Synology Drive vs SnapScan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Synology Drive
Access and manage files stored on your Synology NAS from your mobile device. This app allows you to view various file types, including office documents, and offers convenient file management features like syncing, searching, and sharing on the go.
- Access Synology NAS files on the go
- View documents, spreadsheets, and slides
- Sync files
- Search files
- Share files
- Move and label files
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**To use this app and enjoy its features, you must own Synology NAS and install the latest Synology Drive Server.** Synology Drive iOS mobile app allows you to easily access and manage files in your Synology Drive on the go. In addition to common file types, such as documents, images, videos, and music, the app's user-friendly in-app viewer can open Synology Office documents, spreadsheets, and slides. Convenient management features, such as syncing, searching, sharing, moving, and applying labels to files, are all available in the app, allowing users to complete tasks efficiently anytime, anywhere.
SnapScan
Transform your phone into a powerful scanner. Automatically detect document edges, enhance image quality by removing shadows, and export high-definition scans as PDFs or images. Easily share your documents via email.
- Automatic document boundary identification
- Background removal
- High-definition picture generation
- Shadow removal for better image quality
- One-click HD picture export
- Email sharing
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Snap Scanner can make your phone as a scanner. When scanning, you can automatically identify the boundaries of the document, remove the background, generate high-definition pictures, send emails. * Automatically identify document boundaries and remove background * Automatically adjust colors to remove shadows generated when taking photos * Export HD pictures and send them with one click. Terms of Service: http://laser.berkapp.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: http://laser.berkapp.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SnapScan at 88% against Synology Drive's 33%. SnapScan also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Synology Drive's advantage is ratings volume (4.4K vs 25). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SnapScan holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Synology Drive has 4.4K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Synology Drive's written reviews are positive against 88% of SnapScan's.
Synology Drive ships an update every 3 months, SnapScan weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Synology Drive | SnapScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4.4K ratings) | 4.8 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 279 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Synology Inc. | OrangeBay Information Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Synology Drive
SnapScan
Bugs and requests
Synology Drive
Reported bugs
5 issues- Unable to log in with 2FA
- Sync tasks get stuck or fail
- Folders not showing content
- Incompatibility with latest iOS versions
- Duplicated files and folders after sync
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for offline folder sync
- Improve integration with iOS Files app
- Implement document editing capabilities
- Add option to customize file/folder naming
- Enhance audio/video playback features
SnapScan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Synology Drive
No in-app purchases
SnapScan
No in-app purchases
