When it comes to building apps with Kodular, Niotron, Android Builder, or MIT App Inventor, picking the right database is crucial. The database you choose can affect how your app works and performs. In this blog post, we’ll take a closer look at five databases that work well with these app development platforms. Whether you’re a pro developer or just starting, understanding these databases’ strengths will make your app-building journey smoother.
Here are the databases we’ll be talking about:
Firebase Realtime Database
Firebase Realtime Database is a powerful tool for storing and syncing data in real time. You can use Firebase real-time database for your Kodular, Niotron, Android builder, or even MIT app inventor apps. Firebase’s real-time database it’s helps you to make your app fast. You can use it in various types of apps. Like Earning apps, Point counting apps, chatting apps, and also those apps where you need to send and receive data so fast. Here are the pros and cons of Firebase’s real-time database
- Speed so fast compared to other databases
- Easy to setup
- Easy to learn
- Daily 100 Users can connect to the database on the free plan
Baserow
Baserow.io makes it easy to create custom databases, even if you’re not a coding expert. It’s a simple tool for organizing and managing data for different projects. Now Baserow become popular with Kodular, Niotron, or Other builder platforms users. It’s similar to the Airtable database. You can use Baserow database for your e-commerce apps, ebook apps, wallpaper apps, and many more types of apps. Now Developers use it as an alternative to the Airtable database.
Extension: https://community.kodular.io/t/baserow-open-source-no-code-database/
Here are the pros and cons of Baserow database
- Similar to Airtable Database
- Easy to use
- Has some filter functions
- Free Extension available
- 3000 row per workspace on the free plan
mySQL
MySQL is a widely used relational database management system known for its reliability and scalability. One of its notable strengths is its ability to handle large datasets and complex queries efficiently. MySQL is compatible with various programming languages, making it versatile for different applications.
Currently, there are some extensions for Kodular, niotron, and other builder platforms so you can use them easily for your apps. You can use it on your commercial apps.
Here are the pros and cons of MySQL database
- You can use it for your big projects
- Swettable for complex data filtering
- Can be used for commercial apps.
- Less limitations on premium plans
- The hard setup process for beginners
- Need a Hosting provider. (you can use free hosting also).
- Limitations depend on the hosting provider
- Need to learn some Commands for MySQL queries.
Google Sheets
Google Sheets ( Google sheets ) is a user-friendly and accessible spreadsheet tool that offers collaborative and cloud-based features. Its simplicity makes it an ideal choice for smaller projects and teams, allowing easy organization and sharing of data. You can use it on your smaller projects.
Now many extensions are available to use Google Sheets on your apps.
Here are the pros and cons of Google Sheets database
- Fewer limitations
- Easy to understand
- Easy to maintain the main datasheet
- Need to throw some setup process. (easy)
- Can be slow when you have a lot of data. So use it for small projects.
Airtable
Airtable (airtable.com) is a versatile and user-friendly combination of a spreadsheet and a database. It stands out for its flexible structure, making it easy for users to organize and customize their data according to their specific needs.
Airtable has been popular among developers fast many years, because of its easy user interface. easy to set process. easy to use in apps. But in the August-2023 update they add some limitations on API requests. After knowing that most Kodular, Niotron, and Android Builder users do not want to use it for their projects.
Here are the pros and cons of the Airtable database
- Easy to use
- Easy to setup
- Easy User interface
- Available in every builder by default
- 1000API calls per month
- 1000 Rows per base in free plans
Now you can choose a database for your next project. Make sure to check the database limitations before selecting it for your project.
No database here without limits, every database has some limitations so be careful about the limits. Because it can create problems if you ignore the limitations.
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KodularCoder
