{"id":15437,"date":"2023-11-22T07:54:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T07:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emizentech.com\/blog\/?p=15437"},"modified":"2023-11-22T07:54:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T07:54:52","slug":"best-databases-for-mobile-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/blog\/best-databases-for-mobile-apps.html","title":{"rendered":"Best Databases For Mobile Apps 2024 &#8211; Choosing the Best One"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It&#8217;s pretty challenging to pick the best when we have many options. The same happens with mobile app developers. They find it hard to choose the right database for an app.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here, the right database means the most suitable database that assists in building a mobile app and updating an existing one. The mobile app database determines if your app holds the caliber to handle multiple users (old or new) and regular maintenance and updates.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This post will discuss the criteria for choosing the right database, top mobile app databases, and more. We ensure this blog will give you what you want when picking the right mobile app database.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Let&#8217;s start!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #007db2;color:#007db2\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #007db2;color:#007db2\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/blog\/best-databases-for-mobile-apps.html#What_Is_A_Mobile_App_Database\" >What Is A Mobile App Database?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/blog\/best-databases-for-mobile-apps.html#What_Is_The_Need_For_Mobile_App_Databases\" >What Is The Need For Mobile App Databases?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/blog\/best-databases-for-mobile-apps.html#Types_Of_Mobile_App_Databases\" >Types Of Mobile App Databases<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/blog\/best-databases-for-mobile-apps.html#Convert_Your_App_Idea_Into_Reality\" >Convert Your App Idea Into Reality<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/blog\/best-databases-for-mobile-apps.html#What_Are_The_Best_Databases_For_Mobile_Apps\" >What Are The Best Databases For Mobile Apps?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/blog\/best-databases-for-mobile-apps.html#What_is_the_general_criteria_to_choose_the_right_databases_for_mobile_apps\" >What is the general criteria to choose the right databases for mobile apps?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/blog\/best-databases-for-mobile-apps.html#Selection_Criteria_Based_On_Use_Cases\" >Selection Criteria Based On Use Cases<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/blog\/best-databases-for-mobile-apps.html#You_Have_A_Vision\" >You Have A Vision<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/blog\/best-databases-for-mobile-apps.html#What_Are_the_Best_Practices_for_Working_with_Mobile_App_Databases\" >What Are the Best Practices for Working with Mobile App Databases?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/blog\/best-databases-for-mobile-apps.html#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_A_Mobile_App_Database\"><\/span><b>What Is A Mobile App Database?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A mobile app database is an organized collection of well-structured information according to the app\u2019s needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The databases are housed electronically on a desktop or laptop and managed, edited, and updated utilizing database management systems (DBSM). The combination of the DBMS, the stored information, and the app all associatively makes a database system, or, we can say, a database.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The data is stored in the database as rows and columns, making data management and processing fast and easy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_The_Need_For_Mobile_App_Databases\"><\/span><b>What Is The Need For Mobile App Databases?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Besides an obvious requirement of a database, there are other needs of databases also.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read on!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The everyday use of a database is to store a large amount of data better. Let\u2019s know about some more usages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Data Security<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mobile app databases ensure ultimate data security from hacking and theft. DBMS arrives with various user logins, and new users need permission to access the database every time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Pointing Out Errors<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The information that app databases store is highly dependable as DBMS comes with a checking system that identifies errors that need removal.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Easy &amp; Fast Search<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Developers can quickly search through mobile app databases using Data Query Language (DQL).&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Hassle-Free Updates<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DBMS includes Data Manipulation Languages (DML), which ensure timely and seamless updates of the app database.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_Of_Mobile_App_Databases\"><\/span><b>Types Of Mobile App Databases<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You may find it surprising that mobile app databases are of different types. Let&#8217;s find out.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Distributed Database<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Distributed-Database.jpg\" alt=\"Distributed Database\" class=\"wp-image-15452\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When the data is stored across distinct physical locations in a database, it&#8217;s distributed. It can be located in various computers placed in the exact physical location or scattered over a network of interconnected computers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Centralized Database<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Centralized-Database.jpg\" alt=\"Centralized Database\" class=\"wp-image-15451\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A database where data is stored in a &#8220;center&#8221; spot<\/span> is a centralized database. Here,<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the &#8220;center&#8221; location states the database is saved in a single place but can be accessed from any external resource.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For instance, When you have complete data on your work PC, you will have easy access to it from your personal PC if that database is centralized.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Cloud Database<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Cloud-Database.jpg\" alt=\"Cloud Database\" class=\"wp-image-15454\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cloud-based database apps perform in the cloud. Such apps are a great innovation as they have a large amount of space to house data. The cloud is the technology over the internet that functions as a centralized database as it is always available, and one can access it from anywhere.