FileMaker releases Bento 4 for iPad

Bento has always been a pretty good app for the iPad, providing database functionality that’s simplified from its FileMaker roots, but still manages to provide tools you’d otherwise need a dozen separate apps to achive. Bento 4 for iPad has now been updated with a streamlined interface, more tools, and access to the robust Bento Template Exchange.

With Bento 4 for iPad, solo business owners, knowledge workers, freelancers, contractors, consultants and home-based business owners now can take advantage of:

• One-tap linking to the Bento Template Exchange to access hundreds of free, ready-to-use templates to get started in seconds
• Powerful design tools that let users customize templates, create forms and organize information with a tap
• 40 retina display-ready themes that add coordinated backgrounds, fonts, and shading to mirror a user’s personal style
• New ways to see and interact with your information such as Table view, Split view and Full Screen view
• The ability to add calculations, encrypted fields and GPS location fields

Bento 4 for iPad can be used to create and maintain databases directly on the iPad, or it can be synchronized with Bento 4.1 for Mac (a free updated for current OS X Bento 4 users).

Bento 4 for iPad is available now at the special introductory price of US$4.99. The price will bounce up to $9.99 starting August 1, 2012). Bento for iPhone can be purchased for US$4.99.

Until July 31st, new users can get Bento 4.1 for Mac at the special price of US$29.99.

Product [Bento 4 for iPad]