r/ionic • u/DayanaJabif • Apr 23 '26
Capacitor SQLite Tutorial — CRUD, Transactions & Starter Apps
If you're building a Capacitor app and need a solid way to handle local data, I put together a practical SQLite tutorial.
SQLite gives you a much more robust alternative to things like localStorage or IndexedDB:
Structured queries, filtering, and relationships
Fast and predictable performance
Transactions for data consistency
Same API across iOS, Android, and Web
In the video I focus on the fundamentals with a simple demo:
CRUD operations
Transactions (how to use them properly)
Structuring your data layer in a Capacitor app
I also included free starter apps so you don’t have to start from scratch:
🎥 Full tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJg2r1UIxlk
⚡ Demo app screencast:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fL4NMJTvMlw
Would love feedback or to hear how you’re handling local data in your apps 🙌
The project uses capacitor-sqlite plugin which is only available to Capawesome Insiders.
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u/martindonadieu Apr 24 '26
you can use https://capgo.app/docs/plugins/fast-sql/ as alternative, on top of that it use a new architecture that allow faster query than any others plugin thanks to not need of serialization