Comparison

UClouder vs BulkHead

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

Head to head
About

UClouder

This app offers a seamless media playback experience, supporting various formats from local files, cloud storage, and online sources. Enjoy features like AirPlay casting and picture-in-picture for multitasking. It also includes tools for managing your cloud drives.

Highlights
  • Plays media from multiple sources
  • Supports most playback formats
  • AirPlay casting
  • Picture-in-picture mode
  • Cloud drive management
Features
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UClouder is a player application designed to provide an excellent playback experience. You can play resources from your photo album, media library, local files, and the internet, supporting most playback formats. Additionally, it offers AirPlay casting and a picture-in-picture feature to multitask while watching. You can also manage your drive or cloud. Come and experience it now!

About

BulkHead

Access and manage files on remote servers directly from your device. This app supports SFTP, SMB, WebDAV, and S3 protocols, allowing you to browse, edit, and transfer files with built-in syntax highlighting and live Markdown previews. It prioritizes user privacy with zero telemetry.

Highlights
  • SFTP, SMB, WebDAV, S3 support
  • Remote code editing with syntax highlighting
  • Markdown editor with live preview
  • File browsing and previewing
  • SSH key management
  • Batch file operations
Features
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Your iPhone connects to everything — except your servers. BulkHead fixes that, and now it puts them right inside the Files app. One app for SFTP, SMB, WebDAV, and S3. Browse, edit, and transfer files across every protocol you actually use — from BulkHead or from anywhere in iOS. Zero telemetry. Free with up to 3 connections. — NOW IN THE FILES APP — Every connection shows up as a Location in the Files app. Open, save, download, upload, rename, move, and delete your remote files from any app that uses Files. SFTP, SMB, WebDAV, and S3 — all in one place. — A FINDER-QUALITY FILE MANAGER — On iPad and Mac, BulkHead feels like Finder: a source-list sidebar, column view with horizontal drill-down, a live preview pane, Quick Look, inline rename, full keyboard navigation, and spring-loaded folders. On iPhone, it's fast and one-handed. — CONNECT TO ANYTHING — SFTP, SMB, WebDAV, and S3-compatible services (Amazon S3, MinIO, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2). One-tap presets for Tailscale, R2, B2, MinIO, and Hetzner. Auto-discover servers on your local network with Bonjour. Credentials stored in the iOS Keychain with Face ID / Touch ID lock. — TRUST, VERIFIED — SSH host-key verification (TOFU) warns you if a server's key ever changes. Self-signed and internal-CA TLS certificates are supported with user-approved pinning. Your connection is yours. — EDIT CODE ON YOUR SERVER — Syntax highlighting for 50+ languages with 30 color themes. Auto-save as you type. Open, edit, and save files directly on remote servers. — MARKDOWN WITH LIVE PREVIEW — Split-pane editor with a formatting toolbar. Headers, bold, italic, lists, code blocks, links. Export to PDF or HTML. — BROWSE & PREVIEW — Breadcrumb navigation, list or grid view, sort by name, date, size, or type. Preview images (pinch-to-zoom), PDFs, video, audio, and text — all without downloading. — TRANSFER & BACK UP — Stream large files with real progress and reliable background transfers. Send files from any app with the Share extension. Batch move, copy, delete, and download with folder structure preserved (Pro). Automatically back up your camera roll to your own server (Pro). — SSH KEY MANAGEMENT — Generate Ed25519 keys, import existing keys, manage passphrases. Passwordless authentication. — PRICING — Free: Up to 3 connections with full features Pro: $6.99/year (1-week free trial) or $14.99 one-time lifetime purchase Pro unlocks: Unlimited connections, transfer queue, automatic photo backup, AES-256-GCM cache encryption, external display — PRIVACY — No analytics. No tracking. No data collection. Your device connects directly to your servers. Nothing passes through our infrastructure. Runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac (Apple Silicon), and Apple Vision Pro. Terms of Use (EULA) - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

UClouder4 screens
BulkHead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BulkHead at none against UClouder's shown. UClouder's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. UClouder sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and BulkHead sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for UClouder against 5.0 for BulkHead. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UClouder ships an update every 2 days, BulkHead every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and July 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
UClouder versus BulkHead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUClouderBulkHead
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size285 MB47 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer晓佩 李ODDINKS LLC

Customer experience

UClouder

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BulkHead

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

UClouder

Subscriptions1
  • monthly vip$0.991 Month
4 purchases

BulkHead

Subscriptions1
  • BulkHead Pro Annual7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time3
  • Small Tip$2.99
  • Generous Tip$9.99
  • BulkHead Pro Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is UClouder free?
UClouder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BulkHead free?
BulkHead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, UClouder or BulkHead?
UClouder and BulkHead are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do UClouder or BulkHead have ads?
UClouder shows ads; BulkHead does not.
Which is updated more often, UClouder or BulkHead?
UClouder ships an update every 2 days, and BulkHead every 4 days. Most recently, UClouder was updated on September 17, 2026 and BulkHead on July 26, 2026.

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