HanDBase for iPad
Database Manager
$9.99 · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Powerful relational database manager now available for the iPad!
Please Note: This version is optimized for the iPad, if you have an iPhone, there is a separate version available in the App Store.
Track almost anything. Examples:
Shopping Lists,DVD Collections,Passwords,Prayer Lists,To Dos,Workouts,Recipes,Checkbook,Weight Loss,Auto Mileage
Inventory,Surveys,Directories,Time/Billing
CRM,Deliveries,Estimates
Patient Lists,Billing Codes,Charge Capture
* Create and Edit Databases right on your iPad
* 19 different field types
* Relational- link between different database tables
* Sorting,Filtering, and Customized Views
* Field level Encryption
* Optional Forms Designer available via In-App Purchase
* Desktop Connect- connect via web browser and load/save databases, import/export
* Databases emailed to you can be opened from the mail program and synced right into HanDBase
* Backup and Install databases directly from the iTunes cabled interface.
* Integration w/ HanDBase Gallery-download over 2000 templates
* Support for photos, GPS/Maps, and barcode scanning via camera equipped devices
We are a world leader in the mobile database space and have compatible solutions (sold separately) for desktops, synchronization to programs like Microsoft Access, SQL Server, Filemaker, and most ODBC enabled apps. See our web site for more details and options: http://www.ddhsoftware.com/iPad
Please Note: The HanDBase database format does not support Unicode, so while English and most European languages are supported, other languages are not.
more I’ve been a HanDBase user in the past and recently had a need for a database on my iPad. So I went back to HanDBase, paid the fee, downloaded the app and got to work. Having entered a small but significant amount of data, I decided to test out how HanDBase could be used to back up this data and thus protect me from future data loss. Unfortunately, the Desktop Connect feature that I used to use on the HanDBase version on my iPhone doesn’t seem to work on the iPad version of the app. I went to ddhsoftware’s support site but couldn’t find help there. I also noted that the support site seems quite outdated (meaning the content, not the form). This leads me to ask the following question: Is HanDBase for iPad being actively supported?
I’ve been a HanDBase user in the past and recently had a need for a database on my iPad. So I went back to HanDBase, paid the fee, downloaded the app and got to work. Having entered a small but significant amount of data, I decided to test out how HanDBase could be used to back up this data and thus protect me from future data loss. Unfortunately, the Desktop Connect feature that I used to use on the HanDBase version on my iPhone doesn’t seem to work on the iPad version of the app. I went to ddhsoftware’s support site but couldn’t find help there. I also noted that the support site seems quite outdated (meaning the content, not the form). This leads me to ask the following question: Is HanDBase for iPad being actively supported?
I noticed that it has been a year since the last time anything has been done with the app by the developer. A lot of things have advanced since that short time ago. Is there any chance that there will be a Major update to the HanDBase app? I use this application quite a lot, and every time I open the app l am reminded of Windows 95 or maybe the version just after dos 3. Please bring the app forward since the start of the GUI and present us with something new and fresh. Please.
I noticed that it has been a year since the last time anything has been done with the app by the developer. A lot of things have advanced since that short time ago. Is there any chance that there will be a Major update to the HanDBase app? I use this application quite a lot, and every time I open the app l am reminded of Windows 95 or maybe the version just after dos 3. Please bring the app forward since the start of the GUI and present us with something new and fresh. Please.
This app has a lot of potential, but it's honestly not worth the effort to set up. The developers don't really seem to "get" iOS app design. For example, when creating a database, there are 100 possible fields in a database, which are presented in a list. This list cannot be reordered, so if you need to add a field between the current field 3 and field 4 in a list of 20 fields, you'd have to change every field from 4-21, instead of adding one field and just moving it to the position you want it to be. Another example: when entering data in an integer-only field, the app doesn't bring up the numeric keyboard, so there are extra key presses required every time just to bring up the number keys. It may be a good database, but the interface is so bad I never really got to the point that I'd be willing to use it.
