Comparison

AWS Console vs Console Server

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

Console Server

Test TCP client or server connectivity with this tool. View incoming and outgoing strings in ASCII or clear text, and send commands back and forth using clear text or hex.

Highlights
  • TCP client and server testing
  • View incoming/outgoing strings
  • ASCII and clear text display
  • Send commands back and forth
  • Clear text and hex command support
Features
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You need to test your TCP client or server ? Console Server allows you to connect to server or having client to connect back to app to check for connectivity. You are able to view the incoming and outgoing string in ASCII or Clear Text. On top of that, You are also able to send command back and forth to the tcp client using clear text command or using hex command.

Screenshots

AWS Console4 screens
Console Server4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: AWS Console at 6.1K against Console Server's 1. Console Server's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (6.1 vs 18.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Console Server holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AWS Console has 6.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AWS Console versus Console Server: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAWS ConsoleConsole Server
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.66.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size176 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAMZN Mobile LLCSikYi Chan

Customer experience

AWS Console

All ratings6,087 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews390 reviews
Positive42.3%
Neutral12.8%
Negative44.9%

Console Server

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Console Server

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AWS Console

No in-app purchases

None

Console Server

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AWS Console free?
AWS Console is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Console Server free?
Console Server is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AWS Console or Console Server?
Console Server is rated higher. AWS Console averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6.1K ratings, while Console Server averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do AWS Console or Console Server have ads?
Neither AWS Console nor Console Server shows ads.

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