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Posted by DataMill
Dec 23, 2017 at 01:25 PM
In the Mac world, Ninox may do the trick. You own it and there are iOS versions that premit data synchronization.
Posted by DataMill
Dec 23, 2017 at 01:27 PM
I meant this to be a reply to the PanoramaX thread - sorry,
Mike
Posted by MadaboutDana
Dec 23, 2017 at 01:58 PM
They’re also working on an updated version of the Ninox Server (due for release Q1 2018, I gather). There’s the Ninox Cloud, a service you can subscribe to (and is reasonably priced, in fact), but the Ninox Server (which I’d been experimenting with as an alternative to FileMaker Pro) suddenly disappeared, so I was anxious! The previous version of the Server ran on Windows and Mac, a big advantage.
Ninox is very powerful, but so is Tap Forms Organizer. The major difference is the use case: Ninox is designed for multi-user situations, Tap Forms for individual ones (although small businesses do use Tap Forms as a central server - somewhat risky, in my view). Ninox is undoubtedly the best alternative to the increasingly expensive FileMaker Pro.
Posted by MadaboutDana
Dec 23, 2017 at 02:00 PM
Both Ninox and Tap Forms share a particular idiosyncrasy: records are displayed as both lists and forms. In Tap Forms’ case, you can expand the list to look like a spreadsheet, while still seeing the individual form for each record. Ninox also gives you some flexibility on the display front. It’s worth evaluating both of them before opting for something like Panorama X.
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Dec 23, 2017 at 02:20 PM
For most of us, Ninox or TapForms is likely powerful enough. Panorama X is for large databases and for lots of data manipulation and handling. I’m not sure if you were implying that you can’t build forms in PX, but you certainly can. The Demo Movie reveals lots of nifty features, none of which I need. Personally, I wish Bento were still available. That was the perfect app for my needs!
Steve Z.