Comparison

ACDSee Mobile Sync vs Nitro Photo

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

Head to head
About

ACDSee Mobile Sync

Easily transfer photos and videos from your mobile device to your computer over Wi-Fi. The app tracks sent items, allowing for quick transfers of new content or selective sending. It supports various file types and offers advanced options for metadata editing and file organization.

Highlights
  • Direct Wi-Fi photo and video transfer
  • Automatic tracking of sent items
  • Configurable filenames and subfolders
  • Support for original and edited versions
  • RAW, HEIC, Live Photos, and Burst image support
  • Metadata editor (GPS, IPTC, ratings, labels)
Features
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ACDSee Mobile Sync makes it easy for you to send photos and videos directly from your mobile device to ACDSee Photo Studio on your Mac or Windows PC over Wi-Fi. Sending is as Easy as 1-2-3! 1. Select items you want to send. 2. Tap the Send button. 3. Confirm the target and tap Send. ACDSee Mobile Sync keeps track of which items have already been sent. Just tap on the Send button to send all new items, or select specific items to send. Quickly send to your default target by long pressing on the Send button in the app, or use the "Send New Items" application shortcut from the iOS home screen. Advanced features: * Configurable filenames and subfolders based on predefined templates * Optional sending of original and edited versions of photos and videos * RAW and HEIC photo support with optional transcoding to JPEG * Configurable support for Live Photos and Burst images * Built-in metadata editor allows adding GPS and IPTC metadata to your photos, as well as ratings and labels The ACDSee Mobile Sync app works with ACDSee Photo Studio 2018 and later for Windows as well as ACDSee Photo Studio for Mac 8, available now at acdsee.com.

About

Nitro Photo

This powerful photo editor and manager offers flexible storage, extensive camera support, and advanced editing tools. It allows for AI-powered masking, object removal, and a wide range of professional adjustments to enhance your images.

Highlights
  • Flexible storage options (Files.app, external, Photo Library)
  • AI-generated masks and object removal
  • Extensive camera RAW support
  • 16 professional adjustment tools
  • Presets, LUTs, and copy/paste adjustments
  • Smart album creation
Features
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Introducing Nitro, the brand new photo editor and manager from the developer of RAW Power. Nitro is designed for every photographer and every photograph. Try Nitro for free for 7 days without any obligation. No subscription signup, no nonsense. Requires iOS 16 or later. Easy, Powerful, Fast. Built with the latest technologies, Nitro has exceptional integration with iOS, including the most control over Apple’s RAW decoder. Its combination of flexible storage options, camera support, and editing tools is unmatched by any app. If you liked Aperture or RAW Power, you’ll love Nitro. Flexible Storage Options * Store your images in Files.app, external storage, or use Apple’s Photo Library * Rate, flag, and filter your images by 11 criteria, including rating, orientation and file type * Add keywords to images in the file system, manually or with AI assistance * With Photos, ratings, edits, and smart albums sync over iCloud * With Files.app and external storage, ratings and edits are stored in XMP sidecars * Move originals, ratings, and edits between the Photo Library and Files.app * UGreen NAS is not compatible with Nitro (bug reported to UGreen) Thoughtful purchasing and trial options * Try the app with absolutely no obligation. No signup, no unexpected charges. * Buy the app once, or get an inexpensive monthly and annual plan * All purchases include all platforms: macOS, iPhone, and iPad! Stop waiting for camera support * Supports more cameras than Photos, Darkroom, or Photomator, including compressed Fujifilm, Nikon HE and GoPro RAWs * By far, the most control over Apple’s RAW decoder. Fine tune your RAWs with noise reduction, moire, ProRAW tone mapping, and more. Seeing is Believing * View detailed metadata side-by-side * Synchronized Pan and Zoom of up to 4 images at once (iPad only) * Comparison mode helps you pick your favorites from a burst * Light and Dark user interface modes Masking with AI * AI-generated masks to quickly isolate a subject or background * Linear and radial gradients with invert and control over the ramp * Brushes provide full control over your mask, including softness, strength, and size * Edge Aware brushes automatically follow contours * Fine tune AI and gradients with brushes for maximum control Quick Fixes * Remove objects using Generative AI * Clone * Spot/Wire Removal * Highlight Recovery * Auto Enhance 16 Professional Adjustments * Tone, Enhance, White Balance, RAW * Crop, Lens Correction, Perspective * Levels, Curves, HSL, Split Toning * Detail, Depth, Black and White, Vignette, Channel Mixer * Apply most adjustments to masks including Levels, Curves, Blur, HSL, and Fringe control Presets, LUTs, and Copy/Paste * Quickly enhance images with a large set of presets and LUTs * Import your own LUTs and make your own presets * Advanced Copy and Paste of adjustments * Camera presets let you apply adjustments automatically by camera model Do More with the Photo Library * Make Smart Albums with complex queries * Search by file name, file type (including RAW+JPEG), and more * Sync everything over iCloud * Edit inside Nitro or with the included Photo Editing Extension Do More with the File System * Rate, flag, and edit non-destructively * All data is stored in XMP sidecars next to your originals * Search by file name, camera, lens, ISO, and more Workflow the way you want * Batch processing of presets, rotation and export * Export with control over size, compression, format, and metadata * Launch other apps after export for custom workflows * Integrated watermarking with both images and text * RAW Power edits are 100% compatible with Nitro After the trial, you need to purchase the app or subscribe to use all the features. Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/68647707 Terms of Use: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

