iDatabase vs easyAsPieDB Database App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Custom database creation
- Pre-built templates
- Variety of field types
- Search and sort functionality
- PIN protection
- Cloud backup (Dropbox)
- Data sharing
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CREATE DATABASES IN SECONDS iDatabase is the simplest way to create and manage databases on your iPhone and iPad. No technical skills required. Organize work or personal information and find everything in seconds. FAST AND INTUITIVE A clean modern interface designed for touch. Everything feels fast and easy. Full Dark Mode support and smooth navigation across the app. YOUR DATA ALWAYS IN SYNC Your databases stay up to date everywhere. Edit a record on iPhone or iPad and find it instantly on your Mac on every device with iDatabase 26. Save your databases to iCloud access previous versions and choose where to store them. START FAST CUSTOMIZE FREELY Get started with built in templates for contacts inventories expenses projects recipes and more. Customize them or create your own. iDatabase supports all essential field types including text numbers dates images links email phone numbers checkboxes password fields choices and calculated fields. FIND ANYTHING INSTANTLY Search your data in seconds. Sort by any field. Organize records with Smart Groups that update automatically. Use Apple Intelligence Writing Tools to correct rewrite and compose text directly in your fields. Share or import data via CSV or other apps. Your data is always available even offline. FLEXIBLE PURCHASE OPTIONS iDatabase is available as a one time purchase or subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled 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/stdeula/
easyAsPieDB Database App
This app allows you to create and manage custom databases for personal or business use without needing technical skills. It offers a wide range of data fields, powerful relationship building, and secure synchronization across devices.
- Completely customizable data fields
- Offline functionality
- Integrated encryption (iOS only)
- Data synchronization across devices
- Barcode scanning
- User-defined formulas and calculations
- Record relationships and composition
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Catalog your movie or book collection. Track job costs, timesheets, and customer invoices. Log mileage, wine, coins, or anything else you care about - all in one endlessly customizable database that works the same way on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No coding required. WHAT PEOPLE BUILD WITH IT For home & collectors: • Movies, books, board games, or video games you own • Wine, coins, comics, vinyl, or any hobby collection • Recipes, a home inventory for insurance, a family contact book For small business & field work: • Job costing, timesheets, and mileage logs • Customer records, orders, invoices, and receipts • Equipment, tools, or inventory tracking with barcode scan Start from a template, or design your own in a few taps: name a field, pick its type, done. A REAL DATABASE, NOT A SPREADSHEET • 17 field types - Barcode scan, Number, Currency, Date, Distance/Mileage, Drawing/Signature, Duration, Email, Image, iOS Contact, Note, Password, Phone Number, Time, Text, URL, Yes/No • Choice lists, calculations, and text merges - build your own formulas, no code required • Link records together: one Customer with many Orders, one Book with many Authors • Multi-level Reports with subtotals and grouping; export to CSV or HTML; back up and restore anytime WORKS OFFLINE. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS. • Local-first - every record lives on your device, no account or cloud required to get started • Built on SQLite, the world's most widely deployed database engine • iOS device encryption keeps sensitive records private • iCloud sync keeps iPhone, iPad, and Mac in step, transferring only what's changed • Supports over 40 languages and regional formats for input and display TRY IT FREE FOR 14 DAYS Download and build your first database at no cost, on any of your Apple devices. No forced subscription: unlock unlimited storage and every feature for $2.99/month, or buy it once for $19.99 and never pay again. Add multi-device Cloud Sync for $0.99/month or $4.99 once. Cancel anytime - no long-term contract. TESTED SINCE 2013, FEEDBACK ALWAYS WANTED easyAsPieDB is made by a U.S. software company that's been building mobile apps since 2001, and was recognized with an Honorable Mention at the Samsung, The Linux Foundation, and Intel's Mobile World Congress App Challenge. We read and reply to support messages and App Store reviews ourselves - tell us what's missing and it may be in the next update. PRIVACY NOTE easyAsPieDB does not access, store or transmit any information from iOS apps such as Calendar, Reminders or Contacts. easyAsPieDB does request access to iOS Contacts, but only to allow you to select, if you so desire, a particular Contact from the iOS Contact list. In such case, only an anonymous, numeric identifier of a particular Contact is stored in easyAsPieDB, but the actual Contact information such as an address, a phone number, etc., is never accessed. TERMS OF USE https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: iDatabase at fortnightly against easyAsPieDB Database App's every 2 months. iDatabase also leads on ratings volume (510 vs 25). easyAsPieDB Database App's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. iDatabase sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and easyAsPieDB Database App sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
easyAsPieDB Database App holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iDatabase has 510 ratings behind it against 25, 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 54% of easyAsPieDB Database App's.
iDatabase ships an update fortnightly, easyAsPieDB Database App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iDatabase | easyAsPieDB Database App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (510 ratings) | 4.6 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.0% of reviews | 53.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 510 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apimac | R&F Consulting, Inc. |
Customer experience
iDatabase
easyAsPieDB Database App
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
easyAsPieDB Database App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iDatabase
- Lifetime License$59.99
easyAsPieDB Database App
- Unlimited Cloud Sync Monthly14 Days trial$0.991 Month
- All App Features Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Unlimited Cloud Sync Annually$6.991 Year
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- All App Features Annually$14.991 Year
- Biz Feature Pack$4.99
- Unlimited Cloud Sync Lifetime$4.99
- All App Features Lifetime$17.99
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