Comparison

Apollo Cloud vs PieCloud

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

Head to head
About

Apollo Cloud

Take control of your digital content with personal cloud storage. Easily share files privately with up to 40 members or publicly via links, with or without passwords. Backup multiple devices and platforms with this simple-to-use solution.

Highlights
  • Personal cloud storage
  • Private file sharing (up to 40 members)
  • Public link sharing (password protected option)
  • Multi-device and multi-platform backup
  • Easy setup and use
  • New Apollo Cloud 2.0 features
Features
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Storage and Sharing. Reinvented. Take back control of your content. If you are paying monthly fees to public storage companies that seem to keep increasing their rates, look no further. Apollo Cloud makes it easy to share files among family, friends or co-workers. Share privately among 40 members or share links publicly with or without a password. Not only is Apollo great with sharing content but it will backup multiple devices and multiple platforms. The simple to setup and easy to use App has many new features only found on the Apollo Cloud and Apollo Cloud 2 Duo. The new design of Apollo Cloud 2.0 App brings many new features to the already popular Apollo Cloud. The new design was developed from the ground up to take advantage of the processing power of the new Apollo Cloud 2 Duo.

About

PieCloud

Securely store and access your videos and photos from anywhere. This app offers encrypted cloud storage with offline viewing and scheduled uploads. It helps you manage space by identifying large files and provides a visual breakdown of your media.

Highlights
  • Encrypted cloud storage
  • Offline viewing
  • Scheduled uploads
  • Identify large files
  • Pie chart media view
  • File restoration
Features
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PieCloud is a private and safe cloud space to backup your videos and photos. With PieCloud app, here are the things you can do: • Securely store all videos and photos and access them anywhere in the world. (All files are encrypted so nobody other than yourself can access to your data) • Quickly access recent, and largest videos from each album using a fancy pie chart view • View uploaded content even when you are offline • Schedule video and photo upload even when you are offline (and uploads will automatically start once you are online) • Restore all uploaded files if you delete the app, or renew your iPhone PieCloud users can do these for free (no hidden fees, absolutely for free, no subscription required): • Use 5GB cloud storage completely for free, no hidden fees (when you login with your Apple id) • See largest videos and photos taking too much space in your iPhone • Get a pie chart view of each album, displaying per year videos and photos in sorted order by size (so that you can upload largest size medias to cloud), and per month videos and photos for latest files PieCloud is a very affordable app that comes with following pricing policy: • 5GB is FREE • $1.99/year for 50GB (once you subscribe for this option, first 2 months will be FREE) • $5.99/year for 200GB • $44.99/year for 2TB

Screenshots

Apollo Cloud4 screens
PieCloud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PieCloud at 100% against Apollo Cloud's 24%. PieCloud also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8). Apollo Cloud's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (17 vs 4). On price, update cadence 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. PieCloud sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Apollo Cloud asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PieCloud holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Apollo Cloud's written reviews are positive against 100% of PieCloud's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Apollo Cloud ships an update monthly, PieCloud every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Apollo Cloud versus PieCloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApollo CloudPieCloud
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (17 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPROMISE TECHNOLOGY INC.PIECLOUD, LLC

Customer experience

Apollo Cloud

All ratings17 ratings
Positive47.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative52.9%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive23.7%
Neutral13.2%
Negative63.2%

PieCloud

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Apollo Cloud

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

PieCloud

Subscriptions3
  • 50 GB$1.991 Year
  • 200 GB$5.991 Year
  • 2 TB$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Apollo Cloud free?
Apollo Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PieCloud free?
PieCloud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Apollo Cloud or PieCloud?
PieCloud is rated higher. Apollo Cloud averages 2.8 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while PieCloud averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Apollo Cloud or PieCloud have ads?
Neither Apollo Cloud nor PieCloud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Apollo Cloud or PieCloud?
Apollo Cloud ships an update monthly, and PieCloud every 3 weeks. Most recently, Apollo Cloud was updated on October 6, 2026 and PieCloud on September 30, 2026.

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