Quickbase gives us API access to build custom interfaces on top of our existing data. Here's one idea of what our training evaluation experience could look like—mobile-first, purpose-built, same backend.
Our Station Trainer Program in Quickbase works—it gets the job done and the data goes where it needs to go. It was designed as a desktop application, and most of us are using it on our phones on the ramp. There's an opportunity to make the day-to-day experience much smoother without changing anything under the hood.
Quickbase exposes a full REST API that lets us build any website or app on top of our existing data. We can create a custom mobile-friendly interface—with our SSO login—that reads and writes to the same tables. Everything under the hood stays exactly the same. We just get a better front door.
Designed for how we actually use it—on our phones, one-handed, between flights.
Tap a trainee, pick a category, walk through skills one at a time. No endless scrolling.
Log shift hours and review evaluations in one flow. No more double entry on separate pages.
See at a glance which trainees are on track and who needs attention.
Evaluation rules and reminders surface exactly when relevant, not as a wall of text.
All data stays in Quickbase. SSO unchanged. All downstream integrations preserved. Zero migration.
This is one example of what a custom skin could look like. It's a fully interactive prototype—tap through it below.
Navigate: Trainees → Tap a name → Choose a category → Evaluate skills
Quickbase provides full API access to all of our app data. A custom website can connect to it just like the built-in interface does—reading trainee records, writing evaluations, logging hours. SSO works the same way. Nothing in the existing system needs to change.
This is a concept and a starting point, not a finished product. If the training program team is interested in exploring this further, here's what the path could look like.