Datto Workplace vs LACloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Datto Workplace
Access, edit, and annotate your documents from any device, anywhere. This mobile app offers smart synchronization for offline access, secure sharing options, and robust data security features like remote wipe and file password protection.
- Smart Sync for offline access
- Document editing and annotation
- Secure file sharing
- Data loss prevention (DLP)
- Remote wipe capability
- File password protection
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Access, edit and annotate your documents anywhere, anytime, on the go! Introducing Datto Workplace Mobile, the mobile app that gives users the power of a laptop on mobile device. Datto Workplace Mobile features include: *Smart Sync* Take all your files and documents with you while on the go, with smart sync technology. Sync files to make your files available even while offline. *Sharing* Share with your team or publicly directly from your mobile device. *Security* Built-in data loss prevention (DLP) including remote wipe, data copy and download prevention; file passwords and expiry; no need for a separate MDM solution. -------------------------------------------------------- ***Please note that a Datto Workplace account is required to use this application***
LACloud
This app transforms your devices into a private cloud for fast, direct file sharing and backups over your local network. Your files remain on your devices, ensuring privacy and security without third-party servers.
- Private file sharing on LAN
- Device-to-device transfers
- Fast local network speeds
- Automatic folder backup
- Cross-platform device support
- Secure authenticated connections
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LACloud turns the devices you already own into your own private cloud. Share and back up files directly between your phones, tablets, and computers over your local network — fast, and without your files ever passing through someone else's servers. WHY LACLOUD • Private by design. File transfers happen device-to-device on your own network. We never see, store, or scan your files. • Fast. Local-network speeds, not upload-then-download round trips. • Yours. Works across your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, and Linux devices — one account, all your devices. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Instantly send files and folders to another of your devices. • Browse a device's folders from anywhere on your network. • Automatic Backup: schedule a folder to be compressed and copied to another of your devices on a daily or weekly cadence — an always-current mirror you control. • See which of your devices are online and reachable at a glance. SECURITY • Sign in with email, Google, or Microsoft. • Only devices signed in to your account can reach each other. Every connection is authenticated, and access is granted per device. • Encryption keys for secure features stay on your device — never on our servers. LACloud is built by Chrono Travel LLC. Your files, your devices, your network. Privacy Policy: https://localareacloud.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://localareacloud.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LACloud at 100% against Datto Workplace's 14%. LACloud also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). Datto Workplace's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 3). 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.
LACloud holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Datto Workplace has 1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Datto Workplace's written reviews are positive against 100% of LACloud's.
Datto Workplace ships an update every 3 months, LACloud every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Datto Workplace | LACloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Datto, Inc. | Chrono Travel, LLC |
Customer experience
Datto Workplace
LACloud
Bugs and requests
Datto Workplace
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes when using scribble feature
- Unable to open PDF documents
- Sync issues and data loss
- Incorrect space reporting on devices
- Login problems and inability to troubleshoot
Requested features
2 requests- Add option to crop scanned documents
- Improve text annotation and markup tools
LACloud
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Datto Workplace
No in-app purchases
LACloud
No in-app purchases
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