Comparison

Matomo Mobile 2 vs S3 Client

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

Head to head
About

Matomo Mobile 2

Access your website analytics on the go with detailed visitor reports. View search engines, keywords, popular pages, and real-time visitor activity. Manage multiple accounts and customize dashboards for a comprehensive overview.

Highlights
  • Access web analytics on the go
  • Detailed visitor reports
  • Real-time visitor tracking
  • Manage multiple Matomo accounts
  • Customizable dashboards
  • View historical and overview graphs
  • Supports custom plugins
Features
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Matomo Mobile (formerly Piwik Mobile) will help you access all of your analytics on the go, quickly and beautifully. We want to improve the app so please send your bug reports and suggestions. Matomo is a downloadable, open source (GPL licensed) real time web analytics software program. It provides you with detailed reports on your website visitors: the search engines and keywords they used, the language they speak, your popular pages... and so much more. You can access these reports by using this official Matomo Mobile App. This app is sponsored by InnoCraft, the company of the makers of Matomo. InnoCraft are the Matomo experts! Do you have a bug to report or a feature request? Please contact us: mobile@matomo.org Features: * Provides the same functionality and same look and feel as Piwik * Uses your custom Matomo Dashboards * Available in more than 50 languages! * Manage multiple Matomo accounts * 'All Websites' dashboard * Choose any Date/Period * Choose any metric * Choose any of your segments * View historical and overview graphs as well as sparklines * View any available report, even reports generated by custom plugins * Follow Visitors in Real Time or in Visitor Log * Works with installations having thousands of websites * Refresh reports easy Requirements: * Matomo 2.0 or later * Some icons in Visitor screen possibly won't work if you use HTTPS with an invalid certificate * Requires the ImageGraph plugin to be active * Won't work with Matomo for WordPress. Only with Matomo On-Premise and Matomo Cloud. Matomo Mobile is available for free and a project made by the community. You can participate in the Matomo Mobile App or Matomo. Please contact us: mobile@matomo.org

About

S3 Client

Access and manage your S3-compatible cloud storage directly from your device's file system. Files are downloaded on demand and synchronized automatically, with support for various S3 services and encryption methods.

Highlights
  • Direct S3 storage access
  • On-demand file downloading
  • Automatic synchronization
  • Support for multiple S3 services
  • System share sheet uploads
  • Pre-signed sharing link generation
  • Shortcuts automation support
Features
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Access your S3 storage directly from the Files app, Finder, and other applications on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Developed by the creator of Working Copy, this application provides seamless integration with S3-compatible storage services. Once configured, S3 buckets appear alongside other cloud storage providers, with files available on demand. Files are downloaded as needed and automatically synchronized back to S3 when modified. The app supports a wide range of S3-compatible services, including AWS S3, BackBlaze B2, CloudFlare R2, DigitalOcean Spaces, MinIO, and others. Files and directories can be uploaded through the system share sheet on iOS and the Services menu on macOS. The app remembers preferred upload destinations for different file types, streamlining file management. Pre-signed sharing links can be generated directly from Finder and the Files app, allowing temporary access to files for up to seven days. Support for server-side encryption with customer-provided keys (SSE-C) and client-side AES-GCM encryption compatible with the Amazon S3 Encryption Client. Comprehensive support for Shortcuts automation enables operations such as listing, downloading, uploading, and moving files. The app is free to use with a single server. A Pro Unlock is required for multiple servers, available as a one-time purchase or a monthly subscription, with access shared across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. A one-week free trial allows users to evaluate Pro features before purchase.

