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Two Editions For You

Most of Kase's features are available in the Community Edition (CE) to anyone free-of-charge (and free-of-ads). Buying the Full Edition gets you the unlimited, full-featured product and also helps support the ongoing development of Kase.


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Community Edition (CE) limitations (as of v4.4):

  1. maximum 99 Cards per Deck supported
  2. pinning to Entry is not supported
    • i.e. Unit to a Number, Time Zone to a Date/Time, or Fx to an Entry
  3. Choice field: limited to 3 choices per Field
  4. one in every 9 text recognitions obscured
  5. recover from Trash

Changes made in the Full Edition, or in CE while a CE Complete subscription is active, do not revert — Your Field definitions and data remain, even after the subscription expires.

E.g., if you create 5 choices for a Choice field, those choices remain usable in the free CE edition.

Versions Compared


Kase 4

Kase 3

Kase 2
latest release4.53.6.22.5
iOS / iPadOS:
- recommended17, 1615, 1412
- required151311
field types:
- Text
- Number
- Date/Time
- Choice
- Boolean
- Link
- Picture
- Document
Entry Flags
Trash
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What's next? Take a peek at our roadmap...


Release 4

4.5

Version 4.5.29 (BE605) | App Store Release 2024/09/06

Enhancements

  • Formatters simplified and extended: new KaseFx command StringTransformer
  • Secure coding for Core Data model Transformers
  • Inheritance: "Remove Inheritance": a Deck can "uninherit" (or be disinherited) from its super Deck
  • Import/Export: more efficient (less stupid) codes

Fixes

  • CSV import with AutoFill could cause a crash. (fixed)

See this blog post for more details.

4.4.1

Version 4.4.1002 (AF407) | App Store Release 2024/08/03

Fixes

  • workaround for a StoreKit bug that makes subscriptions unavailable

See this blog post for more details.

4.4: Split View & In-App Store

Version 4.4.101 (BCDD) | App Store Release 2024/08/02

New Features

  • new column-style Split View with updated Side Menu
  • in-app Store (iOS 17 required)

Enhancements

  • Time Zones browser: Current/Closest Time Zone button
  • Units browser: Significant Digits, and Dynamic Discovery settings
  • Trash: more prominent "n days remaining" display (not just in the context menu)
  • separate WebNotice for TestFlights
  • faster start-up

See this blog post for more details.

4.3: Recover from Trash

Version 4.3.105 (B253E) | App Store Release 2024/05/08

New Features

  • Recover from Trash
  • Flags for Entries

Enhancements

  • more consistent context menus
  • more robust file operations

Fixes

  • Side-by-Side view: multi-line text was not showing

See this blog post for more details.

4.2: Number w/Unit

Version 4.2.167 (58A2E) | App Store Release 2024/03/20

New Features:

  • new Number field with multi-level Unit support

Enhancements:

  • enhanced Units view: search scopes, etc.
  • enhanced Time Zones view: city-centric, etc.
  • Date/Time field: enhanced Time Zone menu
  • Boolean field: different icons for display modes
  • QuickLook for image fields now full-screen
  • Sort Options menu: setting Sortable Fields now always available
  • View Options and Field Options views: general improvements

Fixes:

  • Side-by-Side view: Time Zone menu didn't change display

See this blog post for more details.

4.1: Date-Time w/Time Zone

Version 4.1.136 (AC2D) | App Store Release 2024/02/04

New Features:

  • new Date/Time field type with Time Zone support

Enhancements:

  • Choice field type:
    • pop-up menu even in non-edit mode
    • CE users can also use it now (with some limitation)
  • Picture/Document field types:
    • new Regenerate Thumbnail command
    • new field option: icon aspect ratio
  • Sortable Fields:
    • maximum Sortable Fields per deck expanded from 3 to 8
    • ability to set Sortable Fields from within the Sort Options menu is back
  • Category & Tags' colors:
    • new name-based Reset to Intrinsic Color
    • colors are now included in the Import/Export files
  • much more robust Import/Export operations
  • all Field options rearranged to be easier to understand
  • Database History: DeviceKit update to properly display names for newer devices

Fixes:

  • QuickLook Editing fixed to remove the confusing Back button
  • crashes in iOS 15 fixed

See this blog post for more details.

