Ninox Database for iPhone 4+

I use the iPhone, iPad, and Mac versions of the Ninox app. From other reviews, it seems that the interface and experience was inconsistent between the different devices, but that seems to no longer be the case as there is one consistent look and experience across all three for me. The sync via iCloud works fairly well, too, with one note able exception, as there is no option to manually force a sync with the files in iCloud. That means that sometimes, upon working with data on one device, then switching to another, the data does not always match up. I’ve found a workaround by waiting before closing the app on the first device and then force closing the app, if it’s open, on the second and reopening it, but that is somewhat tedious. A sync option or button somewhere would hopefully improve this significantly. (That said, I’m not a software developer, so I don’t know what it would take to implement such an option.) Otherwise, it’s great, just that one glaring omission that is easy to work around.

I spent years developing big Access databases with SQL backend. I like Access so that makes me a little odd but Ninox is doing a good job. I switched to Mac and never liked my options until this. I sculpt and update from my phone, add photos and then later may use the Mac for some work, printing inventory etc. Recently found a bug in navigation and the folks in Germany had it fixed in 48 hours. If I read the manual I would likely love it more but I am busy sculpting.

I have been using FileMaker Pro for over 20 years, and after reading the review on Ninox and seeing so many people remark about how they like Ninox as much as FileMaker, I decided to try it. I have spent many hours trying to understand this database, and thus far it has been nothing but frustrating. Having said that, my negative rating of this app isn’t based so much on the capabilities of the app because I have no idea what it can do; my review is mostly based on how hard it is to make any sense of this app. I have read the so-called “Manual” and the very first thing it says is “The best way to learn about Ninox is by trying.” The rest of the “Manual” is as useless as that first line. Hot garbage. So now, my $1600 Apple computer is sitting here bored while I use my 9-year-old piece of crap hp laptop because that’s where my FileMaker Pro software is and learning Ninox doesn’t seem to be worth the effort.