Contact Tap Forms Organizer 5 Database Support

by Hawaiian808808

Update3: 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.

by R1chieR1ch

Sadly, 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.

by Vectorbabe

After six months using tap forms I’ve had to give it up. Perhaps Google has something I can crib together but the lack of complete documentation in Tap Forms is too frustrating to deal with. Take something as simple as the command to “Beam Record.” It’s mentioned in a screen on the iPhone as a way to transfer data from an iPhone to a Mac. But I’ve searched all through the Mac app trying to find the command. Then I did a search in the online help for the phrase. It’s not in there! There are so many other problems such as features that are located in a menu on the iPhone but somewhere else on the Mac. Or times that a record is called a form. Unfortunately the developer seems to be a sole person who can’t keep up with all the bugs as well as new features. Bye.