Qmanager vs My Cloud OS 5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Qmanager
Monitor and manage your QNAP Turbo NAS remotely from your iOS device. Check system status, control applications, manage downloads and backups, and even locate your NAS.
- Monitor system information (CPU, memory, events)
- Manage download and backup tasks
- Control application services
- Check connection status and online users
- Remote restart/shutdown of NAS
- Find My NAS with beep sound
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Ever wanted to monitor and manage your QNAP Turbo NAS with your iOS mobile device? The free Qmanager app is the perfect answer. Prerequisites: - iOS 16 or later - QNAP NAS running firmware V4.0 or later Major features of Qmanager: - Monitor your system information, such as CPU usage, memory usage, system event info, online user… - Check your download station, backup task info. You also can manage the download task or backup task remotely. You can pause or run the task. - Turn on/off application services via Qmanager with one simple click. - Check connection status or the current online users to prevent invasion. - Restart or shutdown the Turbo NAS remotely. - Use “Find My NAS” to let your NAS turn on the “Beep” sound.
My Cloud OS 5
Organize and back up content from multiple devices to your private network storage. Access, share, and collaborate on files remotely without costly subscriptions. Enjoy an optimized media experience for photos and videos.
- Automatic backups from multiple devices
- Remote file access from anywhere
- Easy content sharing and collaboration
- Organize photos and videos into albums
- Stream movies and music to devices
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Introducing My Cloud OS 5 Welcome to our fresh new My Cloud NAS software ecosystem featuring our latest security updates for enhanced data privacy, improved stability and reliability, a modern mobile and web app experience, and improved photo/video viewing and sharing capabilities. My Cloud OS 5 helps you easily back up and organize high volumes of content from multiple computers, smartphones, and tablets on your My Cloud NAS, on your own private network, and without costly subscriptions. Use the mobile or web app to remotely access and share files, photos and videos you save on your My Cloud NAS from anywhere with an Internet connection. COLLECT YOUR CONTENT IN ONE PLACE Set up automatic backups to save content from your multiple devices on your private My Cloud NAS. And with your files, photos, and videos organized in one place on your own network, you can easily streamline access to manage your projects and optimize workflows. ACCESS REMOTELY The My Cloud OS 5 mobile app makes your content available to your smartphone or tablet with an Internet connection, whether you’re at home or away. Stop lugging around external drives when you travel and simply access your important files with your smartphone or tablet. EASY SHARING AND COLLABORATION Easily share content with friends, family, and colleagues, or invite them to access your My Cloud NAS for seamless collaboration. My Cloud OS 5 makes it easy to share high-res photos and videos, a single file, or an entire folder using your smartphone or tablet. OPTIMIZED MULTI-MEDIA EXPERIENCE My Cloud OS 5 delivers a beautiful photo and video viewing experience, so you get the most out of your multi-media library. • Better Photo Viewing and Sharing: Preview RAW and HEIC photos before sending. Create albums to collect and organize photos for projects, special events, or just memories you want to share. Then, you can invite others to view or even add in their own photos. • Sharper Video Sharing: Share high-quality video with friends, family or clients without compromising on resolution. • Smooth Streaming: Download the Twonky Server or Plex Media Server to smoothly stream movies and music playlists stored on your My Cloud NAS to your TV, home entertainment system or mobile device. Key App Features: - Easily back up and organize high volumes of content from multiple smartphones and tablets on your private My Cloud NAS - Remotely access all the content saved on your private My Cloud NAS without costly subscriptions - Share high-res photos and videos, a single file, or an entire folder using your smartphone or tablet - Create an Album so you can easily share photos and videos with colleagues, clients, or family - Smoothly stream movies and music playlists stored on your My Cloud NAS to your mobile device For more information on Western Digital’s Vulnerability Disclosure Policy please visit: https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/vulnerability-disclosure-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: My Cloud OS 5 at 4.8 against Qmanager's 2.9. My Cloud OS 5 also leads on ratings volume (16K vs 67) and review sentiment (51% vs 41%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
My Cloud OS 5 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Cloud OS 5 has 16K ratings behind it against 67, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Qmanager's written reviews are positive against 51% of My Cloud OS 5's.
Qmanager ships an update every 6 weeks, My Cloud OS 5 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Qmanager | My Cloud OS 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (67 ratings) | 4.8 (16K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.3% of reviews | 51.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 67 | 16K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | QNAP Systems, Inc. | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
Qmanager
My Cloud OS 5
User reviews
Qmanager
From 67 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📊 Comprehensive NAS monitoring and status overview
- 🔔 Push notifications for NAS alerts and updates
- 🎛️ Remote management of services and applications
- 📱 Convenient mobile access to NAS features
- 🔧 Firmware update capability from app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and instability
- ⏱️ Slow startup and connection times
- 🔐 Two-factor authentication UI issues (keyboard blocking buttons)
- 🌙 Dark mode removed in recent update
- ⚠️ Limited management capabilities (mostly read-only)
My Cloud OS 5
From 16K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and responsive
- 🔒 Secure personal cloud storage
- 👍 Easy to access files remotely
- 👍 Convenient backup solution
- 👍 Great for media streaming
Room to improve
- 🐛 Indexing/syncing issues
- 🐛 Inconsistent app performance
- 🐛 Unreliable remote access
- 🔒 Forced to use WD account
- 👎 Downgrade from previous version
Bugs and requests
Qmanager
Reported bugs
19 issues- App crashes on login or NAS selection
- 2FA keyboard obscures login button
- Dark mode setting removed with no way to restore
- Download station loses connection when switching apps
- Notifications not received after iOS 18.2 update
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- WOL (Wake-on-LAN) broken after iOS 17 update
- Container Station shows no running containers
- Disk space reporting incorrect
- App won't connect via LTE (only WiFi)
- CPU and memory usage not displaying
- NAS model icons displaying incorrectly
- Services reverting to on after being disabled
- App crashes when checking firmware
- Crashes on iPad after login
- Cannot unlock encrypted volumes
- BT search not working
- Bandwidth reporting inaccurate
- Installation hangs indefinitely
- iOS compatibility issues across versions
Requested features
16 requests- Dark mode toggle option
- Wake-on-LAN functionality
- Ability to add new download tasks
- iPad-optimized universal app
- Widget support for Mac and iPad
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- Apple Shortcuts integration
- Cloud backup job status visibility
- Backup station management
- Power schedule modification
- Encryption volume unlock capability
- Process monitor column sorting
- Direct local-only access without cloud requirement
- Better 2FA keyboard handling
- Launch apps (not just stop/start)
- Manage user privileges
- Block list IP management
My Cloud OS 5
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and login issues
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- Unreliable remote connectivity
- Slow or incomplete file indexing
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to download/save files offline
- Improved file browsing and search
- Folder-level backup options
- Better media organization and playback
- More flexible access and sharing controls
In-app purchases
Qmanager
No in-app purchases
My Cloud OS 5
No in-app purchases








