In another thread I talked about a phone app that I wanted. Since it is basically a database app, I decided to get off my lazy butt and see what I could do with an off-the-shelf free configurable DB app. I chose Airtable because it seemed to have decent capabilities and was highly reviewed. Here I will document what I did and how it works; maybe this will be useful to someone. I haven't yet figured out if there's a way to share my app so others could use it (or use it as a starting point); if anyone wants to try it I'll look into it.
Overall I'm pretty impressed with what I've been able to achieve in only a couple days of work. It's far from perfect, and it doesn't do everything as beautifully as it it were a custom app, but I'll take it. If I were willing to upgrade to a paid version, I could get some fancier features, but I am not. If they had a cheaper tier I might consider it but their paid plans seem geared more towards business use and not towards hobbyists like myself.
To review my objectives for this:
Overall I'm pretty impressed with what I've been able to achieve in only a couple days of work. It's far from perfect, and it doesn't do everything as beautifully as it it were a custom app, but I'll take it. If I were willing to upgrade to a paid version, I could get some fancier features, but I am not. If they had a cheaper tier I might consider it but their paid plans seem geared more towards business use and not towards hobbyists like myself.
To review my objectives for this:
- I want a clean, easy way to track my rocket flights. With paper and pencil, I often forget; if I remember, the info is often incomplete and then I have to remember to transcribe it RocketReviews or whatever and it just doesn't happen.
It needs work on an iPhone and/or iPad and not be dependent on a cellular connectionSee post #28.- Cloud sync and web front end is highly desirable so I can edit in a browser on the computer
- It should be easy to enter flight info in the field.
- It should be easy to use in general, so I'll actually use it.
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