Comparison

Aetherly vs Found

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

Head to head
About

Aetherly

Features
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Aetherly sends your files straight to the other device, peer to peer, with no detour through a server. Drop in your files, then choose where they go: a contact, or one of your own devices. A contact receives a request and decides. Your own devices, as long as they are online, simply receive. There is nothing to accept and nothing to wait for. DIRECT, NOT CLOUD Files travel device to device over an encrypted WebRTC connection. They are never parked on a server for the other side to fetch later, so the transfer begins the moment the connection does. The server handles sign-in, your contact list, permission checks, presence, connection setup and your history. The history records what was sent and when. The files themselves never touch it. YOUR OWN DEVICES ARE A PRIVATE LANE Sign in on your phone and on your desktop and they find each other. No request, no confirmation, no contact to add. A photo you take on the phone is on the desktop before you have switched chairs. SEND TEXT, NOT ONLY FILES A link, an address, a booking code, a paragraph you want on the other screen: send it as text instead of turning it into a file first. Switch on automatic clipboard copy on the desktop and received text goes straight into your clipboard. The link from your phone is then one paste away, with no file to open and delete afterwards. WORKS NEAR AND FAR On the same network the connection stays local, which is as fast as your Wi-Fi allows. Across the internet the two devices connect to each other directly. Locked-down corporate firewalls can refuse a direct connection, and Aetherly cannot transfer on those. HAND A TRANSFER TO ANOTHER DEVICE An incoming transfer does not have to be accepted where it arrives. Send it to another desktop on your account and it downloads there instead. If that device is offline, declines, runs out of space or no longer has the file, the request comes back to you rather than quietly vanishing. REACH BACK INTO YOUR HISTORY Your history covers every device on your account, not just this one. If a file is still on one of them and that device is reachable, request it from here. No re-sending, no asking the other person again. PRESENCE IS OPT-IN You decide when your contacts can see you. Turn it on to see who is online, turn it off to stay private. PLANS Free sends up to 500 MB per transfer, 5 files at a time, across 2 devices. Basic raises that to 2 GB and 20 files across 5 devices. Pro removes the size limit entirely and allows 300 files across 15 devices. No resume โ€” both devices must stay connected until the transfer reaches 100%. Subscriptions are billed through your Apple ID. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://aetherly-app.com/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://aetherly-app.com/en/privacy/

About

Found

Features
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Keep anything. Find it again. Found is one private library for your notes, links, photos and files. Save what matters in a tap, and get it back the moment you need it, in Found or right where you are. SEARCH WHAT YOU REMEMBER Type the words you remember and Found brings back the exact passage, down to the page. It searches inside PDFs, photos, screenshots and spreadsheets, not just titles. ANSWERS IN ANY APP Select a question in any app, share it to Find with Found, and the answer comes back without leaving what you are doing. YOUR WORDS, WHERE YOU TYPE Give a note a shortcut, then type ; and the shortcut with Found Keyboard in any app. Addresses, codes and replies you send again and again, filled in for you. Found Keyboard never asks for Full Access. SPOTLIGHT, SIRI AND SHORTCUTS Find your library from the Home Screen search, or just ask: "Ask Found", "Find in Found", "Keep this in Found". Build your own shortcuts with Found's actions. NEVER MISS THE DATE What's inside spots the dates, amounts and addresses in what you keep, so a reminder is one tap away. It runs on your device with Apple Intelligence. BACK WHEN IT MATTERS Add a reminder to any note, link, photo or file. EVERY KIND OF FILE PDFs, photos, spreadsheets, links and more, kept whole with previews. Organise them into folders and threads. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Share from any app straight into a folder or thread. Found also offers to keep what you just copied. MADE FOR IPAD Your library side by side, with the list on the left and the item on the right. YOURS MEANS YOURS No account and no sign-up. Your library stays on your device. Back it up whenever you like as a normal ZIP with readable notes and your original files. FIRST EDITION Found is free to use. First Edition is an optional one-time purchase for the people who want to back Found from the start. Privacy policy: https://keep-it-found.app/privacy/ Support: https://keep-it-found.app/support/

Screenshots

Aetherly4 screens
Found4 screens

Verdict

The call

Aetherly and Found are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Aetherly sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Found sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aetherly ships an update every 5 days, Found weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Aetherly versus Found: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAetherlyFound
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days โ€” betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size29 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDuyTec GmbHAditya Bhattad

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Aetherly

Subscriptions4
  • Aetherly Basic (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Aetherly Pro (Monthly)$11.991 Month
  • Aetherly Basic (Yearly)$34.991 Year
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  • Aetherly Pro (Yearly)$99.991 Year
1 purchases

Found

One-time1
  • Found First Edition$9.99

Questions

Is Aetherly free?
Aetherly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Found free?
Found is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Aetherly or Found have ads?
Neither Aetherly nor Found shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aetherly or Found?
Aetherly ships an update every 5 days, and Found weekly. Most recently, Aetherly was updated on October 24, 2026 and Found on October 29, 2026.

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