Seafile Pro vs KitchenOwl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Seafile Pro
This professional client allows teams to access and manage their self-hosted cloud storage. It offers secure file syncing and version control for seamless collaboration across devices.
- Self-hosting capabilities
- Secure file syncing
- Version control
- Fine-grained permissions
- Cross-device compatibility
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The professional iOS client for seafile, a self-hosting dropbox for teams.
KitchenOwl
Manage your groceries with an open-source, self-hosted list application. Keep your shopping organized and accessible.
- Grocery list organization
- Open-source
- Self-hosted
- User-friendly interface
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KitchenOwl helps you organize your grocery life. Open-Source and self-hosted groceries list.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: KitchenOwl at 88% against Seafile Pro's 42%. KitchenOwl also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). Seafile Pro's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 5). 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.
KitchenOwl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Seafile Pro has 54 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Seafile Pro's written reviews are positive against 88% of KitchenOwl's.
Seafile Pro ships an update monthly, KitchenOwl every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Seafile Pro | KitchenOwl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (54 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Seafile Ltd. | Tom Bursch |
Customer experience
Seafile Pro
KitchenOwl
Bugs and requests
Seafile Pro
Reported bugs
35 issues- Crashes frequently
- Cannot load folders/libraries
- Logs out when tapping back arrow
- Cannot preview files
- Servers with ports don't work (e.g., 4443)
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- Crash on iOS 18.7.2
- Login issues (cannot log back in)
- Syncing glitches, requires reinstall
- Cannot unlock encrypted library
- Background photo uploads don't work
- Photos do not auto-upload
- Camera roll upload starts uploading all photos
- Dumps photos in a root folder
- Syncing photos stalls when app is inactive
- App freezes during uploads, requires restart
- Photo uploads lock the app
- Cannot view files after upgrade
- Scrolling big folders of images crashes the app
- Cannot view files on latest version
- Photon browser shows X images
- Network errors in app, but browser works
- Stuck on 'connecting to server'
- Auto photo upload doesn't work
- Unable to select upload folder in settings
- Photos uploaded can't keep size unchanged
- Seafile not selectable as destination/source in Files app
- Files out-of-date when browsing libraries in Files app
- Perpetual 'authentication required' for Files app
- Auto upload does not work at all
- Manual upload is unreliable
- UI unusable on iPad
- Sync folders not showing after login
- Cannot download files
- App responds very slowly during camera upload
- Face ID support shows Touch ID instead
Requested features
15 requests- Dark mode
- Better integration with iOS Files app (share menu, saving directly)
- File preview in browser
- Option to upload only new photos
- Upload photos into mm-yy format
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- Shortcuts in Apple shortcut app
- Search functionality
- Background audio playback
- Keep offline files when wiping cache
- Support for custom server ports (e.g., 4443)
- App-level encryption
- iPad split view support
- Reverse order of camera roll when uploading pictures
- Long file names viewable on iPhone app
- Local audio files play in background
KitchenOwl
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Seafile Pro
No in-app purchases
KitchenOwl
No in-app purchases
