Livedrive vs PieCloud
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.
PieCloud
Securely store and access your videos and photos from anywhere. This app offers encrypted cloud storage with offline viewing and scheduled uploads. It helps you manage space by identifying large files and provides a visual breakdown of your media.
- Encrypted cloud storage
- Offline viewing
- Scheduled uploads
- Identify large files
- Pie chart media view
- File restoration
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PieCloud is a private and safe cloud space to backup your videos and photos. With PieCloud app, here are the things you can do: • Securely store all videos and photos and access them anywhere in the world. (All files are encrypted so nobody other than yourself can access to your data) • Quickly access recent, and largest videos from each album using a fancy pie chart view • View uploaded content even when you are offline • Schedule video and photo upload even when you are offline (and uploads will automatically start once you are online) • Restore all uploaded files if you delete the app, or renew your iPhone PieCloud users can do these for free (no hidden fees, absolutely for free, no subscription required): • Use 5GB cloud storage completely for free, no hidden fees (when you login with your Apple id) • See largest videos and photos taking too much space in your iPhone • Get a pie chart view of each album, displaying per year videos and photos in sorted order by size (so that you can upload largest size medias to cloud), and per month videos and photos for latest files PieCloud is a very affordable app that comes with following pricing policy: • 5GB is FREE • $1.99/year for 50GB (once you subscribe for this option, first 2 months will be FREE) • $5.99/year for 200GB • $44.99/year for 2TB
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PieCloud at 100% against Livedrive's 23%. PieCloud also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Livedrive's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (60 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads 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. PieCloud sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Livedrive asks for nothing beyond the download.
PieCloud holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Livedrive has 60 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Livedrive's written reviews are positive against 100% of PieCloud's.
Livedrive ships an update every 6 weeks, PieCloud every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Livedrive | PieCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (60 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Livedrive | PIECLOUD, LLC |
Customer experience
Livedrive
PieCloud
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
PieCloud
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Livedrive
No in-app purchases
PieCloud
- 50 GB$1.991 Year
- 200 GB$5.991 Year
- 2 TB$44.991 Year
