Livedrive vs CloudMe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Livedrive
Securely back up and access your important files, including documents, music, videos, and pictures, from your computer or mobile device. Stream content, edit documents, and share files with ease from anywhere.
- Automatic file backup
- Access files from anywhere
- View and edit documents
- Stream music and video
- Share files securely
- Automatic photo/video upload
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Livedrive, the leading online backup and storage service, lets you access docs, music, videos and pictures stored on your Windows PC or Apple Mac from anywhere. Our desktop software will automatically back up your important files to your online account, and our iOS app enables you to access those files securely from anywhere. Plus the app can automatically upload your pictures and videos to your Livedrive account. Livedrive Mobile for iOS lets you: - Automatically back up all the photos and videos on your iPhone or iPad - View your photos in full screen slideshow mode - View and edit your documents anywhere - Listen to your favourite songs in seconds - Stream video content on the go - Share files with friends and family Please note: This app requires a Livedrive account (monthly or annual subscription required). Mobile backup, file uploads and sharing require a Briefcase or Pro Suite account.
CloudMe
This service provides secure cloud synchronization and storage, offering anywhere access to your files from various devices. It allows selective syncing of multiple folders and supports file sharing with password protection and collaboration features.
- Anywhere file access
- Selective folder syncing
- Password-protected sharing
- Collaboration folders
- Automatic camera roll backup
- Streaming music and video
- WebDAV support
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CloudMe - The European Sync / Storage Service CloudMe is a secure European cloud sync/ storage service that gives you anywhere access to your files from any device. The service supports most common devices, but also smart TV's and NAS. With CloudMe you do not have to sync everything through a single folder, add as many folders as you like from your computer, from any hard drive and keep them synced to the cloud. Selectively sync the folders you need to each device. You get: - Access to your files wherever you are - File sharing through folders and http links - Sharing through text messages, email, Twitter and Facebook - Password protected sharing - What you share does not reduce the available storage at the receiving party - Collaboration folders to work in teams and projects - File inboxes, setup folders to receive files from people - Automatic camera roll backup - Streaming music and video player - Support for syncing unlimited number of folders through the CloudMe desktop app - Enables you to manage and organize your camera roll photos through a computer - Many supported clients like: Samsung SmartTV, WD TV Live, GoogleTV, smartphones, Mac, Linux and Windows - WebDAV support for connection to third party apps The CloudMe app requires a CloudMe account. If you don't have an account, you can sign-up for free from within the app. Need more storage? You can buy more inside the app. To learn more about CloudMe and all our supported clients, please visit our website.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Livedrive at 4.8 against CloudMe's 3.8. Livedrive also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). CloudMe's advantage is review sentiment (47% vs 23%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. CloudMe sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Livedrive asks for nothing beyond the download.
Livedrive holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Livedrive has 60 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 23% of Livedrive's written reviews are positive against 47% of CloudMe's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Livedrive ships an update every 6 weeks, CloudMe every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 28, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Livedrive | CloudMe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (60 ratings) — better | 3.8 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.7% of reviews | 47.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Livedrive | CloudMe AB |
Customer experience
Livedrive
CloudMe
User reviews
Livedrive
From 60 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💾 Unlimited storage capacity at reasonable price
- 🎵 Media streaming functionality (music, videos, photos)
- 📱 Cross-device file access and synchronization
- ⚡ Fast desktop backup performance
- 🎬 Video streaming works well on supported formats
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 🔓 Persistent login and authentication issues
- ❌ Files fail to open or display errors
- 🔋 No background backup service, drains battery
- 📊 Poor customer support and slow response times
CloudMe
From 8 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and efficient
- 👍 Free storage offered
- 👍 Convenient for backup
- 👍 Works well on desktop
- 👍 Good for sharing links
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes
- 🐛 Password reset issues
- 🐛 Won't upload/download
- 🐛 Dated UI
- 🐛 Poor performance on older devices
Bugs and requests
Livedrive
Reported bugs
17 issues- Login credentials not recognized despite being correct
- App crashes when opening documents or files
- Files fail to open with 'invalid account type' error
- App freezes when accessing backed up files
- Password reset functionality broken
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- Constant logout after updates
- Mobile backup notifications appear but feature unavailable
- Video streaming fails with 'file too large' errors
- Photo upload crashes the app
- Music playback stops when app is closed or phone locked
- Documents edited on PC won't open on mobile
- File corruption during backup process
- App incompatible with iPhone 5 screen resolution
- Connection failures with message 'folder is empty or connection failed'
- Verizon iPhone compatibility issues
- Incomplete file uploads without error logging
- App not remembering login details after update
Requested features
18 requests- Biometric authentication (face/fingerprint unlock)
- Background backup service without keeping app open
- Batch photo upload capability
- Music player with skip, repeat, and shuffle controls
- Playlist creation and management
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- File sharing and email functionality from app
- Download files to device storage
- Thumbnail view for browsing folders
- Full-screen image viewing without toolbar
- Video playback with proper format support
- Admin dashboard access in mobile app
- Text file editor within app
- Better search functionality
- Backup logs to track failed files
- Screen rotation support for videos
- AirDrop support and iOS 7+ UI redesign
- Storage usage display
- Password protection for app access
CloudMe
Reported bugs
20 issues- App crashes after setting passcode
- App crashes on iPhone 7 iOS 11.2
- Password reset doesn't work
- App crashes when loading photos
- App crashes when uploading photos/videos
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- App falls when getting documents
- Cannot access account after creation
- Memory used up when opening files
- Cannot restore/download pictures
- Takes forever to view pictures
- App not appearing on home screen
- Email is a bit buggy
- File Type Not Supported error for music
- Photo too large to display
- Cannot sign up online
- Username not accepted for sign up
- Page hangs during registration
- Cannot activate account on desktop
- No app seen on iPhone after download
- Code when opening an email needs formatting
Requested features
13 requests- Accessibility from Apple Files app
- Access CloudMe email
- Access CloudTop from mobile
- iPad version
- Background player feature
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- More free storage
- Tutorials for users
- Rename folders/files
- Multitasking support
- Ability to upload/download/edit content
- Compress large photos server-side
- Support for hour-long MP3s
- Play video/audio when phone locked
In-app purchases
Livedrive
No in-app purchases
CloudMe
- 1 year of 10 GB cloud storage$9.99
- 1 year of 25 GB cloud storage$39.99
- 1 year of 100 GB cloud storage$79.99
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- 1 year of 200 GB cloud storage$139.99
- 1 year of 500 GB cloud storage$299.99