This app has a lot of potential, but it's honestly not worth the effort to set up. The developers don't really seem to "get" iOS app design. For example, when creating a database, there are 100 possible fields in a database, which are presented in a list. This list cannot be reordered, so if you need to add a field between the current field 3 and field 4 in a list of 20 fields, you'd have to change every field from 4-21, instead of adding one field and just moving it to the position you want it to be. Another example: when entering data in an integer-only field, the app doesn't bring up the numeric keyboard, so there are extra key presses required every time just to bring up the number keys. It may be a good database, but the interface is so bad I never really got to the point that I'd be willing to use it.
HandBase can create databases easily. Love how can update on the fly by assigning new field types and views. Would like to have option to store db file on cloud service to use with iPhone and iPad.
HandBase can create databases easily. Love how can update on the fly by assigning new field types and views. Would like to have option to store db file on cloud service to use with iPhone and iPad.
- Removed certain sample databases included in previous update
- Adjusted quick search bar text color to be more easily readable.
4.9.84 06/15/2023
Bug fixes and small improvements. Fix for problem allowing synchronization from desktop and laptop computers, problem with printing records on iOS 16+, and a few others.
4.9.83 06/03/2023
Fixed a crash that occurred when running on older (iOS 10.3.x) devices and using forms on a database.
4.9.078 09/18/2018
Fix for a bug with selecting text in multiline text fields on iOS 11.
Fix for a bug when uploading PDB files via the web browser (Desktop Connect) interface
4.9.077 09/09/2018
Apologies to those iOS10.x iPad users for the issue with the List View in the update just released- this version should address that issue. Here's a recap of what else is new for 2018:
* TouchID support- optionally use your fingerprint on compatible devices to open your password protected databases
* Data detectors in view record screen - tap underlined text within a text or note field to dial, launch a URL, send an email, etc.
* Now text and note fields will show an x button to the right to easily clear the field when editing.
* Compress View option for view record screen - only shows fields that have values set.
* Many bug fixes
Please leave a positive review and recommend us to your friends and coworkers. Thanks for your continued support!
4.9.075 01/18/2018
Lots of improvements and new features in this update!
* TouchID support- optionally use your fingerprint on compatible devices to open your password protected databases
* Data detectors in view record screen - tap underlined text within a text or note field to dial, launch a URL, send an email, etc.
* Now text and note fields will show an x button to the right to easily clear the field when editing.
* Compress View option for view record screen - only shows fields that have values set.
* Many bug fixes
Please leave a positive review and recommend us to your friends and coworkers. Thanks for your continued support!
4.9.074 01/15/2018
fixed missing icons when editing popups on newer OS releases
4.9.073 09/22/2016
Support for Split Screen Multitasking
64 Bit support
Bug fixes and improvements
4.9.071 07/19/2016
Bug fixes:
iOS8 - could not delete records
pre-iOS8 - keyboard coming up would scroll text out of view
4.9.063 10/26/2014
iOS8 Compatibility Fixes
CSV Import Capability from other apps
4.9.062 10/08/2014
Bug Fixes:
- Crash on DB Popup select in some instances
- Could not enter negative numbers on numeric fields due to new Number pad. Added Minus button to toolbar above.
- Further refinement of Text scrolling in Edit Record screen. When entering multiple pages of text in a note field.
- Fix Forms screen editor tint color for iOS7 on iPad
- Fixed disappearing Choose Database icon if auto-database close was set.
- Date/Time Picker on iPad Dark Theme missing buttons to save/cancel in Edit Record screen
- Color Picker on iPad was offset and missing Choose and Cancel buttons which were offscreen.
4.9.03 10/02/2013
New features in 4.9.02:
- Keyboard for Integer and Float fields now uses the numeric dial-pad style keyboard
- Increased Max categories supported
Bug fixes for 4.9.02
- Selecting Camera caused Crash under iOS7
- Show Database List Toggle icon moves when you return from DB properties out of list view
- If Microsoft Skydrive was installed, HanDBase attachments would not launch HanDBase. Added the UTI type that Microsoft was using for PDB files to HanDBase to prevent this.
- Run Report Screen- if the values you were totaling were all 0, the program could crash due to a divide by 0 error when calculating stats .
- Strange artifact showing in run report screen on iOS7
- Setting Field Name above FIeld Value overlaps the two vertically in the Edit Record screen
- Long text in Edit Record screen would keep scrolling up so you couldn't see where the cursor was.
- Email record as text was not including headers.
