HanDBase Database Manager

Now that I have several databases with 500 records this app crashes every few minutes while using. I have paid for the app so it’s disappointing that requests for support go unanswered. If you have a serious use for this program I would avoid it.

BEWARE! I discovered this bug luckily before 2031 so I have a while to find a replacement. The Dev says he has no interest in fixing it.

Bought and used the app during the age of Intel Macs. Won’t run on a desktop now. “iOS 3.1.2 or higher” !?Documentation is rubbish. No longer need a relational DB. Looking elsewhere.

This app worked OK until I had more than approx 50 records in a db. Each db is pretty simple, an artist’s painting db, each record with minimal fields. When it approached 50 records it constantly crashes upon data entry, doesn’t save the data, and/or refuses to even open. I can’t even scroll through the records without it crashing. Bought the desktop app thinking at least I can still be productive if the phone app is crap. Nope, the desktop app is equally crap. Doesn’t do me much good to sync if it doesn’t carry over the actual photos of the paintings. A complete waste of money. Tried emailing the developer more than once and have never received a response. Bad coding, bad apps, and bad customer service. Tracking via Pages or Numbers would be more productive, more efficient, and less infuriating than using this abomination of an app.

This is an excellent application. I’ve been using it for years and I have over 80 databases. It is so useful that it has a coveted position as one of my four Home Screen dock apps. I use it to track my DVD collection, products I have purchased, movies I have watched, payments to various vendors, and many other lists. It is very useful and flexible because you can see data in so many different ways by sorting and selecting on various fields.

I started using this on a Palm Pilot in 2001, and it has been serving me well since. To my mind, its biggest limitation is that it does not understand SQL. I just downloaded the Forms tool, and am still figuring that out.

Good app. But it is complex and takes a lot of time to setup. Best for an app developer to make for internal users. Not for creating quick databases

I have been using HanDBase for nearly 20 years, beginning on a Palm V - a little over a month ago, I upgraded my iPhone to a 2020 SE, and now I get the following message when I try to sync with the desktop: when I try to sync to HanDBase desktop, I get the following message: "Error: To Use this Feature You must Connect to a WiFi Network" I am connected to the same WiFi Network as my desktop! This is a known issue and I reported this issue to the developer on July 2. They keep saying they are working on a fix and offered to let me do beta testing but they haven’t come up with any fixes yet. Maybe giving them a poor review will light a fire under them - I am really frustrated with them!!!