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>NoSQL Database<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/NoSQL-Database.jpg\" alt=\"NoSQL Database\" class=\"wp-image-15455\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NoSQL is the only type of database that works uniquely from all other application databases<\/span>. General mobile app databases store data in rows and columns patterns<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but NoSQL arrives with a flexible schema that permits a developer to house data in various shapes and sizes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Commercial Database<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Commercial-Database.jpg\" alt=\"Commercial Database\" class=\"wp-image-15456\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Organizations that run on enterprise-based database apps need an extensive database to house employee information.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here arrive commercial app databases. These provide login controls and ample storage to ensure data security.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>End-User Database<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/End-User-Database.jpg\" alt=\"End-User Database\" class=\"wp-image-15457\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When we enter our personal details on any <a href=\"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/blog\/develop-an-audio-social-media-app-like-clubhouse.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">social media<\/a> page or online shopping site, that information is saved on the end-user database. Also, if you have seen the cookies we accept while browsing websites, the databases store cookies that help personalize your online experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The whole process occurs in the background and doesn&#8217;t disturb user information.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Relational Database<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Relational-Database-1.jpg\" alt=\"Relational Database\" class=\"wp-image-15460\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The growing firms always try to create relationships between two or more app databases. This is known as relational data, and a relational database eases handling such sort of data.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The data is stored in rows and columns in this app database, making it easy to build relationships between databases.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-cta gb-block-cta\"><div class=\"gb-cta-content\"><h2 class=\"gb-cta-title gb-font-size-32\" style=\"color:#32373c\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Convert_Your_App_Idea_Into_Reality\"><\/span>Convert Your App Idea Into Reality<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"gb-cta-text gb-font-size-32\" style=\"color:#32373c\"><p>Let&#8217;s Build A New App Together<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gb-cta-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/enqiry.html?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=gb&amp;utm_campaign=databasesformobileapps\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gb-button gb-button-shape-rounded gb-button-size-medium\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#3373dc\">Get Started<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_The_Best_Databases_For_Mobile_Apps\"><\/span><b>What Are The Best Databases For Mobile Apps?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let&#8217;s now check out some popular top databases in developing Android and iPhone apps. You can choose the best one for your apps based on their needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>ArangoDB<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/ArangoDB.jpg\" alt=\"ArangoDB\" class=\"wp-image-15462\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An open-source and free native multi-model database system, ArangoDB supports three data models with a unified query language, AQL, and one database core.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Written in:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> C++, JavaScript<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>CouchDB<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/CouchDB.jpg\" alt=\"CouchDB\" class=\"wp-image-15463\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Apache CouchDB is an open-source document-oriented database using various formats and protocols to transfer, store, and process its data.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Written in:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> C, JavaScript, C++,<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Firebase<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Firebase.jpg\" alt=\"Firebase\" class=\"wp-image-15464\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A database that helps build and run successful apps is Firebase. It is supported by Google and preferred by app development companies, from startups to global enterprises. Furthermore, it&#8217;s a cross-platform API with minimal needs for setup. And one can access it easily as a real-time database from his mobile device.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>RethinkDB<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/RethinkDB.jpg\" alt=\"RethinkDB\" class=\"wp-image-15465\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An open-source, free, distributed document-oriented database, RethinkDB stores JSON documents with dynamic schemas and is best for pushing real-time updates for query results to apps.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Written in:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Java, Python, JavaScript, C++<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>SQLite<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/SQLite.jpg\" alt=\"SQLite\" class=\"wp-image-15466\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A lighter version of the popular MySQL database, SQLite is an embedded app database that permits developers to provide mobile phone users the local data storage.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Written in:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> C<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Realm<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Realm.jpg\" alt=\"Realm\" class=\"wp-image-15467\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An open-source database, Realm is developer-friendly and an alternative to SQLite and CoreData. It starts in minutes, ports the app in hours, and saves work for weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Written in:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Swift, Objective-C, Java, Kotlin, C#, and JavaScript.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>MariaDB<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/MariaDB.jpg\" alt=\"MariaDB\" class=\"wp-image-15468\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A commercially supported fork of the MySQL relational DBMS, MariaDB, is intended to stay open-source and free software.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Written in: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">C, C++, Perl<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>MongoDB<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/MongoDB.jpg\" alt=\"MongoDB\" class=\"wp-image-15469\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A source-available cross-platform database-oriented database program, MongoDB uses JSON-like documents with operational schemes.