Apps by FileMaker, Inc.

I use Bento mostly as a contact management program, but it''s really a data management program. It''s very versatile. The iPhone app lets me have all my information with me all the time. Names, addresses, email addresses, photos, etc, and pages of notes for over 400 people.    2 months ago

Great database with unexpected quirks. Will be fantastic when (Other Phone & Syncing) "bugs" are eliminated.    2 months ago

I can create fields and organize my info. Had to use trial n error to figure everything out though. Instructions were poor.    2 months ago

Never forget Bento is NOT filemaker. With that in mind Bento on the mac is a fabulous consolidator: address book, iCal and more all in one place plus added libraries ... All brought to the iPhone ... It''s great.    2 months ago

Apple Tech suggested this app to help my clutter and it has been my lifeline!Thank you!    1 month ago

For something so simple and effective, I can go through the day knowing everything is at my fingertips.    2 months ago

Excellent light version of Filemaker and very easy to use    2 months ago

Super easy to use and versatile. A must have.    1 month ago

I think to use between a computer and iPhone for my recipes is awesome!    2 months ago

Pairs perfectly with desktop version, no sync conflicts like with other apps. Great interface, easy to learn.    3 months ago

Overall this is a pretty good app that has room to improve & grow. It works well as a companion to the desktop version & makes it fairly easy to track data when away from the computer.I''d like to see syncing via the cloud as well, but it''s not a huge issue for me. I do like that you can exclude specific libraries from syncing, and it would be nice to be able to exclude specific fields as well. T...    2 months ago

In general, it is a good app, but wish could be more independent with Mac version and be more integrated with system.    3 months ago

I think I prefer this database app to HanDBase, which I had been using. Bento fas a full-fledged desktop app for when I''m entering a lot of data. HanDBase''s desktop app is rudimentary. I especially like Bento''s related data and the calculated fields. (I think calc fields can only be created with the desktop app.) I wish I could make the font smaller on the iPhone screen (so that I could see as ...    3 months ago

Awesome app.Easy to customize to your own purposes. I use it for me small auto business.    3 months ago

...would also love to dupe records on handheld device and, per other reviews, would prefer cloud backup/sync. Otherwise Bento is a great mini-database. I''ve used FileMaker for many years and Bento since its inception.    2 months ago

Incredibly useful. We host 4 databases at work with FMServer and designed one of them to work with FM Go. It is amazing to be able to access the file "on the go" (sorry, couldn''t resist).Also, all staff have iPads/iPhones so Go allows us to access our data in more ways.Through lots of forum research, we figured out how to display existing 10 year old databases optimally for our iOS devices (auto ...    2 months ago

The FileMaker platform is the easiest way to get access to your business data on a mobile device.    4 months ago

All I need right on my phone!! Live stats!! Awesome!!!    6 months ago

Works perfectly with Filemaker 12. Filemaker Go has enabled me to work with 20 staff across 6 locations seamlessly.This is partly due to a data company building an incredible database for our company but the app with with FM12 is brilliant.    4 months ago

To be able to access EVERYTHING on the road from my phone is simply a Game Changer! Nice work FileMaker!    7 months ago

Very nice application, it helps me a lot.    7 months ago

Very good application.    6 months ago

My practice is built on Filemaker. This app lets me access all data, all the time. Forgot to open the files? I use a VPN app to help with that. My office is always with me now.    6 months ago

I use to love FileMaker Pro on OS X but on iOS it''s just amazing and all the data is in your hand.    3 months ago

We were looking for something we could use for the contact list which is essential to us 24/7/365 and the FM12 has now made it possible. You can''t go without the full FM program for development but now more have access on the spot. I look for more to come but it will be frosting on the cake.    4 months ago

Needs ability for developersto be able to sell databases on App Store to be perfect.    2 months ago

Only as good as the databases you accesd, but v12 seems like a huge improvement. Offering it for free is a welcome change too!    7 months ago

I have been using Filemaker for a long time and love it. Filemaker Go is great. I just wish it could sync changes with computer without needing a server..or multiple step process to update.    3 months ago

I''m astonished how quickly you can build powerful tools with FileMaker. I just created screens so we can take pictures of our inventory and update the live database, and it took less than half a day from idea to completion.    2 months ago

Love this app... Tons of functionality. FileMaker is a great program and the iPhone and ipad app just make it even better for work on the go.    2 months ago

I have been using this software for years in my pc. Now I can do quotations and invoices onsite. Great tool for my business.    1 year ago

If you could save the files to dropbox from the iPhone it would be perfect.    1 year ago

I will admit that the program usage is very nice. The ability to travel and update my databases while on the road is awesome. The problem is the sync. I have the ability to connect to my database in real time (connecting to my home computer, via wi-fi, and only while the database is up and running) or by transferring the database to my phone. Keeping a copy of the database on my phone isn''t the p...    2 years ago

Wow! This app is a game-changer. We host several databases remotely, and Filemaker Go accessed them flawlessly, with every bit of our look and feel preserved. If I''d had this a week earlier, on a business trip, I''d have been able to avoid calling the office to have them look things up while we were on a trade show floor. Searches were fast. Updates records no problem. My one complaint: Doing a F...    2 years ago

Fantastic! With v1.1.1 bringing PDF export/email this now rocks! Being able to email printable invoices to my clients from my iPod touch when out ''on site'' or wherever is great.    2 years ago

Great product very easy to use and very very powerful. Uses network features flawlessly. You can easily run local files, WAN files and LAN Files - Just magic !    2 years ago

Very easy to use, I use my database with the Cns barcode plugin it work just fine. It is a great companion work your filemaker db.    2 years ago

I could not have envisioned a better interface! This makes filemaker a pleasure to use on the iPod/iPhone. Great job!    2 years ago

Utterly Brilliant! Version 1 harnesses the simplicity and power of FileMaker, and for me will render many of my simple iPhone list apps redundant at a sweep as I can now customise my own. FileMaker Go recognises tab panels, portals, security, runs simple scripts, remotely accesses server databases via WiFi/3G, I am surprised that FileMaker have equipped it with so many of the desktop app''s featur...    2 years ago

At last, Filemaker, an Apple company lets not forget, got a Filemaker Pro client for iPhone and iPad. The app works surprisingly well but I am not writing this review for the stuff it does right, but I think its funnier to highlight its shortcomings.1- Since this app sells for the iPhone and the iPad, one would think that Filemaker Go would play well with media but that''s not the case. Although y...    2 years ago

Not sure how I missed this when it was released back in June! I''ve been waiting for a true, iOS-native version of FileMaker ever since I gave up my Palm (and FileMaker Mobile) and switched to the iPhone. To date, I''ve been using a kludgy (read-only) solution that exported my FileMaker databases to Bento, and then sync''d to Bento on iPhone.FileMaker Go is truly impressive. It feels like a native...    2 years ago

This does almost everything I use my laptop to do with my FileMaker DBs at client sites. Now I can leave the laptop in the car. It took no time at all to upload my db and use it directly on my iPhone as-is. I spent an evening optimizing some of the layouts for the iPhone screen. It seems to work well with remote FM Server-hosted DBs and DBs hosted by FM 9 on my laptop, though I''ve not done extens...    2 years ago

Like the previous reviewer I find myself in the same position with this app.. It''s great if you use it live from a hosted database, assuming you have a data connection whilst out in the field, but, if you don''t you can''t even access the database! The other option is to copy the database to the iphone via itunes and then copy back using the same process, following any changes or the addition of ...    2 years ago