Comparison

Xiaomi Interconnectivity vs Open There

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

Head to head
About

Xiaomi Interconnectivity

Seamlessly connect and control your Xiaomi devices from your Apple device. Share files, synchronize data, and mirror your screen for enhanced cross-device collaboration. Requires Xiaomi HyperOS 2 on your phone.

Highlights
  • Cross-device collaboration
  • File transfer
  • Data synchronization
  • Screen sharing
  • Control Xiaomi products
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Xiaomi Interconnectivity Services is an application designed for Apple devices, enabling seamless cross-device collaboration and control with Xiaomi products through features like file transfer, data flow synchronization, and screen sharing. Requirements: Xiaomi phones must be upgraded to Xiaomi HyperOS 2 Device interconnectivity services version ≥ 16.00.50 Xiaomi Share version ≥ 3.3.0 (Check app versions via Phone Settings > Apps) Note: For HyperOS 2 upgrade schedule of specific models, please check Xiaomi's official website and community forums. Thank you for your support and patience.

About

Open There

Features
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Note: Requires the macOS app to be installed to work with. Open There is the simple way to get something from your phone onto your Mac. Tap Share on your iPhone or iPad and choose Open There. A link opens in your Mac's browser. A file, photo, or video lands in your Downloads folder, with a notification showing you what arrived. No address to copy, no message to send yourself, no extra account to create. WHAT IT DOES Sends links, files, photos, videos, and text from the iOS Share Sheet Sends several items at once, straight from Photos or Files Saves what arrives to your Downloads folder, or any folder you choose Shows a notification when something lands, with a preview for images and video Keeps everything in one Mac list, split into All, Links, Files, and Photos Opens, previews with Quick Look, saves elsewhere, reveals in Finder, or drags out to any app Holds items in a durable queue when iCloud is briefly unavailable Shows sent items in the iOS Sent tab, with delivery confirmation from an updated Mac Lets you remove individual history items, clear history, and retry failed sends Runs from the Mac menu bar, with an optional Open at login setting Includes the iPhone, iPad, and Mac versions in one universal app OPEN THERE PRO See your full sent history on iPhone and iPad and your full received history on Mac, instead of five recent items Keep received files and links in the list rather than only in a folder Track what you have not looked at, and show the count in the menu bar Search, sort, and select several items at once Choose the same yearly or lifetime Pro plan in the iPhone, iPad, or Mac app. Existing Pro purchases are recognized automatically for the same App Store account PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything travels through your own private iCloud database. Open There has no advertising, no analytics SDK, no third-party relay, and no account system to sign up for. What you send is deleted from iCloud once your Mac has it. Sent history stays locally on the sending iPhone or iPad. Delivered items stay in one local list on the Mac. These history lists are not synchronized. Small delivery confirmations expire after 30 days and are cleaned up when an updated Mac next runs. REQUIREMENTS Your iPhone or iPad and Mac must be signed in to the same Apple Account for iCloud. Open the Mac version once to register it as a destination, then leave the menu-bar receiver running. Files up to 250 MB can be sent. Offline delivery is retried when iOS next gives the app time to run or when you open the iOS app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://openthere.app/privacy

Screenshots

Xiaomi Interconnectivity4 screens
Open There3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Xiaomi Interconnectivity at none against Open There's 2. Xiaomi Interconnectivity also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). 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. Open There sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Xiaomi Interconnectivity asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Xiaomi Interconnectivity ships an update fortnightly, Open There monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Xiaomi Interconnectivity versus Open There: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXiaomi InterconnectivityOpen There
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (661 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings661 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size202 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeijing Xiaomi Co., LtdAlt Development Labs, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Xiaomi Interconnectivity

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Open There

Subscriptions1
  • Open There Pro Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Open There Pro Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Xiaomi Interconnectivity free?
Xiaomi Interconnectivity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open There free?
Open There is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Xiaomi Interconnectivity or Open There have ads?
Neither Xiaomi Interconnectivity nor Open There shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Xiaomi Interconnectivity or Open There?
Xiaomi Interconnectivity ships an update fortnightly, and Open There monthly. Most recently, Xiaomi Interconnectivity was updated on November 8, 2026 and Open There on November 6, 2026.

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