# Hoc Drop — Show your pics on their phones > Screen share photos locally with friends without internet or data transfer. (iPhone/iPad app by Hoc Drop, LLC.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hoc-drop/id1396475239 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Hoc Drop, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1396475238) - Category: Photo & Video, Entertainment - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.92/5 from 12 App Store ratings · 6 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 16.6 · 9 MB - Languages: Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian and 13 more - Released: 2019-08-19 - Data updated: 2026-07-24 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hoc-drop/id1396475239/reviews.md ## What is Hoc Drop? Hoc Drop lets you screen share photos fast with up to 8 friends in the room. When you are hanging out with friends, start Hoc Drop and point the camera at the Hoc Drop logo on your friend's phone. This will connect the two phones fast. Select ONLY the photos you want to share from your camera roll to display on your friend's phone. Hoc Drop creates a private network with the iPhones in the room, and only sends the photos locally. - Never hand that phone off again. Nobody likes to hand their phone off to the crowd so they can show a few pictures from their last adventure. With Hoc Drop you don't have to give your phone away. Just create a Hoc Drop session, and then show the photos that you choose to show. - Photos are NOT copied, only displayed on your friend's phones. Photos you show with Hoc Drop are never copied to the viewer’s phone. They are just displayed, and when the session is over, none of the photos remain on your friend's phone. Once the session is over, Hoc Drop doesn't remember anything. It doesn't save any information about you or your photos. You don't need another way to send a copy of photos to friends, but you do need a way to show the photos instantly in a fast and secure way to your friends while you are at dinner, or just hanging out at the house. - You control the photos you choose. We all want to show our photos to other people when we get together, but most of us have thousands of photos on our iPhones, and we don't want to give access to all of them to everyone. With Hoc Drop, you select ONLY the photos you want to show to people in the session. - How to download Hoc Drop fast. Point your iPhone camera at the Hoc Drop logo on your friend's phone, and you will be taken to the app store to instantly download the app. - Hoc Drop is NOT an internet application There is no web server. There are no accounts to set up, no email addresses, or personal profiles to fill out. Hoc Drop uses Wifi and Bluetooth to connect two iPhones directly, without the internet, in a private network. This private network allows you to select photos to show on the other phones in the session. - Paid version of Hoc Drop eliminates Ads. The free version of Hoc Drop works great, but has banner ads that may overlap your photos. Get the paid version of Hoc Drop for 99 cents to remove Ads. - Multiple sessions in the same room. If you are at dinner running Hoc Drop, the people at the next table can run Hoc Drop in a different session, that doesn’t interfere or overlap with your session. Small groups of people in a larger group of people can all run Hoc Drop sessions simultaneously without interfering with other Hoc Drop sessions. ## Key features - Local photo sharing with up to 8 friends - Share photos without handing over your phone - Photos are not copied or saved - Private network connection via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth - Select specific photos to share - Ad-free paid version available ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | No Advertising | $0.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (6 of 6) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hoc-drop/id1396475239/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Awesome *2019-09-25* Excellent app! Able to show all of my pictures from summer break to a whole group of friends!! ### 5/5 — Amazing!! *2019-09-24* Surprised an app like this wasn’t created sooner. Super helpful in sharing photos with my friends without them swiping through my photos 🤗 ### 5/5 — Shelly Talbot *2019-09-10* Had the whole table laughing at some old pics I wanted to share. So easy to use. No passing my phone around either. ### 5/5 — Super useful *2019-08-19* This app was great for sharing photos around a large dinner table. So sick of passing my phone to each person. ### 5/5 — Vacation *2019-08-19* Used this new app all vacation!!! It was great! ### 5/5 — hocdrop *2019-08-08* this app sick. super helpful and makes showing pics much easier ## Frequently asked questions about Hoc Drop ### How does Hoc Drop work? Hoc Drop uses Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to create a private network between iPhones in the same room. You can then select specific photos from your camera roll to display on your friends' phones without needing an internet connection. ### Does Hoc Drop save my photos? No, Hoc Drop does not copy or save your photos on the viewers' phones. Photos are only displayed temporarily during a session and are not retained once the session ends. The app also does not save any information about you or your photos. ### Can I share photos with people outside my room? No, Hoc Drop is designed for local sharing only. It creates a private network using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to connect devices in the same physical space, and does not use the internet for sharing. ### How many people can I share photos with using Hoc Drop? You can share photos with up to 8 friends simultaneously in a single Hoc Drop session. ### Does Hoc Drop have ads? Yes, the free version of Hoc Drop contains banner ads that may overlap your photos. A paid version is available for $0.99 to remove these advertisements. ### Is Hoc Drop suitable for all ages? Hoc Drop has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users. The app focuses on simple photo sharing without complex features. ### How often is Hoc Drop updated? Hoc Drop was last updated on January 20, 2023, indicating ongoing support and potential for future improvements. The current version is 2.1. ### What devices is Hoc Drop compatible with? Hoc Drop is available for iPhones and iPods, utilizing their Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capabilities for local network connections. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.2 — 2026-07-14 General improvements and bug fixes. ### 2.1 — 2023-01-20 Updated Branch.io sdk to latest version. ### 2.0 — 2021-12-21 It's much faster when scrolling through photos Version 2.0 is compliant with all of Apple’s new security features. Zoom to the QR code added, so that connections can be made from farther away. When selecting photos to share, pressing on a photo will expand it to full screen size. You can now swipe one photo per page and select, or select multiple photos in the grid. Version 2.0 will not connect to older versions of Hoc Drop. Because of changes to security in IOS 14, upgrade to version 2.0 ### 1.3 — 2019-09-05 Fixed rejoin button on iPhone X. ### 1.2 — 2019-08-14 Fixed connect message. ## Apps similar to Hoc Drop | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Fotos Overlapping-PhotoCollage](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fotos-overlapping-photocollage/id917268019) | 1.0 (2) | Free | Photo & Video | | [Parent Paparazzi](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/parent-paparazzi/id6451122867) | — | Free | Photo & Video | | [Photo to PDF: Converter App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-to-pdf-converter-app/id6746951407) | — | Free | Photo & Video | | [Slideshow Maker: Reels & Music](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/slideshow-maker-reels-and-music/id1632803249) | 5.0 (6) | Free | Photo & Video | | [Pixelsmix: Filters & Collage](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pixelsmix-filters-and-collage/id6449159082) | 4.7 (3) | Free | Photo & Video | | [Create love videos](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/create-love-videos/id1239462966) | 4.6 (31) | Free | Photo & Video | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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