Comparison

AWS Console vs Cloud Builder

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

Head to head
About

AWS Console

Manage and monitor your AWS resources from your mobile device. Receive push notifications for important updates, view dashboards with real-time data, and perform select actions on your cloud infrastructure.

Highlights
  • View and manage AWS resources
  • Push notifications for services
  • Resource monitoring dashboard
  • View configuration details and metrics
  • Perform select actions on resources
  • Biometric authentication for login
Features
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The AWS Console Mobile Application, provided by Amazon Web Services, lets you view and manage a select set of resources and receive push notifications to stay informed and connected with your AWS resources while on-the-go. The Console Mobile Application allows you to configure and receive push notifications for AWS services, monitor resources through a dedicated dashboard, and view configuration details, metrics, and alarms for select AWS services. The Dashboard provides permitted users with an overview of the account status, with real-time data on Amazon CloudWatch, AWS Health Dashboard, AWS Billing and Cost Management, and Recently Visited Services. You can view ongoing issues and follow through to the relevant CloudWatch alarm screen for a detailed view with graphs and configuration options. In addition,you can check on the status of specific AWS services, view detailed resource screens, and perform select actions. The Console Mobile Application requires an existing AWS account. Upon initial setup, the Console Mobile Application lets you stay signed in to multiple identities at once. Login process leverages biometric authentication (on supported devices), making access to AWS resources simple and quick. The Console Mobile Application supports Amazon API Gateway, AWS Artifact, AWS Backup, AWS Health Dashboard, AWS Organizations, Billing and Cost Management, AWS CloudFormation, AWS CloudShell, AWS CloudTrail, Amazon CloudWatch, CodeBuild, Code Commit, Code Deploy, Code Pipeline, Cognito, Control Tower, Amazon DynamoDB, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), EMR, Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS), Elastic Kubernetes Service, AWS Identity and Access Management, IAM Identity Center, IoT Core, AWS Lambda, Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS), Amazon Route 53, Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Secrets Manager, Security Hub, Amazon Simple Queue Service(SQS), Step Functions, Systems Manager, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC). The Console Mobile Application supports US East (N. Virginia), US East (Ohio), US West (N. California), US West (Oregon), Africa (Cape Town), Asia Pacific (Hong Kong), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Jakarta), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Asia Pacific (Osaka), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Canada (Central), Europe (Frankfurt), Europe (Ireland), Europe (London), Europe (Milan), Europe (Paris), Europe (Spain), Europe (Stockholm), Europe (Zurich), Middle East (Bahrain), Middle East (UAE), and South America (São Paulo). We regularly release updates with new features. Tell us what features you need and how you would use them with the Feedback link in the Console Mobile Application's menu. We're listening!

About

Cloud Builder

Features
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Cloud Builder is an application that allows you to manage easily your Cloud infrastructure from your iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch. To be able to use it, you need to have an account of the product CloudBuilder Next from Arsys and to enable the API access. Features: - Servers (cloud and dedicated) management: list, creation, deletion, power on/power off, reboot, snapshots, connect (RDP, SSH)... - Images management: list, creation and deletion - Block storages management: list, creation and deletion - Shared storages management: list, creation and deletion - Firewall policies management: list, creation and deletion - Load balancers management: list, creation and deletion - Public IPs management: list, creation and deletion - Private Networks management: list, creation and deletion - VPN management: list, creation and deletion - Monitoring policies management: list and deletion - SSH keys management: list and deletion - Monitoring center - API key vault

Screenshots

AWS Console4 screens
Cloud Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AWS Console at every 4 weeks against Cloud Builder's every 2 months. Cloud Builder's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AWS Console ships an update every 4 weeks, Cloud Builder every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AWS Console versus Cloud Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAWS ConsoleCloud Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size176 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAMZN Mobile LLCMonema Communications SL

Bugs and requests

AWS Console

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Instances status not updating properly
  • Inability to copy/paste in CloudShell
  • Blank screens and login issues
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for more AWS services (e.g. Lightsail, CloudWatch, Lambda)
  • Improve CloudShell usability and integration
  • Allow editing of resources (e.g. Route 53, security groups)
  • Implement push notifications for alerts and alarms
  • Provide option to save login credentials or use Face ID/Touch ID

Cloud Builder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AWS Console

No in-app purchases

None

Cloud Builder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AWS Console free?
AWS Console is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cloud Builder free?
Cloud Builder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AWS Console or Cloud Builder have ads?
Neither AWS Console nor Cloud Builder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AWS Console or Cloud Builder?
AWS Console ships an update every 4 weeks, and Cloud Builder every 2 months. Most recently, AWS Console was updated on September 24, 2026 and Cloud Builder on September 13, 2026.

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