Comparison

PieCloud vs OXU Drive

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

Head to head
About

PieCloud

Securely store and access your videos and photos from anywhere. This app offers encrypted cloud storage with offline viewing and scheduled uploads. It helps you manage space by identifying large files and provides a visual breakdown of your media.

Highlights
  • Encrypted cloud storage
  • Offline viewing
  • Scheduled uploads
  • Identify large files
  • Pie chart media view
  • File restoration
Features
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PieCloud is a private and safe cloud space to backup your videos and photos. With PieCloud app, here are the things you can do: • Securely store all videos and photos and access them anywhere in the world. (All files are encrypted so nobody other than yourself can access to your data) • Quickly access recent, and largest videos from each album using a fancy pie chart view • View uploaded content even when you are offline • Schedule video and photo upload even when you are offline (and uploads will automatically start once you are online) • Restore all uploaded files if you delete the app, or renew your iPhone PieCloud users can do these for free (no hidden fees, absolutely for free, no subscription required): • Use 5GB cloud storage completely for free, no hidden fees (when you login with your Apple id) • See largest videos and photos taking too much space in your iPhone • Get a pie chart view of each album, displaying per year videos and photos in sorted order by size (so that you can upload largest size medias to cloud), and per month videos and photos for latest files PieCloud is a very affordable app that comes with following pricing policy: • 5GB is FREE • $1.99/year for 50GB (once you subscribe for this option, first 2 months will be FREE) • $5.99/year for 200GB • $44.99/year for 2TB

About

OXU Drive

Features
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OXU Drive is a zero-knowledge encrypted vault for your most important files. Everything is encrypted on your device before it's stored or synced — so the cloud, the network, and even we never see your files or your keys. You hold the only key. We can't read your data, and we can't hand it over. WHY OXU DRIVE Most secure storage forces a trade-off: either the provider manages your keys (convenient, but they can decrypt your data) or you go fully offline (private, but no sync). OXU Drive gives you both — strong client-side encryption with seamless multi-device sync. HOW IT WORKS • Encrypt on device — every file is encrypted locally the moment you add it, before it touches storage or the network. • Sync securely — only encrypted data is uploaded. Our servers store ciphertext and nothing else. • Decrypt on device — files are decrypted locally only when you open them. • Restore anywhere — recover access on a new device with your personal Recovery Key. There is no server-side key escrow. KEY FEATURES • Zero-knowledge encryption — keys are generated and stored only on your device. • Encrypted Vaults — protect any file type inside password-protected vaults, each with its own independent keys. • Multi-device sync — access your files across your devices with conflict-aware versioning. • Secure sharing — share files or folders with up to 5 people, with password protection, expiration dates, and Viewer/Editor roles. • Instant lock — seal every vault immediately when you need to. • Recovery key — restore your environment without trusting any server with your keys. • Built for transparency — our cryptography white paper is published for public review. YOUR PRIVACY, BY DESIGN OXU Drive is built so that privacy isn't a setting you turn on — it's the architecture. Because encryption happens before data leaves your device, your files remain unreadable to anyone but you, even in the event of a server breach or a lost device. Download OXU Drive and take back control of your data.

Screenshots

PieCloud4 screens
OXU Drive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OXU Drive at none against PieCloud's 3. On price, update cadence, 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. PieCloud sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. OXU Drive asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PieCloud ships an update every 3 weeks, OXU Drive fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PieCloud versus OXU Drive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPieCloudOXU Drive
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPIECLOUD, LLCOten Switzerland GmbH

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PieCloud

Subscriptions3
  • 50 GB$1.991 Year
  • 200 GB$5.991 Year
  • 2 TB$44.991 Year
None

OXU Drive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PieCloud free?
PieCloud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OXU Drive free?
OXU Drive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PieCloud or OXU Drive have ads?
Neither PieCloud nor OXU Drive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PieCloud or OXU Drive?
PieCloud ships an update every 3 weeks, and OXU Drive fortnightly. Most recently, PieCloud was updated on September 30, 2026 and OXU Drive on October 9, 2026.

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