Databases — Ascend
Core Feature

Databases

Structured tables with the flexibility of a database. Organize clients, projects, and tasks with typed fields, multiple views, and real-time sync.

A single source of truth for everything.

Stop scattering your work across spreadsheets and isolated apps. Ascend databases let you build robust, interconnected tables. Every row isn't just a data point — it opens into a full page where you can write, plan, and embed timers.

  • Typed properties: text, numbers, dates, statuses and more.
  • Multiple views of the same data — without duplicating it.
  • Filter, sort, and group to slice your data any way you need.
  • All changes are auto-saved and sync instantly for your team.
Questions?

10 property types. Built for real work.

Choose the right data type for each column — no more cramming everything into a text field.

Text

Plain text and long-form notes

Number

Quantities, maths and ratings

Auto ID

Auto-incrementing unique IDs

Select

Single choice from a defined list

Multi-Select

Multiple tag choices per row

Status

Colour-coded workflow states

Priority

Low, Medium, High, Urgent

Effort

Fibonacci point estimation

Focus Cycle

Time-boxed sprint grouping

Date

Deadlines and scheduled events

Created Time

Auto-stamps creation date

Last Edited

Auto-tracks document updates

Person

Assign to a team member

Created By

Auto-tracks original author

Edited By

Tracks the last modifier

Files & Media

Attach documents and images

URL & Email

Interactive web links

Checkbox

Simple done/not-done toggle

Relation

Link rows to other databases

Rollup

Aggregate data from relations

Formula

Compute custom values

Questions?

Multiple views. Same data.

Create separate views on a single database without duplicating a single byte. Each view remembers its own filters, sorts, and visible columns. Switch contexts in one click.

Table

The classic spreadsheet grid for structured data entry.

Focus Board

Drag cards between status columns to move work forward.

Calendar

Visualize date fields across a monthly calendar view.

Table
Board
Calendar
+ Add View

Overdue Items (3)

Q2 Proposal — Due Apr 1
Homepage Copy — Due Mar 28
Invoice Template — Due Mar 25
Focus Board

A sprint board for the rest of us.

Agile tools are great, but sometimes you just need to know what you're doing this week. The Focus Board organises your work into time-boxed cycles. It's the perfect way to batch and prioritise your workload without the overhead of a technical engineering tool.

  • Group tasks into planning cadences (weekly, fortnightly, monthly).
  • Keep a backlog of ideas and pull from them each cycle.
  • Visual progress bar and days-remaining countdown.
  • Built-in Fibonacci effort tracking so you don’t overload yourself.

Cycle 1

Feb 17 – Mar 2

4 days left

Write homepage copy

In Progress
3

Onboard new client

To Do
5

Wireframe dashboard

Done
8
Collect with Forms

Don't just hold data — collect it.

Every database can have public forms attached to it. Submissions land as rows — already filterable, viewable in Kanban, ready for invoicing. No CSV exports. No Zapier. No second SaaS bill.

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Public form
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Lands in your "Leads" database as a row
Embed Anywhere

Make your data public — without making it stale.

Drop a live database into any page on the internet, or into another Ascend page. Public roadmaps, client portals, pricing tables, job boards, status pages — every embed updates the second the row changes. No CSV exports. No cron jobs. No "Powered by Airtable" watermark.

Inside Ascend

Database block on a page

Type /database in any Ascend page. Pick a database, pick a view. The full table, board, or calendar renders inline — sortable, filterable, editable in place.

Board
Table
Calendar
To Do
Doing
Done

Outside Ascend

Iframe on any website

Click Embed on any database. Pick the default view, theme, and access level. Paste the snippet into your marketing site, client portal, or docs page.

yoursite.com/roadmap
Live database
Feature
Status
SSO
Shipped
Webhooks
In progress
Mobile app
Planned

Always live

Edit a row in Ascend. Every embed shows it instantly. No publish step, no rebuild.

Pick the view

Embed a Kanban roadmap, a filtered table, a calendar — whichever view tells the story.

One snippet

Chromeless iframe with theme, transparency, and access controls. Pastes anywhere HTML is allowed.

Replace 3 SaaS tools

Roadmap apps, public table tools, status page services — all from your existing database.

Database iframes use a fixed height because the table virtualises — set the pixel value once and the table scrolls inside it. Pages and forms auto-resize.

Start organizing with Databases today.

Every plan includes unlimited databases and all property types. 30-day free trial, no credit card.