Data Manager Classic vs Garage Time
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Data Manager Classic
Organize any personal data with a customizable database manager. Define your own tables, fields, and relationships to track anything from recipes to expenses. All data remains on your device with optional encryption.
- Customizable tables and fields
- Relational data references
- Sort, group, and filter data
- CSV import/export
- Password protection and encryption
- Image attachments
- Offline data storage
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Database Manager is the personal database app for your own data — books, cocktail recipes, birthdays, car expenses, credit cards, travel packing lists, whatever you need. You define the tables, fields and relationships yourself — no spreadsheet hacks, no cloud account required, no ads. Everything stays on your device. FEATURES • 16 field types: Text, Number, Date, Time, Checkbox, Combobox, Link, Image, Location, Rating and more • Unlimited databases, multiple tables per database • Relational references between tables • Sort, group, filter, totals and group subtotals • Per-field display settings (visibility, color, font size, order) • CSV import / export — compatible with the original data format • Password protection and optional per-field encryption • Image attachments inside records • Custom background image and theme per database • Built for large datasets (tested with 5,000 entries) 19 EXAMPLES INCLUDED Books, movies, contacts, birthdays, bookmarks, car expenses, cocktails, shopping lists, credit cards, travel packing and more — ready to use as templates or just to explore the app. YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU No sign-up, no account, no tracking. Optionally encrypt individual fields with a passphrase you choose. HERITAGE Database Manager is a direct port of the original webOS app "Database Manager" (VivaLV Software, 2012), rebuilt natively for iPhone and iPad.
Garage Time
This app helps mechanics and vehicle owners track all aspects of vehicle maintenance, parts, and labor. It offers VIN scanning, receipt photo import, and detailed cost analysis. Features include customer management, quote generation, and job request handling for professional shops.
- Track vehicle maintenance and parts
- VIN scanning for automatic vehicle details
- Import receipts via photo
- Maintenance reminders
- Cost and time tracking charts
- Customer management and quotes
- Job request handling
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Built for people who keep their vehicles running. Whether you wrench every weekend or run a one-person shop, Garage Time is the no-nonsense way to track every vehicle, every part, every dollar, and every hour you put in. — FOR DIY MECHANICS & ENTHUSIASTS — • Log oil changes, brake jobs, parts swaps, and the time you actually spent in the garage • Scan a VIN with your camera — year, make, model fill in automatically • Photograph receipts; receipts decode into editable records • Maintenance reminders for cars, trucks, motorcycles, and EVs (presets included) • Charts that show where the money and the hours actually go • Partner-friendly amounts: long-press any total to see the real number while showing a friendlier figure to anyone glancing at the screen • Free covers 2 vehicles. Unlock unlimited with the 7-day trial of Plus. — FOR MECHANICS & ONE-PERSON SHOPS — • Customer roster with vehicles, contact info, and lifetime billing at a glance • Build line-item quotes — labor, parts, fees, discounts, tax — and export a branded PDF • Capture a real signature on screen; it lands on the PDF • Accept incoming job requests from your customers in one tap (or convert to a quote) • Set your weekly availability so customers know when you are open • Track every hour billed and every dollar invoiced, broken down by customer and service type • 7-day trial of Shop tier — full access, no card to start — NEW — • Bulk Import (Shop Pro): paste old service-record text, scan a stack of receipts, or photograph a handwritten logbook page — Garage Time turns them into structured records you can edit • Cost-estimate engine: customers tap a service type and see the typical price and time their mechanic has historically charged, drawn from real past work • 7-day free trial across every plan — PRIVACY — Garage Time stores your data in your private iCloud account. We do not have a server, we do not sell your data, we do not run ads. You can export everything as JSON or wipe it all from inside the app at any time. — PRICING — Free: 2 vehicles, basic logbook Customer Plus: $4.99/mo or $39.99/yr — unlimited vehicles, PDFs, cloud sync, send job requests Shop: $29.99/mo or $249/yr — unlimited customers, vehicles, quotes, jobs, signatures, branded PDFs Shop Pro: $59.99/mo or $499/yr — Shop + bulk import + advanced reports + custom branding Optional one-time vehicle packs: +3 slots for $4.99, +10 slots for $12.99 Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before period ends. Manage anytime in Settings → Apple ID→ Subscriptions. Questions? henry.gawelek@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Data Manager Classic at free against Garage Time's freemium. Data Manager Classic also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Garage Time's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Data Manager Classic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Garage Time sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Data Manager Classic against 5.0 for Garage Time. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Data Manager Classic ships an update every 2 weeks, Garage Time every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Data Manager Classic | Garage Time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Andreas Grauf | Henry Gawelek |
Customer experience
Data Manager Classic
Garage Time
In-app purchases
Data Manager Classic
- Data Manager Pro$3.99
Garage Time
- Customer Plus Monthly$4.99
- Vehicle Pack 3$4.99
- Vehicle Pack 10$12.99
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- Shop Standard Monthly$29.99
- Customer Plus Yearly$39.99
- Shop Pro Monthly$59.99
- Shop Standard Yearly$249.99
- Shop Pro Yearly$499.99
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