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Written in: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">JavaScript, Python, Java, PHP, C, C++, Ruby, Perl<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Amazon DynamoDB<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Amazon-DynamoDB.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon DynamoDB\" class=\"wp-image-15470\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A fully managed proprietary NoSQL database service, Amazon DynamoDB supports document and key-value data structures. It helps in building modern apps at any scale with high performance.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>PostgreSQL<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/PostgreSQL.jpg\" alt=\"PostgreSQL\" class=\"wp-image-15471\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A unique relational database, PostgreSQL is the best database for Android and iOS apps. Developers can customize this database as they want; that\u2019s why it&#8217;s the most preferred mobile app database.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Written in:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> C<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Couchbase<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Couchbase.jpg\" alt=\"Couchbase\" class=\"wp-image-15472\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A distributed NoSQL cloud database, Couchbase delivers exceptional versatility, scalability, financial value, and performance across on-premises, cloud, edge computing, distributed cloud, and hybrid deployments.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Written in:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> C++, Erlang, C, Go, Java<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Riak DB<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Riak-DB.jpg\" alt=\"Riak DB\" class=\"wp-image-15473\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A distributed NoSQL key-value data store, the Riak DB, provides high availability, operational simplicity, fault tolerance, and scalability.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Written in: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Erlang<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>InfluxDB<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/InfluxDB.jpg\" alt=\"InfluxDB\" class=\"wp-image-15474\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An open-source time-series database, InfluxDB stores and retrieves time series data in fields.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Written in: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Go<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Cassandra<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Cassandra.jpg\" alt=\"Cassandra\" class=\"wp-image-15475\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An open-source and free, wide-column, distributed store, Apache Cassandra is a NoSQL DBMS that handles vast amounts of data across various commodity servers.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Written in:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Java<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Memcached<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Memcached.jpg\" alt=\"Memcached\" class=\"wp-image-15476\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A general-purpose distributed memory caching system, Memcached is best for speeding up dynamic database-driven websites by caching data and objects in RAM.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Written in:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> C<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Redis<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Redis.jpg\" alt=\"Redis\" class=\"wp-image-15477\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An in-memory data structure store, Redis is used as an in-memory, distributed, cache, key-value database, and message broker.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Written in:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> C<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>MySQL<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/MySQL.jpg\" alt=\"MySQL\" class=\"wp-image-15478\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An open-source relational DBMS, MySQL is a fully managed database service used to deploy cloud-native apps.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Written in:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> C, C++<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SAP Adaptive Server<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/SAP-Adaptive-Server.jpg\" alt=\"SAP Adaptive Server\" class=\"wp-image-15613\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Also called a Sybase SQL Server, SAP Adaptive Server is a relational model database that offers availability and high performance to process targeted transactions. It lowers the operational <a href=\"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/blog\/app-development-cost.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cost of app development<\/a> with a relational database server. Besides, it deploys on infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and on-premise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Written in:<\/strong> C, C++<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Solr<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Solr.jpg\" alt=\"Solr\" class=\"wp-image-15615\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A blazing-fast, popular, and open-source platform, Solr is developed on Apache Lucene. It&#8217;s highly scalable, reliable, and fault-tolerant, offering distributed indexing, automated failover and recovery, replication and load-balanced querying, and more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Written in:<\/strong> Java<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IBM Db2<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/IBM-Db2.jpg\" alt=\"IBM Db2\" class=\"wp-image-15616\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It is powered by AI and developed for deeper insights. It can be available anywhere through the IBM Cloud Pak for the Data. It combines an AI-infused, proven, enterprise-ready data management system with AI and an integrated data platform developed on the scalable, security-rich Red Hat OpenShift foundation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Written in<\/strong>: C, C++, assembly, Java<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FileMaker<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/FileMaker.jpg\" alt=\"FileMaker\" class=\"wp-image-15617\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s the world&#8217;s top workplace innovation platform that helps customize <a href=\"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/blog\/automation-in-ecommerce-complete-guide.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">apps and automate workflows<\/a>. You can develop custom apps to streamline manual processes, create new efficiencies, and reduce costs using its low-code.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HBase<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/HBase.jpg\" alt=\"HBase\" class=\"wp-image-15618\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>An open-source non-relational distributed database, Apache HBase offers real-time, random read\/write access to your <a href=\"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/blog\/big-data-ecommerce.