Comparison

G Cloud Backup vs Sync with S3

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

Head to head
About

G Cloud Backup

Securely back up your contacts, photos, videos, and calendars to the cloud. Easily migrate your data to new devices and expand your storage. Offers automatic uploads and advanced scheduling options for continuous protection.

Highlights
  • Automatic backup of contacts, photos, videos, calendars
  • 3 GB free storage
  • Migrate data to new devices
  • Backup multiple devices
  • Full resolution photo backup
  • Advanced backup scheduling
Features
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Back up your phone in minutes – Get up to 5 GB free. G Cloud backs up your photos, WhatsApp, contacts, and more—so you can switch devices, recover from loss, or restore after damage in just a few taps. What G Cloud backs up: • Photos & Videos: Keep every moment safe in the cloud. • WhatsApp (media): Back up your WhatsApp media in one place. • Contacts: Restore your full contact list instantly. Why 5M+ users choose G Cloud: • Access and restore your data from any device. • One-tap restore – Move to a new phone without losing anything. • Automatic backups – Set it once and let G Cloud run quietly in the background. • Custom backup control – Choose what to back up and when, so you stay in control. • Albums for your memories – Organize photos and videos into albums and find them fast. • Family plans – Protect multiple devices under one account and keep everyone’s data safe. • Strong privacy & encryption – Your content is encrypted and kept private. We never sell your data. Perfect for you if: • You’re upgrading to a new phone and don’t want the hassle of manual transfer. • You’ve lost or broken a phone before and never want to go through that stress again. • You use WhatsApp daily and want a simple way to keep your media and documents safe. • You want one place to protect your family’s phones and memories. Download today and get up to 5 GB of free cloud storage. Upgrade anytime for more space and extra peace of mind. Need help? For any inquiries, contact: support@gcloudbackup.com Privacy Policy & Terms: • Privacy Policy: https://www.genie9.com/gcloud/privacy-policy/ • Terms: https://www.genie9.com/gcloud/terms/

About

Sync with S3

Automatically back up your phone's photos and videos to S3 storage, preserving your album and folder structure. It mirrors your library, uploads edited media and Live Photos, and ensures your S3 storage matches your device without deleting any original files.

Highlights
  • Syncs photo library to S3
  • Preserves album and folder hierarchy
  • Uploads edited photos and videos
  • Supports Live Photos video component
  • One-way sync, no phone data deletion
  • Selective folder/album syncing
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Sync for S3 synchronizes your phone’s photo library, including the album and folder hierarchy, to your S3 storage. For users who like to organize their photos into folders and albums, Sync will also - Sync automatically creates folders and albums you may have created in your phone’s photo library on S3 storage. - Uploads the video component for Live Photos. - Uploads the edited versions of photos and videos. - Mirror or backup your photo library. - Synchronize your entire photo library or only certain folders and albums. In summary, each time you run Sync, it will make sure any changes to your phone’s photo library are updated on your S3 storage, overwriting, renaming, uploading, and deleting items on your S3 storage if needed. Sync will also NEVER delete any photos from your phone. Sync performs a ONE-WAY sync only, making your S3 storage match your phone’s photo library. Any changes made on your S3 storage will not be synced to your phone, rather, the changes on your S3 storage will simply be overwritten the next time you run a Sync. Free Plan The free plan is limited to syncing up to 3 top-level folders and albums and up to 200 photos. Premium Plan Our affordable premium plan removes all restrictions and unlocks access to all future features. Subscription Pricing and Terms - Annual or monthly subscription billing will start immediately after you subscribe and will auto-renew each year or month. - Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled at least one day before the renewal date within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. You can manage and cancel your subscription by going to your account settings in the App Store. - Subscriptions are non-refundable, so please choose this option carefully. - Please refer to the In-App Purchases section for pricing. Terms of Use — https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy — https://sync.photosplus.app/privacy.php

Screenshots

G Cloud Backup3 screens
Sync with S34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: G Cloud Backup at 2.2 against Sync with S3's 1.0. G Cloud Backup also leads on ratings volume (73 vs 1) and review sentiment (16% vs 0%). Sync with S3's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. G Cloud Backup sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Sync with S3 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

G Cloud Backup holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: G Cloud Backup has 73 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of G Cloud Backup's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sync with S3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

G Cloud Backup ships an update every 3 months, Sync with S3 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
G Cloud Backup versus Sync with S3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterG Cloud BackupSync with S3
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (73 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews15.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings73 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGenie9 LTDPixegram, LLC

Customer experience

G Cloud Backup

All ratings73 ratings
Positive30.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative69.9%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive15.7%
Neutral1.4%
Negative82.9%

Sync with S3

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

15 purchases

G Cloud Backup

Subscriptions13
  • 50 GB Subscription$0.991 Month
  • 150GB Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • 300GB Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
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  • Unlimited Subscription2 variants$3.991 Month
  • Unlimited Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Unlimited Monthly$6.991 Month
  • 50 GB Subscription$9.991 Year
  • 2TB Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • 100 GB Subscription$11.991 Year
  • 150GB Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
  • Unlimited Subscription$39.991 Year
  • Unlimited Subscription$49.991 Year
  • 20TB Monthly Subscription$99.991 Month
One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Unlimited Life Time$99.99
2 purchases

Sync with S3

Subscriptions2
  • Premium - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium - Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is G Cloud Backup free?
G Cloud Backup is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sync with S3 free?
Sync with S3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, G Cloud Backup or Sync with S3?
G Cloud Backup is rated higher. G Cloud Backup averages 2.2 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while Sync with S3 averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do G Cloud Backup or Sync with S3 have ads?
Neither G Cloud Backup nor Sync with S3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, G Cloud Backup or Sync with S3?
G Cloud Backup ships an update every 3 months, and Sync with S3 every 2 months. Most recently, G Cloud Backup was updated on October 15, 2026 and Sync with S3 on October 11, 2026.

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