Comparison

S3 Client & Browser vs Aktar

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

Head to head
About

S3 Client & Browser

Easily browse, bookmark, and download files from S3-compatible cloud storage. Supports multiple credentials and custom providers for a fast and user-friendly experience.

Highlights
  • Browse S3 buckets
  • Bookmark files
  • Download files
  • Multiple storage credentials
  • Custom cloud storage provider support
  • Fast and easy to use
Features
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Browse, bookmark, and download, files from S3 Buckets. Add multiple storage credentials for S3 compatible storage cloud providers. Add custom cloud storage provider. Fast and easy to use.

About

Aktar

Features
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Aktar uploads photos and files from your iPhone or iPad straight to your own S3-compatible storage and copies the link to your clipboard. No account, no middleman, no subscription. HOW IT WORKS • Connect your bucket in under a minute. Presets for Cloudflare R2, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, DigitalOcean Spaces and MinIO fill in the right endpoint, or use any other S3-compatible service. • Upload from your photo library, the camera, the Files app or the clipboard, or share a file to Aktar from any app. • The link is copied as soon as the upload finishes: a plain URL, Markdown, HTML or your own template. FEATURES • Upload several files at once, with progress, cancel and retry • Multiple destinations, switchable per upload • Upload history with search, thumbnails and previews for images, PDFs, text and Markdown • Browse your buckets folder by folder, including files not uploaded with Aktar • Search a whole bucket, create folders, rename, move and delete files • Temporary links that also work for private buckets, valid from 5 minutes to 7 days • Expiring uploads: pick 1, 7, 14 or 30 days and your bucket deletes the file by itself, even when Aktar isn't open • Upload whole folders as one ZIP, or file by file with their subfolders • Upload profiles: each destination keeps its own copy format, link and “Delete after” • Photos lose their location before they're uploaded, or all metadata, set per destination • Show a QR code for any upload's link • The same file sent to the same destination again reuses its existing link • Name files after their MD5 or SHA-256, or rename them before upload • Image processing per destination: convert, compress and resize photos • Large files upload in parts with no 5 GB limit and resume after a failure • Delete a file from your storage right from the history • Light and dark mode, in 17 languages PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your access keys stay in the iOS Keychain and are only ever sent to the storage endpoint you configure. Aktar has no backend, no analytics and no tracking. Your files go straight from your device to your storage. Free, with no ads and no in-app purchases. Also available for Mac at getaktar.com.

Screenshots

S3 Client & Browser3 screens
Aktar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Aktar at daily against S3 Client & Browser's every 3 months. Aktar also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). 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

S3 Client & Browser ships an update every 3 months, Aktar daily. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
S3 Client & Browser versus Aktar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterS3 Client & BrowserAktar
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNuFrnd AI LimitedMert Topuz

In-app purchases

None

S3 Client & Browser

No in-app purchases

None

Aktar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is S3 Client & Browser free?
S3 Client & Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aktar free?
Aktar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do S3 Client & Browser or Aktar have ads?
Neither S3 Client & Browser nor Aktar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, S3 Client & Browser or Aktar?
S3 Client & Browser ships an update every 3 months, and Aktar daily. Most recently, S3 Client & Browser was updated on October 29, 2026 and Aktar on October 29, 2026.

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