Private DB vs SQLBuddy
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.
SQLBuddy
This app allows you to connect to multiple database types, run SQL queries, and export results to Excel or PDF. You can also edit and delete database rows directly from your device.
- Connect to MySQL, Interbase, SQLite, Oracle, PostgreSQL
- Run SQL queries and updates
- Edit and delete database rows
- Export query results to Excel (xlsx) and PDF
- Print query results
- Syntax highlighting for SQL
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MySQL client, Interbase client, SQLite client, Oracle client, PostgreSQL client all in one, SQL manager, SQL tool for making SQL reports to excel or PDF or printer. Syntax highlighting for SQL! Sort or filter the results by multiple fields. You can edit rows in the database with just one click - or delete a row! SQL Manager APP with editing. Mysql to PDF, interbase report to pdf all in one buddy! Mysql query printer. Brace your tablets, SQL reports are coming! Have you ever woke up and really wanted to do an SQL query on your tablet or phone, and wanted to email it to your friends (or your boss? - nevermind!). Have you ever dreamed about sitting in the deepest, darkest room of your home (or office maybe? - nevermind, buddy!) and EUREKA,you just came up with a great SQL and really wanted to try it! Well, your wishes have been granted, your new Buddy can just do the job for you! SQL Buddy is the ultimate handyman for connecting to MySQL/Interbase/SQLite/Oracle/PostgreSQL for running queries (or updates man, no problem!), but your coolest buddy can even send it to you in Excel or PDF or it can even print it for you! It's an early version, don't give it queries with 10k results, it's not gonna be fast - yet! Also your printer is gonna be mad for huge queries! In other words: SQL Buddy is an SQL Tool for running queries onMySQL/Interbase/SQLite/Oracle/PostgreSQL databases and extracting the results in Excel (xlsx) and PDF - or you can even print it!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Private DB at 50% against SQLBuddy's 0%. Private DB also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (75 vs 1). SQLBuddy's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.6). 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.
Private DB holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Private DB has 75 ratings behind it against 1, 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 0% of SQLBuddy's.
Private DB ships an update monthly, SQLBuddy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Private DB | SQLBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (75 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 154 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Portable Databases | E-Szoftver Kft. |
Customer experience
Private DB
SQLBuddy
In-app purchases
Private DB
No in-app purchases
SQLBuddy
No in-app purchases








