Comparison

Rclone GUI vs PonteDisk

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

Head to head
About

Rclone GUI

Manage your personal cloud storage with this open-source iOS client for rclone. Connect to over 70 services, including encrypted file transfers, direct streaming, and seamless integration with Apple's Files app. A premium subscription is required for full functionality.

Highlights
  • Connects to 70+ cloud services
  • Encrypted file transfers
  • Direct video and audio streaming
  • iOS Files app integration
  • Smart photo syncing
  • Guided remote setup wizard
Features
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Rclone GUI is a native, open-source iOS client for rclone — the reference tool for managing your personal cloud storage. Connect Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Cloudflare R2, Storj, Wasabi, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, pCloud, Mega, Box, Filen, Internxt, Drime, SFTP, WebDAV, and 70+ other services straight from your iPhone, with no middleman. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED All Rclone GUI features (remote management, transfers, Files app integration, PhotoSync, crypt decryption, streaming, etc.) require a Premium subscription. • Free 7-day trial, then €1.99/month or €19.99/year • Auto-renewing, cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions • No feature is usable without an active subscription (beyond onboarding) CRYPT-FIRST ENCRYPTION (Premium) The whole interface is built around rclone "crypt" encryption: encrypted remotes are tagged with a purple lock, filenames are decrypted on the fly so you see the real tree, and file content is decrypted during playback without ever transiting in clear through a third-party server. The cryptographic core uses NaCl secretbox (XSalsa20-Poly1305), executed locally by rclone. iOS FILES INTEGRATION (Premium) A File Provider extension exposes every remote inside Apple's Files app, encrypted ones included. Open a PDF straight from Files, drag and drop documents between apps, and stream video or audio without downloading the full asset. SMART PHOTO SYNC (Premium) Automatically sync new photos and videos to the cloud of your choice. Adaptive throttling while you're using the app, background execution, clean resume after a network drop. GUIDED ADD-REMOTE WIZARD (Premium) A step-by-step wizard covers every rclone backend: per-backend forms, tutorials for OAuth providers (Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox), instant validation. "Where to get your credentials" panels and a remote picker (for crypt vaults, alias, union…) make setup even simpler. Import an existing rclone.conf in one tap, with automatic secret migration to the iOS Keychain. PRIVACY BY DESIGN - No analytics, no tracker, no third-party SDK - No backend server: the app talks directly to your cloud services - Face ID / Touch ID to lock the configuration - Configuration encrypted at rest (ChaCha20-Poly1305 + iOS Keychain) - OAuth tokens in the iOS Keychain, never in UserDefaults - Strict ATS, no network exception FEATURES (all included in the Premium subscription) - 70+ rclone backends supported - Parallel transfers, pause, resume, queue - Adaptive bandwidth throttling (cellular / Wi-Fi) - Video and audio streaming with range requests - Built-in QuickLook preview - Search, sort, filter in folders - Detailed transfer stats - Exportable local logs for debugging SUBSCRIPTION TERMS The Rclone GUI Premium subscription auto-renews at the end of each period (€1.99/month or €19.99/year). Renewal is billed to your Apple ID within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal at any time in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://vitalysrdt.github.io/rclone-gui-ios/privacy.html OPEN SOURCE Rclone GUI is fully open source: https://github.com/VitalysRDT/rclone-gui-ios This app is not affiliated with Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Dropbox or any other cloud provider. "rclone" is a trademark of Nick Craig-Wood (rclone author).

About

PonteDisk

Features
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Open the photos and files that already live on your home disk, or on a USB drive plugged into your iPhone or iPad. PonteDisk connects to a NAS, a shared folder on a PC, or any network disk on the same Wi-Fi. It also opens flash drives, external disks and SSDs plugged in with a cable. The files stay on the disk. You browse them, preview them, and copy one only when you want it on the phone. WHAT IT CONNECTS TO • SMB / Samba shares (home NAS, Windows PC, router storage) • FTP and FTPS servers • WebDAV (including Nextcloud) • USB flash drives, external disks and SSDs plugged into the iPhone or iPad (drives formatted for Windows, NTFS, open read-only) • Disks found automatically on the local network WHAT YOU CAN DO • Browse folders with a photo gallery and a full file list • Preview images, then save a copy to the Camera Roll • Upload photos and videos from your phone to the disk • Rename, move, delete, and share files • Transfers continue in the background BUILT TO BE SIMPLE PonteDisk is meant for the disk at home, not for a server room. It looks for disks on Wi-Fi so you do not have to type an IP address, and it remembers a USB drive after you pick it once. Photos stay on the disk until you choose to copy one. Not a cloud locker. If the disk is on your home Wi-Fi or plugged in with a cable, PonteDisk opens it.

Screenshots

Rclone GUI4 screens
PonteDisk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PonteDisk at none against Rclone GUI's 3. PonteDisk also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). Rclone GUI's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, 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. Rclone GUI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PonteDisk asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rclone GUI ships an update every 4 days, PonteDisk every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rclone GUI versus PonteDisk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRclone GUIPonteDisk
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVitalys ROUGETET--DE TROYANEFurlan Paolo

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Rclone GUI

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99
None

PonteDisk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rclone GUI free?
Rclone GUI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PonteDisk free?
PonteDisk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rclone GUI or PonteDisk have ads?
Neither Rclone GUI nor PonteDisk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rclone GUI or PonteDisk?
Rclone GUI ships an update every 4 days, and PonteDisk every 6 weeks. Most recently, Rclone GUI was updated on October 26, 2026 and PonteDisk on October 29, 2026.

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