CloudDrive2 vs KinoFlow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CloudDrive2
Consolidate all your cloud storage into a single, powerful application. Access, manage, and stream files from multiple cloud services without switching between apps. Enjoy advanced media playback, AI subtitle translation, and Blu-ray ISO support.
- Unified cloud storage management
- Emby & Jellyfin client with direct stream
- AI subtitle translation
- Advanced media player
- Blu-ray ISO playback with menus
- Multichannel audio support
- DSD & SACD streaming
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CloudDrive2 brings all your cloud storage together in one powerful app. Access, manage, and stream files across multiple cloud services — no switching between apps. UNIFIED CLOUD MANAGEMENT Connect all your cloud accounts in one place: Google Drive, OneDrive, Aliyun Drive, Baidu Pan, 115, S3, WebDAV, and more. Browse, search, copy, move, rename, and organize files across clouds with a clean, intuitive interface. On iPad, a Finder-style Columns view and a file inspector panel make large libraries easy to navigate. EMBY & JELLYFIN CLIENT WITH DIRECT STREAM Connect your own Emby or Jellyfin servers and browse your libraries with posters, cast, and Continue Watching. When your CloudDrive can reach the same file, Direct Stream plays it straight from the cloud — bypassing the server transcoder for full-quality playback of formats servers can't transcode, while your watch history stays in sync. AI SUBTITLE TRANSLATION Generate translated subtitles for any video: CloudDrive2 translates the existing subtitle track (including PGS bitmap subtitles via on-device OCR) or falls back to speech recognition when there is none. Uses Apple's on-device translation models — free and private — or your own API. Generated subtitles are saved next to the video, ready to reuse on all your devices. POWERFUL MEDIA PLAYER Built-in video player with hardware-accelerated decoding supports H.264, H.265/HEVC, AV1, HDR10, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision — including true Dolby Vision playback of Profile 7 Blu-ray content. Stream directly from the cloud without downloading. Picture-in-Picture, per-track audio/subtitle delay, subtitle styling, and HDR subtitle brightness control included. BLU-RAY ISO PLAYBACK WITH DISC MENUS Play Blu-ray ISO images directly from your cloud storage — now with native disc menu navigation: scene selection, colored shortcut keys, in-menu audio/subtitle setup, even 2D+3D combo discs. Disc menus cover HDMV discs; BD-J (Java) discs play the main feature directly. MULTICHANNEL & DOLBY ATMOS Dolby Atmos (Dolby Digital Plus) bitstreams to your AVR over HDMI. TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio and DTS decode in full and reach multichannel USB DACs, HDMI adapters and AirPlay 2 as 5.1 or 7.1 — never folded to stereo. AirPods Pro/Max get head-tracked spatial audio instead. AUDIOPHILE-GRADE DSD & SACD DSD files (.dsf, .dff) and SACD ISO images stream straight from the cloud — including multichannel DSD in true 5.1. DoP output feeds compatible DACs bit-perfectly, and background playback keeps the music going. PDF READER Read PDFs streamed from the cloud — no full download needed. Zoom, page thumbnails, bookmarks, and reading-position memory. MOVIE LIBRARY METADATA Reads your local .nfo files and poster/fanart/logo artwork (Plex/Jellyfin/Emby naming) for rich movie info — no online scraping, your library stays private. CROSS-CLOUD TRANSFERS Copy or move files between cloud providers. Transfer manager with pause, resume, retry, throttling, and concurrency control. Upload folders recursively. BACKUP & SYNC Automated backup tasks with scheduling, plus photo library backup. FILES APP INTEGRATION Full File Provider extension — access your cloud files from the iOS/iPadOS Files app and any app using the document picker. CloudDrive2 can also act as an external player for other apps via the clouddrive:// URL scheme. SECURITY Two-factor authentication, encrypted folders, and session monitoring. A built-in WebDAV server shares your cloud files with your other devices, and API tokens grant scoped, expiring access. ADVANCED FEATURES • Disk cache with configurable eviction • Multiple view modes: list, grid, gallery, columns • Open in third-party players (Infuse, VLC, nPlayer) • Dark and light themes Some advanced playback features (Emby/Jellyfin client, AI subtitles, Blu-ray disc playback, DSD/SACD) require the optional App Pro upgrade, available as an in-app purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
KinoFlow
Organize your personal movie and series collection from cloud storage into a detailed library. Plan your viewing, track progress, and curate your collection with custom categories. Tools are provided for library maintenance without altering your original files.
