Dropbox vs Nutstore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dropbox
Securely store, sync, and share your files and photos across all your devices. Easily upload, access, and send documents, videos, and more from anywhere, even offline. Offers robust backup and recovery features for peace of mind.
- Automatic photo and video upload
- Offline file access
- Large file sharing via links
- Document scanning to PDF
- Version history and file recovery
- Cross-device synchronization
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Dropbox lets you upload, save, and transfer photos and files to the cloud. Backup and sync your pictures, videos, documents, and other files to cloud storage and access them from any device, anywhere. With advanced sharing features, it’s easy to share and send photos or files to family, friends, and co-workers. Features: • Automatically upload videos and photos from your camera roll to cloud photo storage - all in the background - for easy video sharing and photo sharing. • Access any file in your account - even offline - and preview over 175 different file types with no special software required. • Easily send large files by copying and pasting a link you can give to anyone, even if they don’t have a Dropbox account. • Scan documents, receipts, IDs, photos, and more using your mobile device and transform them into high-quality PDFs, so you can view and send anywhere. • Sync folders on your PC or Mac to Dropbox with computer backup, and recover older versions or restore deleted files with version history and file recovery. Sign up now for your free Dropbox Plus trial. You’ll get 2 TB (2,000 GB) of storage space - that’s enough room to save files from all your linked devices. And with Dropbox Rewind, you can roll back any file, folder, or your entire account, up to 30 days. Before starting a trial or completing payment, you’ll see the plan price. This amount will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase and on renewal and will vary by plan and country. Dropbox subscriptions renew monthly or yearly, depending on your plan. Your account will be charged for renewal 24 hours before the end of your current billing period. To avoid auto-renewal, turn it off within at least 24 hours before your subscription renews. You can turn off auto-renewal anytime from your Apple ID account settings. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Dropbox is a secure cloud solutions leader trusted by Fortune 500 companies for their most sensitive data. Over 14 million paid users choose Dropbox because they know they can count on a company that’s also dedicated to their security and privacy—no matter what they do or where they are. Let Dropbox be your all-in-one file storage, file organizer, file transfer, and file sharing solution for all your devices. We’d love to hear from you! Join the Dropbox community: https://www.dropboxforum.com Terms of Service: https://www.dropbox.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.dropbox.com/privacy
Nutstore
Securely store, sync, and access your files from any device. Organize and share documents, photos, and videos with features like offline access and version history. Offers professional-grade cloud storage with flexible subscription plans.
- Automatic file synchronization across devices
- Offline access via favorite folders
- File sharing with access control
- Incremental backup and version history
- WebDAV protocol support for third-party apps
- Smart file viewer with reading position restore
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Nutstore is a cloud storage service that lets you access your photos, videos, and documents anywhere and anytime. After you install Nutstore on your computer, any file you save to your Nutstore will automatically synchronize to all your Mac, PC and the Nutstore website. WebDAV protocol is well supported so that popular apps, like iWork, GoodReader, notability, Zotero, etc., can read and write files stored in Nutstore. Initiative feature, Favorite Folder, is designed for offline access. All files in the favorite folder will be updated from LAN desktop client, fast and automatically. Then You can access these favorite files anywhere even without network. Nutstore allows you sync any folder. Organize files as your wish and share with friends easily. Nutstore also has other great features: incremental backup, history version restoring, share access control and etc. With the Nutstore app, you can easily access your Nutstore from iPhone and iPad. Features: - Favorite folder for offline access - View Office, PDF, Photos and Multimedia files directly. - Smart file viewer: automatically save and restore file reading position. - Cache opened files for offline access. - Create and edit text file; automatically upload to the server after saving. - Upload/Backup photos, videos and documents to Nutstore. - Easily share files with friends. - Easily access all your files in Nutstore. We offer in-app purchases for "Nutstore Standard Pro" and "Nutstore Advanced Pro" which include unlimited upload and download data transfer, and additional features. The amount will be charged to your iTunes account and will vary by plan and country. You’ll see the total price before completing payment. "Nutstore Standard Pro" and "Nutstore Advanced Pro" are auto-renew subscriptions.The subscriptions are valid for one year. "Nutstore Standard Pro" is $40.99 yearly and "Nutstore Advanced Pro" is $86.99 yearly(pricing may vary in countries other than the U.S.) To avoid renewal, you must turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before your subscription ends. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. Privacy Policy:http://help.jianguoyun.com/?p=3961 Terms of Service: http://help.jianguoyun.com/?page_id=490
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Verdict
Dropbox and Nutstore both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Nutstore's written reviews are positive against 48% of Dropbox's. Nutstore also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Dropbox's advantage is ratings volume (900K vs 431) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Dropbox sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Nutstore sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Dropbox against 4.7 for Nutstore. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dropbox has 900K ratings behind it against 431, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of Dropbox's written reviews are positive against 89% of Nutstore's.
