Microsoft Azure vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Microsoft Azure
Manage and monitor your cloud resources from anywhere. Receive real-time notifications and alerts for critical health issues. Take immediate corrective actions on your virtual machines and web apps directly from your mobile device.
- Monitor cloud resource status
- View critical metrics
- Receive notifications and alerts
- Start/stop VMs
- Manage web apps
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The Microsoft Azure app helps you keep track of your resources while on-the-go: • Stay connected to the cloud and check status and critical metrics anytime, anywhere • Stay informed with notifications and alerts about important health issues • Stay in control of your resources and take corrective actions, like starting and stopping VMs and web apps -------------------- Microsoft collects data to operate effectively and provide you with the best experiences in our products. This mobile application may collect personal information, for example, the email address used to log in. We do not share this personal information with third-parties without your consent. We do not use your information for marketing purposes. If you do not agree with Microsoft collecting this data, please do not log into the application and delete it from your device.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Monitor your cloud infrastructure on the go. Access alerts, notifications, and resource details, including metrics, service limits, and usage data. Track costs for trial users and stay informed about your Oracle Cloud environment from your Apple device.
- Review alerts and notifications
- Access infrastructure resource details
- Monitor resource health and performance with metrics
- View current service limits and usage
- Track costs for trial users
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By installing this app, you agree to the End User License Agreement at - https://mobile-app.plugins.oci.oraclecloud.com/prod/iOS-EULA-22May2019.pdf The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Mobile App lets customers review alerts, notifications, and limits on-the-go. Quickly access information about infrastructure resources, billing, and usage data from your Apple devices. Use the mobile app to see: * Alarms fired within the last 24 hours. * Details about your resources, such as visualizations with metrics that let you monitor the health, capacity, and performance of your resources. * Current service limits and usage. * Information about costs associated with resource usage for trial users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure at 77% against Microsoft Azure's 29%. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Microsoft Azure's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 128). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Microsoft Azure holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Azure has 2.8K ratings behind it against 128, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of Microsoft Azure's written reviews are positive against 77% of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Microsoft Azure ships an update every 3 weeks, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Microsoft Azure | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.8K ratings) — better | 4.5 (128 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.7% of reviews | 77.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 128 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | Oracle America, Inc. |
Customer experience
Microsoft Azure
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
User reviews
Microsoft Azure
From 2.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Streamline services with the cloud
- 👍 Surprisingly doesn't suck
- 👍 Great app for managing Azure cloud
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes, freezes, and bugs
- 🚫 Limited functionality, read-only
- 🚫 Useless, can't do anything meaningful
- 🚫 Doesn't work with newer iOS versions
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
From 128 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and manage
- 🚀 Fast loading and access
- 💡 Good for monitoring and basic stats
- ✅ Always up and reliable service
- 💰 Appreciated for free tier
Room to improve
- ⚠️ Limited functionality compared to web
- 📉 Lacks advanced features
- 🚫 Cannot launch new instances
- 🪲 Some resources not visible (e.g., DbaaS)
- 🐌 Not a native application, feels like a mini-website
Bugs and requests
Microsoft Azure
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues, can't sign in
- Face ID crashes the app
- Blank/black screen after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Add billing and cost management
- Integrate Azure AD and DevOps
- Allow creating/editing resources
- Improve cloud shell experience
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Reported bugs
6 issues- Keyboard won't dismiss to reach submit button
- Cannot login if account uses FIDO Authenticator Verification
- App states phone is jailbroken when it isn't
- Login errors (network error)
- App crashes after 10 seconds post-login
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- Delete button on compute instance is concerning
Requested features
11 requests- Pull in JSON database
- Build natively for iOS
- Add auto-correct to text fields
- Include Oracle Cloud functionality
- Expand to other essential features
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- Add Exadata Cloud Service support
- Add APEX resource
- Implement YubiKey support
- Add search bar functionality
- Implement finger or face scan for access
- iPad version of the app
In-app purchases
Microsoft Azure
No in-app purchases
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Microsoft Azure free?
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