Comparison

iDatabase vs Captured!

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

Captured!

This app acts as a universal clipboard, saving links, photos, videos, audio, files, and texts shared from other applications. It offers on-device processing for previews, AI descriptions, OCR, and transcription, with smart organization and full-text search capabilities.

Highlights
  • Universal content capture from any app
  • Automatic previews and AI enrichment
  • On-device OCR and transcription
  • Smart organization with folders and views
  • Full-text search and Spotlight integration
  • iCloud sync for selected folders
  • JSON backup and restore
Features
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Tired of losing links, photos, videos, audio, files or texts shared from your apps? Captured is your universal clipboard. Tap Share from any app and choose Captured — everything is instantly saved, previewed and enriched, on-device by default. UNIVERSAL CAPTURE Accepts URLs, photos, videos, audio, files and text from any app. Automatic source detection (Safari, YouTube, Instagram, X, Photos...). AUTO-GENERATED PREVIEWS Every item gets a thumbnail: web pages via live browser, photos/videos from first frame, files via QuickLook, audio as waveform, text as typographic render. Thumbnail gallery with on-demand regeneration. AI DESCRIPTION, OCR & TRANSCRIPTION AI image/video description: Apple Vision (free, on-device), OpenAI GPT-4 Vision or Anthropic Claude. Built-in OCR on photos and videos. Audio speech-to-text transcription — all on-device by default, no cloud required. SMART ORGANIZATION Folders with batch move/delete and drag-and-drop reorder. Smart Views: All, Recent (7 days), Unread, With Location, With AI. Configurable sort: manual, newest, oldest, title, source. Filter by type: URL, file, photo, video, audio, text. FULL-TEXT SEARCH & SPOTLIGHT Instant search across titles, URLs, notes, AI descriptions and transcriptions. All items indexed in system Spotlight — searchable from the home screen. RICH METADATA Auto-fetch of web page title and last-modified date (bold title signals updated content). Reverse geocoding of GPS coordinates in photos. WIDGET WidgetKit widget in small, medium and large sizes showing unread items in real time. BACKUP & RESTORE Full JSON export/import (items, folders, settings, thumbnails) with Replace or Merge mode. PRIVACY All your data stays on your device. No account, no server, no ads. Network calls only when you explicitly enable web fetching or AI description via your own API key. iCloud sync, folder by folder Choose exactly which folders you want to find on your other devices. A long press on a folder offers "Sync with iCloud": its photos, videos, files and links — including previews — automatically appear on your iPhone, iPad and Mac linked to the same Apple account. Folders that are not synced remain strictly local. A "Resync iCloud" option lets you reconcile state across devices in one gesture. Link previews: lock, zoom, crop You can now lock a link's preview so it never changes, or enlarge the preview by a factor of 2 to better see thumbnails from your favorite sites. A new setting automatically crops the white or black bands surrounding some previews. Organization: everything by drag-and-drop Reorganize your folders by dragging them in the sidebar. Move an item from one folder to another simply by dragging it onto the destination folder. No more drop-down menus. Paste a link from the clipboard A new menu entry lets you directly add the currently copied link, without going through another app's "Share" menu. Manage your space better The info panel now shows the space used in iCloud when sync is active. A long press on each line gives access to quick actions. The "Delete local data only" option frees up space while keeping your synced folders intact.

Screenshots

iDatabase4 screens
Captured!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Captured! at 100% against iDatabase's 52%. Captured! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). iDatabase's advantage is ratings volume (513 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iDatabase sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Captured! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Captured! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iDatabase has 513 ratings behind it against 2, 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 100% of Captured!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iDatabase versus Captured!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDatabaseCaptured!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (513 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings513 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB4 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperIvan GobboAlexandre Fenyo

Customer experience

iDatabase

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

Captured!

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Captured!

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

Captured!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iDatabase free?
iDatabase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Captured! free?
Captured! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iDatabase or Captured!?
Captured! is rated higher. iDatabase averages 4.4 out of 5 from 513 ratings, while Captured! averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do iDatabase or Captured! have ads?
Neither iDatabase nor Captured! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iDatabase or Captured!?
iDatabase ships an update fortnightly, and Captured! fortnightly. Most recently, iDatabase was updated on October 31, 2026 and Captured! on October 31, 2026.

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