Tap Forms for Mac - Preview

Great show! I see it also has TextExpander support, very useful for notes in forms.

I still miss Bento's design features, the ability to layout a screen beyond just including a set of elements.

I may go up to FileMaker Pro. I had found Bento limiting but sufficient for my needs, this app seems quite limited to me. The upgrade route is pricey however, I think Filemaker just matched their current education offering. And just to say it the upgrade offer is limited to users of the US store, both issues are disappointing.

Good show (also the iOS version). Since we're talking about going from Bento to this, what about showing how best to do the export/import? There's a number of variables to be considered, such as what fields won't transfer or how a field might be reinterpreted.

Good show - useful. I did upgrade to FileMaker Pro (the expense really hurts) when bento said it was 'going offline' and found it quite hard to learn, but I got a much more flexible database for my main use in the end which suits me much better than Bento.

Importing the data into FileMaker from Bento is easy, but learning the software is quite hard (although FileMaker include a great support program to help you). If I had fairly simple database needs I don't think I'd encourage switching to FileMaker unless you enjoy playing around with database design (which I do) - but if you want to really create a database that does exactly what you want then I think it's worth it - and if I was doing it for my work then I wouldn't hesitate (but I hasten to add this is a personal decision).

Having done that I am still not sure whether to give Tap Forms a go for my simple needs - sometimes it's just a bit too exhausting working through a new database when all you want to do is create a flat file type to keep a list of stuff.