Comparison

easyAsPieDB Database App 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

easyAsPieDB Database App

This app allows you to create and manage custom databases for personal or business use without needing technical skills. It offers a wide range of data fields, powerful relationship building, and secure synchronization across devices.

Highlights
  • Completely customizable data fields
  • Offline functionality
  • Integrated encryption (iOS only)
  • Data synchronization across devices
  • Barcode scanning
  • User-defined formulas and calculations
  • Record relationships and composition
Features
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Catalog your movie or book collection. Track job costs, timesheets, and customer invoices. Log mileage, wine, coins, or anything else you care about - all in one endlessly customizable database that works the same way on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No coding required. WHAT PEOPLE BUILD WITH IT For home & collectors: • Movies, books, board games, or video games you own • Wine, coins, comics, vinyl, or any hobby collection • Recipes, a home inventory for insurance, a family contact book For small business & field work: • Job costing, timesheets, and mileage logs • Customer records, orders, invoices, and receipts • Equipment, tools, or inventory tracking with barcode scan Start from a template, or design your own in a few taps: name a field, pick its type, done. A REAL DATABASE, NOT A SPREADSHEET • 17 field types - Barcode scan, Number, Currency, Date, Distance/Mileage, Drawing/Signature, Duration, Email, Image, iOS Contact, Note, Password, Phone Number, Time, Text, URL, Yes/No • Choice lists, calculations, and text merges - build your own formulas, no code required • Link records together: one Customer with many Orders, one Book with many Authors • Multi-level Reports with subtotals and grouping; export to CSV or HTML; back up and restore anytime WORKS OFFLINE. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS. • Local-first - every record lives on your device, no account or cloud required to get started • Built on SQLite, the world's most widely deployed database engine • iOS device encryption keeps sensitive records private • iCloud sync keeps iPhone, iPad, and Mac in step, transferring only what's changed • Supports over 40 languages and regional formats for input and display TRY IT FREE FOR 14 DAYS Download and build your first database at no cost, on any of your Apple devices. No forced subscription: unlock unlimited storage and every feature for $2.99/month, or buy it once for $19.99 and never pay again. Add multi-device Cloud Sync for $0.99/month or $4.99 once. Cancel anytime - no long-term contract. TESTED SINCE 2013, FEEDBACK ALWAYS WANTED easyAsPieDB is made by a U.S. software company that's been building mobile apps since 2001, and was recognized with an Honorable Mention at the Samsung, The Linux Foundation, and Intel's Mobile World Congress App Challenge. We read and reply to support messages and App Store reviews ourselves - tell us what's missing and it may be in the next update. PRIVACY NOTE easyAsPieDB does not access, store or transmit any information from iOS apps such as Calendar, Reminders or Contacts. easyAsPieDB does request access to iOS Contacts, but only to allow you to select, if you so desire, a particular Contact from the iOS Contact list. In such case, only an anonymous, numeric identifier of a particular Contact is stored in easyAsPieDB, but the actual Contact information such as an address, a phone number, etc., is never accessed. TERMS OF USE https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

easyAsPieDB Database App4 screens
Collections Database4 screens

Verdict

The call

easyAsPieDB Database App and Collections Database both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of Collections Database's written reviews are positive against 54% of easyAsPieDB Database App's. Collections Database also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (187 vs 25). 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. easyAsPieDB Database App sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 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 — 4.6 for easyAsPieDB Database App against 4.6 for Collections Database. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Collections Database has 187 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of easyAsPieDB Database App's written reviews are positive against 87% of Collections Database's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

easyAsPieDB Database App ships an update every 2 months, Collections Database fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
easyAsPieDB Database App versus Collections Database: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereasyAsPieDB Database AppCollections Database
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (25 ratings)4.6 (187 ratings)
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews87.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25187 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — 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+
DeveloperR&F Consulting, Inc.Matteo D'Ignazio

Customer experience

easyAsPieDB Database App

All ratings25 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral23.1%
Negative23.1%

Collections Database

All ratings187 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews317 reviews
Positive87.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative7.6%

Bugs and requests

easyAsPieDB Database App

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

7 purchases

easyAsPieDB Database App

Subscriptions4
  • Unlimited Cloud Sync Monthly14 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • All App Features Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited Cloud Sync Annually$6.991 Year
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  • All App Features Annually$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Biz Feature Pack$4.99
  • Unlimited Cloud Sync Lifetime$4.99
  • All App Features Lifetime$17.99
3 purchases

Collections Database

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

Questions

Is easyAsPieDB Database App free?
easyAsPieDB Database App 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, easyAsPieDB Database App or Collections Database?
easyAsPieDB Database App and Collections Database are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 25 and 187 ratings respectively.
Do easyAsPieDB Database App or Collections Database have ads?
Neither easyAsPieDB Database App nor Collections Database shows ads.
Which is updated more often, easyAsPieDB Database App or Collections Database?
easyAsPieDB Database App ships an update every 2 months, and Collections Database fortnightly. Most recently, easyAsPieDB Database App was updated on September 21, 2026 and Collections Database on October 1, 2026.

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