Dropbox vs DT Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dropbox
This app provides cloud storage for your files and photos, allowing you to back them up, sync across devices, and share them easily. It offers features like automatic camera roll uploads, offline access, and document scanning to PDF.
- Cloud storage and backup
- Cross-device file access
- Automatic photo and video upload
- Secure file sharing
- Offline file access
- Document scanning to PDF
- File version history and recovery
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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
DT Connect
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A report is automatically created in the app as testing is carried out, combining all the data needed to prove testing has taken place and confirming the status of each detector: Location of site Details of detectors Result & time of each test date of test Name of engineer Once a test job is closed the report is automatically uploaded to the cloud portal, ready to analyse and share with your client. The testifire xtr2 app provides further functionality to tailor your settings for the job at hand: Get accurate status information on consumables Adjustable time settings in delayed start mode for testing ASD systems Help and support provided directly from within the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DT Connect at none against Dropbox's 10. Dropbox's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and chart position (#5 vs unranked). 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. Dropbox sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. DT Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dropbox ships an update every 2 weeks, DT Connect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dropbox | DT Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (932K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 47.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 932K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #5 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 230 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dropbox, Inc. | detectortesters |
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
DT Connect
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
DT Connect
No in-app purchases









