iOS Best Data Storage Method

[Cergman]

I'm developing an update to one of my current apps, and I feel the data storage isn't the most efficient. I am currently using plists to store the user's information, but I feel like I should probably move to something more robust. What storage method would you guys recommend for my app? A user can add as many entries as they want, and each entry stores two integers and a string. Thank you!

 

[JohnsonK]

Have you looked into core data?

 

[PhoneyDeveloper]

The choices would seem to be sqlite or core data.

How many rows do you think are possible for a user to make? 100, 1000, 10000?

 

[Mascots]

Core Data

If you're storing information that requires a database, you should use Core Data. It's not only a powerful abstraction, but it ties directly into many APIs that Apple provides (NSFetchedResultController, iCloud Core Data).

If you're storing things like preferences, user defaults should suffice.

 

[Cergman]

It would be highly unlikely for the user to enter more than 10 rows. I've heard core data has a steep learning curve, is that true?

Edit: also this is an iOS app

 

[TheWatchfulOne]

It would be highly unlikely for the user to enter more than 10 rows. I've heard core data has a steep learning curve, is that true?

Core Data does have a steep learning curve, but I'm sure it would be worth learning. It has lots of goodies built-in.

On the other hand, interacting directly with SQLite might have a steep learning curve too. That's the approach I'm using in my current project, but then I have no problem writing SQL statements.

plists are probably the easiest way to read and write data, but they don't scale. Whenever you want to change one value in a plist, the whole list gets re-written.

 

[MattInOz]

Realm.io is a new option.

Only just started looking at it for a project but does look promising.
It's certainly a lot more direct in terms of code than Core Data, as the data model is defined in classes.