Tap Forms Organizer 5 Database Negative Reviews

Tap Forms Organizer 5 Database App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024

Tap Forms Organizer 5 Database app received 20 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using Tap Forms Organizer 5 Database? Can you share your negative thoughts about tap forms organizer 5 database?

Tap Forms Organizer 5 Database for Negative User Reviews

✓ Launch a disaster for migratorsMigration from iOS-to-iOS and macOS-to-iOS has been a meltdown nightmare for this launch. Developer will iron out the teething problems in time, however removing Dropbox and iCloud sync has really hurt the ecosystem given that many have come to love that sync feature with their databases. Local sync is also problematic as it is unintuitive and not bi-directional! Not bi-directional!!! What! There is also a hidden setting that lets you 'send' a database to another Tap Forms app, but because of its obscured nature it should be eliminated and replaced with proper sync functionality instead of making users guess what is happening to their data. Also, why is the BEAM (icon) functionality still there if 'sending' databases is now the 'new' method. Overall the new structure of database files is a great inclusion and brings an element of modernisation to the ecosystem and interface, but the unintuitive aspects of it is marred by interface decisions that require guesswork and more taps then necessary. At the moment I only recommend if the developer will take on board customer feedback on future updates and hopefully reverts to certain functionality and GUI decisions that made the original great along with improving the sync functionality..R0b011Version: 5.0

✓ Dark mode etcIt's disappointing that an app of this price has such poor and partial fake mode support. Similarly, the use of emoji as icons rather than SFSymbols, the clunky file browsing interface, the awkward iCloud implementation all give the impression of an app written a while ago and failing to make use of more recent improvements. All these feature feel like things which have been grudgingly updated without being really wholeheartedly integrated. Which is a shame because with a bit more modern polish this would be a five star app. What it does is enormously powerful and very useful indeed..JohnguiltyVersion: 5.3.31

✓ App crashes often; sync failsTrying to create a search crashes the app. Nearby sync doesn’t work..JackSlackVersion: 5.3.15

✓ Lost form during iCloud syncThis is usually a great app, so i don’t feel happy to leave a negative review. But I’m even less happy about data loss. I really need apps that organise my data to be totally reliable. Unfortunately simply by completing an iCloud sync between iPad and iPhone this app has wiped out an entire form of really important records. That’s really not good. Also, unfortunately, there seems no way to recover, unless the support team have any ideas how to help. If my data is recoverable, I will change my review back to 5 stars. If not, however, I will have to avoid this app totally as it’s not acceptable to lose data like this. Plus, if the app supported iCloud drive, maybe I’d be able to recover from iCloud’s version history. I’m leaving 2 stars rather than 1 because it is actually a powerful and well designed app that I’ve used for a while. Losing data however does warrant 1 star….AgeerevVersion: 5.3.30

✓ Crashes frequentlyI finally decided to update my iOS (iPhone 12, iOS 15.4) Tap forms app from the older V4, to this current V5. The migration was easy but a bit involved (basically doing a migration/convert backup then restoring via the new app). All seemed well, but while browsing my data, it crashed (app just disappeared and was back to my phone Home Screen). I though ok, it might happen once after converting data, so I thought I’d do a database maintenance which might help. Doing that should also make the database smaller or at least the same, but it made it a lot bigger. Not a big deal, figured that might have something to do with fixing the crash problem. Browsed some more and noticed my attachments were missing. Also noticed font settings were not correct. Then, it crashed again. Tried a second database maintenance and this time it made the database even bigger again - so much for compacting it - and I hadn’t touched, edited or added any data, just browsing through it. So, not a good or recommended upgrade (or new purchase for those of you considering this) with all the crashing, as the older version has always been rock solid and never crashed. I was also going to purchase the Mac desktop version (very expensive) but that’s on hold indefinitely now, may just return to using the older iOS version, but I’ll see what happens with crash fixes in the very near future to decide. I can say it is a really nice system/app, at least the older version is, but not the new version because, more than any new minor features, you have to be able to trust an app with all your data, and not have it crash, and this newer version can’t be trusted at this point, even though it has been available for years already. Update re developer response: Thanks for the reply and info. A backup of my database cannot be provided because it contains confidential data, but I can say it was all only text data (no images, etc). As for database size, it did reduce in size after exiting and restarting the app, going from 6.3MB to 4.2MB as you said, but in the older version of the app the same exact database was 1.1MB, so still very substantially bigger..MasterFRVersion: 5.3.24

✓ Unreliable sync - beware!Great database, best OFFLINE functionality on the App Store. Even supports scripting. But if you want to sync your data, particularly with photos or attachments, it’s actually shockingly bad! You absolutely cannot trust anything important to it if you want to sync across devices, which kinda breaks the most important function of a database — not to lose your data! Unfortunately Tap Forms has not been able to reliably sync for a very long time. I have other apps, such as the fantastic 2Do, that sync attachments just fine over iCloud or Dropbox. Not sure why Dropbox sync can’t be done for Tap Forms, but as it is, this app is unusable for me, until syncing works properly and without any problems..BelovedraVersion: 5.3.9

✓ App not letting me add a new fieldUpdate3: Guess if I don't write here, I don't get a response. Nope, the save button doesn't completely resolve the issue. Plus if the save button is so important, it should replace the copy icon. Poor design logic. Update2: I start with no documents at all. So first I create a document. Second I press Add Form and a form is created and opens the area where fields can be added. Third the first field that I add is a Date field. No problems so far. Fourth I add another field, say set it as a Note field. When it goes back to the area to add fields, only the Date field is showing. The Note field is not shown. So I close the app and open it up and still only the Date field is showing. So I close the app, double-press the home button, flip up the app screen to completely close it, and then open up the app again. Finally, the Note field is visible. Very frustrating to create a form. Update: The field is added, but one has to close the app completely (including closing the app by double-tapping the home button) and then reopen the app to see the added field. What a joke! Just downloaded the app and the app is not letting me add a new field. No idea what that double rectangle icon is supposed to do but it does nothing when pressed. Will try to get a refund if issue is not solved. So far, waste of time..Hawaiian808808Version: 5.1.2

