DimDash vs S3 Bucketeer

DimDash turns your iPad into a beautiful, always-on smart home dashboard with intelligent auto-dimming, device display controls, and full-screen kiosk mode for wall-mounted setups. Point DimDash at any Home Assistant, Grafana, Dashy, Homarr, Glance, Node-RED, or Flame dashboard and walk away. When you stop interacting with the screen, DimDash smoothly dims the display so it does not burn in or blast light across the room at night. Touch anywhere to wake it instantly. How it works DimDash loads your dashboard URL in a full-screen web view. An idle timer starts after your last interaction. When it expires, a smooth overlay fades in to dim the display. Touch the screen and the overlay fades out with your dashboard exactly where you left it. Device display controls DimDash can keep your device awake while the app is open so your wall panel does not lock. You can also enable DimDash Brightness to apply a chosen device brightness whenever the app is active. Dashboard customization Hide Home Assistant header or sidebar chrome with built-in kiosk URL controls. Use opt-in JavaScript Injection snippets to hide common nav bars, prefer dark mode, disable text selection, hide scrollbars, or add your own validated script that runs after the dashboard loads. Integration templates Getting started takes seconds. Choose from built-in templates for Home Assistant, Grafana, Dashy, Homarr, Glance, Node-RED, and Flame. DimDash auto-fills recommended settings. For Home Assistant, DimDash can discover local instances, run OAuth sign-in, pick a dashboard, securely store credentials, and silently refresh access inside the web view. Made for wall panels Full-screen display with no visible browser chrome. Keeps the screen awake while DimDash is open. Optional device brightness control. Pull-to-refresh for stuck dashboards. Supports HTTP and HTTPS, including local network addresses. Home Assistant header/sidebar hiding and JavaScript Injection with helpful snippets and syntax validation. Works on any iPhone or iPad running iOS 16 or later. DimDash Pro DimDash Pro is an App Store subscription that unlocks the full kiosk experience: Multi-Dashboard: configure up to 5 dashboards. Dashboard Cycling: automatically rotate through selected dashboards in your chosen order, with a custom duration for each dashboard. Preloaded Cycling: cycle dashboards stay loaded in the background for smoother transitions. Cycle Dimming Control: choose whether dimming applies to the whole cycle or stays disabled while cycling. Proximity Detection: uses the front camera locally to detect your presence, dim when you leave, and wake when you return. No video is recorded or transmitted. Scheduled Night Mode: apply deeper dimming during quiet hours. Custom Overlay Color: choose any dim overlay tint. Privacy first DimDash processes everything on-device. No account required. No analytics. No cloud backend. Dashboard credentials are stored in the iOS Keychain. Camera access for proximity detection is optional and can be revoked at any time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.nick-renard.com/privacy

Bucketeer gives you fast, native access to your Amazon S3 buckets right from your iPhone or iPad. Browse folders, preview files, manage storage classes, and share presigned links — all without opening a browser or a terminal. Designed for developers, photographers, and anyone who keeps files in the cloud. Browse & Search Navigate your bucket with a familiar file-browser interface. Switch between list and grid views, sort by name, date, or size, and search across any folder. Preview Everything Open images, videos, audio, PDFs, text files, and documents directly in the app. View rich metadata including EXIF data, video codecs, GPS coordinates, and more. File Management Upload photos from your library or files from the Files app. Create folders, rename, move, copy, duplicate, or delete objects. Drag and drop files between folders. Storage Class Control View and change the storage class of any object — Standard, Intelligent-Tiering, Glacier, and more — without leaving your phone. Presigned Links Generate time-limited shareable links for any file with a single tap. Copy or share them instantly. Offline Downloads Save files for offline access. Downloaded files appear in the Files app and are indexed in Spotlight for quick search from your home screen. Multiple Profiles Connect to as many buckets as you need. Switch between AWS accounts, regions, or buckets in seconds. S3-Compatible Services Works with any S3-compatible storage: MinIO, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2, and others. Just enter your custom endpoint. Files App Integration Your bucket appears as a location in the iOS Files app through the built-in File Provider extension. Privacy First Your credentials are stored locally in the Keychain. No data passes through third-party servers — the app connects directly to your S3 endpoint.