Comparison

Dropbox EMM vs Sync with iCloud Drive

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

Head to head
About

Dropbox EMM

This app provides enterprise mobility management for existing Dropbox Enterprise customers. It is specifically designed for users with EMM enabled, offering enhanced control and security for business data on mobile devices. Users unfamiliar with EMM should use the standard Dropbox application.

Highlights
  • Enterprise Mobility Management
  • Secure business data
  • Enhanced control for mobile devices
  • For Dropbox Enterprise customers
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Dropbox EMM is designed for Dropbox Enterprise customers who have EMM enabled. If you’re unfamiliar with EMM, we recommend using the regular Dropbox app.

About

Sync with iCloud Drive

This app synchronizes your phone's photo library to iCloud Drive, preserving album and folder structures. It automatically updates changes, backs up edited photos and videos, and offers a free tier with limitations and a premium subscription for full access.

Highlights
  • Syncs photo library to iCloud Drive
  • Preserves album and folder hierarchy
  • Saves edited photos and videos
  • Supports Live Photos video component
  • One-way sync to match phone library
  • Mirror or backup entire library
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Sync for iCloud Drive synchronizes your phone’s photo library, including the album and folder hierarchy, to iCloud Drive. For users who like to organize their photos into folders and albums, Sync offers many advantages over saving your photos and videos to iCloud Drive and manually recreating your folder structure on iCloud Drive. - Sync automatically creates folders and albums you may have created in your phone’s photo library on iCloud Drive. - Saves the video component for Live Photos. - Saves the edited versions of photos and videos. - Mirror or back up 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 iCloud Drive, overwriting, renaming, uploading, and deleting items from iCloud Drive if needed. Sync will also NEVER delete any photos from your phone. Sync performs a ONE-WAY sync only, making a folder in your iCloud Drive account match your phone’s photo library. Any changes made on iCloud Drive will not be synced to your phone, rather, the changes on iCloud Drive will simply be overwritten the next time you run 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

Dropbox EMM4 screens
Sync with iCloud Drive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dropbox EMM at none against Sync with iCloud Drive's 2. Dropbox EMM also leads on ratings volume (393 vs 7) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Sync with iCloud Drive's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Sync with iCloud Drive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Dropbox EMM 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 Dropbox EMM against 4.9 for Sync with iCloud Drive. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dropbox EMM has 393 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dropbox EMM ships an update fortnightly, Sync with iCloud Drive every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dropbox EMM versus Sync with iCloud Drive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropbox EMMSync with iCloud Drive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (393 ratings)4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings393 — better7
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size228 MB17 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDropbox, Inc.Pixegram, LLC

Customer experience

Dropbox EMM

All ratings393 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.3%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive19.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative65.4%

Sync with iCloud Drive

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Dropbox EMM

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Cannot sign in
  • Login issues with Google account
  • App crashes automatically upon opening
  • Cannot upload more than 2 photos on iPhone
  • App does not open
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  • App is misconfigured and prevents sign-in
  • Jumps back and forth on sign-ins, Google sign-in not mastered
  • Cannot get logged in to retrieve photos

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow mainland China currency for subscriptions
  • Develop an app to block intrusive apps
  • Help recover forgotten account

Sync with iCloud Drive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Dropbox EMM

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Sync with iCloud Drive

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

Questions

Is Dropbox EMM free?
Dropbox EMM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sync with iCloud Drive free?
Sync with iCloud Drive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dropbox EMM or Sync with iCloud Drive?
Sync with iCloud Drive is rated higher. Dropbox EMM averages 4.8 out of 5 from 393 ratings, while Sync with iCloud Drive averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Dropbox EMM or Sync with iCloud Drive have ads?
Neither Dropbox EMM nor Sync with iCloud Drive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dropbox EMM or Sync with iCloud Drive?
Dropbox EMM ships an update fortnightly, and Sync with iCloud Drive every 2 months. Most recently, Dropbox EMM was updated on October 29, 2026 and Sync with iCloud Drive on October 24, 2026.

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