Comparison

SimpleDB vs Rowid

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SimpleDB

Access and manage Amazon SimpleDB data directly from your mobile device. Browse domains, build custom queries, and export results to CSV for easy sharing and archiving. Securely store your AWS credentials for convenient access.

Highlights
  • Connect to AWS profile
  • Browse SimpleDB domains
  • Table view for attributes
  • Custom SELECT query builder
  • CSV export
  • Secure credential storage
Features
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SimpleDB Viewer helps you work with Amazon SimpleDB from your phone or tablet: connect your AWS profile, pick a domain, and browse attributes in a clear table. Refine what you see with a query builder that keeps you in safe SELECT-only territory, then export results to CSV and share them with Mail, Files, or other apps. Highlights: - List domains and open any domain's data in a table view - Custom queries with validation tuned for SimpleDB-style SELECT statements - CSV export for sharing or archiving snapshots - Secure credential storage in the iOS Keychain; support for multiple profiles Built for developers and operators who still rely on SimpleDB and want a fast, focused way to inspect data without a laptop. Note: Compatible with Silicon Macs

About

Rowid

Features
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Someone sends you a database. You are not at your desk. Rowid opens it on your phone — and tells you the truth about what is inside, including the parts other viewers quietly skip. WHAT IT OPENS SQLite databases (.sqlite, .db, .sqlite3), CSV and TSV, JSON and NDJSON, XML, YAML, Apple property lists and .strings, SQL dumps from MySQL and PostgreSQL, pg_dump custom-format archives, Apache Parquet, Apache Avro, and plain logs. Open them from Files, or send one to Rowid from Mail, Slack or any share sheet. IT DOES NOT LIE TO YOU Most viewers show you fewer rows and say nothing. Rowid says something. • A database shared without its write-ahead log is missing rows. Rowid names the missing file and warns you, because SQLite itself raises no error. • A corrupt page stops other tools dead. Rowid recovers the rows either side of the damage and tells you how many it could not reach. • NULL, an empty string and an empty BLOB are three different facts, drawn three different ways. • Core Data timestamps are seconds since 2001, not 1970. Printed raw they are wrong by 31 years — plausibly enough that nobody notices. Rowid decodes them. • A SQL dump that partly fails is reported statement by statement, with the reason for each. BUILT FOR BIG FILES A 2.8-million-row database opens in well under a second and pages instantly at any depth, because the row order is indexed once rather than re-sorted on every scroll. A 120 MB CSV is read by byte offset, so jumping to the last row is immediate. Nothing is loaded into memory that does not need to be. IT CANNOT CHANGE YOUR FILE Rowid copies your file into its own storage and reads the copy. While you browse it re-checks the original's size, modification date and content hash, and shows the result at the bottom of the screen — including when it could not check. IT WORKS IN AIRPLANE MODE Nothing is uploaded, because nothing can be: the app links no networking framework at all. No account, no analytics, no ads, no tracking. FREE AND PAID Reading your files is free, at any size — opening, browsing, searching and sorting, in every format above. Rowid Pro adds the schema view, SQL queries, export as CSV/JSON/SQL/Markdown, and saved queries. One payment, or a subscription with a 3-day free trial. ELEVEN LANGUAGES English, 中文, हिन्दी, Español, العربية, Français, বাংলা, Português, Bahasa Indonesia, Tiếng Việt, اردو — with proper right-to-left layout, while the data grid and the SQL editor stay left-to-right where they belong. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Both subscriptions start with a 3-day free trial, which becomes a paid subscription automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before it ends. Rowid Pro Monthly — US$1.99/month. Rowid Pro Yearly — US$9.99/year. Both renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends; manage or cancel in your Apple ID settings. Rowid Pro Lifetime — US$24.99, a single payment that does not renew. Privacy Policy: https://htphuc1994.github.io/mathduel-site/rowid-privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SimpleDB3 screens
Rowid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rowid at Free against SimpleDB's $1.99. SimpleDB's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Rowid is free to download; SimpleDB costs $1.99 up front. Rowid sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. SimpleDB asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SimpleDB versus Rowid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleDBRowid
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 48 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaysoft Inc.Phuc Huynh

In-app purchases

None

SimpleDB

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Rowid

Subscriptions2
  • Rowid Pro — Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Rowid Pro — Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Rowid Pro — Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is SimpleDB free?
SimpleDB costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rowid free?
Rowid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SimpleDB or Rowid have ads?
Neither SimpleDB nor Rowid shows ads.

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