- Popup list can get cut off in a custom form if really long
- Last Edited record not in view when you return from adding a record. Needs to scroll up
- Edit Record screen, under iOS7 changed margins were making some columns not line up
- Remove Separate Editor options- no need for this screen any more with the new functionality of the editor in the Edit Record screen
4.9.02 09/25/2013
New Features in 4.9.0:
- All new UI for iOS7
- Partially updated UI for iOS6
- Two New Color Themes, all new retina display graphics throughout
- AirDrop Support - send/sync a database directly to another device.
- Print/Save a form as a PDF while editing a record. When you're in a record that is a custom designed form, you can print that form to an Airprint printer, attach it as a PDF to an email, or open it in iBooks, GoodReader, etc. Bye bye paper forms!
- Two line record display in list view so you can see more data without having to open a record.
- New Super Search feature- the Quick Search and Advanced Search feature got together and their offspring is a much simpler and more powerful version than either of it's parents!
- Settings are now live- as you tweak the font settings or themes you can see the changes happen in the background.
- Ability to Export a database as CSV and open in Numbers, email, etc.
- Ability to email records or a single record as a CSV file
- New Database receive handler which gives you the option to overwrite or sync with an existing database when you open it from an email, dropbox, AirDrop, etc.
- New Icon
- Form Wizard enhanced- makes better designed forms automatically
- New Choose Database Screen.
- When you provide a database to others online (ie, via the gallery or via a website upload) and you share that link with others, you provide them with a handbase:// link instead of the http:// link. When you do this, HanDBase handles the download but not only that, it remembers the link it got it from and automatically checks for updates to that database in the background. This means that you can release information to your coworkers, students, etc and they will be able to automatically receive the updates to this database!
And so much more.. Best of all, this is a free update to you. We hope you'll love this update and simply ask that you please post some great reviews to return the favor!
4.9.0 09/17/2013
New Features in HanDBase v4.8.715:
*Forms Designer- Added Copy form to other database option
*Shows Field # in the field list
*Field Names now Shown in Calculation Editor
*Open Database launch command: handbase://databasename will open HanDBase to a specific database
*Gesture added- two finger swipe left will close to the Home screen from View/Edit Record or Form screen.
*Images are zoomable when viewed in the photo picker screen.
*Preference for Image quality in settings. Can now select Full Size images if desired.
*Photo Picker screen now allows selection from HanDBase library as well.
*Image manager shows file's names
*Image manager delete does not return to the front of Coverflow.
*Keyboard now hides when switching between screens in database properties.
Bug Fixes:
*Hide DB List button text shows label "Hide DB" even when you have hidden it- supposed to toggle to "Show DB".
*Buttons to jump to a form on iPad with split keyboard will cause crash when set. (also next/prev, etc buttons added by designer, not in toolbar)
*Occasional Crash on switching databases in iPad
*If a database was opened and the last record was selected, it was not scrolled fully into view in most cases.
*Fix crashing on open of attachments from other apps.
*Fix crashing when jumping to a form in another db
*Fix crashing that comes from two finger left-swiping in list view
*When a form had an image control in it, the controls after the image control may fail to load their values
*Settings change detection warning should only show first time.
*Switching from File Cabinet Style to Classic in settings would show some database names still indented.
4.8.715 02/19/2013
- New Retina Toolbar Icons
- New Checkbox Graphic
The follow other bugs were addressed as well:
- Fixed crash bug when in Form's wizard and tried to select a view.
- Opening the forms designer from Portrait mode and via the Database Popover menu would not take over full screen and instead be drawn behind the Form selector.
- Fixed bug with Classic theme in settings due to iOS6 change in the color being used.
4.8.710 10/15/2012
Emergency Bugfix for iOS6 compatibility. Prior versions crashed when launching the Database Properties under iOS6.
The follow other bugs were addressed as well:
- Fixed bug where scrolling in a form and then pressing a button to jump to another form would not return scrolling to the top of the form.
- Conditional fields were not evaluating Relationships.
- Using Barcode scanner external field type would cause autofocus to stop working when going to later take a photo using the Camera external field type.
- Selecting an image for a form would sometimes crash if there were a lot of images. Image Browser now draws dynamically instead of loading all images at once.
- Fixed bug where program could crash while in Choose database screen if no databases had been open and the auto save feature would kick in.