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Big Data<\/a>. It&#8217;s an open-source, versioned, distributed, non-relational database model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Written in: <\/strong>Java<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SAP HANA<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/SAP-HANA.jpg\" alt=\"SAP HANA\" class=\"wp-image-15619\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A column-oriented, in-memory, relational DBMS, SAP HANA performs like the software running a database server to store and retrieve data as the apps request.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Written in: <\/strong>C, C++<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oracle<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Oracle.jpg\" alt=\"Oracle\" class=\"wp-image-15620\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A multi-model DBMS, Oracle is best for online transaction processing, mixed database workloads, and data warehousing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Written in:<\/strong> Assembly language, C, C++<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Splunk<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Splunk.jpg\" alt=\"Splunk\" class=\"wp-image-15621\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Dedicated to storing data securely, Splunk adheres to global and industry compliance initiatives. It&#8217;s an advanced database<a href=\"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/blog\/tech-stack-for-mobile-app-development.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> technology required<\/a> that uses indexing to search and address the stored log files.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Microsoft Access<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Microsoft-Access.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft Access\" class=\"wp-image-15622\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A DBMS that merges the relational Microsoft Jet Database Engine with a GUI and software-development tools, Microsoft Jet Database Engine is a venture from Microsoft.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elasticsearch<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Elasticsearch.jpg\" alt=\"Elasticsearch\" class=\"wp-image-15623\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A free, distributed, and open search and analytics engine, Elasticsearch is developed on Apache Lucene. It&#8217;s a central component of the Elastic Stack, a set of open and free tools for enrichment, data ingestion, analysis, storage, and visualization.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Written in<\/strong>: Java<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teradata<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Teradata.jpg\" alt=\"Teradata\" class=\"wp-image-15624\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A database service provider, Teradata offers database and analytics-relevant products, software, and services. It&#8217;s best for enterprise analytics and is a connected multi-cloud data platform that unifies everything.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Microsoft Azure SQL<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Microsoft-Azure-SQL.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft Azure SQL\" class=\"wp-image-15625\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a managed cloud database that runs on a cloud computing platform. It is a fully managed platform as a service (PaaS) database engine that manages many database management functions, like patching, upgrading, monitoring, and backups with no user involvement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hive<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Hive.jpg\" alt=\"Hive\" class=\"wp-image-15626\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A data warehouse software project, Apache Hive offers an SQL-like interface to query the data stored in any database and file systems integrated with Hadoop. It is crafted to handle petabytes of data quickly using batch processing. Moreover, it is easy to scale and distribute based on your requirements.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Written in<\/strong>: Java<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Microsoft SQL Server<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Microsoft-SQL-Server.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft SQL Server\" class=\"wp-image-15627\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A relational DBMS, Microsoft SQL Server is a software product that is primarily used to store and retrieve data as the software apps request. It&#8217;s is best at managing information.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Written in<\/strong>: C, C++<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OrientDB<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/OrientDB.jpg\" alt=\"OrientDB\" class=\"wp-image-15628\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>An open-source NoSQL DBMS, OrientDB is a multi-model database, supporting document, graph, value\/key, and object models. It combines the strength of graphs and the flexibility of documents into a high-performing and scalable operational database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Written in<\/strong>: Java<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Neo4j<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Neo4j.jpg\" alt=\"Neo4j\" class=\"wp-image-15629\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A graph DBMS, Neo4j, offers data scientists and developers the most advanced and trusted tools to develop intelligent apps and ML workflows. It&#8217;s available as a self-hosted and fully managed cloud service.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Written in<\/strong>: Java<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ORMLite<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/ORMLite.jpg\" alt=\"ORMLite\" class=\"wp-image-15630\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A lightweight ORM library for java apps, ORMLite offers standard features of an ORM tool for the general use cases with no added complexity and overhead of any ORM frameworks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Written in<\/strong>: Java <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Firebirdsql<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Firebirdsql-1.jpg\" alt=\"Firebirdsql\" class=\"wp-image-15631\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>An open-source SQL relational DBMS, Firebirdsql runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS, and many Unix platforms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Written in<\/strong>: C++<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Berkeley DB<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Berkeley-DB-1.jpg\" alt=\"Berkeley DB \" class=\"wp-image-15632\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A software library, Berkeley DB offers a high-performance embedded database for value\/key data. Also, it provides a simple function-call API for data management and access.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Written in<\/strong>: C<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_general_criteria_to_choose_the_right_databases_for_mobile_apps\"><\/span><b>What is the general criteria to choose the right databases for mobile apps?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Various criteria assist in picking a suitable database for your mobile apps.