These Forms can either be used 'as is' or modified to suit your needs. The paid-for version comes with over 20 Forms including Software Licences, Bank Accounts, Daily Journal and more. The demo version also comes with a handful of sample database applications (which in Tap Forms are known as Forms). The demo version is fully-functional but only allows you to add a few records to each database. I downloaded the trial (they call it a demo version) from the Tap Forms website. Tap Forms uses iCloud to sync your data across devices.īut back to Tap Forms for OSX. Each of these apps is sold separately for £5.99 / $8.99 each. It costs about £20 / $30 from the Mac App Store. There’s also a version for iPad and iPhone.

Tap Forms is aimed at consumers rather than large corporations but would also suit small businesses. This week, prompted by a query received via my blog, I decided to try out Tap Forms There’s Libre Office which is an open source application and at the other end of the scale, FileMaker Pro, which I’d describe as an 'industrial grade database' with a price-tag to match.

Microsoft don’t make a Mac version of Access and Bento is no longer being actively developed. When it comes to database applications for OSX, there’s not much choice.

Database for mac 2014