- Cloud storage integration
- Personalized film library
- Viewing calendar and history
- Customizable categories
- Collection analysis
- Library maintenance tools
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Your cloud files. Your personal film library. KinoFlow organizes the movies and series in your cloud storage into a library with posters, details, and season structure. Cloud mode requires no server setup or NAS. Connect the folders you authorize, then bring your library to a compatible player. ORGANIZE ONCE, CONNECT YOUR PLAYERS Identify titles and manage their metadata and categories in one place. KinoFlow's Emby-compatible service connects with Infuse, VidHub, Forward, SenPlayer, FileBall, and other compatible players. Keep the same organized library when you change players, with less repeated scraping and maintenance. PLAN YOUR VIEWING, KEEP THE MEMORIES Use a viewing calendar to plan and revisit your movies and series. Make a personal tier list of what you loved. Keep continue-watching progress, watched status, and viewing history together. Progress synchronization requires a player that supports the relevant status reporting; capabilities vary by client. CURATE YOUR COLLECTION Build categories around language, country or region, directors, cast, genres, years, and more. Arrange your library around the way you browse. Category presentation in third-party players depends on their compatibility. UNDERSTAND YOUR LIBRARY Explore your collection profile, its composition, and how it grows over time. See what you collect and discover the patterns in your choices. TOOLS FOR EVERYDAY LIBRARY CARE Correct title matches, identify gaps in seasons and series, and manage multiple versions of a title. The redesigned correction workflow connects title search, file and episode review, and results, with individual review and batch selection. These tools organize KinoFlow's index and presentation without renaming, moving, or deleting the original files in your cloud storage. REFINED FOR iPHONE AND iPAD Navigation and design across Home, Library, Viewing, and Settings are tailored for iPhone and iPad, including search, title details, and management tools. Enjoy comfortable use on iPhone and more spacious layouts on iPad, with light and dark appearances. Supported cloud services: 115, 123, and Guangya. You need your own cloud account and files you have the right to access. Third-party cloud services and players may have separate terms and fees. KinoFlow provides no movies or TV shows, includes no video player, and does not host or distribute video. It indexes only authorized folders and never writes STRM or NFO files to your cloud drive. PURCHASES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS Pro Monthly and Pro Annual include software and Cloud for their respective terms. Pro Permanent is a one-time software license including the first year of Cloud; later Cloud terms are purchased separately and do not auto-renew. Permanent ownership does not include lifetime Cloud. The current full cloud edition needs active Cloud. A fully local edition, planned before November 2027, is not available yet; once delivered, permanent owners can self-host it without Cloud renewals. Mainland China prices: CNY 68/year Annual, CNY 288 Permanent, CNY 28/year Cloud. Monthly subscription prices and prices in other regions are shown on Apple's purchase screen. During active Pro / Cloud service, media-unit allowances do not limit library visibility. Existing paid rights and rewards are retained under account-specific transition terms. Migration does not cancel Apple renewals. Monthly and annual subscriptions charge your Apple account and auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the term ends; renewal charges occur within the final 24 hours. Use Manage Apple Subscriptions to manage renewals and Restore Purchases for existing entitlements. Features, dates and local prices appear before purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.kinoflow.cn/legal/privacy?lang=en Support: https://www.kinoflow.cn/support?lang=en
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Verdict
CloudDrive2 and KinoFlow both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of KinoFlow's written reviews are positive against 67% of CloudDrive2's. CloudDrive2's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and device support (5 vs 3). On price, rating, 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. CloudDrive2 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and KinoFlow sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.89 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for CloudDrive2 against 4.0 for KinoFlow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of CloudDrive2's written reviews are positive against 100% of KinoFlow's.
CloudDrive2 ships an update weekly, KinoFlow every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CloudDrive2 | KinoFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 坦 喻 | Shanghai KinoFlow Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
CloudDrive2
KinoFlow
In-app purchases
CloudDrive2
- Core Monthly$0.991 Month
- Core Yearly$7.991 Year
- Core — One Month$0.99
- Core — One Year$7.99
- App Pro$19.99
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- Core Lifetime Lite$29.99
- Upgrade to Core Lifetime$49.99
- Upgrade to Ultimate Bundle$59.99
- Core Lifetime$69.99
- Ultimate Bundle$79.99
KinoFlow
- Personal Monthly$1.891 Month
- Family Monthly$4.191 Month
- Personal Yearly$10.491 Year
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- Family Yearly$10.491 Year
- KinoFlow Cloud - 1 Year$4.19
- KinoFlow Pro Lifetime Licence$43.49