4.0.2

Version 4.0.2005 (2F89) | App Store Release 2023/12/06

Fixes:

  • a localized language name was not correctly displayed; e.g. "Vietnamese" in Text Recognition Options
  • some icons were scaled inconsistently; e.g. in Import/Export Preview

4.0: Firm Foundation

Version 4.0.100430 (2312) | App Store Release 2023/12/01

New Features:

  • new field types: Choice, Boolean
  • new search interface with new Full Text scope and Keyword tokens
  • QuickLook Edit support
  • Color Picker and hi-rez colors
  • new Fx: NameMapper, WordScrambler

Enhancements:

  • Sort options: enhanced and simplified
  • greatly improved Group by Category sorting
  • Picker: faster, and clearer
  • more robust Backup & Restore
  • smart image thumbnails
  • greatly improved context menus
    • consistent items for Highlight, Speak, Mark, Copy, etc.
    • Deck menu, Card menu
  • nav: Back button: no more blank titles
  • Text Recognition: additional languages and new options
  • Fx: enhancements and fixes
  • UI customization: Symbol Weight, Light/Dark control
  • additional alt. App Icons
  • util: Attachments Clean Up

Fixes:

  • Side Menu: section header not visible in Light mode
  • many other fixes and improvements

Release 3

3.6.1

Version 3.6.10016 (45F23)

CE Version 3.6.10016 (45F23)

App Store Release 2021/11/22

Improvements:

  • better support for iOS 15
  • library updates
  • build system updates

Fixes:

  • indexer could crash after backup

Build System:

  • Swift 5.4
  • Xcode 13.1
  • macOS 12.0.1 Monterey

3.6: Document Field

Version 3.6.45 (2489)

CE Version 3.6.45 (2489)

App Store Release 2021/06/17

Document Image field + Text Recognition!

New Features

  • Document Image field
    • Complementing the Pictures field, Document Image is specifically for documents.
    • Stored as PDF with multiple-page support, Document Image can be obtained via the Clipboard or the Document Camera.
  • Scan with Camera
    • Scan in both Pictures (e.g. from photo prints) and Document Images with the Document Camera.
    • It supports multiple pages and is great for Text Recognition.
  • Image Caption & Transcript with Text Recognition!
    • Add caption and transcript to images, making them searchable with the built-in full text indexer.
    • Transcripts are automatically added with new images and when reindexing.
    • Text Recognizor can be customized for different combinations of languages.

Improvements

  • Help: What's New with enhanced WebNotices
  • updated libraries
  • updated web URLs for online docs

Fixes

  • Box rename didn't update
  • various fixes
  • Build System:
    • Swift 5.4
    • Xcode 12.5
    • macOS 11.4 Big Sur

3.5: Picture Field

Version 3.5.35 (E5611)

CE Version 3.5.35 (E5611)

App Store Release 2021/04/05

Picture Field + Refined Import/Export

New Features

  • Picture field!
  • "Copy Name" & "Copy Picture" actions
  • "What's New" (WebNotices)

Improvements

  • Copy/Paste operations support HEIF format
  • Import/Export:
    • CSV: field names automatically include deck name if colliding
    • better error messages
    • updated library with speed improvements
  • Access counts and dates now only updated after a delay
    • so e.g. fast scrubbing through Cards does not mark them with new accesses
  • Restore mode entered if database is damaged (data store loading)

Fixes

  • Import/Export: field options now properly encoded/decoded

Plus other minor fixes and improvements.

  • Build System:
    • Swift 5.3
    • Xcode 12.4
    • macOS 11.2.3 Big Sur

3.4.1

Version 3.4.1003 (FB4A)

CE Version 3.4.1003 (FB4A)

App Store Release 2021/03/01
  • fixed: opening the "Add New Field" window could crash the app on some devices
  • build system updates
  • Build System:
    • Swift 5.3
    • Xcode 12.4
    • macOS 11.2.2 Big Sur

3.4: Enhanced Import/Export

Version 3.4.193 (E5C8)

CE Version 3.4.193 (E5C8)

App Store Release 2020/12/03

Enhanced Import/Export + More!