✓ Doesn’t sync with iOSSyncing with Mac to iOS via iCloud does work..1289361426134Version: 5.3.5

✓ Thinking of upgrading! Don't...I didn't do enough due diligence before buying the upgrade, and I deeply regret it. There is no way I need or want another cloud service account, especially an obscure one, simply to sync my data across my devices. The previous Dropbox sync option is gone, iCloud is not supported, so you either have to jump through the hoops of a new service or use a screwy local sync method. Sync is hard, but it's solved by many developers in less troublesome ways. My advice? Stick with v.4.x, or look for a different app. Hello Apple? Looking for a refund....Mrym9mVersion: 5.0.4

✓ Don't waste your cashI hate this app. Not at all intuitive and could not connect/sync with my Mac DO NOT RECOMMEND. Stay away from it..BMac Computer ServicesVersion: 5.0.7

✓ DisappointingI wanted a database to create invoices and custom contracts for customers. It works fine, but the presentation is abysmal. I can't show this to clients because it doesn't look nice. No proper print view for emailing the contract to clients either, that requires the mac version, which defeats the purpose of me using my iPad. This was a waste of $24 for me. Back to Apple Numbers I guess..MoosefuelVersion: 5.0.8

✓ Excellent but a help guide is neededFirst the positive part. This is a sophisticated app which is easily the best of the bunch for cataloguing. It offers a very wide range of options and there can be very few cataloguing needs it can’t handle. It lost stars for me because of the lack of a dedicated help page. A few videos aren’t nearly enough. I wasted a lot of time trying to work out how to do things. The developer responded quickly to my two queries but pointed me to the Mac help documentation. This falls far short of what is needed - the Mac and iPad UI are inevitably very different and It was often far from clear how OSX features were implemented on iOS. There were also strange inconsistencies - on one form I created there was an Edit option allowing records to be deleted or reordered but on other forms I created there was no edit option. I eventually discovered why but it took a lot of effort. I could go on. It will deserve 5 stars when these issues are sorted out..HowardMorVersion: 5.3.31

✓ Not perfect but the best since BentoI loved Apple’s Bento after having dealt with the excessively overloaded FileMaker Pro for years. I have a small arts business and Bento was just complex enough and yet simple enough to not need to have an entire staff devoted to maintaining my data base of paintings, prints, customers, and sales info. But Apple giveth and taketh away. Fortunately, along came TApForms!! Clearly they do not have the big support world of Apple to help them out, but they have done a much better job than FileMaker at creating and maintaining an app which can be used on both my iMac and iPad Pro. I hope they keep growing and improving as i haven’t seen anything better..including Google forms and Drive..DinghyDongVersion: 5.3.11

✓ Sync Options - No iCloud OptionI would have preferred to have an iCloud Sync option rather than IBM Cloudant. That is all everyone needs is yet another cloud to deal with. For an apple-based app, iCloud would have been a better choice. This is a showstopper for me and now I regret purchasing it..Tech_CoachVersion: 5.0

✓ You are better off with the older version...There are some new features in version 5; but is it worth the money? The most significant change is that you can NOT use Dropbox to synchronise between your devices no more! Now, you need to sign up with IBM to be able to use cloud sync. I wish that would have been made clear to me before I purchased Version 5. I would not have bought it, but I guess that is why they don't tell you' not nice....AlfredoSvenVersion: 5.0.4

✓ Ruined by poor cloud optionsI've been a long time user of tap forms, it's a great app. I was keen to try this new version and very disappointed. The only cloud sync available now is through IBM. No iCloud, Dropbox, or google option..ORMFVersion: 5.0.1

✓ Disappearing recordsThis app keeps going wappy. Re-install back up, the files are there for 2 seconds then disappear again. Try importing a previous export and 2 forms appear, delete one, blank screen then back to iPhone home screen, restart app and all forms disappear again. Also, how about saving a record template to use over several forms. I’m going back to hand written diary and notes. Waste too much time with this app. Good idea though.AX flyboyVersion: 5.3.5

✓ The iCloud fonction does not work half the timeThe iCloud fonction does not work half the time.EmanuelstpierreVersion: 5.3.4

✓ Unreliable, but not many options out thereSadly, there are very few options for databases on the App Store. For three years I've been trying very hard to like Tap Forms, but it just is not usable for mission critical projects. I tried to set up a database for daily use at work but couldn't get the Mac and iOS programs to sync. More recently, I tried to use it for house hunting. Big mistake. Fields were inconsistently implemented; pick lists were super hard to manage (at least if you have more than 20); syncing across an iPhone, iPad, and a Mac did NOT work; any time I worked offline, it kept warning me that it couldn't sync; it was a battery hog when using it all day (used 80% of my battery after 4-5 hours, when another program only used 30%). I wish I could like it! Dev is very responsive, but apps should not require support emails constantly. Even the manual is not very helpful (e.g., does not explain what the different pick list options mean). I guess it's back to spreadsheets for me..R1chieR1chVersion: 5.1.2

✓ Most recent update renders totally unfunctionalUnfortunately the update of 2018-02-14 has caused this great app to stop working. Hope this gets fixed soon..Awexpos4everVersion: 5.2.5

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