Comparison

CryptCloudViewer vs SurlfBird

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

Head to head
About

CryptCloudViewer

Access and manage encrypted files across multiple cloud storage services. Stream media directly from your encrypted cloud with support for various formats and Chromecast.

Highlights
  • Supports Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, and more
  • Rclone, CarotDAV, and Cryptomator encryption
  • Encrypted media playback
  • Software decoder for non-native media
  • Cloud file management (upload, delete, rename)
  • Chromecast support with encoding
Features
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This is cloud drive viewer with encryption. App supports device folders and remote storages: Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, pCloud, Filen.io, S3, SFTP, WebDAV, Samba. Available encryption: rclone, CarotDAV, Cryptomator and gocryptfs. This app can play media files with keeping encrypted. In addition, this app can play non-native media files (ex. mpeg2) with software decoder. You can edit your cloud storages: upload, make folder, rename, move, delete items. Also this app supports Chromecast, can send media to a device with encoding in app.

About

SurlfBird

This utility app extracts URLs from .url files on your iPhone or iPad. It then opens the URL directly in Safari, streamlining the process of accessing saved web links from your desktop.

Highlights
  • Extracts URLs from .url files
  • Opens URLs directly in Safari
  • Supports shared file storage integration
  • Simple and lightweight utility
  • No extra internet traffic
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SurlfBird solves a long-standing problem. You run a Windows desktop computer and an iPhone/iPad side by side. You use a shared file storage like ownCloud, Nextcloud, Dropbox, WebDAV or something similar to transfer your data between the devices. This works fine for office documents, text documents. If, like me, you like to save URLs from internet sessions in your shared storage for later reading or as a reminder, you will find a .url file when viewing the replicated storage on the iOS device. You can copy its contents to the Notes application and click the link there. Now you have SurlfBird to help you. Just share the url file with SurlfBird and it will grep the URL from the .url file and open Safari with that URL. Very small and simple application, no extra internet traffic or anything.

Screenshots

CryptCloudViewer4 screens
SurlfBird2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SurlfBird at 5.0 against CryptCloudViewer's 4.3. SurlfBird also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). CryptCloudViewer's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. CryptCloudViewer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SurlfBird asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SurlfBird holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CryptCloudViewer has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of CryptCloudViewer's written reviews are positive against 100% of SurlfBird's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CryptCloudViewer versus SurlfBird: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCryptCloudViewerSurlfBird
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (15 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerichiro NAKAHARADokumenta (LU)

Customer experience

CryptCloudViewer

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

SurlfBird

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CryptCloudViewer

One-time3
  • coffee$0.99
  • fresh orange juice$4.99
  • dinner$12.99
None

SurlfBird

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CryptCloudViewer free?
CryptCloudViewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SurlfBird free?
SurlfBird is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CryptCloudViewer or SurlfBird?
SurlfBird is rated higher. CryptCloudViewer averages 4.3 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while SurlfBird averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do CryptCloudViewer or SurlfBird have ads?
Neither CryptCloudViewer nor SurlfBird shows ads.

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