Typo-tolerant fuzzy search for Bubble Native Mobile apps, running on the device: no API keys, up to 3 search fields, relevance sorting and scores, things or plain texts.
       

⚡ Main Functions:

• Smart fuzzy search.
   Finds relevant matches even when users misspell, abbreviate or type only part of a word.
• Relevance configuration.
  Threshold, case sensitivity, minimum match length, location, distance and max query length.
• Relevance sorting and scores.
   Shows the best matches first and exposes a score for every result.
• Workflow actions and events.
   Run a search, refresh the data and react when the data is ready to search.

⚡ Key Features:

📱 Runs on the device
     Works in Bubble native iOS and Android apps with no API keys and no third-party services.
🔍 Things or plain texts
      Searches any data type in your database by up to 3 fields, or a plain list of texts.
🧩 Ready for vertical lists
     Search result holds the matches; an empty query returns the full list.
⚙️ Intuitive configuration
     Threshold from 0.0 (exact match) to 1.0 (match anything), 0.6 by default.



Documentation

We’ve created a detailed step-by-step guide for the Fuzzy Search plugin. It includes a comprehensive overview of all features, practical use cases, and answers to frequently asked questions.

       


FAQ

What is the Fuzzy Search for Bubble Mobile plugin?
It adds typo-tolerant search to your Bubble native app (iOS and Android). Users find results even if they misspell, abbreviate or type only part of a word. Search runs entirely on the device, with no API keys or external search service.

How do I set it up in my app?
1. Install the plugin and add the "Search" element to your mobile view.
2. Set Data Type, Data Source and Field To Search 1 (optionally 2 and 3). To search a plain list of texts, set Data Type to "text".
3. When the search input's value changes, run "Start Search" with the input's value.
4. Show the "Search result" state in a vertical list.

What customization options are available?
You can set the Threshold (default 0.6), turn case sensitivity on or off, set the minimum query length (default 1 character) and the max query length (default 32, longer queries are truncated).
You can also sort results by relevance (on by default), publish a score for each result, and use Location and Distance to control where in the text a match is expected.

What actions and states are provided?
The plugin provides actions such as "Start Search" (to run a search) and "Update the Data" (to refresh the dataset).
It exposes a "Search result" state containing the matched items sorted by relevance (the full list when the query is empty), and a "Search scores" state with the relevance score of each result (0 = exact match).

What events can workflows respond to?
"Data is loaded" fires when the data is ready to search. It also fires after "Update the Data" and when the data source changes.

I added the element before version 1.12.0. Why are results not sorted?
Elements added earlier keep their saved values. Enable "Should Sort" and set Min Match Length to 1 to get relevance sorting and results for short queries.

Are there any limitations on the number of database records for search?
Search runs directly on the device, so it’s very fast with small datasets. For optimal performance, we recommend keeping the database up to 3,000 items. Between 5,000 and 10,000 items, you might notice some slowdowns on mobile devices. With more than 10,000 items, search can become noticeably slower or even temporarily freeze. To keep the app responsive, limit the dataset size or use filters to reduce the number of records.
For large catalogs, consider Algolia Search for Bubble Mobile.

   


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