BitRemote vs picaroa

Manage download tasks on your NAS or home server from iPhone, iPad, and Mac. BitRemote helps you remotely control aria2, Synology Download Station, QNAP Download Station, and other compatible download clients so you can monitor progress, add new tasks, and stay in control away from home. Why BitRemote • Manage remote download tasks from one native app for Apple platforms • Start new tasks by opening external files or receiving shared files • Pause, resume, delete, and organize tasks with categories, tags, and filters • Check transfer speeds, peers, trackers, files, and detailed task stats • Keep your downloader credentials on your device, not on our servers • Built with native Apple frameworks for fast, stable performance Important • BitRemote controls your existing downloader. It does not download files locally. • You need your own compatible remote download environment to use the app. • Some screenshots may show BitRemote+ features.

Share files from your own server. No cloud required. picaroa is the native iOS client for PicoShare, the self-hosted file sharing service. Upload a file, pick an expiry date, and have the link in your clipboard in seconds – no cloud account, no subscription, no tracking. UPLOAD IN THREE STEPS Pick a file from your photo library or the Files app, set an expiry, tap upload. The share link lands in your clipboard automatically. YOUR FILES. YOUR SERVER. picaroa connects exclusively to your own PicoShare instance. No data is sent to third parties. Your shared secret is stored securely in the iOS Keychain – never in plain text. ALL YOUR FILES AT A GLANCE Every uploaded file in a clean list. Tap any entry to copy the link, open it in Safari, or delete the file. Swipe left to delete directly from the list. MULTIPLE SERVERS, MULTIPLE THEMES Manage several PicoShare instances in one app. Each server gets its own colour theme – Picaroa, Ocean, Slate, or Dusk. EXPIRY OPTIONS 1 day · 7 days · 30 days · 1 year · Never REQUIREMENTS A reachable PicoShare instance (home network, VPN, or public). PicoShare is free, open source, and runs with Docker in minutes. picaroa is free and contains no advertising.