TN3270 Lite vs IBM Cognos Analytics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TN3270 Lite
This app emulates an IBM 3278 terminal, providing straightforward access to IBM Mainframes. It supports standard emulation features, secure connections, and offers convenient tools like a camera barcode scanner and clipboard integration.
- 3270 emulation
- SSL/TLS support
- Camera as barcode scanner
- Clipboard integration
- Customizable colors
- Hotspots for buttons
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TN3270 emulate an IBM 3278 terminal for easy access to an IBM Mainframe. LITE VERSION The full version does not require a coffee break (20 seconds) on the Server after 5 minutes use. FEATURES - Supports all standard 3270 emulation features - Alternate screen size (24x80 or 32x80) - SSL/TLS (Secure Socket Layer). - Camera as barcode scanner. - Clipboard. - Air Print. - Zoom and scroll as the Safari browser - Support for 10 different EBCDIC code pages - Colors can be customized - Hotspots (Fxx= , PFxx= and URL text in the 3270 screen can be used as buttons)
IBM Cognos Analytics
Access and analyze your business data on the go. View key insights, receive alerts for critical changes, and share visualizations. Perform on-the-fly analysis using natural language queries.
- Real-time data insights
- Key change notifications
- Shareable visualizations
- Natural language analysis
- Leverages existing governance
- Single-sign-on (SSO) support
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With the new IBM Cognos Analytics mobile app, you stay tuned into your data like never before. See the insights you care about most at-a-glance, receive notifications of key changes, share visualizations, and use natural language to perform analysis on the fly. Features: • Uses existing content in IBM Cognos Analytics • Leverages the IBM Cognos Analytics industry-leading governance architecture • Works with existing IBM Cognos Analytics data connections, data models, and meta-data • Eliminates mobile-specific authoring requirements in dashboard pinned visualizations • Works with single-sign-on (SSO) • Reduces administration impact The app is compatible with the IBM Cognos Analytics on Cloud Hosted, and IBM Cognos Analytics On-Demand cloud, and on-prem services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: IBM Cognos Analytics at 50% against TN3270 Lite's 33%. IBM Cognos Analytics also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 2). TN3270 Lite's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3). 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.
TN3270 Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IBM Cognos Analytics has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of TN3270 Lite's written reviews are positive against 50% of IBM Cognos Analytics's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TN3270 Lite ships an update every 5 months, IBM Cognos Analytics every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TN3270 Lite | IBM Cognos Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 4.3 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | MochaSoft | IBM |
Customer experience
TN3270 Lite
IBM Cognos Analytics
In-app purchases
TN3270 Lite
No in-app purchases
IBM Cognos Analytics
No in-app purchases
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