Private DB vs Cellica Database WiFi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Private DB
Easily view and manage SQLite databases on your mobile device. Import data from various sources like CSV or tab-delimited files, and search or sort through your tables. Ideal for IT managers and data publishers who need to distribute data without modification.
- Import CSV and tab-delimited text files
- Load databases from web, email, Dropbox, iTunes
- Searchable and sortable tables
- Execute SQL commands
- Create views on tables
- Sort on up to three fields
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Private DB lets you load and view databases and CSV files on your mobile devices. NOTE: You can view and sort and search tables with this app, but cannot add, edit or delete rows. To do that, please use General DB. With Private DB, your rows are: * Searchable * Sortable * Selectable This app is great for IT managers who want to distribute company data in table form, and don't want to worry about their users modifying the data. It is also ideal for publishers of reference data tables, who do not want their users tampering with the data. Some capabilities: - Download and switch SQLite databases - Download and import CSV text files - Download and execute SQL files - Sort on up to three fields - Search on any field - Execute SQL commands in the SQL Console - Create views on tables to reorder or select a subset of fields - Create virtual tables from CSV files for easier interoperability with your databases.
Cellica Database WiFi
Access and modify your databases like MS Access, Excel, and SQL Server directly from your iPhone. Design custom forms on your desktop and sync them wirelessly for paperless data management. Supports a wide range of databases and offers offline capabilities.
- Sync MS Access, Excel, MySQL, SQL Server
- Design custom forms on desktop
- Wireless synchronization over Wi-Fi
- Offline data access and sync
- Supports Unicode and image formats
- 128-bit AES data encryption
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Read and write to your MS Access, Excel, My SQL, SQL Server databases without any programming changes. Quickest and easiest way to go paperless. Sync MS Access, MS SQL Server, My SQL, Oracle, MS Excel databases on iPhone. Cellica Database for iPhone allows to synchronize any MS Access, Excel, My SQL, SQL Server database (Available on Windows) wirelessly (Local Wi-Fi network) with iPhone. See Cellica Database in action at: http://tinyurl.com/CellicaDB (YouTube link) Cellica Database is the powerful and easy app so you can select your windows based database Tables, Views, Queries, Stored Procedure and added feature is that you can design the forms for it and sync from iPhone. Design form on desktop with Label, Text Field, Buttons, Checkbox, Combo box, Tab control. Changes on iPhone can synchronize wirelessly and instantly to MS Access, Excel, My SQL, SQL Server database. Also, any modifications to the desktop database can send wirelessly and instantly to iPhone, so you will always have the most current information on your iPhone. You will just need our Desktop software. The Desktop can be connected to internet via your Wi-Fi router in another room and your iPhone is connected to your home or any other Wi-Fi router. Desktop and iPhone must be on same network(LAN). Use IP of desktop, in iPad side Cellica Database application. Desktop does not need Wi-Fi connection, it can be wired. Features: •Supported Databases: Microsoft Access 97/2000/2003/2007/2010,Microsoft Excel 97/2000/2003/2007/2010, Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, MySQL, Quickbook,PostgreSQL, FoxPro, dBase, R:BASE, Sybase and any ODBC Compliant Database. •Work Offline when network is not available and synchronize data when Wi-Fi network will be available. •Write data on the iPhone, which will reflect to database on your PC or Server. •Data is secured as 128 bit AES used for encryption. •Unicode support for the database to synchronize data in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, German, Russian etc. •Supported Forms on iPhone. •Design form on desktop with Label, Text Field, Buttons, Checkbox, Combo box, Page, control. •Supports Sub forms, Design a master/detail form, or a parent/child form using sub form. •Send single record data on form as a .PDF by Email. • Support Image control on form, Allows to synchronize .bmp, .jpg and .png format. •Create form in Portrait/ Landscape mode. •Import/Export form design. •Use Ready made forms provided in desktop application for various purposes such Business, Personal, Education. To transfer your desktop side database to iPhone, you need to install Desktop software on your Windows PC. Download and install Desktop component on your Windows based PC from the product page. Quick steps for initial synchronization setting between desktop and device http://www.cellica.com/CellicaDatabase_Desktop_iPhone_SyncSettings.pdf If you have any problem with the software, please contact us on support@cellica.com. Note: Desktop component of this software needs Internet on computer. Software needs it for authorizing your copy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cellica Database WiFi at 83% against Private DB's 50%. Cellica Database WiFi also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.6). Private DB's advantage is ratings volume (75 vs 4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cellica Database WiFi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Private DB has 75 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Private DB's written reviews are positive against 83% of Cellica Database WiFi's.
Private DB ships an update monthly, Cellica Database WiFi every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Private DB | Cellica Database WiFi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (75 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Portable Databases | Cellica Corporation |
Customer experience
Private DB
Cellica Database WiFi
In-app purchases
Private DB
No in-app purchases
Cellica Database WiFi
No in-app purchases
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