Vidi vs TonfotosSync
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vidi
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Vidi turns the media on your home NAS into a library you actually want to open. Point it at your network and it finds your SMB servers by itself, discovers their shares, and builds an organized library of movies—with artwork, seasons and episodes—, TV shows, home videos and photos. A REAL LIBRARY, NOT A FILE LIST • Automatic discovery — Vidi finds the SMB servers on your network automatically • Movies, TV shows and home videos organized with posters, seasons and episodes • Every photo on your NAS at your fingertips in a beautiful library • Search the whole library with thumbnails and grouped results • Plain folder browsing is always there when you want the file list instead BUILT FOR SPEED • Indexing starts immediately and stays up-to-date automatically • Speedy tapping through pictures and videos • Re-crawls only touch what actually changed on the NAS • Folder browsing stays quick on shares with thousands of files PLAYS WHAT YOUR NAS ACTUALLY HOLDS • MKV, HEVC and codecs Apple's own player refuses — no transcoding server required • Video starts almost immediately, and an MKV starts as promptly as an MP4 • Vidi reads ahead of the playhead, so scrubbing through material is super fast • A-B loop, pinch zoom and pan during playback • Continue Watching remembers where you stopped, across the library PHOTOS IN FULL • Full-screen viewer with pinch zoom, quick zoom, swipe and a filmstrip • EXIF details: camera, lens, aperture, shutter, ISO, dimensions, file size and a location map • HEIC and RAW sit alongside everything else OFFLINE • Download a movie, episode or home video and play it with the NAS switched off • Downloads queue, resume after interruptions, and survive a relaunch • Live Activity progress on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • Read-only: Vidi never writes to, moves, renames or deletes anything on your NAS • No account and no sign-in • No tracking, no advertising identifier, no ad networks • Server credentials are stored in the device Keychain and never logged WORKS WITH Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS, Unraid, Windows shares, Linux Samba — any SMB server on your network. Vidi is free, with no in-app purchases.
TonfotosSync
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Back up your photos safely — without the cloud TonfotosSync automatically saves your photos to your own PC or NAS — no subscriptions, no tracking, no third-party servers. Your memories stay yours. Why choose TonfotosSync? • No cloud required – your photos never leave your control • No subscriptions – store unlimited photos for free • 100% private – direct encrypted transfer, no intermediaries • Simple setup – connect your phone with a QR code in seconds How it works Install Tonfotos on your PC or Mac Scan a QR code from your phone Tap one button — your backup starts That’s it. Smart & automatic backup • Automatically detects new photos • Never duplicates files • Resumes from where it stopped • Works in the background (when supported) Backup from anywhere Not at home? No problem. TonfotosSync can back up your photos over the internet — no complex setup, no VPN required. Perfect for families Connect multiple phones and build a shared family photo archive in one place. Powered by Tonfotos TonfotosSync works together with Tonfotos — a powerful photo manager for PC and Mac: • Browse photos by timeline, folders, or map • Find people with advanced face recognition • Organize your entire photo archive effortlessly Download Tonfotos here: https://tonfotos.com Start backing up your photos today — and keep your memories safe, private, and under your control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Vidi at weekly against TonfotosSync's every 4 weeks. TonfotosSync's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vidi ships an update weekly, TonfotosSync every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vidi | TonfotosSync |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Johannes Nanninga | Andrey Isaev |
In-app purchases
Vidi
No in-app purchases
TonfotosSync
No in-app purchases









