Comparison

Templates for Numbers vs Collections Database

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Templates for Numbers

This app provides over 400 diverse and useful spreadsheet templates for Apple's Numbers. Customize them for business or personal use, making daily tasks easier. Create tables, perform calculations, draw diagrams, and insert images effortlessly.

Highlights
  • 400+ diverse templates
  • Business and personal use
  • Customizable designs
  • Table creation
  • Diagram drawing
  • Image insertion
  • Regular content updates
Features
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* Requires Apple Numbers for iOS and iOS 15 or later, which have to be downloaded separately. Templates for Numbers - DesiGN is a collection of professional templates and illustrations for Apple Numbers. Create spreadsheets, invoices, planners, charts, and business reports — from finance and education to personal projects. • Browse templates for invoices, planners, charts, and business reports • Open templates directly in Apple Numbers with one tap • Search by keyword and mark favorites • Save templates in the Numbers template chooser • New designs added regularly • First item in every category is free to try Nearly all elements can be recolored, moved, or removed. Type or paste your text, swap images, and customize tables and charts in Numbers. Templates are available in ISO and US paper sizes. Subscription: The first 3 days are on the house and then you can get it in affordable monthly, semi-annual, annual, or lifetime plans! Subscribe to take advantage of all the Premium features described above. • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. • Your subscription will renew automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Instructions to manage your auto-renewing subscriptions can be found here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Privacy Policy: http://graphicnode.com/privacypolicy/ Terms of Use: http://graphicnode.com/termsandconditions/ Help us develop the best app available in the store! If you have found a bug, got a suggestion, or want a new feature, email us at: support@graphicnode.com

About

Collections Database

Organize anything with a personal database app. It offers over 20 field types, customizable layouts, and pre-built templates for common uses like books or expenses. Advanced features and iCloud sync are available.

Highlights
  • 20+ field types (text, number, picture, barcode, etc.)
  • Customizable fields and display styles
  • Pre-built templates (books, contacts, expenses, etc.)
  • Organize with collections and subcollections
  • Password, Face ID, and Touch ID protection
  • iCloud synchronization across devices
  • Advanced fields and calculations (Pro version)
Features
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Collections is a personal database app to organize anything. 1. A field for every use Collections supports over 20+ field types: • Text, Number • Boolean • Picture • Select • Email, URL, Phone • Password • Date, Time • Color • Barcode And with the Pro version you can use even more advanced fields. • Document reference - Link documents together • Group - Add multiple values for a field • Formula - Create a formula for calculated values. Powerful formula editor with full support to math functions like SUM, AVG • Sources - Import documents from external APIs with Javascript 2. Customizable • Add and reorder fields • Add a separator between fields to better visualize them • Fields have different display styles like primary, secondary, thumbnail • Filter and sort data 3. Templates Collections includes basic templates to get started: • Books • Contacts • Expenses • Subscriptions • Credentials • Inventory • School 5. Advanced management Collections has different tools to help you creating the data model. SUBCOLLECTIONS Organize data into collections and subcollections. Simply said, they are like folders. LISTS A list contains items used in documents and it's very flexible. It could represent a Genre for a book or a Status like 'Available', 'Out of stock' for an object in the inventory. 6. Security • Protect collections using a password, Face ID or Touch ID • Sensitive data such as passwords are encrypted by default 7. iCloud Sync Data is synced automatically between devices through iCloud. 8. Apple's Shortcuts support Expand the app capabilities with Apple's Shortcuts support. 9. Pro version features • Add unlimited documents (free version is limited to 100 documents) • Add files to documents • Add advanced fields • Views • Grid • Use Summary to perform calculations across documents

Screenshots

Templates for Numbers4 screens
Collections Database4 screens

Verdict

The call

Templates for Numbers and Collections Database both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of Collections Database's written reviews are positive against 38% of Templates for Numbers's. Collections Database also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (192 vs 37). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Templates for Numbers sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Collections Database sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Templates for Numbers against 4.6 for Collections Database. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Collections Database has 192 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of Templates for Numbers's written reviews are positive against 87% of Collections Database's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Templates for Numbers ships an update every 2 months, Collections Database every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Templates for Numbers versus Collections Database: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTemplates for NumbersCollections Database
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (37 ratings)4.6 (192 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews87.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37192 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGraphic NodeMatteo D'Ignazio

Customer experience

Templates for Numbers

All ratings37 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral10.8%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral5.1%
Negative56.4%

Collections Database

All ratings192 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews317 reviews
Positive87.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative7.6%

Bugs and requests

Templates for Numbers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Collections Database

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Keyboard issues when using search
  • Inconsistent behavior between iOS and macOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Collaborative features for sharing databases
  • More advanced reporting and visualization options
  • Improved import/export functionality
  • Ability to customize the appearance and layout

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Templates for Numbers

Subscriptions3
  • 1-Month Access3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • 6-Months Access3 Days trial$12.996 Months
  • Get one year access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime access.$29.99
3 purchases

Collections Database

One-time3
  • Collections Ultra (Upgrade)$1.99
  • Collections Pro$7.99
  • Collections Ultra$9.99

Questions

Is Templates for Numbers free?
Templates for Numbers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Collections Database free?
Collections Database is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Templates for Numbers or Collections Database?
Collections Database is rated higher. Templates for Numbers averages 4.5 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Collections Database averages 4.6 from 192 ratings.
Do Templates for Numbers or Collections Database have ads?
Neither Templates for Numbers nor Collections Database shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Templates for Numbers or Collections Database?
Templates for Numbers ships an update every 2 months, and Collections Database every 8 days. Most recently, Templates for Numbers was updated on October 23, 2026 and Collections Database on October 21, 2026.

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