OnionShare vs Durin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Direct file sharing
- Host websites
- Tor Onion Services integration
- End-to-end encryption
- Anonymity protection
- No third-party servers
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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 Tax documents, medical information, or unpublished research?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).
Durin
This app provides native support for IPFS and IPNS protocols on your mobile device. It allows seamless interaction with IPFS links across the web and other applications, and enables file uploads and viewing directly within the app.
- IPFS and IPNS protocol support
- Seamless web link integration
- File uploads to IPFS
- In-app file viewing
- Native mobile IPFS utilization
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Durin enables you to fully utilize the IPFS network on your mobile device. It adds native support for IPFS + IPNS protocols so links on the web and in apps work seamlessly. You can also upload files to the network and view them within the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Durin at 100% against OnionShare's 56%. Durin also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Durin holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of OnionShare's written reviews are positive against 100% of Durin's.
OnionShare ships an update every 3 months, Durin every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OnionShare | Durin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (5 ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Lockdown Systems | David Justice |
Customer experience
OnionShare
Durin
In-app purchases
OnionShare
No in-app purchases
Durin
No in-app purchases









