Questions about LunoDB Mobile

Yes! LunoDB Mobile is completely free with no hidden costs, no premium tiers, and no in-app purchases. All features including AI SQL generation are free. Use Apple Intelligence on your device with no key, or bring your own API key from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or xAI.

LunoDB Mobile is available now on iPhone and iPad with iOS 16.4 or later (home screen widgets need iOS 17). Android support is coming soon.

No! LunoDB Mobile is a standalone app that doesn’t require a desktop license. However, if you have LunoDB desktop, you can easily sync your connections to mobile using QR codes.

For remote databases, you need an internet connection to access your data. However, you can work with local SQLite databases stored on your device without any network connection.

Open LunoDB Mobile, tap “Add Connection”, select your database type, and enter your connection details (host, port, username, password). For MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, and MongoDB, LunoDB Cloud makes the connection for you. Turso and SQLite connect directly. You can also import connections from LunoDB desktop using QR codes.

LunoDB Cloud is our secure connection gateway for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, and MongoDB on mobile. Phones can’t open these database connections directly, so the app talks to LunoDB Cloud over HTTPS and LunoDB Cloud connects to your database. Your saved connections live on your device; LunoDB Cloud only holds your connection details, encrypted, for the length of a 30-minute session.

Yes, with an SSH tunnel for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, and MongoDB. Add your SSH server details to the connection and LunoDB Cloud connects through it to reach your database. SQL Server can’t use an SSH tunnel on mobile. Without SSH, your database needs to accept connections from the internet, and localhost or private network addresses are blocked for security.

Absolutely! LunoDB Mobile works with all major cloud database providers including AWS RDS, Google Cloud SQL, Azure Database, DigitalOcean Managed Databases, and more. Just enter your connection details and you’re ready to go.

In LunoDB desktop, go to Settings → Backup → Export to LunoDB Mobile and click “Generate QR Code”. Then in LunoDB Mobile, tap “Import from Desktop” on the empty Connections screen, or go to Settings → Connection → Scan QR Code at any time, and scan the code. Your connections, SSH settings, tags, and saved graphs are transferred. Codes expire after 15 minutes.

Simply describe what you want in plain English, like “show me orders from last week” or “find users without email verification”. The AI understands your database schema and writes the SQL. You can review and change the query, then tap Run when you’re ready.

LunoDB Mobile supports Apple Intelligence for on-device AI (private, free, and no API key — needs iOS 26 or later on an iPhone or iPad that supports Apple Intelligence), plus Anthropic (Claude Fable 5.1, Opus 5.5, Sonnet 5.5, Haiku 5.5), OpenAI (GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol, GPT-6 Sol and Luna), Google (Gemini 3.8, 3.7, and 3.6 Flash), and xAI (Grok 4.7, 4.6, and 4.5) when you bring your own API key.

Yes! Tap any cell to edit it. LunoDB validates your changes and shows you what will be modified before saving. Primary key columns are protected from accidental changes.

You can export query results and table data to CSV (for spreadsheets), JSON (for APIs and applications), or SQL INSERT statements (for backups and migrations).

Mobile includes most core features, but some advanced features have limitations. For example, SSH tunneling is handled by LunoDB Cloud rather than direct tunnels, large file imports are limited, and server admin commands like GRANT and KILL are only available on desktop.

Your saved connections are stored in the app’s private storage on your device. They only leave your device when you connect: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, and MongoDB details go to LunoDB Cloud over HTTPS, and Turso tokens go straight to Turso.

Traffic between your device and LunoDB Cloud is encrypted with HTTPS. Your connection details are encrypted while a session is open and expire after 30 minutes. We don’t log your queries or store your results, and localhost and private network addresses are blocked. For extra control, you can self-host your own proxy.

When writing queries or filters, we only send your database schema (table names, column names, types) and your question to the AI provider. If you use AI Data Insights on a table, it also sends a short summary of that table, including the first 5 rows. Everything goes straight from your device to your chosen provider, whose privacy policy applies.

No. Your queries and results pass through LunoDB Cloud over HTTPS and are never logged or stored on our servers. Turso and SQLite connections don’t use LunoDB Cloud at all.

They share connection details via QR sync, but changes made on one device don’t automatically appear on the other. If you update a connection on desktop, you’ll need to re-sync via QR code. You can also move connections either way with a password-protected backup file (.lunobackup), which both apps can restore.

Desktop connects to your databases directly, while mobile uses LunoDB Cloud for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, and MongoDB (Turso and SQLite connect directly). Desktop has no file size limits for imports, while mobile has limitations. Desktop supports SSH tunneling directly, while mobile achieves the same via LunoDB Cloud.

Use desktop for heavy database work, large imports, and extended sessions. Use mobile for quick checks, simple queries, viewing data on the go, and when you’re away from your computer. Many users use both!

This usually means the database server is unreachable. Check your internet connection, verify the server is running, and ensure no firewall is blocking the connection. If your database is behind a firewall, connect through an SSH tunnel or ask your IT team to allow connections from LunoDB Cloud.

Make sure you’ve entered a valid API key in settings. Check that you have sufficient credits/quota with your AI provider. Ensure you have an active internet connection. Try a simple query like “show all tables” to test.

Large result sets can slow down the app. Try adding filters to reduce the amount of data, or use LIMIT clauses in your queries. Close other apps to free up memory. If the problem persists, try restarting the app.

Go to Settings > Contact in the app, or email [email protected]. Include details about what happened, what you expected, and your device/OS version. Screenshots are helpful!