Comparison

Bit Buddy vs Imgpls

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

Head to head
About

Bit Buddy

Organize, monitor, and understand your storage devices with detailed notes, locations, and custom fields. Track usage in real-time, receive smart suggestions, and leverage AI for collection health analysis. Offers a clean interface and privacy-focused local storage with optional iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Organize drives with notes and custom fields
  • Monitor real-time storage usage
  • AI-powered collection analysis
  • Smart capacity suggestions
  • Widgets for at-a-glance device view
  • Privacy-first local storage
  • Optional iCloud Sync
Features
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Take Control of Every Drive. Bit Buddy keeps track of your drives, cards and devices: what's on them, how full they are, and where they live. Whether you're a photographer, filmmaker, content creator or tech enthusiast, a growing pile of drives gets hard to keep straight. Bit Buddy brings clarity to your collection. Add Drives in Seconds • Scan a connected drive and Bit Buddy fills in its name, capacity and used space • Capacities measured the way Finder measures them, for drives of any size • Or add any device by hand, with suggested capacities for its type Organize Everything • Notes, locations, content types and tags for every device • Parent and child devices, like the SD cards that belong to a camera • Status for each device: Available, In Testing or In Use • Your choice of icon and color for every device Log and track: • External HDDs & SSDs • Network drives, NAS & servers • Computers & consoles • SD cards, with a dedicated Card Pool Know What Needs Attention • Collection Checkup flags drives that are nearly full and maintenance that's due • Capacity bars turn orange at 80% and red at 90% • Maintenance reminders so backups and checks don't slip • Total capacity and usage across your whole collection • Home Screen widgets, including Fullest Drives Find Anything Fast • Smart Views for nearly full, in use, favorites, network drives and more • Filter by tags and sort by name, capacity, status or favorites Your Data Is Yours No accounts, no analytics, no AI servers. • Everything stays on your device, with optional iCloud Sync • Export your whole library as a spreadsheet (CSV) or a complete archive (JSON) anytime • App Lock with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode • Secure Wipe Bit Buddy Pro A one-time purchase, yours to keep: • iCloud Sync across iPhone and iPad • Unlimited maintenance reminders • Parent and child devices • Unlimited content types per device • Every app icon, tint and list style, plus Super Clean mode Scanning, export, Collection Checkup and widgets are free for everyone. Download Bit Buddy and bring order to your storage.

About

Imgpls

This utility app streamlines the viewing of Imgur images by directly loading them from specific URL patterns, bypassing the cluttered website interface. It effectively removes popups and unwanted banners for a cleaner image-viewing experience.

Highlights
  • Direct image loading from Imgur links
  • Bypasses website clutter
  • Removes popups and banners
  • Supports specific Imgur URL patterns
  • Clean image viewing experience
Features
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With Imgpls, clicking on Imgur links like `i.imgur.com/fxBBsLx.gif` loads the image directly, bypassing the website's clutter. No more dealing with popups, app banners, or unexpected image changes. Imgpls changes URLs with the following patterns: - i.imgur.com/RaNdOm.jpg - imgur.com/RaNdOm Imgpls doesn't change URLs with the following patterns (mostly because they might contain multiple images): - imgur.com/a/GaRbAgE - imgur.com/gallery/gallery-name - imgur.com/t/community

Screenshots

Bit Buddy4 screens
Imgpls2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bit Buddy at 4.8 against Imgpls's 4.3. Bit Buddy also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Imgpls's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Bit Buddy sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Imgpls asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bit Buddy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Bit Buddy's written reviews are positive against 75% of Imgpls's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bit Buddy ships an update every 2 months, Imgpls every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bit Buddy versus Imgpls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBit BuddyImgpls
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better4.3 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings611 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicholas DapolitoAnd a Dinosaur

Customer experience

Bit Buddy

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Imgpls

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Bit Buddy

One-time5
  • Buy me a Candy$0.99
  • Bit Buddy Pro$1.99
  • Buy me a Soda$2.99
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  • Buy me a Slice$4.99
  • Bit Buddy AI$4.99
None

Imgpls

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bit Buddy free?
Bit Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Imgpls free?
Imgpls is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bit Buddy or Imgpls?
Bit Buddy is rated higher. Bit Buddy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Imgpls averages 4.3 from 11 ratings.
Do Bit Buddy or Imgpls have ads?
Neither Bit Buddy nor Imgpls shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bit Buddy or Imgpls?
Bit Buddy ships an update every 2 months, and Imgpls every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bit Buddy was updated on October 30, 2026 and Imgpls on October 24, 2026.

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