Comparison

pluris vs PicoServer

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

Head to head
About

pluris

Features
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pluris is five tools in one, and all of them run on your iPhone. Tidy your contacts, clear out duplicate photos, block nuisance calls, filter junk texts, and keep your passwords in a vault that syncs through your own iCloud Keychain. There is no pluris account, and no server of ours holds your data. A PASSWORD VAULT, FREE Logins, passkeys, API keys, bank cards, identity documents, recovery phrases and Wi-Fi details, behind Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode. pluris fills passwords and signs you in with passkeys anywhere iOS offers AutoFill. The whole vault is in the free version. YOUR KEYCHAIN, NOT OUR SERVER Vault items live in the iOS keychain and sync between your own devices through iCloud Keychain. Nothing is uploaded to us, because there is nowhere to upload it to. Take an encrypted backup whenever you want one, or a plain CSV or JSON if you are moving to another manager. Deleted items wait 30 days in a recycle bin before they are really gone. With pluris Pro, Google Gemini can also tidy the vault through pluris cloud — better names, groups and categories, notes split into items — an opt-in that sends only titles, groups, categories and notes, with every secret replaced by a placeholder. TIDY CONTACTS Find duplicates and merge them. Repair phone numbers that are missing digits or carry a malformed prefix, and fix country codes across the whole address book. Smart groups organise contacts as they change. Import and export vCard and CSV. RECLAIM YOUR STORAGE Find exact duplicate photos and videos, and near-duplicates too — the burst of twelve almost-identical shots. Compress what you keep. You see every match before anything is deleted, and nothing is deleted without you. STOP THE CALLS Block numbers outright or by prefix, label the ones you want to recognise on sight, and let Call Shield follow your Focus modes. FILTER THE TEXTS Messages from people who are not in your contacts are sorted into junk, promotional and transactional, using keywords you control, in your own language. Safe keywords stop the filter catching something you were waiting for. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR PHONE Your contacts, photos and messages are read on the device and never sent anywhere. pluris has no backend for your data, no analytics and no advertising. The one thing that can leave is the redacted description the Pro organiser sends to Google Gemini, and only after you switch it on. FREE, AND PRO Free gives you the whole vault, single merges and deletions, five blocked numbers, five caller labels, three prefix rules and twelve keywords per SMS category. Pro lifts the caps and adds the bulk tools: merge every duplicate at once, clean all duplicate photos, compress in bulk, repair numbers in bulk, unlimited import and export, and a community spam number list with regional rules. Requires iOS 18.6 or later. Localised in over 20 languages. Terms & Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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PicoServer

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Your iPhone is now a drive. Pick a folder, press Start, and every device on your Wi-Fi can open it — Mac, Windows, any laptop with a browser. Drop files in, pull files out. No cloud, no cable, no account, and nothing to install on the other side. WHAT IT'S FOR • Pull photos and videos onto your computer without AirDrop or a cable • Drop files onto your phone from any laptop — drag, drop, done • Move files between your iPhone, iPad, Mac and Windows • Hand a folder to someone in the room — they just open a link • Connect apps and file managers that speak WebDAV HOW IT WORKS Choose a folder and tap Start. PicoServer shows a link and a QR code. Open the link in a browser on the same Wi-Fi — or point a camera at the code — and the folder is there: browse, preview, download, upload. Transfers run at your network's real speed, and your files never leave it. BUILT FOR REAL TRANSFERS • Uploads resume if Wi-Fi blinks — a 2 GB video survives a hiccup • Download single files or whole folders as ZIP • Live transfer speed and time remaining, right on the server card YOU SET THE RULES • Password protection — guests must sign in • HTTPS with a tap • Read-only mode for worry-free sharing • Permissions per server: read, write, delete — your call A SERVER FOR EVERY FOLDER Run several servers at once, each with its own folder, port and rules. Start and stop them independently. EVERY TRANSFER, ON RECORD The activity log speaks plain words — "Logo-final.pdf downloaded", "Folder opened in a browser" — with the guest's address next to each line. Filter by downloads, uploads, browsing or errors. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything happens on your Wi-Fi. There is no cloud in the middle, no account to create, and no tracking. Stop the server and the door is closed. GOOD TO KNOW • Both devices must be on the same network. PicoServer never publishes anything to the internet — it has no way to. • The server runs while PicoServer is open — when you leave the app, iOS pauses it, and your files are unreachable again. We consider that a feature. • The free version is the real thing: one server, browsing, streaming, ZIP downloads and uploads up to 128 MB per file. • PicoServer Pro unlocks multiple servers, WebDAV, HTTPS, password protection, photo previews, uploads of any size and log export — with a free 3-day trial, then a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase.

Screenshots

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PicoServer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: pluris at every 2 weeks against PicoServer's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. pluris sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and PicoServer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

pluris ships an update every 2 weeks, PicoServer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
pluris versus PicoServer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterplurisPicoServer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuiz Carlos Maia JuniorDzianis Milasheuski

In-app purchases

3 purchases

pluris

Subscriptions2
  • Pluris Pro Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pluris Pro Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pluris Pro Lifetime$79.99
3 purchases

PicoServer

Subscriptions2
  • PicoServer Pro Ā· Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • PicoServer Pro Ā· Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • PicoServer Pro Ā· Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is pluris free?
pluris is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PicoServer free?
PicoServer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do pluris or PicoServer have ads?
Neither pluris nor PicoServer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, pluris or PicoServer?
pluris ships an update every 2 weeks, and PicoServer every 2 months. Most recently, pluris was updated on October 28, 2026 and PicoServer on November 1, 2026.

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