Synology Drive vs HeyValue Cloud
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.
HeyValue Cloud
This app provides cloud storage for your photos, videos, music, and documents, allowing quick access from any device. It offers offline access to important files and enables easy data sharing and management, helping to save space on your device.
- Cloud data storage
- Access files on any device
- Offline file access
- Save photos and videos
- Data sharing via links
- File management
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HeyValue Cloud - data storage cloud. HeyValue Cloud is a convenient data storage service on your device for working with files on the go. HeyValue Cloud is an easy way to store your photos, videos, music and documents and get quick access to your data from anywhere. Key features: Access to laptop files on any device. Upload files to your laptop and they will automatically be available on your device. Access to important files in offline mode. Add important files in offline mode and use it without internet connection. Save photos and videos. Upload your files to the cloud and be sure that they are safe. Data sharing. Share files with others by creation a share link. Manage your data. Rename, share, delete, move your files on any device. HeyValue Cloud helps to save space on your device because all data is already in cloud. Quick search for folders and files.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Synology Drive at 4.5 against HeyValue Cloud's 4.1. Synology Drive also leads on ratings volume (4.4K vs 7). HeyValue Cloud's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Synology Drive holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Synology Drive has 4.4K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Synology Drive | HeyValue Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4.4K ratings) — better | 4.1 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 279 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Synology Inc. | Konibit |
Customer experience
Synology Drive
HeyValue Cloud
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
HeyValue Cloud
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Synology Drive
No in-app purchases
HeyValue Cloud
No in-app purchases
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