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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.

I am a HUGE fan of the iPad app, it’s literally the ONLY fully featured database/no-code app out there on iOS. It’s literally everything I could have hoped for; so I built out a whole system and was so excited to use it. When I downloaded the iPhone app so that I could use it on both devices, I was shocked to discover that the iPhone app looks like a completely different app, so ugly! The iPad app is beautiful and pleasant to use. The iPhone app looks like a PowerPoint presentation from 1993 and its a headache to even look at. Using it just hurts. It’s literally the ONLY reason I went with Clickup/Airtable instead of Ninox. If Ninox can get an iPhone app the looks and feels like the iPad app, so that switching between the two isn’t so jarring, even if it’s limited to essentially data entry, that would be so GREAT.

The user interface tends to ignore fundamental Mac conventions. For example, Cmd-W does not close a window, Cmd-M does not minimize, Cmd-Z does not Undo, etc., etc. Worse, the manual seems never to have been tested on anyone who did not already know the app. The writer is substantially writing for himself. On the plus side, the video is clear. Also, the app imported Bento tables smoothly. On balance for other usage, I can't justify spending the time with this app. I have purchased an expensive lesson here, spending $35 for the app and $15 for the upgrade. But I find that Tap Forms is far more usable for my purposes.