Comparison

@Drive vs Sync with OneDrive

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

Head to head
About

@Drive

Store, play, and transfer files across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. This app offers seamless synchronization via iCloud, supports numerous file formats for playback and editing, and includes features like a built-in text editor and PDF viewer.

Highlights
  • Cross-device file storage
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Multiple file format support
  • Wireless file transfer
  • Built-in text editor
  • PDF document viewer
  • File compression and decompression
Features
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Store, play and transfer files between your iPhone, iPad and now even your Mac with @Drive! It's much more than a simple hard drive: you can play, edit and compress files on all your devices, then send them to your friends by mail or share them through your social networks. @Drive allows you to play files in many formats, watch videos and pictures and view PDF-files as if they were books. The most amazing thing is that your files will be automatically synchronized between your iPhone, iPad and Mac thanks to iCloud, so you can access them anytime and everywhere with just a few touches. Everything works smoothly, @Drive has a very well studied and cool design to make your life easier. And that's not all... discover all the awesome features of @Drive. Download it now, it's free! @Drive includes: - An awesome hard drive for your iPhone and iPad, and now even for Mac! - A file server to access your files and transfer them wirelessly with WebDAV and browser support. - iCloud integration to share files between your devices. - Many file types supported. You can play most videos and images. - The possibility to use the “Open in” feature on all files by pressing on its icon to: preview, print and share files between applications (Pro Version). - A built in text editor with many advanced features. - A PDF document viewer. - The possibility to compress and uncompress files with many formats. - The capability to edit files, copy and move them easily just pressing continuously over the files to edit them. - A cool black translucent design. - A rotatable interface to adapt to all situations. - A shaking control to hide the menus or go back to the main screen. - A design thought to memorize and adapt to your preferences. - The possibility to upgrade to a Pro version of the App with an In-App Purchase. - It is available in various languages, including: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Catalan. Contact: mobile@evolutive.co Website: https://evolutive.co/

About

Sync with OneDrive

This app synchronizes your phone's photo library to OneDrive, preserving album and folder structures. It handles edited photos, videos, and Live Photos, offering a one-way backup that mirrors your phone's library on OneDrive without deleting any local files.

Highlights
  • Syncs photo library to OneDrive
  • Preserves album and folder hierarchy
  • Uploads edited photos and videos
  • Supports Live Photos
  • One-way sync only
  • Mirror or backup photo library
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Sync for OneDrive synchronizes your phone’s photo library, including the album and folder hierarchy, to OneDrive. For users who like to organize their photos into folders and albums, Sync offers many advantages to the camera backup feature of the native OneDrive app. Unlike the native OneDrive app, Sync will also - Sync automatically creates folders and albums you may have created in your phone’s photo library on OneDrive. - Uploads the video component for Live Photos. - Uploads the edited versions of photos and videos. - Mirror or backup 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 OneDrive, overwriting, renaming, uploading, and moving items to OneDrive trash if needed. Sync will also NEVER delete any photos from your phone. Sync performs a ONE-WAY sync only, making a folder in your OneDrive account match your phone’s photo library. Any changes made on OneDrive will not be synced to your phone, rather, the changes on OneDrive will simply be overwritten the next time you run a 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

@Drive3 screens
Sync with OneDrive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sync with OneDrive at 100% against @Drive's 47%. Sync with OneDrive also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). @Drive's advantage is ratings volume (45 vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. @Drive sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sync with OneDrive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sync with OneDrive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: @Drive has 45 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of @Drive's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sync with OneDrive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

@Drive ships an update every 5 months, Sync with OneDrive every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and July 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
@Drive versus Sync with OneDrive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter@DriveSync with OneDrive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (45 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvolutive Apps S.L.Pixegram, LLC

Customer experience

@Drive

All ratings45 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral6.7%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive46.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative46.7%

Sync with OneDrive

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

@Drive

One-time1
  • @Drive Pro Version$0.99
2 purchases

Sync with OneDrive

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

Questions

Is @Drive free?
@Drive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sync with OneDrive free?
Sync with OneDrive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, @Drive or Sync with OneDrive?
Sync with OneDrive is rated higher. @Drive averages 4.2 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Sync with OneDrive averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do @Drive or Sync with OneDrive have ads?
Neither @Drive nor Sync with OneDrive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, @Drive or Sync with OneDrive?
@Drive ships an update every 5 months, and Sync with OneDrive every 2 months. Most recently, @Drive was updated on September 16, 2026 and Sync with OneDrive on July 17, 2026.

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