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read on!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Structure of Your Data<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Structure-of-Your-Data.jpg\" alt=\"Structure of Your Data\" class=\"wp-image-15480\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The structure points out the way you want to store and retrieve your data. Mobile apps deal with data in different formats.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Offline applications store entire data on mobile devices, whereas Online applications rely on server access to let the store data function.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Size of Your Data<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The data size is the data quantity that you want to store and retrieve as crucial app data. The amount of data may vary according to a combination of chosen data structure, the caliber of database to differentiate data across various file systems and servers.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, you should pick a mobile database considering the entire volume of data generated by an app at any particular time and the data size you want to retrieve from the database.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Data Modeling<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before selecting a mobile app database, you need to perform data modeling as suggested by experts. It&#8217;s a representation of data structures that you want to store in the database and robust expression of the business needs.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Data modeling is best when your app holds features, such as reporting, search queries, location-based features, and more. Such mobile apps need various databases to handle distinct sorts of data.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For instance, Uber uses various databases, like MongoDB, MySQL, etc. such databases help it store a high amount of incoming data.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Speed &amp; Scale<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scale and speed let us know the time incoming reads and writes to your app, demand to service. Some databases assist in optimizing read-heavy applications, while others are best to support write-heavy solutions.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choosing a database with the caliber to handle an app&#8217;s I\/O requirements leads to a scalable architecture.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For instance, MongoDB may be faster than MySQL to handle a large volume of unstructured data, but the latter is faster for structured data.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Data Security<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While using decentralized and synchronized storage, it&#8217;s essential to securely transmit, access, and store data. For this, you would address authentication, data in motion, data at rest, and read\/write access.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Authentication needs to be flexible and permit the use of public, standard, and custom authentication providers. For data at rest on the client and server, you need support for data-level encryption and file system encryption. Communication needs to carry over a secure channel for data in motion, such as TLS or SSL.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Mobile App Platforms Choice<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are planning to make apps for one or more platforms and thinking of deciding later, then you should consider them now.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today, various mobile apps are emerging to add a native desktop app or a web app. So, you should also think in this direction.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you want to develop <a href=\"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/blog\/what-is-a-mobile-application.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mobile applications for Android and iOS<\/a> platforms, you can use the React Native framework. It would be easier to build for both platforms simultaneously, as the developers hold the caliber to share code on both mobile app development platforms. Moreover, it supports all sorts of databases.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Selection_Criteria_Based_On_Use_Cases\"><\/span><b>Selection Criteria Based On Use Cases<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now, let\u2019s check out the selection criteria as per the use cases:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Mobile Apps With Various Data Layers<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many apps that hold a multi-layer data model are tough to manage data as the &#8220;fields and tables&#8221; stay dependent on one another.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also, various apps change over time and demand alterations and modifications in the database structure.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you choose a structured database, like PostgreSQL, you will fail to make changes frequently.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, selecting an unstructured database, such as MongoDB, you would find it flexible to modify.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Data Synchronization Between Backend Server And Local Database<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many apps come with features that allow them to perform offline but demand an internet connection to store local data to the application&#8217;s server.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For instance, Dropbox facilitates editing and crafting new files even in offline mode. And when you go online, the changes get synced to the cloud.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, choose the app database that can allow automatic local database sync to the cloud server and vice-versa, like Couchbase.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>For Highly Scalable Mobile Apps<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While scaling your app, you think of appending more resources as servers that lead to an efficient database.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The database needs to be multi-threaded according to which it should hold the caliber to use the resources and manage the parallel processing.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Multithreading facilitates a database to schedule the parallel jobs on the current resources and reduce the workload on the server-side.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Furthermore, you should also have a distributed database to split the services on varied threads to decrease the workload of the main database. This leads to improved parallel processing of databases.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Resolve Data Conflicts Between Devices<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A mobile app that changes the same data on various devices simultaneously may end up with conflicts. The database should always be supportive of conflict resolution mechanisms. It&#8217;s essential and should permit resolution automatically in the cloud, on the device, by a human, or an external system.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Users With A Low Network Issue<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While transferring the required data, if the network connection of any SQL database disconnects from the client-side storage, it leads to an error message. And if it happens frequently, it may demand database re-configuration.