Adding data to your app

Some apps are just pages you read. Others need to remember things — a list of tasks, a directory of customers, this week’s bookings. When your app needs a memory, you add data.

Data is simply the information your app keeps for you. Once it’s there, your app can show it, sort it, filter it, and update it — and it stays put between visits, so nothing disappears when you close the tab.

Ask for it in plain language

You don’t set anything up by hand. You describe what your app should remember, and Exepad gives it a place to keep that information. Be specific about what you want to save and what details each item should have:

“Let me save tasks with a title, a due date, and whether they’re done.”

“Keep a list of customers with a name, email, and the date they signed up.”

Each thing you save is a record — one task, one customer, one booking. A group of records is a list. Your app can show that list, let you open a single record to see its details, and add new ones whenever you like. Viewing & editing your data covers what that looks like inside the app.

When you need data — and when you don’t

You need data when…	You don’t when…
Your app tracks things that change (tasks, orders, bookings)	It’s a fixed page like an “About” or landing page
People add or edit entries over time	Everything on the page is written once and rarely changes
You want to come back later and it’s all still there	You only need a contact form (that’s a built-in feature)

If in doubt, describe what you’re picturing and let Exepad decide what needs remembering.

Your data is private to your app

Information you save lives with your app and isn’t shared with anyone else. If you add a login, you can go a step further: each person who signs in sees only their own records, kept separate from everyone else’s.

Next steps

Viewing & editing your data — see, add, and change information inside your app.
Importing & exporting — bring in a list you already have.
Adding a login — give each person their own private data.