New Features

  • Import & Export (lots of Encodables and Decodables):
    • introducing the KASE file format
    • JSON: KASE in JSON
    • CSV: Highlight, Mark, Date Accessed now import/export-able
    • Import Sample Data replaced by "Help: Browse Samples & Templates"

Fixes & Improvements

  • Kase of Boxes:
    • Boxes cell redone based on CommonCell: fixed inconsistent height issue introduced in 3.3.1 (which was quickly released to fix an iPadOS 14.0 bug that prevented the Boxes window from opening)
  • Box of Decks
    • Box name is now the title on the Decks window
  • Deck of Cards
    • View/Filter: new Highlight rule
    • Date Accessed and Access Counts now sortable
  • Card:
    • changing Mark does not update modify date (like highlighting)
    • tap on cell to follow link
  • overhauled Indexing system: much more robust and reliable
  • reverted back from Core Data Derived attributes to self-calculated count attributes: much more reliable and also faster since there is no more need to count in place when Derived isn't up-to-date
  • expanded System Info for both sending feedback and Database History
  • Build System:
    • Swift 5.3
    • Xcode 12.2
    • macOS 10.15.7 Catalina

3.3.1

  • fixed: Boxes window could not open in iPadOS 14.0 (see wisd.com/blog/ios14-gm)
  • some library updates
  • Build System:
    • Swift 5.2
    • Xcode 11.6
    • macOS 10.15.6 Catalina

3.3: iPad

Version 3.3.76 (A95A)

CE Version 3.3.77 (21E5)

App Store Release 2020/07/14

iPhone + iPad!

  • iPad Multitasking!: Split View, Slide Over, etc.
    • Split View also available on Max/Plus-size iPhones
  • major refactoring in Card View: data entry cells, text field editing
    • new TextField fixes also apply for these views: Boxes, Deck, Field, Cats, and Tags
  • Build System:
    • Swift 5.2
    • Xcode 11.5
    • macOS 10.15.5 Catalina

3.2: Restore

Version 3.2.25 (CFEFE)

CE Version 3.2.33 (D476)

App Store Release 2020/06/12

Complete Backup and Restore!

  • Backup
  • Restore Mode
  • Build System:
    • Swift 5.2
    • Xcode 11.4.1
    • macOS 10.15.4 Catalina

3.1: Import

Version 3.1.181 (EB176)

App Store Release 2020/05/30

No Bento in Catalina? Import with Kase!

  • Flexible Import function (CSV Codable) with Prefills, Preview, Key option, and Replace Mode option.
  • Easier to use UnitConverter with better designs for Fx Preview and Unit Preview.
  • Re-enabled home screen Quick Action.
  • Renamed "Version History" to "Database History" with quick link from About.
  • Much improved internal declarative UI library with better support for Dynamic Type, and SF Symbols.
  • Started utilizing Core Data's new derived attributes for iOS 13.
  • Removed Instabug.
  • And many bug fixes.
  • Build System:
    • Swift 5.2
    • Xcode 11.4.1
    • macOS 10.15.4 Catalina

3.0.1

Version 3.0.1006 (C57E)

CE Version 3.0.1006 (C57E)

App Store Release 2019/11/05
  • minor updates for Dynamic Type
  • temporarily disabled Units home screen quick action
  • Build System:
    • Swift 5.1
    • Xcode 11.2
    • macOS 10.15.1 Catalina

3.0: iOS 13 Redesign

CE Version 3.0.230 (7BC5)

App Store Release 2019/11/02

Redesigned for iOS 13!

  • iOS 13 design language
    • Dark Mode
    • SF Symbols
    • Context Menus
    • etc.
  • Build System:
    • Swift 5.1
    • Xcode 11.1
    • macOS 10.15.1 Catalina

Release 2

2.5: Markdown!

Version 2.5.72 (B234)

App Store Release 2019/06/05

Markdown support!

