Database vs Rowid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Database
This app allows you to create custom databases on your mobile device to organize various types of information. It supports numerous data types and offers features for easy data entry and management, suitable for personal or small business use.
- Customizable data tables
- Effortless data entry
- Support for over 10 data types
- Card view for data presentation
- Versatile use cases
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PocketDB transforms your mobile device into a powerful personal database, enabling you to store, organise, and access all your essential information on the go. Whether you're managing a collection, tracking personal projects, or simply keeping detailed lists, PocketDB puts the power of data management right at your fingertips. Features: - Customisable Data Tables: Create tables for anything from your book collection to your fitness progress. - Effortless Data Entry: Add, edit, and delete records with ease. - More than 10 data types including text, numbers, dates, and even custom selection pickers. - Card view Use cases: - Personal Inventory Management: Track belongings with details like warranty, condition, and value. - Fitness and Health Tracking: Log workouts and diet, tracking fitness goals and health data. - Event Planning: Manage details for events, including guest lists, budgets, and schedules. - Learning and Education: Organise study materials, track assignments, and monitor educational progress. - Hobby Collections: Catalog items in collections, detailing origin, condition, and value. - Small Business Inventory: Manage product details, stock levels, and supplier information for businesses. - Freelance Project Management: Keep tabs on projects, client details, deadlines, and payments. - Real Estate Management: Organise listings, client details, and appointments for real estate activities. - Educational Tools for Teachers: Maintain detailed records on student performance and lesson plans. - Group Travel Planning: Coordinate trip details, including itineraries and budgets, among group members. - Community Organisations: Manage memberships, events, and volunteer tasks for clubs or community groups. - Research Projects: Collaborate on projects with shared databases for data collection and literature reviews. - Writing and Publishing: Track submissions, publications, and feedback for written works. - Artwork Portfolio Management: Catalog artworks with comprehensive details on exhibitions and sales. - Recipe Database: Compile and share recipes, including ingredients, instructions, and photos. - Budget Tracking: Monitor personal finances, including income, expenses, and savings. - Investment Portfolio: Track personal investments, stock performance, and financial trends. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/thirtynineapps-privacy/home
Rowid
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Someone sends you a database. You are not at your desk. Rowid opens it on your phone — and tells you the truth about what is inside, including the parts other viewers quietly skip. WHAT IT OPENS SQLite databases (.sqlite, .db, .sqlite3), CSV and TSV, JSON and NDJSON, XML, YAML, Apple property lists and .strings, SQL dumps from MySQL and PostgreSQL, pg_dump custom-format archives, Apache Parquet, Apache Avro, and plain logs. Open them from Files, or send one to Rowid from Mail, Slack or any share sheet. IT DOES NOT LIE TO YOU Most viewers show you fewer rows and say nothing. Rowid says something. • A database shared without its write-ahead log is missing rows. Rowid names the missing file and warns you, because SQLite itself raises no error. • A corrupt page stops other tools dead. Rowid recovers the rows either side of the damage and tells you how many it could not reach. • NULL, an empty string and an empty BLOB are three different facts, drawn three different ways. • Core Data timestamps are seconds since 2001, not 1970. Printed raw they are wrong by 31 years — plausibly enough that nobody notices. Rowid decodes them. • A SQL dump that partly fails is reported statement by statement, with the reason for each. BUILT FOR BIG FILES A 2.8-million-row database opens in well under a second and pages instantly at any depth, because the row order is indexed once rather than re-sorted on every scroll. A 120 MB CSV is read by byte offset, so jumping to the last row is immediate. Nothing is loaded into memory that does not need to be. IT CANNOT CHANGE YOUR FILE Rowid copies your file into its own storage and reads the copy. While you browse it re-checks the original's size, modification date and content hash, and shows the result at the bottom of the screen — including when it could not check. IT WORKS IN AIRPLANE MODE Nothing is uploaded, because nothing can be: the app links no networking framework at all. No account, no analytics, no ads, no tracking. FREE AND PAID Reading your files is free, at any size — opening, browsing, searching and sorting, in every format above. Rowid Pro adds the schema view, SQL queries, export as CSV/JSON/SQL/Markdown, and saved queries. One payment, or a subscription with a 3-day free trial. ELEVEN LANGUAGES English, 中文, हिन्दी, Español, العربية, Français, বাংলা, Português, Bahasa Indonesia, Tiếng Việt, اردو — with proper right-to-left layout, while the data grid and the SQL editor stay left-to-right where they belong. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Both subscriptions start with a 3-day free trial, which becomes a paid subscription automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before it ends. Rowid Pro Monthly — US$1.99/month. Rowid Pro Yearly — US$9.99/year. Both renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends; manage or cancel in your Apple ID settings. Rowid Pro Lifetime — US$24.99, a single payment that does not renew. Privacy Policy: https://htphuc1994.github.io/mathduel-site/rowid-privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Database at none against Rowid's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Rowid sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Database asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Database | Rowid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LEAP STUDIO | Phuc Huynh |
In-app purchases
Database
No in-app purchases
Rowid
- Rowid Pro — Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Rowid Pro — Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Rowid Pro — Lifetime$24.99









