My Cloud OS 5 vs MindFlow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Cloud OS 5
Organize and back up content from multiple devices to your private network storage. Access, share, and collaborate on files remotely without costly subscriptions. Enjoy an optimized media experience for photos and videos.
- Automatic backups from multiple devices
- Remote file access from anywhere
- Easy content sharing and collaboration
- Organize photos and videos into albums
- Stream movies and music to devices
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Introducing My Cloud OS 5 Welcome to our fresh new My Cloud NAS software ecosystem featuring our latest security updates for enhanced data privacy, improved stability and reliability, a modern mobile and web app experience, and improved photo/video viewing and sharing capabilities. My Cloud OS 5 helps you easily back up and organize high volumes of content from multiple computers, smartphones, and tablets on your My Cloud NAS, on your own private network, and without costly subscriptions. Use the mobile or web app to remotely access and share files, photos and videos you save on your My Cloud NAS from anywhere with an Internet connection. COLLECT YOUR CONTENT IN ONE PLACE Set up automatic backups to save content from your multiple devices on your private My Cloud NAS. And with your files, photos, and videos organized in one place on your own network, you can easily streamline access to manage your projects and optimize workflows. ACCESS REMOTELY The My Cloud OS 5 mobile app makes your content available to your smartphone or tablet with an Internet connection, whether you’re at home or away. Stop lugging around external drives when you travel and simply access your important files with your smartphone or tablet. EASY SHARING AND COLLABORATION Easily share content with friends, family, and colleagues, or invite them to access your My Cloud NAS for seamless collaboration. My Cloud OS 5 makes it easy to share high-res photos and videos, a single file, or an entire folder using your smartphone or tablet. OPTIMIZED MULTI-MEDIA EXPERIENCE My Cloud OS 5 delivers a beautiful photo and video viewing experience, so you get the most out of your multi-media library. • Better Photo Viewing and Sharing: Preview RAW and HEIC photos before sending. Create albums to collect and organize photos for projects, special events, or just memories you want to share. Then, you can invite others to view or even add in their own photos. • Sharper Video Sharing: Share high-quality video with friends, family or clients without compromising on resolution. • Smooth Streaming: Download the Twonky Server or Plex Media Server to smoothly stream movies and music playlists stored on your My Cloud NAS to your TV, home entertainment system or mobile device. Key App Features: - Easily back up and organize high volumes of content from multiple smartphones and tablets on your private My Cloud NAS - Remotely access all the content saved on your private My Cloud NAS without costly subscriptions - Share high-res photos and videos, a single file, or an entire folder using your smartphone or tablet - Create an Album so you can easily share photos and videos with colleagues, clients, or family - Smoothly stream movies and music playlists stored on your My Cloud NAS to your mobile device For more information on Western Digital’s Vulnerability Disclosure Policy please visit: https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/vulnerability-disclosure-policy
MindFlow
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Some days you just need thirty seconds to notice how you're actually doing. MindFlow is a quiet daily companion for that: tap your mood, write a line or two, and take a slow breath before you get on with your day. No account, no feed, no streak-shaming. A DAILY CHECK-IN THAT TAKES SECONDS Pick how the day feels on a simple five-point scale and add a note if you want to. That's the whole ritual. Come back tomorrow and it starts to add up. SEE YOUR OWN PATTERNS After a couple of weeks, MindFlow shows you which days of the week tend to run low and whether mornings or evenings suit you better, with 7-day trends and a report you can export whenever you like. Premium adds 30- and 90-day history, a monthly mood calendar and the tags that keep showing up on your brightest days. A JOURNAL WITH SOMETHING TO SAY Blank pages are hard. MindFlow offers over thirty prompts to start from — what you're looking forward to, a moment you felt at ease, something you learned about yourself this week. Tag entries by theme, search back through them, and keep a running gratitude list of three good things a day. BREATHE, IN SIX WAYS Box breathing for focus. 4-7-8 to wind down. Alternate nostril for balance, diaphragmatic to settle, pursed lip to slow things, and an energizing round for flat afternoons. Each one is animated, so you just follow the shape on screen. NINETEEN GUIDED SESSIONS Three to twenty minutes, built around morning clarity, focus, loving-kindness, gratitude and body awareness. Plus a full body scan that walks you from head to toe. No prior practice needed. WIND DOWN FOR SLEEP Twelve bedtime stories to read yourself to sleep with — a moonlit forest, rain on a cabin roof, fireflies in a garden — over gentle looping ambient sound. REFLECTION EXERCISES Gentle structured exercises for when a thought keeps circling: write it down, spot the pattern behind it, plan a small mood-lifting activity, or park a worry until a set time tomorrow. MINDFLOW COACH, ON-DEVICE MindFlow Coach is a reflective chat companion built into the app. It asks questions, suggests grounding ideas and remembers the thread of your conversation. It runs entirely offline on your phone — nothing you type is sent anywhere. The Coach is a self-reflection tool, not a professional. ALSO INSIDE - 115 daily affirmations - Optional sleep, water and drink logs - Streaks, activity stats and a daily score - Gentle reminders you choose the time for - A dark design that is easy on the eyes at night - Crisis helplines, one tap away, always PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your entries, moods and notes are stored on your device. There is no sign-up, no cloud sync and no data sale. Delete the app and the data goes with it. MindFlow is a self-reflection and journaling app for personal and educational use. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat or cure any condition. If something feels beyond a journal, please speak to a licensed professional or call 988 (US Suicide & Crisis Lifeline). — MINDFLOW PREMIUM (optional) — • Weekly: $0.99/week • Monthly: $4.99/month • Annual: $9.99/year New subscribers to the annual plan get a 7-day free trial (shown at checkout when you are eligible). After the trial, the annual plan renews at $9.99/year unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Premium unlocks 30- and 90-day mood history (the free tier charts your last 7 days) plus the Mood Triggers, Correlation Insights and Monthly Mood Calendar cards in Analytics. Everything else in MindFlow stays free. Prices in USD; your local price is shown at checkout. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. If you used MindFlow before Premium was introduced, you keep the features you already had. Privacy Policy: https://cinderspire.github.io/support/privacy-mindflow.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: My Cloud OS 5 at none against MindFlow's 3. MindFlow's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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. MindFlow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. My Cloud OS 5 asks for nothing beyond the download.
My Cloud OS 5 ships an update every 2 months, MindFlow every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Cloud OS 5 | MindFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (16K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 51.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | Mustafa BILGIC |
Bugs and requests
My Cloud OS 5
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and login issues
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- Unreliable remote connectivity
- Slow or incomplete file indexing
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to download/save files offline
- Improved file browsing and search
- Folder-level backup options
- Better media organization and playback
- More flexible access and sharing controls
MindFlow
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
My Cloud OS 5
No in-app purchases
MindFlow
- MindFlow Weekly Premium$0.997 Days
- MindFlow Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
- MindFlow Annual Premium$9.991 Year









