Pocket Access App Reviews

Absolute waste of money no cloud functionality at all

I bought this with the intent to receive and edit while moving between locations at my job. I was expecting that my file would be able to auto sync as entries were submitted and that the main desktop version would also update when I made changes on my phone. That is not the case and there isnt much of a difference for me between using this app or taking a photo of the screen before leaving my desk... Or using Apples Reminders app.

Wanted to update my databases using my iPhone and this App claimed to do this. I entered in a new record and it would not update my database after selecting the save option. Also, it would not upload back to Dropbox at it is enabled. Im on iOS 9.2.1. I dont spend hard earn money on Apps but thought this one would work for me. Big mistake. Dont waste your money.

Ive been working with Access since before it went live so almost 30 years now. But I have been converting to Apple and Access isnt available so I wanted a way to access some info in my dbs on my iPhone or iPad. With this app you can work with tables and queries from an Access file. But every time you load it and want to work on the same table your settings arent saved like sort order etc so theres always a little setup. I use I-flash drive One to access files on a flash drive connected to my iPad. When you open the file I-flash prompts you to select an app so I dont have to worry about connecting to anything. One bonus it works with Access mdbs that were connected to a SQL server as long as the login info was saved. For the price I expected a bit more but I can access the info at least. You generally have to write an app to make syncing work well so I wasnt expecting that.

I have learned more about the app, and I give an improved rating! I have discovered that complex databases developed in desktop access has trouble formatting to the app application. However, I exported the desktop database I was having trouble with into desktop excel and imported the data back into a new desktop access file and developed only queries in the new file. When I open the new file into the app, I had great success.