  • two new options for Multi-line Text fields:
    1. Markdown: text will be formatted on-the-fly and displayed as rich text
    2. Number of Lines: the field's display in a Card can be adjusted to any number of lines
  • new Version History screen, accessible from "Backup, etc." and the About screen via long-press
  • fixed crash in Deck Design screen when adding link to the deck itself
    • bug introduced in 2.3 (also affecting 2.4) while cleaning up some @objc attributes...
  • unified to internal declarative options framework
    • making Option screens (e.g. Field options) more consistent and flexible
  • other fixes and improvements:

    • Settings: Colors: Theme Color: now displays in full color making it easier to choose
    • fixed Card screen's back button display for very long Card names
    • libraries updates
  • Build System:

    • Swift 5.0
    • Xcode 10.2.1
    • macOS 10.14.5 Mojave

2.4: Good Relations

Version 2.4.36 (A194)

App Store Release 2019/04/10

Visualize and browse to related Decks!

  • A new "Open Related..." command under the Deck's drop menu allows easy browsing to related Decks: Inheritance (super-decks and sub-decks), Linked In decks, and Linking To decks.
  • From a Card screen's in-bound links section, if the linking deck has inheriting decks (sub-decks), user is presented with choices of decks to open
    • the "Move to Deck..." is also changed to use the hierarchical decks selection.
  • other fixes and improvements:

    • more robust deletes
    • fixed missing privacy usage string for QuickLook Preview's Save Image function
  • Build System:

    • Swift 5.0
    • Xcode 10.2
    • macOS 10.14.4 Mojave

2.3: HEIF

Version 2.3.138 (6B3E2)

App Store Release 2019/03/27

In addition to HEIF support, this is also an important update with many under-the-hood improvements readying for future features.

  • Pictures/HEIF (High Efficiency Image File Format):
    • Converter to convert existing pictures to/from HEIF
    • e.g. with 400 pictures, size reduced from 1.6 GB to 340 MB!
    • improved Clipboard access
  • Card screen:

    • auto updates of linked Cards and counts
    • improved Fx's displays
  • Sortable Fields: many fixes and improvements

  • Index: word forms are now sorted

  • Instabug: upgraded to 8.1 for improved privacy protection

  • many other fixes and improvements:

    • improved Alerts with preferred actions
    • more robust text field handling
    • more robust Categories & Tags editing
    • fixed tint color for new windows
    • reworked local notifications/KVO
    • SwiftLint!
  • Build System:

    • Swift 4.2
    • Xcode 10.1
    • macOS 10.14.3 Mojave

2.2: Great Sorts

Version 2.2.9933 (8825D)

App Store Release 2019/02/11

Building on 2.1's three-level Sort Options for Views, 2.2 further expands the Sorting power.

  • new View options:
    • Sort by User-defined Fields
    • Sort by Notes
    • Sort by Links Count
    • Sort by Cards Count (for Decks)
  • Cards screen will automatically display the Sort by Field.
  • Units: search by Category names, in addition to Unit names
    • e.g. Type "tem" to see all Temperature units.
    • e.g. Type "elec" to see all Electric categories.
  • other UI improvements and fixes
  • Build System:
    • Swift 4.2
    • Xcode 10.1
    • macOS 10.14.2 Mojave

2.1: Multiple Sorts

Version 2.1.9927 (92E9)

App Store Release 2018/12/16
  • Sort Options for Views: up to 3 levels of sortings
  • added Quick Action Shortcut for the Unit Converter
  • Build System:
    • Swift 4.2
    • Xcode 10.1
    • macOS 10.14.2 Mojave

2.0.1

Version 2.0.109927 (1ACB)

App Store Release 2018/11/27
  • fixed Card edit mode animations for iOS 12
  • added app icons for iPad
  • Build System:
    • Swift 4.2
    • Xcode 10.1
    • macOS 10.14.1 Mojave

2.0: Hello World

Version 2.0.9931 (4768)

App Store Preorder 2018/11/14
  • first public version for the App Store
  • Build System:
    • Swift 4.2
    • Xcode 10.0
    • macOS 10.13.6 High Sierra

Release 1

1.0: Dave

  • In its 1.0 stage, Kase was known as Dave, and it has been faithfully managing databases for a small group of early users since 2014.
  • Build System:
    • Swift 1.x
    • Xcode 6.x
    • Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite