SymbolCraft vs MobileDB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
SymbolCraft
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SymbolCraft is a fast, native catalog and inspector for browsing SF Symbols and Apple system symbols on iPhone and iPad. Built for Apple-platform developers, designers, students, and curious makers, SymbolCraft helps you find the right symbol, preview how it behaves, and copy what you need without leaving your device. - Browse A Native Symbol Catalog Explore organized categories, scan a spacious adaptive grid, and move quickly through the symbol library with a touch-first interface that also feels at home on iPad. - Search By Name And Synonym Find symbols by the words you already use. Search stays fast, local, and focused so you can get from idea to symbol name with less friction. - Inspect Before You Copy Open any symbol to review its name, categories, synonyms, availability, restrictions, and accessibility details in one clear detail workflow. - Preview And Customize Experiment with rendering modes, colors, palette behavior, font weight, scale, variable values where available, and symbol animations directly on your device. - Favorite Your Regulars Save symbols you use often and return to them quickly from a dedicated favorites area. Favorites stay local and are part of the free core experience. - Copy And Export For Real Work Copy symbol names and available implementation details from the inspector, and use individual export actions where supported by the app. - Private, Offline, And Indie-Built No accounts, no analytics, no ads, no tracking, and no cloud sync. SymbolCraft is designed as a focused local tool, not a design-system manager or backend service. SymbolCraft Pro is an optional one-time lifetime upgrade for saved-work productivity, including project collections, saved symbol recipes, batch export workflows, and advanced export presets as they are available in the app. Download SymbolCraft and keep a simple, lovable, complete symbol reference with you wherever you build.
MobileDB
Access and manage PostgreSQL databases directly from your iPhone or iPad. Browse, query, and edit data securely over TLS or SSH. Build custom dashboards and work safely in production environments.
- Connect to any Postgres database
- Browse, query, and edit data
- Secure TLS and SSH tunneling
- SQL editor with autocomplete
- Build native dashboards
- Production safety features
- Demo mode for instant exploration
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MobileDB is a native PostgreSQL client for iPhone and iPad. Connect straight from your device to any Postgres database - over TLS or through an in-app SSH tunnel - and browse, query, and edit your data from anywhere. There is no backend and no account: your credentials live in the iOS Keychain and your data travels only between your device and your own servers. TRY IT INSTANTLY ⢠Tap "Try the Demo" for a built-in sample database - browse tables and explore live dashboards with no account, no server, and no setup CONNECT YOUR WAY ⢠Save multiple connections with passwords and SSH keys secured in the Keychain ⢠TLS modes: require & verify, allow self-signed, or disable for local networks ⢠Built-in SSH tunneling (the app does the ssh -L for you) with trust-on-first-use host-key pinning for databases behind a bastion BROWSE ⢠Schema ā table ā row navigation with search ⢠Structure view: columns, types, primary-key badges, defaults ⢠Paginated data grid with sorting, sticky column headers, and one-tap refresh ⢠Tap any cell to inspect and copy the full value ⢠Filter by a value, or jump along a foreign key to the referenced row QUERY ⢠SQL editor with autocomplete (tables, columns, keywords) ⢠Query history and saved queries ⢠Export results to CSV or JSON EDIT ⢠Type-aware row editor - toggles for booleans, number pads, date pickers, UUID helpers ⢠Insert, update, and delete keyed on the primary key ⢠Unsaved-changes guard so you never lose an edit by accident DASHBOARDS ⢠Build quick, native dashboards right on your phone - no SQL required ⢠"Total count" for a big-number metric (e.g. total users) ⢠"Count over time" - pick a date column and a window (24h to 12 months) for a trend chart ⢠"Count by category" - a bar chart broken down by any column ⢠Or write custom SQL and pick how to chart it (number, bar, line, or table) ⢠Charts render natively with Swift Charts; refresh a whole dashboard with one tap WORK SAFELY IN PRODUCTION ⢠Tag a connection as Development, Staging, or Production ⢠Production shows an always-on red banner so you always know where you are ⢠Open any connection read-only - the session is read-only and all write UI is hidden ⢠A destructive-statement guard warns before UPDATE/DELETE without WHERE, and TRUNCATE / DROP / ALTER Postgres-only today, with an engine-agnostic core so more databases can follow. MobileDB collects no analytics and shows no ads. It has no servers of its own.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MobileDB at daily against SymbolCraft's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SymbolCraft ships an update every 2 months, MobileDB daily. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SymbolCraft | MobileDB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | ā | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | ā | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Remi Herbiet | Rinat Maltsev |
In-app purchases
SymbolCraft
No in-app purchases
MobileDB
No in-app purchases