ACDSee Mobile Sync4 screens
Nitro Photo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ACDSee Mobile Sync at none against Nitro Photo's 9. ACDSee Mobile Sync also leads on ratings volume (653 vs 63) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). Nitro Photo's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 57%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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. Nitro Photo sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ACDSee Mobile Sync asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for ACDSee Mobile Sync against 4.8 for Nitro Photo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ACDSee Mobile Sync has 653 ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of ACDSee Mobile Sync's written reviews are positive against 86% of Nitro Photo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ACDSee Mobile Sync ships an update every 2 months, Nitro Photo every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ACDSee Mobile Sync versus Nitro Photo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterACDSee Mobile SyncNitro Photo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (653 ratings)4.8 (63 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.3% of reviews86.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings653 — better63
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB299 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperACD Systems International Inc.Gentlemen Coders

Customer experience

ACDSee Mobile Sync

All ratings650 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive57.3%
Neutral11.5%
Negative31.3%

Nitro Photo

All ratings62 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews235 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral6.0%
Negative7.7%

User reviews

ACDSee Mobile Sync

From 653 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and reliable sync
  • 👍 Easy to use and configure
  • 🔒 Secure local transfer
  • 💡 Convenient photo management

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional sync issues and crashes
  • 🔋 Drains battery when running in background
  • ⚠️ Compatibility problems with newer devices/software
  • 🕰️ Slow performance with large photo libraries

Nitro Photo

From 63 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Extremely well-written app
  • 👍 Seamless Apple Photos integration
  • 👍 Excellent user experience
  • 👍 Responsive developer
  • 👍 Elegant and simple UI

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes
  • 🐛 Bugs and stability issues
  • 🐛 Finicky editing controls
  • 🐛 Frequent prompts to rate the app

Bugs and requests

ACDSee Mobile Sync

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Fails to detect target device on same network
  • Duplicate photo uploads due to sync issues
  • Crashes when transferring large number of files

Requested features

4 requests
  • Automatic background sync
  • Support for additional file formats (e.g. HEIC)
  • Ability to sync between multiple devices
  • Integration with cloud storage services

Nitro Photo

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when processing large batches of photos
  • Incompatibility with older devices
  • Editing controls not always responsive

Requested features

4 requests
  • Luminosity masks
  • Keyboard navigation
  • Folder thumbnails
  • Location and time editing

In-app purchases

None

ACDSee Mobile Sync

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Nitro Photo

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly (RAW Power Discount)$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$3.991 Month
  • Annual (RAW Power Discount)$19.991 Year
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  • Annual Plan$29.991 Year
One-time5
  • 7 Day Free TrialFree
  • Full Version (RP - No Discount)$79.99
  • Lifetime (RAW Power Discount)$79.99
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  • Full Version (No discount)$99.99
  • Nitro Lifetime Purchase$99.99

Questions

Is ACDSee Mobile Sync free?
ACDSee Mobile Sync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nitro Photo free?
Nitro Photo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ACDSee Mobile Sync or Nitro Photo?
Nitro Photo is rated higher. ACDSee Mobile Sync averages 4.7 out of 5 from 653 ratings, while Nitro Photo averages 4.8 from 63 ratings.
Do ACDSee Mobile Sync or Nitro Photo have ads?
Neither ACDSee Mobile Sync nor Nitro Photo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ACDSee Mobile Sync or Nitro Photo?
ACDSee Mobile Sync ships an update every 2 months, and Nitro Photo every 3 weeks. Most recently, ACDSee Mobile Sync was updated on October 24, 2026 and Nitro Photo on October 24, 2026.

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