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I wish there was something in between but based on SQLite.
Search for "low-code app frameworks", there are a whole bunch, they fill the same niche now that Access once did (though these tend to be cloud based, not local sqlite). Baserow is a great open-source example.
Honestly, projects like AppSmith and Baserow are pretty good at this. Google AppSheet is by far the best implementation of this style of low-to-no-code app builders, but comes with the obvious caveat of being a Google product.
If someone managed to make an open-source solution as slick as Google’s, I’d be right on it. As it stands, all the competition that I’ve found requires a decent existing knowledge of SQL queries to run the widgets themselves.
The problem with using google instead of open source is that one day your shit suddenly has ads or ceases to exist.
I just did some digging and Grist actually seems to do most of what I need it to. There may be hope yet! It’s still not quite as slick as AppSheet, but may be a step in the right direction.