MyStuff2 Pro

This is a surprisingly useful and flexible database application that I've been happily using for years. It's been receiving updates the entire time with substantial enhancements along the way. Concerned that it hadn't been updated in the past 5 months, I contacted the developer in April 2020 and received an immediate response that although he's not working on new features, he will make sure it is working and address any issues that arise. Considering that "abandonware" is not unusual here on the App Store, that's a remarkable response that I don't take for granted yet appreciate immensely. Taking full advantage of MyStuff's functional richness may necessitate some tinkering and learning, but the possibilities are almost deceptively endless. I maintain databases inventorying various collections, a bibliographic database, amateur radio resources, and photographic equipment. These have pictures and links to information on the web related to each item as well as cross-links between database items (e.g. items to their documentation). I can no longer get backups to work directly to Dropbox (I recall there was an issue with the Dropbox API a while back), but it's not much trouble going to iCloud and then moving it to Dropbox on my Mac.

I bought this a year ago, roughly, after I tested the free version and asked the developer several questions about it. He answered the questions very promptly while I was still shopping. Then I bought it and I started using it. I spent days creating the containers, taking pictures of the items and containers, etc. Than I noticed that the database was not really syncing between the iPhone and iPad. I messaged the developer from within the app. But I continued to spend days working with the app, thinking that, if I use only my iPhone to log the items in, I should still be ok until I sort the sync issue out with the developer. Now, that I bought it, it took threats that I am going to post a negative review to get the guy to answer, at about the rate of one answer per five messages. I have about 900 items in the database and a lot of containers. Each should have between one and five pictures. Now the pictures have disappeared in about 90% of the items. So I can't find what I'm looking in the app anymore. BUY THIS ONLY IF YOU HAVE WEEKS AND MONTHS WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN WORK WITH AN APP THAT WILL GIVE YOU THE ILLUSION OF ORGANIZATION WHILE, IN EFFECT, BEING WORSE THAN throwing all of your stuff in a big hole in the ground.

I'm so, so, so grateful that you brought product search back to this amazing application. This really is the very best cataloguing app in my opinion, there's pretty much no limits on what you can use it for with its vast customization options. I always could tell how much love and dedication this developer put into this program and you just won't find a more powerful or valuable app for keeping a database of anything on the App Store I don't believe. But, when the product search had to go away for a while, well I was so upset and really didn't use the app as much because barcode searching has never worked all that well for me. But, now that it's back, well, I just can't thank you enough, I'm so very grateful for you doing that. It really brings MyStuff2 Pro back to perfection in my opinion. If you need an app to catalog any type of collection or create any type of database, this is the end all be all of that type on iOS I think. I am so glad that I can recommend this amazing program again. Thanks for the continued support of this app, not being greedy and ruining the app with a sleazy subscription, and most especially for bringing product search back. God bless and thank you again 👏🏻👍🏻😁.