Comparison

Dropbox vs Apsides

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Apsides

Features
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Apsides is one shared place for the people you split life with: roommates, students, couples, families, or friends. Split rent and bills, share a phone plan, keep calendars in step, and soon track shared cars and finances too, without chasing anyone through group texts and spreadsheets. Make an account, start a workspace, and invite the people you share with. Everyone sees the same numbers, and each person sees only the modules they're given. HOME • Rent and utilities, split evenly, by percentage, or by fixed amounts • A running balance for each person, month by month • Record a payment, or pay by card or bank transfer • A repair board: anyone can file a request and watch it move from requested to done MOBILE • Share one phone plan across everyone on it • Import the carrier bill, and Apsides works out each person's share, including installments, add-ons and discounts • Cover someone else's line when you're paying for it • See who's paid and who's behind at a glance CALENDAR • Your own calendars, shared with anyone as view-only or editable • Repeating events and reminders, delivered as notifications • Subscribe to school, work or team calendars by link • Rent days and bill due dates appear on their own ACADEMIA • Courses by term, with credits and instructors • Handwritten notebooks for lectures, synced across your devices • Turn a page of handwriting into a clean, typed lesson GARAGE (COMING SOON) • Every shared car in one place, with mileage and service history • Maintenance reminders by date or by miles • Split gas, insurance and repairs between the people who drive it VAULT (COMING SOON) • Shared accounts and budgets for a household, a couple or a group • See where the money went, and who put in what • Savings goals you work toward together AND A LITTLE EXTRA • Sign in with Face ID • Leave the sign-in screen idle and it drifts off into a live model of the solar system PLANS Joining a workspace is always free. To own workspaces and use the AI tools, subscribe from inside the app: • Basic: own 1 workspace with up to 5 members, plus a monthly AI allowance • Plus: own up to 3 workspaces with up to 10 members each, and three times the AI allowance Every new workspace starts with a 7-day free trial. Basic and Plus are monthly auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the renewal is charged within 24 hours before that. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple ID's account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.apsides.io/privacy

Screenshots

Dropbox4 screens
Apsides4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Dropbox at #5 against Apsides's unranked. Apsides's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Dropbox sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Apsides sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Dropbox versus Apsides: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropboxApsides
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (927K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings927K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#5 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB3 MB
Age rating+124+
DeveloperDropbox, Inc.Preston Vaughn

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

Apsides

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Dropbox

Subscriptions9
  • 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
2 purchases

Apsides

Subscriptions2
  • Apsides Basic$3.991 Month
  • Apsides Plus$7.991 Month

Questions

Is Dropbox free?
Dropbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Apsides free?
Apsides is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dropbox or Apsides have ads?
Neither Dropbox nor Apsides shows ads.

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