Microsoft Azure vs iMatrix
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.
iMatrix
Connect to local and remote sensors, and push readings to the cloud for long-term storage. This app facilitates seamless data management and access through your iMatrix Cloud Account.
- Connect to local sensors
- Access remote sensors
- iMatrix Cloud Account integration
- Virtual Gateway functionality
- Push readings to iMatrix Cloud
- Long-term data storage
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The iMatrix App provides a connection to local sensors and access to remote sensors using your iMatrix Cloud Account. The App also features a Virtual Gateway that allows the App to push readings to the iMatrix Cloud for long-term storage
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iMatrix at 100% against Microsoft Azure's 29%. iMatrix also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (13 vs 16.0). Microsoft Azure's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Azure has 2.8K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of Microsoft Azure's written reviews are positive against 100% of iMatrix'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, iMatrix every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Microsoft Azure | iMatrix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.8K ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | iMatrix Systems, Inc. |
Customer experience
Microsoft Azure
iMatrix
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
iMatrix
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Microsoft Azure
No in-app purchases
iMatrix
No in-app purchases
Questions
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