Ask HN: Is there a Google Form like solution for Dropbox?

6 points by p0d 2y ago ↗ HN

I have a few instances where I would like to store data, like a gas meter reading or my weight, on my phone and have the data saved on dropbox (csv?). I found one very pricey solution.

Does anyone know of a simple solution?

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jrowley 2y ago ↗

Not sure about how polished of a solution you’re looking for, or if you’re on iOS, but I bet you could cook up an iOS shortcut to create a new file and drop it into Dropbox or iCloud. Another script could aggregate those into a single CSV?

rrr_oh_man 2y ago ↗

Dropbox Forms?

https://sign.dropbox.com/products/dropbox-forms

p0d 2y ago ↗

Had a try, there didn't seem to be an option to collect the data in csv/spreadsheet. If there was I missed it.

rfarley04 2y ago ↗

Fillout.com has a native Dropbox integration

p0d 2y ago ↗

Thanks, looks interesting, having a look now.

Leftium 2y ago ↗

Why don't you just use Google forms + sheets?

Otherwise CSV is just a text file, so you just need something that can edit Dropbox text files.

p0d 2y ago ↗

I ended up running with Google Forms and using rclone to sync the data to Dropbox. I use rclone anyway for backups, so should have thought of this in the first place.

I continue to use Google products but I am determined not to rely on any of their services in case they "go away". I know with this solution I will always have my data.