iDatabase vs Group Space
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 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/
Group Space
Organize class, team, or troop activities in a private, secure space. Features include a shared directory, event planning with RSVPs, photo albums, discussion threads, and group payment collection. Designed for adult organizers, it simplifies coordination without ads or public profiles.
- Shared contact directory
- Event planning and RSVPs
- Shared photo/video albums
- Organized discussion threads
- Group payment collection
- End-to-end encryption
- Customizable notifications
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Every parent in the class ends up doing the same small chores. Typing in the same twenty phone numbers. Chasing the photos from the picnic. Finding out about the field trip a day late because the plan lived somewhere they aren't. Group Space puts all of it in one private place for your kid's class, team, or troop. The directory fills itself in as families join. The photos reach everyone. The plan doesn't get buried. And it works for every family, whatever phone they carry. WHAT YOU CAN DO One shared directory. Save any parent's contact to your phone in a tap, export a vCard, or send an email. Everyone just has everyone. Events and RSVPs. Post the game or the class party once. See who is going, who is a maybe, and how many they are bringing. Shared photo and video albums. Everyone adds to them, everyone downloads at full quality. No likes, no comments. A photo is just a photo. Real discussion threads. Each topic stays where you can find it, so the carpool question does not vanish under forty replies about snacks. Chip In. Collecting for the teacher gift or the end-of-season party? Start a Chip In, say what it is for, and add how the group can pay you. No more Venmo scramble buried in a group text. Invite in seconds. Send a link or show a QR code. No Facebook account and no iPhone required, so nobody is left out because of which apps they have. Notifications you control. Turn on only what you want to hear about. PRIVATE BY DESIGN The genuinely personal parts, your messages, your contacts, the kids' details, and the photos and video, are end-to-end encrypted on your device before they ever leave it. The server only stores scrambled data that we cannot read. No ads. No trackers. Nothing is public and nothing is search-indexed. Group Space is invite-only, always. FOR PARENTS, NOT FOR KIDS Group Space is a tool for the adults who organize a group. There are no public profiles, no feed, no algorithm, and nobody performing for an audience. It is the coordination, and nothing more. BUILT FOR THE PERSON WHO RUNS THE GROUP If you are the room parent, the team manager, or the troop leader, this is the one place to run it all without becoming everyone's tech support. Set up your group, invite the families, and the busywork mostly does itself. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Group Space Terms: https://group-space.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://group-space.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Group Space at 5.0 against iDatabase's 4.4. Group Space also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). iDatabase's advantage is ratings volume (513 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. iDatabase sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Group Space sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Group Space 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | iDatabase | Group Space |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (513 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 513 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ivan Gobbo | Group Space, LLC |
Customer experience
iDatabase
Group Space
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
Group Space
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iDatabase
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Annual Subscription1 Month trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime License$39.99
Group Space
- +100 GB Storage (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- Premium (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- +500 GB Storage (Monthly)$7.991 Month
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- Premium Pro (Monthly)$9.991 Month
- +1 TB Storage (Monthly)$14.991 Month
- +100 GB Storage (Yearly)$19.991 Year
- Premium (Yearly)$49.991 Year
- +500 GB Storage (Yearly)$79.991 Year
- Premium Pro (Yearly)$108.991 Year
- +1 TB Storage (Yearly)$149.991 Year









