FileMaker launches Bento for iPad

Bento for iPad is the latest version of the personal database from FileMaker. The app allows you to manage contacts, track projects and plan events in one iPad app that can be used standalone or synchronised with Bento 3 for Mac.

“Bento includes built-in templates to help you get started in seconds,” says the company. “Choose from 25 pre-designed, ready-to-use database templates that you can easily customize to organise virtually any type of information you have.”

The app is based on Bento for iPhone and has been enhanced to make the most of the larger iPad screen.

“The details stored in Bento are now larger and easier to read,” continues the description. “In landscape, a split screen view shows both a complete records list and a single record's details simultaneously. Rotate the iPad to portrait to focus on one record at a time. Even enter numbers with ease, thanks to the large, custom on-screen keypad.”

The iPad version also includes background themes with coordinated fonts designed specifically for iPad to make your data “look better” than ever on the larger screen.

You can download the app now from iTunes for NZ$6.49. Let us know what you think.