MyGearVault

This app would be slightly useful to "keep track of my gear" if I felt I had just so much stuff that I was always losing lenses or bodies. But that's only assuming that the search feature returned useable results. It simply seems to list everything EVER made from a manufacturer instead of smartly searching exactly what I'm typing. Let's say Fujifilm for example. I type "Fujifilm 16-55" and ht enter. The app should be narrowing the thousands of "Fujifilm" results to reflect the next entered data of "16*", however doesn't seem to. So you still have lots of scrolling to do with the app when searching for your gear. It simply takes far too much time when what you're seeing is just thousands of unrelated things in the list with no results that are close to what you wanted. Ended up just using my trusty excel spreadsheet in the end.

App works totally fine. Does everything you need to catalog your gear (hence the name i suppose) and I can tell a lot of thought and consideration was put into its design. This app sort of has 2 other functions that you wouldnt immediately assume from what its being advertised for. One is a dedicated tab to helping you insure your gear, which depending on how you feel about that can go either way; and the other is two update users of videos and user info from the Fro himself. At best, if you are a fan of his content and need something to catalog your gear, this app is perfectly fine. However if you're not a fan of Jared, the app still works just as well for cataloguing gear. You just never have a reason to scroll past the first tab. I never really write reviews but I felt it was my obligation to say something after seeing how stupid and unnecessarily negative some of these reviews were. I almost didnt download this app because it was so bad. Its a shame, i see it as something well made and genuinely useful.

Simple straightforward app that seems to work well if you don't mind storing your data in the cloud. Two things I'd like to see: 1. iPad version: iPhone is convenient, but if I'm entering the data on a hundred items, the larger device is preferable. Since much of my gear is 20-30 years old, it doesn't show up in the list and has to be manually entered. This gets old on the iPhone. 2. Non-Photo Gear: I know Fro is a photo guy and this is targeted at photographers, but a little work adding the ability to customize categories would make this really useful for other users. As it is I have, maybe $3k in photo gear, but over $30k in music gear I'd like to manage as well.

The other Jared made a great app. It's super easy to use. It's nice to have all of my equipment listed in one place with serial numbers and value. I've submitted for an insurance quote. It's really something I need to do. My homeowner's insurance covers me if something happens at my house, but I shoot in some seedy parts of Baltimore and DC. There's certainly ample opportunity for my gear to be stolen or for me to have to hit someone in the head with my 24-70 G Master, which has a weight similar to a cinder block. You've made the investment in the gear. Invest 15 minutes in keeping track of it and maybe insuring it. Great app for pros and people that shoot in jpeg. Jared Skarda

response required

I would never be suckered into a subscription based model or use a database cloud version only. I use ninox which is a database that you can store on your phone , iPad or the cloud if you chose to, I also use OneNote. However you could also use File Maker Pro. All those allow you to store your information locally or in the iCloud and your not forced into a subscription model. My two favorites are OneNote and Ninox it’s available on iPhone and iPad versions and desktop version for MacBook. If the Developer made a standalone app I would purchase on the basis of locally stored information and cloud as an option. Good luck with your subscription model