Daylight Capture vs ZappFiles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daylight Capture
Easily send links, articles, and PDFs from your iOS device to your Daylight Computer. Read content in a focused environment after sharing it through the iOS share dialog. Requires a DC1 device to function.
- Share links, articles, and PDFs
- Utilizes iOS share dialog
- Read content in peace
- Requires Daylight Computer hardware
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This app allows you to easily send content to your Daylight Computer. Share links, articles, or PDFs using the iOS share dialog. Then read in peace. You need a DC1 to use this app, see daylightcomputer.com. See our Privacy Policy: support.daylightcomputer.com/privacy-policy And Terms of Service: support.daylightcomputer.com/terms-of-service
ZappFiles
Easily share large files, photos, and videos up to 250GB. Generate a secure link for recipients to download files exactly as sent. Offers password protection, customizable expiry dates, and branding options.
- Transfer up to 250GB
- Password protection
- Customizable expiry dates
- Branding on share pages
- Full-screen download views
- Share from other apps
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Send large files without the headache. Drop in a video, a stack of RAW photos, a folder of project files. Anything up to 250GB. ZappFiles gives you a link. Send it. They open it and get exactly what you sent. What you get • Transfers up to 250GB, up to 5GB for free • Clean, full-screen download views • Select where your files are stored • Password protection on any transfer • Expiry from a few days to a year • Your own branding on the share pages What's nice about it on iPhone • Share to ZappFiles from Photos, Files, or any app with a Share button • Click-to-zoom previews for photos before download • Sign in with Apple, Google, or email • Delete your account from inside the app Who it's for Photographers handing off shoots. Videographers delivering cuts at full quality. Designers shipping production files. Anyone whose files won't fit in email or chat. A word on privacy Every transfer goes over HTTPS. Files vanish when their expiry hits. We don't sell your data, and we don't read your files. If you want to leave, account deletion is right there in Settings. Questions? zappfiles.com/contact Terms of Use (EULA): https://zappfiles.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://zappfiles.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Daylight Capture at 4.3 against ZappFiles's 3.5. Daylight Capture also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (13 vs 2). On price, update cadence and ads 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. ZappFiles sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Daylight Capture asks for nothing beyond the download.
Daylight Capture holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daylight Capture has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Daylight Capture ships an update every 9 days, ZappFiles every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daylight Capture | ZappFiles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (13 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daylight Computer Co | Studio Oranje LLC |
Customer experience
Daylight Capture
ZappFiles
In-app purchases
Daylight Capture
No in-app purchases
ZappFiles
- Pro$12.991 Month
- Max$17.991 Month
