backup (Dropbox)
  • Data sharing
Features
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CREATE DATABASES IN SECONDS iDatabase is a powerful and easy-to-use database app for iPhone and iPad. Create and manage your own databases without technical skills. Organize work or personal information, store everything in one place, and find what you need in seconds. ORGANIZE YOUR RECORDS Create Groups and Smart Groups directly in the record list to keep your data organized. Smart Groups automatically collect records that match your criteria and update as your data changes. SEARCH ALL YOUR DATABASES Find information across all your databases, even when they are not open. Search by name, word, number, or any other information and jump directly to the matching record. FAST AND INTUITIVE A clean, modern interface designed for iPhone and iPad. Create, edit, browse, and organize records with simple touch controls, full Dark Mode support, and smooth navigation. SYNC WITH MAC, IPHONE AND IPAD Keep your databases up to date across all your devices with iCloud. Changes are automatically synchronized between iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Store databases in iCloud, restore previous versions, and access your information even when you are offline. READY-TO-USE TEMPLATES Get started quickly with built-in templates for contacts, inventories, expenses, projects, recipes, and more. Customize existing templates or create your own databases from scratch. FLEXIBLE DATA FIELDS Use text, numbers, dates, images, links, email addresses, phone numbers, checkboxes, password fields, choices, and calculated fields. Customize each field and choose which fields appear in the record list. SEARCH, SORT AND ORGANIZE Search and sort records by any field. Use Groups and Smart Groups to organize your information automatically and keep large databases easy to manage. APPLE INTELLIGENCE Use Apple Intelligence Writing Tools to correct, rewrite, and compose text directly in your database fields. SHARE AND IMPORT Share databases, selected records, or individual entries with other apps. Import data from CSV files and add records from other iDatabase databases. FLEXIBLE PURCHASE OPTIONS iDatabase is available as a one-time purchase or as a monthly or annual subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Privacy Policy: https://www.apimac.com/about/privacy/ https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdterms/

About

RoomPlan Planning for B&B

Manage your bed and breakfast bookings and customer reservations with this mobile app. Keep your planning on hand, anywhere, and replace cumbersome paper records with digital organization. Share data with collaborators and access business statistics.

Highlights
  • Manage reservations and customer bookings
  • Customize room details and services
  • Secure data backup and retrieval
  • Automatic email confirmations to guests
  • Share reservation data via PDF or synchronization
  • Analyze hotel performance with business statistics
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RoomPlan allows you to manage your BnB bookings. With our app you can manage the reservations of a small or medium tourist structure ( B&B, guest houses, villas, hotels) by managing your booking rooms and customer reservations by using your phone. You will have the planning of reservations on hand, anytime, anywhere, and leave your paper cumbersome manual. Customize and manage your bookings planner with rooms number, name and type, the service, the source host, the commercial channel from which the reservation comes. It's safe because your information can be in your device but also in our server; the backup function allows to retrieve the data in case the device is lost or broken. Think of what alternative would you if your agenda or notebook is lost or damaged! How you may retrieve the result of months of records, so important for your villas, hotels, bed and breakfast? It gives you the possibility to automatically send an email to the host, directly from the phone or tablet. 
And it's social as you can share reservations data with any collaborators in two ways: 1) You can send a PDF file with the planning of the reservations who do not have the application. 2) If the application is installed on more devices (you buy only once) with the synchronization function, using the functions of Save Backup and Restore Backup. You can use RoomPlan App alone or even with our property management software RoomPlanOnline, that allows you to manage your calendar using your PC. Will be enough a few clicks to access from your PC to the data that you've saved on the Tablet or Smartphone. RoomPlan also has a very simple system to study your hotel performance. Enter only the period that interests you and get business statistics and ratios in a few seconds. It analyzes the management and improve your results. Services and functions using our server (backup, synchronization, sending a PDF, sending the confirmation email to the customer) are free for a limited time. The costs of running the server oblige us to request a small fee. For more info visit www.toolsplanning.net The application is in four languages: Italian, English, French and Spanish.

Screenshots

iDatabase4 screens
RoomPlan Planning for B&B4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iDatabase at 4.4 against RoomPlan Planning for B&B's 3.6. iDatabase also leads on ratings volume (513 vs 7). RoomPlan Planning for B&B's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. iDatabase sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. RoomPlan Planning for B&B asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iDatabase holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iDatabase has 513 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of iDatabase's written reviews are positive against 45% of RoomPlan Planning for B&B's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iDatabase ships an update fortnightly, RoomPlan Planning for B&B monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iDatabase versus RoomPlan Planning for B&B: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDatabaseRoomPlan Planning for B&B
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (513 ratings) — better3.6 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews52.0% of reviews — better45.5% of reviews
Number of ratings513 — better7
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIvan GobboToolsplanning srls

Customer experience

iDatabase

All ratings510 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews198 reviews
Positive52.0%
Neutral15.2%
Negative32.8%

RoomPlan Planning for B&B

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative45.5%

Bugs and requests

iDatabase

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when adding photos
  • Inability to open databases
  • Data loss and corruption issues
  • Syncing problems between devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add iCloud support
  • Improve Dropbox integration
  • Enhance sorting and filtering capabilities
  • Introduce currency and calculation fields
  • Provide a more user-friendly interface

RoomPlan Planning for B&B

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

iDatabase

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription1 Month trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime License$39.99
None

RoomPlan Planning for B&B

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iDatabase free?
iDatabase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RoomPlan Planning for B&B free?
RoomPlan Planning for B&B is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iDatabase or RoomPlan Planning for B&B?
iDatabase is rated higher. iDatabase averages 4.4 out of 5 from 513 ratings, while RoomPlan Planning for B&B averages 3.6 from 7 ratings.
Do iDatabase or RoomPlan Planning for B&B have ads?
Neither iDatabase nor RoomPlan Planning for B&B shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iDatabase or RoomPlan Planning for B&B?
iDatabase ships an update fortnightly, and RoomPlan Planning for B&B monthly. Most recently, iDatabase was updated on October 31, 2026 and RoomPlan Planning for B&B on November 3, 2026.

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