Nomad DB is a privacy-first database client for mobile phones and tablets (Android now, iOS & iPadOS to follow). Connect directly to PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MS SQL, Azure SQL DB, and MongoDB. Build queries visually, inspect schemas, export results, create SQL dashboards, and use supported recovery workflows. No Nomad account, ads, analytics, or database-traffic proxy. Explore the offline SQLite learning playground before connecting your own database. Android is currently free in Early Access
How did Astra change the scope or ambition of what you built?
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Astra helped me develop rapidly, turning my ideas into real working features within a matter of hours if not just a few minutes at times. The fact is that this project is something that I've been developing passionately and I'd be working on it despite Astra's help, BUT by utilizing Astra, I can most definitely say that - what would have otherwise taken me about 18 months to develop, test, integrate by myself in the traditional way - has taken me about just a month with Astra... which allowed me to continue focusing on completing my Masters as well as my full-time job as an AI Engineer.
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Hey folks! I'm Manvi, the founder of Respawn Studios and the maker of Nomad DB! Sometimes you need one database answer, not an entire laptop session. I built Nomad DB as a touch-first database client for mobile phones and tablets. It connects directly to PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, Azure Database Server, and MongoDB (at present, with more engines in the works), with no Nomad-operated server in the middle. You can browse schemas and results, write queries or build them visually, export data, and bring supported SQL queries into custom dashboards. There are also recovery and same-engine transfer (migrations) workflows, with explicit limits rather than a promise that every change can be undone. Privacy is an intentional design constraint: no Nomad account, ads, analytics, or database-traffic proxy. Your device communicates with the database or SSH endpoints you configure. Don't have a public database to try out on? Start with the offline SQLite learning playground and basic synthetic datasets. It lets you try SQL without handing a new app your production credentials. This Android early-access build is free to try (As Google's Merchant Billing is currently in verification). In Settings > Free and Pro, you can activate the optional Pro preview without a payment or subscription. iOS is planned for release as soon as I get my hands on a mac. I would love feedback on one question: what database task would actually make you reach for your phone instead of waiting until you're back at your desk?
Hey folks! I'm Manvi, the founder of Respawn Studios and the maker of Nomad DB!
Sometimes you need one database answer, not an entire laptop session.
I built Nomad DB as a touch-first database client for mobile phones and tablets. It connects directly to PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, Azure Database Server, and MongoDB (at present, with more engines in the works), with no Nomad-operated server in the middle.
You can browse schemas and results, write queries or build them visually, export data, and bring supported SQL queries into custom dashboards. There are also recovery and same-engine transfer (migrations) workflows, with explicit limits rather than a promise that every change can be undone.
Privacy is an intentional design constraint: no Nomad account, ads, analytics, or database-traffic proxy. Your device communicates with the database or SSH endpoints you configure.
Don't have a public database to try out on? Start with the offline SQLite learning playground and basic synthetic datasets. It lets you try SQL without handing a new app your production credentials.
This Android early-access build is free to try (As Google's Merchant Billing is currently in verification). In Settings > Free and Pro, you can activate the optional Pro preview without a payment or subscription. iOS is planned for release as soon as I get my hands on a mac.
I would love feedback on one question: what database task would actually make you reach for your phone instead of waiting until you're back at your desk?