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So picking a database that provides better reliability and doesn&#8217;t lose connection frequently is better in this case.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Pushing Database Changes &amp; New App Updates<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If we want to update our mobile app, it will demand some modifications to the local database. So, developers should stay updated with old database versions.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The database you select should facilitate the addition of new tables and fields and handle old APIs and database structures for the users who have the latest app version.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-cta gb-block-cta\"><div class=\"gb-cta-content\"><h2 class=\"gb-cta-title gb-font-size-32\" style=\"color:#32373c\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_Have_A_Vision\"><\/span>You Have A Vision<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"gb-cta-text gb-font-size-32\" style=\"color:#32373c\"><p>We Have The Means To Get You There<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gb-cta-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/enqiry.html?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=gb&amp;utm_campaign=databasesformobileapps\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gb-button gb-button-shape-rounded gb-button-size-medium\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#3373dc\">Find Out More<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_the_Best_Practices_for_Working_with_Mobile_App_Databases\"><\/span><b>What Are the Best Practices for Working with Mobile App Databases?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let&#8217;s now check out the best practices to consider for working with mobile app databases.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Consider Databases that Follow the Multiversion Concurrency Control (MVCC) Method.<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Such a method permits simultaneous access with no interference in processes or threads.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MVCC facilitates a reader to check data snapshot before the writers make changes by permitting read and write operations parallelly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-black-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Database&nbsp;<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>MVCC<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Firebird<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MongoDB<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Realm<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MySQL<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Partially, when used with XtraDB<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MariaDB<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Partially, when used with XtraDB<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">RethinkDB<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">InformixDB<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PostgreSQL<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes, but inefficient<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MemBase<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Predictive Caching<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is best to improve the mobile app&#8217;s performance by looking at when, how, and where users use your app. Based on their behavioral traits, you can identify the users&#8217; segment and serve them with specific information they always want.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can cache and make data available locally before the users log in to your <a href=\"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/blog\/app-ideas-that-havent-been-made.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unique app ideas<\/a>. You can also pick MongoDB as it offers predictive caching that permits developers to serve the users with predictive-cached data before they ask for it.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Database Caching: To bring down the load<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We should append a caching layer to decrease the servers&#8217; load. Moreover, we need to cache data on this caching layer to avoid a recurring request for the same data. This lowers the number of requests approaching the server and makes the server\u2019s performance more efficient.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For example, mobile apps like Amazon receive various recurring requests. One can decrease the server&#8217;s load by appending the caching layer. It holds the caliber to manage millions of requests with the lowest latency. You can also use Memcached and Redic for such needs.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Low Latency Challenges&nbsp;<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Low latency is vital for online gaming and real-time apps. High latency gives the app users the wrong impression<\/span>. Anything that moves down from 500ms is a<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> high latency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, you can follow any method to reduce the replication and latency of the database. Moreover, you can choose databases with, on average lower latency:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>PostgreSQL <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; for transactional operations in real-time.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Pipeline DB<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; SQL database best for <a href=\"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/blog\/video-streaming-mobile-app-development-guide.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">streaming apps<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>RethinkDB<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211;&nbsp; best for real-time apps.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MongoDB<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><b>Conclusion<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choosing a database is an important decision as it may lead to the making or breaking of your app. You need to check whether your chosen mobile app database fits the abovementioned criteria.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We hope this post gives you what you expect about mobile app databases and finding a flexible one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/blog\/how-to-create-an-app.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">create a mobile app<\/a>, hire the best <a href=\"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/mobile-app-development.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">app development company<\/a> with skilled iOS and Android developers who can turn your <a href=\"https:\/\/multisitelocal.ezxdemo.com\/blog\/mobile-app-ideas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">app ideas <\/a>into reality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s pretty challenging to pick the best when we have many options. The same happens with mobile app developers. They find it hard to choose the right database for an app.\u00a0 Here, the right database means the most suitable database that assists in building a mobile app and updating an existing one. 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