Screenshots

Matomo Mobile 24 screens
S3 Client4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Matomo Mobile 2 at none against S3 Client's 3. Matomo Mobile 2 also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). S3 Client's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. S3 Client sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Matomo Mobile 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Matomo Mobile 2 against 4.8 for S3 Client. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 124 and 56 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Matomo Mobile 2's written reviews are positive against 79% of S3 Client's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Matomo Mobile 2 ships an update every 6 months, S3 Client every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Matomo Mobile 2 versus S3 Client: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatomo Mobile 2S3 Client
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (124 ratings) — better4.8 (56 ratings)
Positive reviews92.5% of reviews — better79.1% of reviews
Number of ratings124 — better56
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas SteurAnders Borum ApS

Customer experience

Matomo Mobile 2

All ratings117 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive92.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative5.6%

S3 Client

All ratings56 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive79.1%
Neutral10.5%
Negative10.5%

User reviews

Matomo Mobile 2

From 124 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🔒 Privacy-focused alternative to GA
  • 📊 Own your data
  • 📈 Detailed user behavior insights
  • 🚫 No data sampling
  • 📱 Convenient mobile access

Room to improve

  • 📱 App lacks polish and features
  • 🐛 Strange UI decisions (e.g., clear text login)
  • 📅 Default to yesterday's stats can be confusing
  • 📱 Mobile app awkward to use
  • 📱 iOS app needs work

S3 Client

From 56 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive UI/UX
  • 🔄 Universal setup across devices
  • 🚀 Smooth and fast performance
  • 💡 Excellent integration with Files app
  • 🛠️ Handles edge cases and retries well

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Not intuitive for some
  • 💰 Limited free features
  • 🐛 Clunky to use
  • 🐛 App constantly pauses
  • 🐛 No obvious way to unpause

Bugs and requests

Matomo Mobile 2

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App asks to send login in clear text
  • Network timeout errors when making large requests
  • Doesn't work with 2-factor auth
  • Forces SSL connection
  • App doesn't auto-refresh data
Show 3 more
  • Swipe from center to right leads to blank page
  • Multiple websites not working in a single account
  • Menu structure confusing and different from desktop

Requested features

12 requests
  • Improve app polish and features
  • Make login more secure (avoid clear text)
  • Make default date more obvious or configurable
  • Improve date picker UI and date range comparison
  • Add ability to drill down to relevant information
Show 7 more
  • Show multiple past visits per user
  • Configure dashboard to show 'Today's stats' automatically
  • Add iPhone X support
  • Improve UI for selecting date ranges
  • Allow selection of default site on app load
  • Fix issue with multiple websites not working
  • Improve menu structure for mobile app

S3 Client

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Files renamed randomly
  • High CPU usage
  • Stopped working in iOS 26
  • Can't set permissions
  • Fails to load S3 buckets properly
Show 12 more
  • Duplicating root folders
  • Folders missing
  • Failing to upload
  • No image/video thumbnails
  • EXIF option unreliable
  • No SSE-C encryption/decryption support
  • Does not support IAM policy roles
  • Short-lived keys needed
  • App locks up Files app
  • Requires reboot
  • Issues with S3 Minio
  • Update issues with older macOS

Requested features

14 requests
  • Support for WebDAV servers
  • Support for Google OAuth for GCS
  • Synchronous feature to backup photos automatically
  • Configurable AWS endpoint for non-.com endpoints
  • Allow import/export of configuration
Show 9 more
  • Show number of files in a directory
  • Option to clear app cache
  • Support for SSE-C encryption/decryption
  • Support for IAM policy roles
  • Support for S3 buckets with short-lived keys
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Duplicate Settings option for iOS
  • Support for public dataset anonymous configuration

In-app purchases

None

Matomo Mobile 2

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

S3 Client

Subscriptions1
  • S3 Files Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time2
  • Lifetime S3 Pro$14.99
  • Lifetime S3 Pro$17.99

Questions

Is Matomo Mobile 2 free?
Matomo Mobile 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is S3 Client free?
S3 Client is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Matomo Mobile 2 or S3 Client?
Matomo Mobile 2 is rated higher. Matomo Mobile 2 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 124 ratings, while S3 Client averages 4.8 from 56 ratings.
Do Matomo Mobile 2 or S3 Client have ads?
Neither Matomo Mobile 2 nor S3 Client shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Matomo Mobile 2 or S3 Client?
Matomo Mobile 2 ships an update every 6 months, and S3 Client every 9 days. Most recently, Matomo Mobile 2 was updated on October 18, 2026 and S3 Client on October 24, 2026.

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