Filemaker, the Mac database maker has announced an iPhone and iPad native client called Filemaker Go.

The app will not allow database creation, but will provide users a way to view and edit databases while on the go. Filemaker Go will run most Filemaker Pro databases created in version 7 or later.

It’s a hefty task to cram all the power and capability of Filemaker into an iPhone or even an iPad, but the team thinks they’ve done a good job.

At $20 and $40 for iPhone and iPad respectively, it’s not exactly dirt cheap, but users of the Filemaker app are normally a dedicated, fanatical bunch, and there’s little doubt the software will be excellently done.

Check it out for iPhone here, and for iPad here (iTunes links).