Comparison

Amber AlertGPS vs Sync with iCloud Drive

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

Head to head
About

Amber AlertGPS

This app allows caregivers to monitor a user's location, receive alerts for registered sex offender proximity, and manage emergency contacts and user permissions. It provides peace of mind through location tracking and safety features.

Highlights
  • Real-time location monitoring
  • Sex offender proximity alerts
  • SOS emergency contact management
  • User permission management
  • Device calling functionality
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Using the Amber AlertGPS Companion App, caregivers can: (i) monitor the carrier’s location throughout the day, (ii) see when their carrier is near the home of a registered sex offender, (iii) call their device, (iv) change the SOS Emergency Contact number (the number that the device calls when the carrier presses the SOS button), (v) add and delete new users, and (vi) assign users the desired permissions.

About

Sync with iCloud Drive

This app synchronizes your phone's photo library to iCloud Drive, preserving album and folder structures. It automatically updates changes, backs up edited photos and videos, and offers a free tier with limitations and a premium subscription for full access.

Highlights
  • Syncs photo library to iCloud Drive
  • Preserves album and folder hierarchy
  • Saves edited photos and videos
  • Supports Live Photos video component
  • One-way sync to match phone library
  • Mirror or backup entire library
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Sync for iCloud Drive synchronizes your phone’s photo library, including the album and folder hierarchy, to iCloud Drive. For users who like to organize their photos into folders and albums, Sync offers many advantages over saving your photos and videos to iCloud Drive and manually recreating your folder structure on iCloud Drive. - Sync automatically creates folders and albums you may have created in your phone’s photo library on iCloud Drive. - Saves the video component for Live Photos. - Saves the edited versions of photos and videos. - Mirror or back up your photo library. - Synchronize your entire photo library or only certain folders and albums. In summary, each time you run Sync, it will make sure any changes to your phone’s photo library are updated on iCloud Drive, overwriting, renaming, uploading, and deleting items from iCloud Drive if needed. Sync will also NEVER delete any photos from your phone. Sync performs a ONE-WAY sync only, making a folder in your iCloud Drive account match your phone’s photo library. Any changes made on iCloud Drive will not be synced to your phone, rather, the changes on iCloud Drive will simply be overwritten the next time you run Sync. Free Plan The free plan is limited to syncing up to 3 top-level folders and albums and up to 200 photos. Premium Plan Our affordable premium plan removes all restrictions and unlocks access to all future features. Subscription Pricing and Terms - Annual or monthly subscription billing will start immediately after you subscribe and will auto-renew each year or month. - Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled at least one day before the renewal date within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. You can manage and cancel your subscription by going to your account settings in the App Store. - Subscriptions are non-refundable, so please choose this option carefully. - Please refer to the In-App Purchases section for pricing. Terms of Use — https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy — https://sync.photosplus.app/privacy.php

Screenshots

Amber AlertGPS4 screens
Sync with iCloud Drive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sync with iCloud Drive at 4.9 against Amber AlertGPS's 3.0. Sync with iCloud Drive also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 48 months). Amber AlertGPS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (23 vs 7). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sync with iCloud Drive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Amber AlertGPS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sync with iCloud Drive holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Amber AlertGPS ships an update every 48 months, Sync with iCloud Drive every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Amber AlertGPS versus Sync with iCloud Drive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmber AlertGPSSync with iCloud Drive
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (23 ratings)4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 48 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmberAlertGPSPixegram, LLC

Customer experience

Amber AlertGPS

All ratings23 ratings
Positive43.5%
Neutral8.7%
Negative47.8%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive38.9%
Neutral16.7%
Negative44.4%

Sync with iCloud Drive

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Amber AlertGPS

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Sync with iCloud Drive

Subscriptions2
  • Premium - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium - Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Amber AlertGPS free?
Amber AlertGPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sync with iCloud Drive free?
Sync with iCloud Drive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Amber AlertGPS or Sync with iCloud Drive?
Sync with iCloud Drive is rated higher. Amber AlertGPS averages 3.0 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Sync with iCloud Drive averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Amber AlertGPS or Sync with iCloud Drive have ads?
Neither Amber AlertGPS nor Sync with iCloud Drive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Amber AlertGPS or Sync with iCloud Drive?
Amber AlertGPS ships an update every 48 months, and Sync with iCloud Drive every 2 months. Most recently, Amber AlertGPS was updated on November 1, 2026 and Sync with iCloud Drive on November 4, 2026.

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