Private DB vs Cellica Database Anywhere Form
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 Anywhere Form
Access and modify data from various databases like Access, Excel, and SQL Server directly from your device. Streamline workflows and go paperless with customizable forms and instant synchronization.
- Read/write to Access, Excel, SQL Server, MySQL
- Paperless workflow solution
- Synchronize data over Internet
- Customizable form design
- Signature and image capture
- Password protection
- QR code scanning
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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. Synchronize data using Internet on device(3G/4G/Wi-Fi). Sync MS Access, MS SQL Server, My SQL, Oracle, MS Excel databases on iPad. See Cellica Database in action at: http://tinyurl.com/CellicaDB (YouTube link) Device side is free to download. User needs to purchase desktop software after 10 days evaluation period. Cost of desktop software is $120. Features: Databases Supported: •Microsoft Access 97/2000/2003/2007/2010, Microsoft Excel 97/2000/2003/2007/2010, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, FileMaker Pro, DB2, MySQL,Quickbook, PostgreSQL, FoxPro, dBase, R:BASE and any ODBC Compliant Database Form Designing: •Supported Forms. •Design form on desktop using Label, Text Field, Buttons, Checkbox, Radio buttons, Combo box, Page, Formula, Location Image/Signature control. •Supports Sub forms, Design a master/detail form, or a parent/child form using sub form. •Create form in Portrait/ Landscape mode. •Import/Export form design. •Supported Signature control. •Synchronize image and signature data with desktop database. Supported Jpg, bmp and png image formats. Security: •Data is not stored on any Intermediate Server. •Password protection supported for device side application. Additional Features: •Instant Synchronization. •Support Time/Stamp feature to find when user update particular record. •Support QR Code (Bar code) Scanning. •Supports Unicode language database such as Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Russian etc. Download and install Desktop component on your Windows based PC from the product page. For demo of multiuser server(Enterprise Edition),Please contact sales@cellica.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Private DB at free against Cellica Database Anywhere Form's free with in-app purchases. Private DB also leads on ratings volume (75 vs 3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Cellica Database Anywhere Form's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Private DB against 4.7 for Cellica Database Anywhere Form. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Private DB has 75 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Private DB ships an update monthly, Cellica Database Anywhere Form every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Private DB | Cellica Database Anywhere Form |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (75 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Portable Databases | Cellica Corporation |
Customer experience
Private DB
Cellica Database Anywhere Form
In-app purchases
Private DB
No in-app purchases
Cellica Database Anywhere Form
No in-app purchases
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