- Changed support button link to valid link- prior link was no longer valid.
Other Changes for this version:
- Settings Button added to Choose Database screen
- Ability to manage/delete images in the HanDBase Image library
- Delete Image button added to delete unneeded image files when selecting an image in the forms designer.
If you like frequent updates, please keep the positive reviews coming. They are so appreciated!
4.8.700 09/26/2012
New features added in 4.8.6:
- Gesture support in record List View:
* Two Finger Swipe Down to scroll to top of list
* Two Finger Swipe Up to scroll to bottom of list
* Two finger Swipe Left to close database and return to Choose Database Screen
* One finger Swipe Left to shift columns by one to the right
* One finger Swipe Right to shift columns by one to the left
- Open In.. menu option in Choose Database when managing a database. Save a database to other compatible applications such as DropBox.
- Images captured via External field camera or photo picker are now saved as JPG instead of PNG. This gives better compatibility with desktop software when imported.
Bug Fixes in 4.8.6:
- When a database or form was opened from an email or other application into HanDBase a copy of the database was left behind in a temporary location.
- When filtering on a calculated field with a date result format, filters other than the custom date range filter would fail to work.
- When editing a calculation field, if you changed the Result Format and then Edited the Formula, the result format would revert back to the original setting.
4.8.6 05/30/2012
Fixed the following bugs:
- Issue with form files disappearing after being created.
- Unable to conditionally show form controls if they were set to show a field's value.
4.8.5 12/03/2011
Bug fix release.
- Floating point constants were evaluating to zero, thus giving wrong calculated value.
- Crashing when moving or resizing controls in the forms designer.
4.8.4 11/15/2011
Fixed several urgent iOS5 related bugs:
- Issue with syncing/downloading large database files
- Crashing on opening of databases that had calculated fields that involved floating point numbers.
4.8.3 11/08/2011
Fixed bug introduced in 4.8.1 where app could crash when following a link, linked, relationship or DB Popup field type.
4.8.2 10/20/2011
iOS5 compatibility fixes
Fixed the following additional bugs:
- There was a small chance where Background autosave could be happening as a database was closing in the foreground. This could cause problems with the program either crashing or corrupting the data.
- When a form button has the action 'Go to first record' the program will go to the first actual record, not the first filtered record.
- Changing the form's title setting doesn't always stick.
- When in a form, if you are editing text in a text box, pressing the next or previous record buttons causes a crash.
- In Form Properties even if the 'Show Cancel Button' is not ticked, it still shows in the form.
- A Picture control in a form does not execute Increment and Decrement actions.
4.8.1 10/18/2011
Version 4.8.0 includes these bug fixes:
- Unable to select a static image from the Picture button control's attributes page using the image picker.
- Color Picker was not always showing the brightness bar along the bottom (sometimes cut off on iPad).
- Auto save in the background was not always functioning correctly.
- Jump to form in other db causes crash
- Fixed a number of memory leaks that could cause random crashing when working in forms (designing and using both)
- Creating new Form issue where form did not get unique ID.
- Pasting a large value in the caption for a label, button, etc could cause a crash if there was more than 127 characters in it.
- Longer values than allowed in form name, form title, scale factor, etc would also cause a crash
4.8.0 09/19/2011
v4.7.92 is an emergency update correcting an issue with the in-app purchase product (Forms Designer) just added in 4.7.8
New features in v4.7.8 of HanDBase for iPad:
Forms support!
Optional Forms designer available via In-App Purchase.
Some Sample databases now have forms to go with them.
Ability to hide Choose Database view in landscape
New External field type- Bar Code scanner using camera on iPad2
4.7.92 08/16/2011
v4.7.9 is an EMERGENCY update correcting an issue with purchasing the in-app purchase product (Forms Designer) just added in 4.7.8
New features added in v4.7.8:
Forms support!
Optional Forms designer available via In-App Purchase (Go to Database Properties for any database, and choose Forms).
Some Sample databases now have forms to go with them.
Ability to hide Choose Database view in landscape
New External field type- Bar Code scanner using camera on iPad2
4.7.9 08/12/2011
- Removed certain sample databases included in previous update
- Adjusted quick search bar text color to be more easily readable.
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