Collector for Android

No basic instructions. Unable to contact support. Opening the app brings you to a basic start page and that's where it stays. Only thing I am able to do is add 'Form' pages 1,2,3, etc. Unable to enter any informtion is any of the fields. I bought this app to create a basic searchable data base of my vinyl record collection. If there are no instructions on how to use this app it's a waste of money.

Can't use it without a manual

The app keeps crashing when I am trying to work with it. I can not find the template that are to be included in the app.

I’ve been looking for a replacement for Filemaker for years after constant frustration with backwards incompatibility with earlier vesions. A few years back I thought Bento was the answer. But the Filemaker product was disastrously slow and clunky and was taken off the market almost as quickly as it entered. Records is a fast and incredibly simple database to use. It’s very easy to create your own databases or use the many templates created for you. This is not an app for large organizations that need network connectivity and all the bells and whistles of an enterprise platform, but if you just need a non-networked and incredibly simple database for one computer, this is a great app. So why 4 stars and not 5? Records is missing 2 key elements. All of your data in Records gets buried in a Library file, well hidden from the world. So you can’t place the database in the cloud such as Dropbox and then access it from another computer. So even though you can install the app on more than one Android, you can’t access one database on both MACS. Secondly, there’s no Mobile or Android version of the app. This would be the perfect replacement for Filemaker and Bento if these 2 deficiencies were eliminated. I would pay 4 to 5 times the price if they were.

great app