Alterante vs Data Transfer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alterante
Access all your files from any computer on your phone or tablet. Automatically organizes and protects your data, making it instantly searchable and viewable. Share documents, stream media remotely, and save files for offline access.
- Remote file access from any device
- Automatic file organization
- Keyword search and recommendations
- View photos, videos, and documents
- Offline file access
- Customizable file tagging
- Remote media control
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Overview -------- Alterante allows you to set up your own private personal cloud on your Mac/PC and access all your files from your phone or tablet. Alterante automatically discovers, organizes, and protects all your files across all your computers, and makes them instantly accessible from any device using this mobile app or using any modern web browser. Mobile features ------------- - All your files from all your computers become instantly accessible on your iPad/iPhone. - Easy to find any file, using keyword search and recommendations made by Alterante. - All your files are automatically organized by filetype & date range . For example, you can quickly find all the XLS documents you created this week on multiple computers. - View photos, watch videos, open any Office/PDF document right on your mobile device. - With a single click, share any photo or document via email, or post them on Facebook/Twitter. - Launch a video, play a song, or watch a photo on your computer, using this app as your remote control. Works great as a remote control for your living room media server computer! - Save files locally to your mobile device for offline access (e.g. Photos will be stored in Photo Gallery). - Add your own searchable custom tags to any group of files for quick access. - Access all your files from any remote location. Quick Setup instructions --------------------- 1. Install Alterante Mobile app on your iPad/iPhone 2. Download and Install Alterante your computer (installing on more computers is better, so you can access all the files on all computers) Download instructions available at: https://www.alterante.com/download.htm?id=1 3. Launch mobile app, click Choose Server, select your PC and login with user/password created in PC/Mac setup (Step 2). 4. All files should be visible on your mobile app.
Data Transfer
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Experience the future of file sharing—no cables, no data, just fast and secure transfers between your devices. Share photos, videos, apps, and more instantly with our offline sharing app. Perfect for quick transfers, even without Wi-Fi or mobile data!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Data Transfer at none against Alterante's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Alterante sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Data Transfer asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Alterante | Data Transfer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alterante | GinnieWorks Inc. |
In-app purchases
Alterante
- Custom Tagging Feature (In-App purchase)$0.99
- Remote Access Feature (in-app purchase)$0.99
Data Transfer
No in-app purchases









