Currys Cloud Backup vs PieCloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Currys Cloud Backup
Securely access your PC or Mac files from your mobile device. Automatically back up photos and videos from your iPhone or iPad to your online account. Stream media and share documents with ease.
- Access PC/Mac files remotely
- Automatic mobile photo/video backup
- View and edit documents
- Stream music and video
- Share files securely
- Full-screen photo slideshows
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Cloud Backup 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 the pictures and videos on your iPhone or iPad to your Cloud Backup account. With the Cloud Backup app you can: - View and edit your documents anywhere - Automatically back up all the photos and videos on your iPhone or iPad - View your photos in full screen slideshow mode - Listen to your favourite songs in seconds - Stream video content anywhere - Share files with friends and family Please note: You need a Currys Cloud Backup account to use this app.
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 Currys Cloud Backup's 26%. PieCloud also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Currys Cloud Backup's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Currys Cloud Backup asks for nothing beyond the download.
PieCloud holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Currys Cloud Backup's written reviews are positive against 100% of PieCloud's.
Currys Cloud Backup ships an update every 6 weeks, PieCloud every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 11, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Currys Cloud Backup | PieCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Livedrive | PIECLOUD, LLC |
Customer experience
Currys Cloud Backup
PieCloud
In-app purchases
Currys Cloud Backup
No in-app purchases
PieCloud
- 50 GB$1.991 Year
- 200 GB$5.991 Year
- 2 TB$44.991 Year
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