Comparison

Tella vs OnionShare

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

Head to head
About

Tella

Securely store and organize your photos, videos, and audio recordings within an encrypted vault. Capture content directly inside the app to ensure its privacy and protection.

Highlights
  • Encrypted file storage
  • Folder organization
  • In-app camera
  • In-app video recording
  • In-app audio recording
Features
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- Encryption: keep your files safe and secure inside Tella's encrypted vault- File management: organize your files into folders - Camera: take photos and videos directly inside of Tella's encrypted vault - Recorder: record audio directly inside of Tella's encrypted vault

About

OnionShare

Securely share files and host websites directly from your device without relying on cloud services. Protects against third-party access, network eavesdropping, and user identity exposure through end-to-end encryption and Tor network integration.

Highlights
  • Direct file sharing
  • Host websites
  • Tor Onion Services integration
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Anonymity protection
  • No third-party servers
Features
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Ever wanted to share something without also sharing it with Google or Dropbox? Tax documents, medical information, or unpublished research? Share files directly and securely without the middlemen. Your Private Productivity Suite.. In Your Pocket! Share files and host websites right from your phone, all over Tor Onion Services, built by the developers who created Orbot, Briar, Onion Browser and CalyxOS! What OnionShare protects against Third parties don’t have access to anything that happens in OnionShare. Using OnionShare means hosting services directly on your computer. When sharing your files with OnionShare, they are not uploaded to any third-party server. This avoids the traditional model of having to trust the computers of others. Network eavesdroppers can’t spy on anything that happens in OnionShare in transit. The connection between the Tor onion service and Tor Browser is end-to-end encrypted. This means network attackers can’t eavesdrop on anything except encrypted Tor traffic. Even if an eavesdropper is a malicious rendezvous node used to connect the Tor Browser with OnionShare’s onion service, the traffic is encrypted using the onion service’s private key. Anonymity of OnionShare users are protected by Tor. OnionShare and Tor Browser protect the anonymity of the users. As long as the OnionShare user anonymously communicates the OnionShare address with the Tor Browser users, the Tor Browser users and eavesdroppers can’t learn the identity of the OnionShare user. If an attacker learns about the onion service, they still can’t access anything. Prior attacks against the Tor network to enumerate onion services allowed attackers to discover private .onion addresses. To access an OnionShare service from its address, the private key used for client authentication must be guessed (unless the service is already made public by turning off the private key – see Turn Off Private Key).

Screenshots

Tella4 screens
OnionShare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: OnionShare at 56% against Tella's 0%. OnionShare also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.8). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OnionShare holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Tella's written reviews are positive against 56% of OnionShare's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tella ships an update every 6 weeks, OnionShare every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tella versus OnionShare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTellaOnionShare
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)4.3 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews55.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHorizontalLockdown Systems

Customer experience

Tella

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

OnionShare

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

None

Tella

No in-app purchases

None

OnionShare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tella free?
Tella is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OnionShare free?
OnionShare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tella or OnionShare?
OnionShare is rated higher. Tella averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while OnionShare averages 4.3 from 9 ratings.
Do Tella or OnionShare have ads?
Neither Tella nor OnionShare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tella or OnionShare?
Tella ships an update every 6 weeks, and OnionShare every 3 months. Most recently, Tella was updated on October 24, 2026 and OnionShare on October 24, 2026.

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