picaroa vs Litterbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
picaroa
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Share files from your own server. No cloud required. picaroa is the native iOS client for PicoShare, the self-hosted file sharing service. Upload a file, pick an expiry date, and have the link in your clipboard in seconds – no cloud account, no subscription, no tracking. UPLOAD IN THREE STEPS Pick a file from your photo library or the Files app, set an expiry, tap upload. The share link lands in your clipboard automatically. YOUR FILES. YOUR SERVER. picaroa connects exclusively to your own PicoShare instance. No data is sent to third parties. Your shared secret is stored securely in the iOS Keychain – never in plain text. ALL YOUR FILES AT A GLANCE Every uploaded file in a clean list. Tap any entry to copy the link, open it in Safari, or delete the file. Swipe left to delete directly from the list. MULTIPLE SERVERS, MULTIPLE THEMES Manage several PicoShare instances in one app. Each server gets its own colour theme – Picaroa, Ocean, Slate, or Dusk. EXPIRY OPTIONS 1 day · 7 days · 30 days · 1 year · Never REQUIREMENTS A reachable PicoShare instance (home network, VPN, or public). PicoShare is free, open source, and runs with Docker in minutes. picaroa is free and contains no advertising.
Litterbox
This Safari extension allows you to view individual posts from a social media platform without navigating to the full website. It opens links in a pop-up window for quick viewing and does not share your browsing data.
- View posts in pop-up windows
- Avoids visiting the full website
- Uses official API
- Protects user cookies
- Identifies viewable links
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Litterbox is a Safari extension that opens x.com links in a popup so you can read the one post and leave. - It uses the same API that powers their embed widgets. - It never sends your cookies. - The openable links are marked with a small dot.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Litterbox at none against picaroa's 3. Litterbox also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.5). On price, 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. picaroa sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Litterbox asks for nothing beyond the download.
picaroa ships an update every 4 days, Litterbox every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | picaroa | Litterbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.1 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sven Uwe Hanold | And a Dinosaur |
In-app purchases
picaroa
- File$1.99
- Folder$3.99
- Drive$12.99
Litterbox
No in-app purchases
