Dropbox vs Rainbow
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
Rainbow
Unify all your cloud storage into one accessible account. Upload large files, sync folders across different services, and back up data seamlessly. Share files easily with secure links and search across all connected clouds.
- Combine multiple cloud accounts
- Sync folders across accounts
- Backup data between accounts
- Share files with secure links
- Search across all linked clouds
- Passcode protection for data
- Drag & Drop file management
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How amazing would it be if you could combine the available storage of each account into a single account with that large storage? You then would be able to upload large files, files that do not fit in the available storage of each account... SmartCloud service: Combine your connected cloud accounts into a single account. The Rainbow app can be used to : - Connect to multi-accounts from the same cloud service - Sync two folders, even if they are located in different accounts - Backup on account to another. - Copy one account to a folder in another account - Share files with a single link from Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, MediaFire, OneDrive and SugarSync and for up to 11 days!! - Search for a file in all linked cloud accounts - Transfer files / folders from one account to a folder in another account or from one folder to another folder in the same account - Amazing graphics and UX. Drag & Drop feature Rainbow supports the following twelve cloud services: - Box - DropBox - Egnyte - Hubic - Google Drive - iDrive - MEGA - MediaFire - ShareFile - OneDrive (old SkyDrive) - OneDrive for business - Sugar Sync Furthermore, with the Rainbow app you can: - Passcode protect your data - Create and edit text files (simple text editor) - Use the camera or the photo library to take pictures - Use the camera or the video library to record video - Create folders - Rename files - Copy and delete folders - Share files over the Bluetooth device - Email files - Download files from the Internet and save me locally or on the cloud - Copy an account to a folder in any account
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dropbox at 4.8 against Rainbow's 3.6. Dropbox also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 20%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Rainbow's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). 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. Dropbox sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Rainbow sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dropbox holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dropbox has 907K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Dropbox's written reviews are positive against 20% of Rainbow's.
Dropbox ships an update every 2 weeks, Rainbow every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dropbox | Rainbow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (907K ratings) — better | 3.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.6% of reviews — better | 20.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 907K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 229 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dropbox, Inc. | i-SmartSolutions |
Customer experience
Dropbox
Rainbow
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
Rainbow
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Rainbow
- 1 month subscription$0.99
- SmartCloud for 1 month$0.99
- Enable simultaneous transferring of files from multi accounts$1.99
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- Remove Ads$2.99
- Share files for 1 month$2.99
- Subscribe for 6 months$4.99
- SmartCloud for 1 year$6.99
- Subscribe for a year$9.99
- Share files for 1 year$27.99









