CryptCloudViewer vs SurlfBird
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. CryptCloudViewer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SurlfBird asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | CryptCloudViewer | SurlfBird |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ichiro NAKAHARA | Dokumenta (LU) |
Customer experience
CryptCloudViewer
SurlfBird
In-app purchases
CryptCloudViewer
- coffee$0.99
- fresh orange juice$4.99
- dinner$12.99
SurlfBird
No in-app purchases