Dropbox ships an update every 2 weeks, Nutstore monthly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Dropbox | Nutstore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (900K ratings) — better | 4.7 (431 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.6% of reviews | 89.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 900K — better | 431 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #5 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 228 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dropbox, Inc. | Yicun Network Technology Co. Ltd. |
Customer experience
Dropbox
Nutstore
User reviews
Dropbox
From 900K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Reliable cloud storage
- 🔒 Secure file sharing
- 📁 Convenient file management
- 💻 Cross-device accessibility
- 📸 Automatic photo backups
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy app updates
- 🔍 Confusing file navigation
- ⚠️ Unreliable upload/sync
- 💰 Expensive paid plans
- 🔋 High battery drain
Nutstore
From 431 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and reliable sync across multiple platforms
- 👍 Simple, clean, and intuitive user interface
- 🔒 Secure and private cloud storage solution
- 🌍 Works seamlessly in China without blocking
- 💼 Excellent for cross-platform file sharing and collaboration
Room to improve
- 📦 Limited free storage capacity (1GB)
- ⚠️ Easy to accidentally change local/cloud sync settings
- 🔘 Non-intuitive folder sync setup process
- 👥 Limited number of people for folder sharing
- 📹 Free version has insufficient bandwidth for video uploads
Bugs and requests
Dropbox
Reported bugs
5 issues- Freezing on login screen
- Duplicate file uploads
- Incorrect file timestamps
- Incompatibility with iOS updates
- Disappearing recent files
Requested features
5 requests- Select all option for uploads
- Background upload support
- Integrated media player
- Increased free storage
- Flexible paid plan options
Nutstore
Reported bugs
5 issues- Cannot upload local photos on iPhone 5, 5s, 7 Plus
- App crashes when selecting files to upload from other apps (v5.0.1)
- Large PDF files (>20MB) fail to open with no download indicator
- Sync status information displays incorrectly
- Poor customer support response for technical issues
Requested features
8 requests- Increase free storage capacity to 3GB monthly for uploads/downloads
- Add Face ID authentication option for iOS
- Improve Windows client startup speed
- Add thumbnail preview for image files instead of generic icons
- Increase free version bandwidth for video uploads
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- Auto-sync bookmarks between browsers
- Support multiple synchronized folders in macOS version
- Expand bandwidth partnerships with ISPs
In-app purchases
Dropbox
- Dropbox Simple - Monthly1 Month trial$6.991 Month
- Dropbox Plus - Monthly$11.991 Month
- Dropbox Plus - Monthly1 Month trial$11.991 Month
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- Dropbox Plus - Monthly14 Days trial$11.991 Month
- Dropbox Professional - Monthly$19.991 Month
- Dropbox Professional - Monthly1 Month trial$19.991 Month
- Dropbox Family - Monthly1 Month trial$19.991 Month
- Dropbox Plus - Annual2 variants$119.991 Year
- Dropbox Plus - Annual1 Month trial$119.991 Year
Nutstore
- Nutstore Pro for One Year$34.991 Year
- Nutstore Advanced Pro for One Year$69.991 Year








