CryptCloudViewer vs Cloud Media Streamer
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.
Cloud Media Streamer
Manage files from multiple cloud services, access encrypted containers, and stream music and videos. Supports various cloud platforms and popular media formats for a seamless experience.
- Multi-cloud integration
- Encrypted container support
- Video streaming (MKV, MP4, 3GP, MOV)
- Music streaming (MP3, AAC, WAV)
- File organization and access
- Secure data protection
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Play your videos, browse your photos, and listen to your music directly from your cloud storage. Access your media from encrypted vaults (compatible with EncFS, Cryptomator and RClone). Manage all your files comfortably from your TV.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cloud Media Streamer at 5.0 against CryptCloudViewer's 4.3. Cloud Media Streamer also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and device support (4 vs 2). CryptCloudViewer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (15 vs 2). 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. CryptCloudViewer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Cloud Media Streamer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cloud Media Streamer 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 Cloud Media Streamer's.
CryptCloudViewer ships an update every 3 days, Cloud Media Streamer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CryptCloudViewer | Cloud Media Streamer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ichiro NAKAHARA | Stephane ARNAULT |
Customer experience
CryptCloudViewer
Cloud Media Streamer
In-app purchases
CryptCloudViewer
- coffee$0.99
- fresh orange juice$4.99
- dinner$12.99
Cloud Media Streamer
- Premium - Cryptomator & rclone$19.99
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