Ninox vs Riley Form Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ninox
Build custom databases and business applications without coding. Digitize workflows, manage data, and collaborate with your team across devices. Offers templates for CRM, inventory, invoicing, and more.
- No-code app creation
- Customizable databases
- Team collaboration
- Cross-device sync
- Pre-built templates
- Data import/export
- API integration
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Ninox is an easy-to-use database app for your iPhone, iPad, and Mac to help you and your team create, connect, and collaborate with databases. Build tailor-made business apps and databases, also for CRM and ERP, without a single line of code. Digitize your organization, improve your workflows, and become more productive. The Ninox platform is used by individuals, start-ups, agencies, small businesses, and enterprises in a wide range of industries. Ninox provides a large number of use cases, such as inventory, invoicing, accounting, CRM, event management, and real estate. BEST OF THE APP STORE DATABASES "I found it easy to create databases and tables, to import and export data, design appropriate layouts, powerful filtering for fields, and also a very good formula field. Easily the best of the App Store databases." - Alan W - SO MUCH MORE THAN A DATABASE "This really is an outstanding product. More than “just” a database, it’s an entire application development platform." - Andy M - ►SHARE DATA ACROSS ALL YOUR DEVICES Ninox is available for • iPhone • iPad • Mac • Web To sync data on multiple devices, install Ninox on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Download the iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps for free. ►CORE FEATURES • Databases • Tables • Fields • Forms • Views • Import/export • Search • Print • Script • API integration • Manual and automatic backups ►COLLABORATE WITH YOUR TEAM • Real-time sync across devices • Invite collaborators • Set flexible access permissions • Share data with teams • Sync calendar ►TEMPLATES • Contacts • Custom CRM • Inventory • Invoices • Projects • And much more! ►CUSTOMIZE TO YOUR NEEDS • Create forms, fields, and triggers • Smart relations between tables • Build calculations with formula editor Privacy Policy: http://ninox.com/en/clean/privacy General Terms and Conditions: http://ninox.com/en/clean/terms
Riley Form Maker
Design custom forms and surveys with a variety of modern input elements. Collect data offline and view it in a tabulated grid. Export your data in CSV format for easy backups and analysis.
- Custom form creation
- Modern input elements
- Offline data collection
- Tabulated data view
- CSV data export
- Presentation mode
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Create custom forms that can be filled right on your device. Modern form elements Build forms using personalized labels, input fields, photo selectors, custom images, dropdown picker lists, date selectors, time selectors, multiple choice lists, toggle switches and completion validations. Presentation mode Display forms in clean full screen mode Record level data view Tabulated grid view with support for record level sharing and data modifications. Data export Make form data backups in CSV format. No internet connection required Build forms and collect data even when your device does not have internet connection. Pro Edition (available through In-App Purchase): - removes all free edition watermarks - unlocks unlimited number of forms and entries - one time upgrade, no recurring subscription charges Learn more at rileyformmaker.aidaluu.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ninox at none against Riley Form Maker's 1. Ninox also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (72% vs 50%). Riley Form Maker's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Riley Form Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ninox asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Ninox against 4.1 for Riley Form Maker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ninox has 156 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Ninox's written reviews are positive against 50% of Riley Form Maker's.
Ninox ships an update every 9 days, Riley Form Maker every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ninox | Riley Form Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (156 ratings) | 4.1 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 156 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 404 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ninox Software GmbH | Aidaluu Inc. |
Customer experience
Ninox
Riley Form Maker
Bugs and requests
Ninox
Reported bugs
4 issues- Freezing and crashing on iPad
- Sync issues with iCloud databases
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- Inconsistent behavior of UI elements
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved text formatting tools
- Ability to link multiple databases
- More advanced charting and reporting
- Better import/export functionality
Riley Form Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ninox
No in-app purchases
Riley Form Maker
- Pro Edition$9.99
