Comparison

My Cloud Home vs PDFly

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

Head to head
About

My Cloud Home

Centralize all your photos, videos, and files in one location. Access and share your content from any device, anywhere with an internet connection. Automatically back up your phone's media and stream videos on the go.

Highlights
  • Centralized file storage
  • Remote access from anywhere
  • Automatic phone backup
  • Video streaming
  • Content sharing
  • Search by name or location
Features
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My Cloud Home app Store it all in one place. Access and share it from anywhere. The My Cloud Home app keeps you connected to all the photos, videos and files centralized on your My Cloud Home device from wherever you are. Automatically back up all the photos and videos from your phone so that you can make room for more. Smoothly stream videos on the go. Quickly find and share your favorite memories with friends and family. With the My Cloud Home app, all your content is under your control wherever, whenever you have an internet connection. Access your content on-the-go from anywhere in the world Automatically save the photos and videos from your phone Quickly search through your content by name or location. Play almost any video anywhere Share your memories effortlessly with your friends and family Note: The My Cloud Home app requires a My Cloud Home or My Cloud Home Duo product to work (sold separately). For more information on Western Digital’s Vulnerability Disclosure Policy please visit: https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/vulnerability-disclosure-policy

About

PDFly

Features
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PDF Toolkit is an all-in-one PDF and image toolkit that works entirely on your device — fast, private, and free. CONVERT - Image to PDF: combine multiple photos into one PDF - PDF to Image: turn each PDF page into a PNG ORGANIZE & OPTIMIZE - Merge PDF: combine several PDFs into one document - Split PDF: extract a page range or split every page - Compress PDF: shrink file size - Compress Image: reduce photo size WHY PDF TOOLKIT - 100% on-device — your files never leave your phone - No account needed, no sign-up - Clean, simple, and fast - Free to use Whether you're combining receipts, preparing documents, or shrinking files to share, PDF Toolkit gets it done in just a few taps.

Screenshots

My Cloud Home4 screens
PDFly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: My Cloud Home at none against PDFly's shown. PDFly's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Cloud Home ships an update every 2 months, PDFly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
My Cloud Home versus PDFly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Cloud HomePDFly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (14K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings14K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB30 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWestern Digital Technologies, Inc.Makino Shii

Bugs and requests

My Cloud Home

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Unreliable auto-backup
  • Inability to access public folders

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved iOS integration
  • Bulk file management options
  • Support for more media formats
  • Customizable folder structure

PDFly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

My Cloud Home

No in-app purchases

None

PDFly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Cloud Home free?
My Cloud Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDFly free?
PDFly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do My Cloud Home or PDFly have ads?
PDFly shows ads; My Cloud Home does not.
Which is updated more often, My Cloud Home or PDFly?
My Cloud Home ships an update every 2 months, and PDFly monthly. Most recently, My Cloud Home was updated on October 2, 2026 and PDFly on September 30, 2026.

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