Backblaze vs Nokl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backblaze
Access and manage your cloud-backed-up files directly from your iOS device. Download, preview, and share files securely, with support for Face ID login. Keep your important data readily available wherever you go.
- Access backed-up files
- Manage cloud storage
- Face ID login
- Search and download files
- Image thumbnail previews
- Share files
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Backblaze Mobile for iOS is a free app to view, download, and share files you have backed up to your Backblaze Personal Backup account. Easily access your files from devices running iOS 15+. Features: * Access files backed up to Backblaze Personal Backup * Manage buckets and files in Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage * Face ID access supported for login * Search for specific files and download to your iOS device * Thumbnail preview of downloaded image files * Share files via text, email, etc About Backblaze: * Founded in 2007 * 2.2+ Exabytes of customer data under storage * Recommended by About.com, The Verge, Lifehacker, re/code, Macworld... and hundreds of thousands of customers across over 175 countries "You will sleep so much better knowing you have Backblaze." - John Gruber "I've used other online backup, Backblaze is my favorite." - Marco Arment "I like and can recommend Backblaze." - Walt Mossberg
Nokl
Access and manage files and folders on your computers directly from your iOS device. View documents and photos with thumbnail previews for easy navigation. Seamlessly browse your computer's content remotely.
- Browse computer files and folders
- View documents with thumbnails
- Access photos remotely
- Manage files on iOS device
- Remote computer access
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Browse and view files and folders of all your computers where NOKL is installed on the iOS device. Photo/Documents folders are listable with thumbnails for all documents.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nokl at 5.0 against Backblaze's 2.8. Backblaze's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 2). 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.
Nokl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backblaze has 27 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backblaze | Nokl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (27 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Backblaze | NOKL LLC |
Customer experience
Backblaze
Nokl
Bugs and requests
Backblaze
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on launch or login
- Inconsistent performance and connectivity
- Unreliable file downloads and restoration
Requested features
4 requests- Thumbnails and previews for media files
- Ability to manage backups and buckets
- Improved search and sorting options
- Sync and upload capabilities from mobile
Nokl
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Backblaze
No in-app purchases
Nokl
No in-app purchases
